2026 Dakar Rally

2026 Dakar Rally
Part of the Dakar Rally
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Host countrySaudi Arabia
Dates run3–17 January 2026
StartYanbu
FinishYanbu
Stages14
Stage surfaceSand, rocks, gravel, tarmac

The 2026 Dakar Rally will be a rally raid event that will take place from 3 to 17 January 2026 in Saudi Arabia. It is the 48th edition of the Dakar Rally, organized by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), and the 7th time Saudi Arabia has hosted the event.[1]

Background

The presentation and race outline will take place on 13th November 2025 in Paris, France.

This year, the route will start and finish in Yanbu passing through Ha'il's desert stages, Al-Qassim, and to Riyadh for the rest day. Notably skipping the Empty Quarter, the rally will head west to new regions previously unexplored by the event to Al-Bahah, Aseer, and Jizan.

The race will consist of 14 days of racing, divided into the prologue and 13 stages. There will be four loop stages and four split route stages in two back-to-back pairs, with the cars and trucks taking a separate route to the bikes.

Competitors face a hybrid 48h Chrono/marathon on stage four, with a bare-bones bivouac where mutual assistance is permitted without time limits and class T5.2 trucks reach the bivouac to assist competitors. Stage nine to 10 will be a more traditional marathon still with a minimal bivouac.[2]

Alternative zero-emission or hybrid drives are represented again by the Mission 1000 category now in its third year.[3]

Timeline

  • 7 June–20 October 2025: Registrations open.
  • 27–29 November 2025: Scrutineering and vehicle loading in Barcelona.
  • 1–2 January 2026: Final scrutineering in Yanbu.
  • 30 December 2025: Vehicle offloading in Yanbu.
  • 3 January 2026: Starting podium and the Prologue Stage.
  • 17 January 2026: Race finish and finish podium.

Entry List

Number of entries

[4][5]

Stage Bikes Cars Challenger

(T3)

SSV

(T4)

Trucks Total Classic Cars Classic Trucks Total Dakar Classic
Entry list[a] 117 80 37 40 44 318
At start line
Rest day[b]
Finished[c]
  1. ^ As of 5 December, after scrutineering.
  2. ^ At start line after the rest day.
  3. ^ To rank in the final standings, the vehicle had to pass through the finishing podium.

Vehicles and Categories

Competitor list

Entry list – Bikes

Note

  – "Dakar Legends": competitors that participated in 10 or more Dakar events.

  – "Rookies": competitors who will participate for the first time.

  – Competitors that were not able to start the race.

  – "Original by Motul" — Competitors participating in the "Original by Motul", previously known as "Malle Moto", a marathon class with limited assistance.

VJW – Subclasses for Veteran, Junior, Women.

