Schareina Shines At Portugal Rally
P
ortugal's 2024 BP Ulti-
mate Rally Raid served as
round three of the FIM World
Rally Raid Championship.
Five stages with more than
600 miles and over 10 hours
of racing saw the world's
best rally racers fly through
the challenging terrains of
Alentejo and Ribatejo in Por
-
tugal and the Spanish region
of Extremadura. Honda's
Tosha Schareina claimed the
overall win, more than four
minutes ahead of second-
place Sebastian Buhler.
Schareina commanded
the race from the get-go and
claimed wins on stage one
and the marathon stage three.
He enjoyed a healthy lead over
Buhler going into the final day
but still looked for victory in
front of the Portuguese fans. In
-
stead, it was Schareina's Honda
HRC teammate, Adrien Van
Beveren, who grabbed the win
on the final day, just 15 seconds
clear of second place.
"Final stage, we took home
the victory," Schareina said. "Su
-
per happy for my first victory in
a World Championship because
a big part of the staff is Portu-
guese. Now it's time to celebrate
and think about the next one in
Argentina."
Buhler landed the best result
of his career, winning stage
two and second overall. Bruno
Santos (Husqvarna) completed
the overall podium and won the
Rally2 category. Antonio Maio
also found victory on stage four
before finishing fourth in the
overall rankings.
Hero Motorsports' Ross
Branch finished seventh in the
overall rankings but maintains
his championship lead in the
W2RC points.
The series now heads to Ar
-
gentina for the Desafío Ruta 40
on June 1.
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OVERALL (Top 5)
1. Tosha Schareina (Hon) 10:01:15
2. Sebastian Buhler (Hero) + 04:38
3. Bruno Santos (Hus) + 10:27
4. Antonio Maio (Yam) + 14:12
5. Adrien Van Beveren (Hon) + 14:42
WIND
IN THE
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Tosha Schareina and the factory Honda team celebrate the win
at the BP Ultimate Rally Raid in Portugal.
