Reinaldo Varela (born 17 April 1959) is a Brazilian
rally raid
Rally raid, also known as cross-country rallying, is a form of long distance off-road racing that takes place over several days. The length of the event can be as short as 2–3 days for a cross-country baja to as long as 15 days with marathon ra ...
racer in the car and later
Side-by-side categories. He had been a two-time world champion in the T2 class car category and won the
Rally dos Sertões in the car category twice.
In 2018, he entered the
Dakar Rally
The Dakar Rally (or simply "The Dakar"; formerly known as the "Paris–Dakar Rally") is an annual rally raid organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. Most events since the inception in 1978 were staged from Paris, France, to Dakar, Senegal ...
in the Side by Side category, winning five stages and triumphing in the general classification, being his navigator the Brazilian Gustavo Gugelmin.
Career results
Rally Dakar results
References
Racing drivers from São Paulo
1959 births
Living people
Enduro riders
Brazilian motorcycle racers
Brazilian rally drivers
Dakar Rally motorcyclists
Dakar Rally winning drivers
Off-road motorcycle racers
{{Brazil-sport-bio-stub