No. Rider Bike Team Class
1 Daniel Sanders KTM 450 Rally Factory Red Bull KTM Factory Racing RallyGP
7 Bradley Cox Sherco 450 Rally Sherco Rally Factory RallyGP
9 Ricky Brabec Honda CRF 450 Monster Energy Honda HRC RallyGP
10 Skyler Howes Honda CRF 450 Monster Energy Honda HRC RallyGP
11 Ignacio Cornejo Hero 450 Rally Hero Motosports Team Rally RallyGP
15 Lorenzo Santolino Sherco 450 Rally Sherco Rally Factory RallyGP
17 Mohammed Albalooshi Honda CRF 450 Rsmoto Rally Team RallyGP
14 Michael Docherty KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica BAS World KTM Team Rally2
16 Toni Mulec KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica BAS World KTM Team Rally2
18 Dusan Drdaj KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Cajdasrot Rally2
20 Harith Noah Sherco 450 Rally Sherco Rally Factory Rally2
23 Martin Michek Hoto Rally Hoto Factory Racing RallyGP
24 Abdulhalim Al Mogeera KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Hlm Rally2
25 Jérôme Martiny Honda CRF 450 Anquety Motor Sport Rally2
26 Konrad Dąbrowski KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Duust Rally Team Rally2J
27 Milan Engel Kove 450 Rally Orion - Moto Racing Group Rally2
28 Nerimantas Jucius Honda CRF 450 HT Rally Raid Rally2
29 Paolo Lucci Honda CRF 450 Rsmoto HRC Race Service Rally2
30 Mathieu Doveze KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica BAS World KTM Team Rally2
32 Tommaso Montanari Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory Replica Solarys Racing Rally2
33 Thomas Kongshøj KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Tkr Rally2
34 Emanuel Gyenes KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Autonet Motorcycle Team Rally2
35 Bruno Santos Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory Replica Bs - Frutas Patricia Pilar Rally2
36 David Pabiška KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Sp Moto Bohemia Racing Team Rally2V
37 Leonardo Cola KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Joyride Race Service Rally2
38 Jérôme Bas KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Universal Ride Rally2
39 Benjamin Melot KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Esprit KTM Rally2
40 Zhao Hongyi KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Joyride Race Service Rally2
41 Ruy Barbosa Honda CRF 450 HT Rally Raid Rally2
42 Adrien Van Beveren Honda CRF 450 Monster Energy Honda HRC RallyGP
43 Luciano Gomes KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Challenger Racing Team Rally2V
44 Josep Pedró Husqvarna 450 Rally Replica Rallybikes - Pedregà Team Rally2
45 Sunier Sunier Kove 450 Rally Kove Factory Racing Rally2
46 Ross Branch Hero 450 Rally Hero Motosports Team Rally RallyGP
47 Bartlomiej Tabin Kove 450 Rally Orion - Moto Racing Group Rally2V
49 Juan Santiago Rostan KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Xraids Experience Rally2
50 James Hillier Kove 450 Rally Muc-off Racing Rally2
51 Rachid Al-Lal Lahadil Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory Replica Melilla Ciudad Del Deporte Rally2V
52 Antoine Detourbet KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Antoine Detourbet Rally2
53 Vasilis Boudros KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Dna Filters - Enduro Greece Rally Team Rally2
55 Florian Bancilhon Yamaha WR 450 Bancilhon Florian Rally2
56 Zhang Min KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Joyride Race Service Rally2V
57 Khaliunbold Erdenebileg KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica BAS World KTM Team Rally2
58 Dovydas Karka Honda CRF 450 HT Rally Raid Rally2
60 Matthieu Jauffraud KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Jauffraud Racing Team Rally2
61 Bertrand Domet KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Team Casteu Trophy Rally2
62 Martin Prokeš KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Moto Racing Krasne Pole Rally2
63 Neil Hawker Honda CRF 450 Team Ikuzawa Rally2
64 Alexandre Vaudan KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Team Casteu Trophy Rally2
65 Guillaume Chollet KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Xraids Experience Rally2
66 Neels Theric Kove 450 Rally Kove Factory Racing Rally2
67 Dennis Mildenberger KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Joyride Race Service Rally2V
68 Tosha Schareina Honda CRF 450 Monster Energy Honda HRC RallyGP
69 Ahmed Al Jaber KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Hleem Rally2
70 Francisco Arredondo Honda 450 Rally Factory Replica BAS World KTM Team Rally2V
71 Cesare Zacchetti Kove 450 Rally Kove Italia Rally2V
72 Jiri Broz KTM 450 Rally Factory BAS World KTM Team Rally2
73 Edgar Canet KTM 450 Rally Factory Red Bull KTM Factory Racing RallyGP
74 Nuno Silva KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Old Friends Rally Team Rally2V
75 Brandon Krause KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica BAS World KTM Team Rally2
