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Challenger-SSV race : Where everything can begin

Racing the Dakar by car offers a wide range of choices. Whether one seeks adventure or performance, with goals depending on talent and resources, the chosen vehicle determines the scope of possibilities. For several years now, lightweight vehicles have met many needs for a whole segment of drivers looking for the best way to express themselves...

Truck race Macik at the center of the game

Who is this “Joseph”? No one knows him yet, but we will certainly see him appear at the top of the leaderboards under the official name MMT Dakar Evo 4. The typically Czech nickname chosen by MM Technology supporters has been given to six units of the team’s brand-new model from Sedlcany., expected to shine on Saudi tracks and dunes… starting with Martin...

Dakar magic takes over Santa Susanna

The 2026 Dakar Rally administrative and technical scrutineering took place this week in Santa Susanna. Between sea and mountains, the city also hosted the presentation of the race in the presence of its director, David Castera. Large crowds turned out to attend the event and meet many Spanish competitors, who were invited to share their first impressions of the route and the adventures...

Balance of power

"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fastest of them all?", comes to mind when seeking to divine how the Dakar will unfold in January based on its route. The backdrop for the start, with the waves of the Red Sea kissing the shore next to the bivouac in Yanbu, will also set the scene for the finish two weeks later. Without attempting to achieve perfect symmetry, the organisation...

Save the date : presentation of the 2026 Dakar

HRH Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Al Abdullah Al-Faisal,
Chairman, Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation
and Saudi Motorsport Company,

Yann Le Moënner,
CEO of Amaury Sport Organisation,

David Castera,
Director of the Dakar,

and...

Race numbers for Dakar 2026 are revealed!

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A Saudi odyssey

The 2026 Dakar, set to run from 3 to 17 January, will bring drivers and crews to the shores of the Red Sea in Yanbu for a loop route of around 8,000 kilometres, including 5,000 kilometres of timed sections. Halfway through the rally, competitors will enjoy a rest day in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. In parallel with the opening of entries, David Castera unveiled the broad...

Dakar stage-winner Sara Price to race for Defender in 2026

Defender has signed Sara Price to compete in the 2026 edition of the world’s most epic long-distance off-road race. Signing Sara sees Defender complete its world-class driver line-up ahead of the adventure brand making its competitive manufacturer team debut in the 2026 Dakar, an extreme off-road test of human and machine. Sara joins fourteen-time Dakar winner Stéphane...

The new life of Peterhansel and Baciuska

Defender, the iconic British adventure brand, is pleased to announce the arrival of two exceptional drivers to the newly formed Defender Rally team. Fourteen-time Dakar Rally winner Stéphane Peterhansel will join emerging talent Rokas Baciuška for the ultimate epic adventure. Frenchman Peterhansel recently joined the Defender Rally team in Morocco and successfully...

DAKAR 2025: CONSECRATION FOR SANDERS AND AL RAJHI

Ultimate: Patience proves the wiser for Al Rajhi

• With a solid return to the Dakar following his absence in 2024, Henk Lategan moved into the lead at the halfway point, added a stage success to his roll of honour and held steady until the ninth special when he suffered from having to open the way. Yazeed Al Rahji, who was trailing in the South African’s wake until...