Harrismith 400: Fernando Alonso will make is cross-country rally debut on South Africa

After the long-awaited announcement that Fernando Alonso will join Toyota Gazoo Racing Team to compete in the next Dakar Rally, some speculations about the race where the Spaniard will make his début raised.

Most expected to see Alonso racing the Toyota Hilux for the first time at Rallye du Maroc in next October, a few said that FIA's cross country baja Cup that will be raced in Poland next week could be the one, but most, at least in Europe didn't expect that Alonso's 1st cross-country rally race could be in South Africa.

Fernando Alonso will be making his Cross Country début on this year's Harrismisth 400, the 5th round of South Africa's Cross Country Series.