76 Robert Przybyłowski Honda CRF 450 HT Rally Raid Rally2V
77 Luciano Benavides KTM 450 Rally Factory Red Bull KTM Factory Racing RallyGP
78 Arnau Lledó KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Pedregà Team Rally2J
79 Murun Purevdorj KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Xraids Experience Rally2
80 Robbie Wallace KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Xraids Experience Rally2
81 Saulius Klevinskas Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory Replica Ag Rally Dubai Alfafence Rally2
82 Jatin Jain Kove 450 Rally Desert Storm Rally2V
83 Badr Al Hamdan Kove 450 Rally Desert Storm Rally2
84 Martim Ventura Honda CRF 450 Honda HRC Rally2
85 Preston Campbell Honda CRF 450 Honda HRC Rally2
86 Charlie Herbst GasGas 450 Rally Factory Replica Challenger Racing Team Rally2
87 Thierry Bethys KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Tbracing Rally2V
88 Guillaume Jaunin GasGas RX 450F Team Nomade Racing Rally2V
89 Ehab Al Hakeem Fantic 450 Rally Factory Replica Desert Storm Rally2
90 Simon Marcic Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory Replica Team Marcic Rally2
91 Edvard Sokolovski KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Hiltus-ag Rally Dubai Rally2
92 Christopher Jautard KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Team Nomade Racing Rally2
93 Tiziano Interno Honda 450 Rally Factory Replica Rally Pov Rally2
94 Nicolas Horeaux KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Team Nomade Racing Rally2
95 Juan Carlos Torres Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory Replica Motoclub Albacete Rally2V
96 Tobias Ebster Hero 450 Rally Hero Motosports Team Rally Rally2
98 Mason Klein Hoto Rally Hoto Factory Racing RallyGP
99 Javier Vega Kove 450 Rally Pont Grup - Kove Rally2
100 Manuel Lucchese Honda CRF 450 Rebel x Rally2
101 Maxi Schek KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Maxi Schek Motorsport Rally2
102 David Brock KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Joyride Race Service Rally2V
103 Gediminas Satkus KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Ag Rally Dubai Rally2
104 Rémy Moreau KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Team Nomade Racing Rally2
105 Benjamin Pousset KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Live in a Rear Wheel Rally2
106 Mattia Riva KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Solarys Racing Rally2
107 Eid Rafic QJMotor 450 Rally Rsmoto Rally Team Rally2V
108 Haoyu Shi Hoto Rally Hoto Factory Racing Rally2J
109 Craig Searles Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory Replica S2d Race Team Rally2
110 Carl Searles Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory Replica S2d Race Team Rally2
111 Ludwig Messager Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory Replica Lb Racing Rally2
114 Charles Pick Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory Replica Team Nomade Racing Rally2
115 Mario Garrido KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Pedregà Team Rally2
116 Pedro Pinheiro Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory Replica Old Friends Rally Team Rally2
117 Ricardo Lastra KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Old Friends Rally Team Rally2V
119 Fernando Dominguez KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Cuenca Diputacion 2026 Rally2V
120 Matthieu Cauvin KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Team Nomade Racing Rally2
121 Thibault Boucherot KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Team Nomade Racing Rally2
123 Filip Grot KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica BAS World KTM Team Rally2J
124 Andrea Gava Kove 450 Rally Kove Italia Racing Team Rally2
125 Shinya Fujiwara Honda CRF 450 Rsmoto HRC Race Service Rally2
127 Ronald Venter KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Team Nomade Racing Rally2
129 Borja Pérez Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory Replica Melilla Ciudad Del Deporte Rally2
130 Iñigo Zardoya KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Joyride Race Service Rally2
132 Carlos López KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Pedregà Team Rally2
134 Markus Hertlein Honda CRF 450 HT Rally Raid Rally2
135 Nathan Rafferty KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica BAS World KTM Team Rally2V
136 Ian Olthof Honda CRF 450 HT Rally Raid Rally2
137 Mathieu Troquier KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica 22 Tout Terrain Rally2
138 Joan Guillén Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory Replica Pedregà Team Rally2
139 Romain Bouzigon KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Esprit KTM Rally2
142 Štefan Svitko KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Slovnaft Rally Team RallyGP
148 Tomas de Gavardo KTM 450 Rally Factory BAS World KTM Team Rally2

