STAT OF THE DAY: FABULOUS 4
4 was the magic number in stage 4, held on a course a bit longer than 400 km for both the FIM and the FIA classes.
- 4: Tosha Schareina's career Dakar special wins (prologue in 2024, stage 11 in 2025, and stages 3 and 4 in 2026)
- 4: the number of Spanish victories in the motorbike category, with Canet and Schareina claiming two apiece in a performance not seen since Pedrero took one and Barreda four in 2017
- 4: the number of drivers who have sat at the top of the ranking (De Mévius, Al Attiyah, Guthrie and Lategan), more than at any point since 2014 (Sousa, Peterhansel, Roma and Sainz)
- 4: the number of manufacturers that have topped the general standings: the Mini X-raid with Guillaume de Mévius, the Dacia Sandrider with Nasser Al Attiyah, the Ford Raptor with Mitch Guthrie and the Toyota Hilux with Henk Lategan
- 4: the number of truck stage winners in as many days: Mitchel van den Brink, Aleš Loprais, Gert Huzink and Martin Macík.
- 4: the number of Challenger stage winners in as many days: David Zille, Lucas del Río, Puck Klaassen and Nicolás Cavigliasso
