Race of the FIA ​​World Cup for Off-road Rally heads to Alentejo and Algarve in April

Proof will be in Alcoutim on April 10th

The BP Ultimate Portugal Cross Country Rally, which opens the FIA ​​Cross Country Rally World Cup, will pass through ten municipalities in Alentejo and two in the Algarve, from 8 to 13 April.

The event will have as its nerve center the Park of Fairs and Exhibitions of Grândola. The route is divided into five stages (one per day), using a total of about 800 kilometers of paths in the municipalities of Grândola, Alcácer do Sal, Santiago do Cacém, Sines, Odemira, Almodôvar, Ferreira do Alentejo, Grândola, Ourique, Mértola, Alcoutim and Loulé.

The all-terrain rally for cars and motorcycles will be in the municipality of Alcoutim on the 10th of April, with financial support of 10 thousand euros from this municipality in the Northeast of Algarve.

Osvaldo Gonçalves, Mayor of Alcoutim, points out that the event has «the participation of the best drivers and teams in the world from the various classes», so «the BP Ultimate Portugal Cross Country Rally will certainly be an excellent way to promote the municipality, as it is an event that will have wide media coverage, both in national and international terms».

The alcoutenejo mayor also highlights the «excellent characteristics of the region for holding this type of event».

The event is organized by the Automóvel Clube de Portugal and, in addition to being part of the FIA ​​(International Automobile Federation) TT World Cup, it is also part of the World Championship for motorcycles, quads and ssv, under the aegis of the FIM ( International Motorcycling Federation) and the FMP (Portuguese Motorcycling Federation). It is also part of the PFAK (Portuguese Automobile and Karting Federation) TT Championship calendar in Portugal.

The TT World Cup will have six more rounds, passing through Andalusia (Spain), Kazakhstan, Russia, Morocco, Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (United Arab Emirates), ending, from November 28th to December 3rd, with the Rally de Hail, Saudi Arabia.

 

 

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