Entry List - Cars

No. Driver Navigator Vehicle Team Group
201 Yazeed Al-Rajhi Timo Gottschalk Toyota Hilux GR Overdrive Racing T1+
202 Henk Lategan Brett Cummings Toyota Hilux GR Toyota Gazoo Racing W2RC T1+
203 Seth Quintero Andrew Short Toyota Hilux GR Toyota Gazoo Racing W2RC T1+
204 Toby Price Armand Monleon Toyota Hilux GR Toyota Gazoo Racing W2RC T1+
205 Eryk Goczał Szymon Gospodarczyk Toyota Hilux Energylandia Rally Team T1+
206 Marek Goczał Maciej Marton Toyota Hilux Energylandia Rally Team T1+
207 Hernán Garcés Juan Pablo Latrach Toyota Hilux Overdrive Racing T1+
208 Lionel Baud Lucie Baud Mini JCW Rally 3.0D X-Raid Mini JCW T1+
209 Michal Goczał Diego Ortega Toyota Hilux Energylandia Rally Team T1+
210 Jean-Luc Ceccaldi Pascal Delacour Optimus MD Rallye Jlc Racing T1.2
211 Juan Cruz Yacopini Daniel Oliveras Toyota Hilux IMT EVO SVR T1+
212 Cristina Gutiérrez Pablo Moreno Dacia Sandrider The Dacia Sandriders T1+
213 Saood Variawa François Cazalet Toyota Hilux IMT EVO Toyota Gazoo Racing SA T1+
214 Mathieu Serradori Loïc Minaudier Century CR7 Century Racing Factory Team T1+
215 Biaobiao Zhang Wenke Ma JJ-Sport JJ3 JJ Sport T1+
216 Benediktas Vanagas Aisvydas Paliukenas Toyota Hilux Gurtam Toyota Gazoo Racing Baltics T1+
217 Denis Krotov Konstantin Zhiltsov Ford Raptor M-sport Rally Raid Team T1+
218 Guy Botterill Oriol Mena Toyota Hilux IMT EVO Toyota Gazoo Racing SA T1+
219 Sébastien Loeb Edouard Boulanger Dacia Sandrider The Dacia Sandriders T1+
220 Wei Han Li Ma Han Wei Motorsport HWM T1+ Hanwei Motorsport Team T1+
221 Martin Prokop Viktor Chytka Ford Raptor Orlen Jipocar Team T1+
222 Guillaume De Mévius Mathieu Baumel Mini JCW Rally 3.0i X-Raid Mini JCW T1+
223 Lucas Moraes Dennis Zenz Dacia Sandrider The Dacia Sandriders T1+
224 Brian Baragwanath Leonard Cremer Century CR7 Century Racing Factory Team T1+
225 Carlos Sainz Lucas Cruz Ford Raptor Ford Racing T1+
226 Mattias Ekström Emil Bergkvist Ford Raptor Ford Racing T1+
227 Nani Roma Alex Haro Ford Raptor Ford Racing T1+
228 Mitch Guthrie Kellon Walch Ford Raptor Ford Racing T1+
229 Daniel Schröder Henry Carl Köhne Volkswagen Amarok Ps Laser Racing T1+
230 Christian Lavieille Valentin Sarreaud Optimus MD Rallye MD Rallye Sport T1.2
231 Ferran Jubany Marc Sola Optimus MD Rallye MD Rallye Sport T1.2
232 Laia Sanz Maurizio Gerini Ebro S800 XRR Ebro Audax Motorsport T1+
233 Isidre Esteve José María Villalobos Toyota Hilux Repsol Toyota Rally Team T1+
234 Simon Vitse Max Delfino Optimus MD Rallye MD Rallye Sport T1.2
235 Ronan Chabot Gilles Pillot Toyota Hilux Overdrive Racing T1+
236 Romain Dumas Alexandre Winocq Ford Raptor Ford Racing T1+
237 Marcos Moraes Fabrio Pedroso Toyota Hilux IMT EVO SVR T1+
238 Jean Remy Bergounhe Anthony Pes Optimus MD Rallye MD Rallye Sport T1.2
239 Sh. Khalid Alqasimi Khalid Alkendi Toyota Hilux IMT EVO SVR T1+
240 Joao Ferreira Filipe Palmeiro Toyota Hilux IMT EVO Toyota Gazoo Racing SA T1+
