Portuguese Rider Jorge Brandão Dies After Fall Near Finish of Rally of Morocco Stage

Overview

• Organizers and the FIM confirmed Brandão, 46, died following a crash in dune terrain at kilometre 214 of the fifth and final stage near Erfoud.
• Medical teams reached him quickly, airlifted him to the hospital in Erfoud, and his death was recorded at 13:55 local time.
• This was his second Rally of Morocco appearance after serving as co-driver to Carlos Vento in 2024 in the side-by-side category.
• He competed regularly in rally-raid and bajas, holding seventh in W2RC veterans and third in the World Cup of Bajas veterans standings, according to the Portuguese federation.
• The rally organization, the FIM, and the World Rally-Raid Championship issued condolences, with tributes also posted by his Old Friends Rally team.