Archive · 23 Sep 2025
Aishwarya Pissay: First Asian Woman in W2RC History
Aishwarya Pissay, a racer from India, is the first woman from Asia to compete in a big motorcycle race called the W2RC.
She is already a champion in other races and is now trying to win the Dakar Rally.
She will be riding in a race in Portugal and Spain.
She hopes to be the first Indian woman to finish the Dakar Rally on a motorcycle.
The races are long, with many kilometers of riding on dirt roads.
Aishwarya Pissay is the first woman from Asia to compete in the FIM W2RC on two wheels.
She will race in the BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal 2025.
She aims to be the first Indian woman to complete the Dakar Rally on a motorcycle in 2027.
She is a three-time FIM Baja World Champion.
The Portugal rally will cover 2,000 km across Portugal and Spain.
- Who
- Aishwarya Pissay
- What
- Became the first woman from Asia to compete on two wheels in the FIM World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC)
- When
- 2025 season in Round 4, which is the BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal (Sept 22–28), and plans to race the Dakar Rally in 2027
- Where
- BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal (Portugal and Spain)
- Why
- To make history and represent India and Asia.
- Athlete
- Aishwarya Pissay
- Sport
- Rally-Raid Motorcycle Racing
- Event
- FIM World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC)
- Nationality
- Indian
- Category
- Rally2, Women's class
- Goal
- Race Dakar Rally 2027
- Next Race
- BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal 2025
- Total Distance of Race
- 2,000 km