241 Gintas Petrus Nursultan Abykayev Optimus MD Rallye Petrus Racing Team T1.2
243 Binglong Lu He Sha JJ-Sport JJ3 JJ Sport T1+
244 Jesús Calleja Eduardo Blanco Santana Pickup T1+ Santana Racing Team T1+
245 Po Tian Simuren Ha Han Wei Motorsport HWM T1+ Hanwei Motorsport Team T1+
246 Karel Trneny Václav Pritzl Ford 150 EVO X-force Accr Czech Team T1+
247 Tim Coronel Tom Coronel Century CR7 Team Coronel T1+
248 Maria Gameiro Rosa Romero Mini JCW Rally 3.0D X-Raid Mini JCW T1+
249 Maik Willems Jasper Riezebos Toyota Hilux Bastion Hotels Team T1+
250 Aliyyah Koloc Marcin Pasek Red-Lined Revo T1+ Buggyra Zm Racing T1+
251 Martin Koloc Mirko Brun Red-Lined Revo T1+ Buggyra Zm Racing T1+
252 Benoît Fretin Cédric Duplé Century CR6 Ydeo Competition T1.2
253 Janus van Kasteren Marcel Snijders Century CR7 Shiver Offroad T1+
254 Dave Klaassen Tessa Klaassen DKR EVO Ultimate Daklapack Rallysport T1+
255 Yuqiao Zhao Haibo Gui JJ-Sport JJ3 JJ Sport T1+
256 Jürgen Schröder Stuart Gregory Volkswagen Amarok Ps Laser Racing T1+
257 Roger Grouwels Rudolf Meijer Century CR7 Shiver Offroad T1+
258 François Cousin Stéphane Cousin Optimus MD Rallye Compagnie Des Dunes T1.2
259 Yongming Tao Liguo Fu JJ-Sport JJ3 JJ Sport T1+
260 Bruno Miot Christophe Crespo Optimus MD Rallye MD Rallye Sport T1.2
261 Benyang Xu Lei Tian JJ-Sport JJ3 JJ Sport T1+
262 Guorui Wang Yu Tian Longmai Motorsport WGR T1+ Longmai Motorsport T1+
263 Michiel Becx Wouter de Graaff Century CR7 Shiver Offroad T1+
265 Nathan Hayashi Shane Hairsine Ford Bronco Raptor The Gear Shop Canada Tm ULTS
266 Pedro Peñate Daniel Mesa Century CR6 Th-trucks Team T1.2
267 Mark Mustermann Michael Zajc Toyota Hilux Mm Rallye T1+
268 Silvio Totani Tito Totani Optimus MD Rallye MD Rallye Sport T1.2
269 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte Ford Raptor M-sport Rally Raid Team T1+
270 Khaled Al Feraihi Cándido Carrera Toyota Hilux IMT EVO SVR T1+
271 Gaoxiang Fan Kai Zhao JJ-Sport JJ3 JJ Sport T1+
272 Jordi Torras Santiago Costa Optimus MD Rallye MD Rallye Sport T1.2
278 Jean Pierre Strugo Kevin Morel Optimus MD Rallye MD Rallye Sport T1.2
299 Nasser Al-Attiyah Fabian Lurquin Dacia Sandrider The Dacia Sandriders T1+
500 Stéphane Peterhansel Michaël Metge Defender Dakar D7X-R Defender Rally STK
501 Akira Miura Jean-Michel Polato Toyota Land Cruiser GR Sport Team Land Cruiser Toyota Auto Body STK
502 Rokas Baciuška Oriol Vidal Defender Dakar D7X-R Defender Rally STK
503 Ronald Basso Julien Menard Toyota Land Cruiser GR Sport Team Land Cruiser Toyota Auto Body STK
504 Sara Price Sean Berriman Defender Dakar D7X-R Defender Rally STK
505 Peter Hamza Andras Kalmar Nissan Patrol Tireman Racing T2.1
506 Shamyrat Gurbanov Serdar Mollamyradov Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Kamil Auto Sport Club T2.1
507 Majed Al Thunayan Hani Al Noumesi Nissan Patrol Torq Racing T2.1

