The 2023 World Rally-Raid Championship was the second season of the annual competition for rally raid events sanctioned by both the FIA and FIM.
The Amaury Sport Organization is in the second of a five-year contract to promote the championship.
[3][4] The famous Dakar Rally was again the opening event while both the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge and Rallye du Maroc returned as longstanding events.
New for 2023 were the Mexico-based Sonora Rally and Argentina's Desafio Ruta 40; replacing rounds originally held in Kazakhstan and Spain.
A registered manufacturer is allowed to enter a maximum of three crews in each event.