Entry List - Challenger (T3)

No. Driver Navigator Vehicle Team Group
301 Dania Akeel Sébastien Delaunay Taurus T3 Max BBR Motorsport T3.1
302 Puck Klaassen Augusto Sanz GRallyteam G-Ecko KTM X-bow Powered by G Rally Team T3.1
303 Kees Koolen Jurgen van den Goorbergh GRallyteam G-Ecko G Rally Team T3.1
305 David Zille Sebastian Cesana Taurus T3 Max BBR Motorsport T3.1
306 Pedro Goncalves Hugo Magalhaes Taurus T3 Max BBR Motorsport T3.1
308 Alexandre Giroud Armelle Henry Taurus T3 Max Rebellion - Spierings T3.1
310 Paul Spierings Jan Pieter van der Stelt Taurus EVO Max Rebellion - Spierings T3.1
311 Aurélien Bouchet Elisa Huguenin PH-Sport Zephyr Phase 2 Abconcept / Btr T3.1
313 Khalid Aljafla Andrey Rudnitski Taurus T3 Max Aljafla Racing T3.1
314 Ignacio Casale Carlos Sachs Taurus T3 Max BBR Motorsport T3.1
315 Jedidia Favre Antoine Lecourbe MMP T3 Rally Raid Mmp by Tmtp T3.1
316 Abzulaziz Al-Kuwari Stéphane Duple Taurus EVO Max Qmmf Team T3.1
317 Oscar Ral Fernando Acosta Taurus EVO Max Vertical Motorsport T3.1
319 Hervé Guillaume Maxime Guillaume PH-Sport Zephyr Phase 2 Btr-proparc T3.1
320 Benjamin Favre Thibaud Darroux MMP T3 Rally Raid Mmp by Tmtp T3.1
321 Rui Carneiro Fausto Mota MMP T3 Rally Raid G Rally Team T3.1
323 Pim Klaassen Mark Laan Taurus EVO Max Daklapack Rallysport T3.1
324 Riné Streppel Lisette Bakker Arcane T3 Arcane Racing T3.1
325 Piotr Beaupre Jarosław Kazberuk BRP Can-Am Maverick Zoll Racing T3.1
326 Lukasz Zoll Michal Zoll BRP Can-Am Maverick Zoll Racing T3.1
327 Henri van Steenbergen Daan van Ooijen GPR Oryxrallysport GPR Oryxrallysport T3.1
328 Bruno Saby Benjamin Boulloud Taurus EVO Max Rebellion - Spierings T3.1
329 Daniel Kersbergen Michiel Goegebeur GPR Orangebull GPR Orange Bull T3.1
330 Lex Peters Mark Salomons GRallyteam G-Ecko G Rally Team T3.1
332 Vic Flip Stefan Henken BRP Can-Am Maverick R Mm Rallye T3.1
333 Joan Font Adriá Guillem BRP Can-Am Maverick X3 Be Racing T3.1
334 Dick van Culenborg Johannes Schotanus Taurus T3 Max Rebellion - Spierings T3.1
335 Charles Munster Xavier Panseri GRallyteam G-Ecko KTM X-bow Powered by G Rally Team T3.1
336 Pau Navarro Jan Rosa Taurus T3 Max BBR Motorsport T3.1
338 Lucas del Rio Bruno Jacomy BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS BBR Motorsport T3.1
340 Rebecca Busi Sergio Lafuente X-Raid Fenic X-Raid T3.1
347 Kevin Benavides Lisandro Sisterna Taurus T3 Max BBR Motorsport T3.1
348 Kevin Rouviere Patrick Jimbert BRP Can-Am Maverick X3 XRS Turbo RR Kr Competition by Sergio T3.1
351 Alexandre Pesci Stephan Kuhni Taurus EVO Max Rebellion - Spierings T3.1
363 Pablo Copetti Enio Bozzano MMP T3 Rally-Raid Mmp T3.1

Entry List - SSV (T4)

No. Driver Navigator Vehicle Team Group
400 Alexandre Pinto Bernardo Oliveira Polaris RZR Pro R Sport Old Friends Rally Team T4
401 Brock Heger Max Eddy Polaris RZR Pro R Loeb Fraymedia Motorsport - Rzr Factory Racing SSV1
402 Francisco López Contardo Álvaro Leon BRP Can-Am Maverick R Can-am Factory Team SSV1
403 Sebastian Guayasamin Pol Vidiella Polaris RZR Pro R Sport Old Friends Rally Team T4
404 Gonçalo Guerreiro Maykel Justo Polaris RZR Pro R Loeb Fraymedia Motorsport - Rzr Factory Racing SSV1
405 Manuel Andujar Andres Frini BRP Can-Am Maverick R South Racing Can-am SSV1
406 Jeremías Gonzalez Ferioli Gonzalo Rinaldi BRP Can-Am Maverick R Can-am Factory Team SSV1
407 Xavier de Soultrait Martin Bonnet Polaris RZR Pro R Loeb Fraymedia Motorsport - Rzr Factory Racing SSV1
408 Joao Monteiro Nuno Morais BRP Can-Am Maverick R Can-am Factory Team SSV1
410 Hunter Miller Jeremy Gray BRP Can-Am Maverick R Can-am Factory Team SSV1
412 Florent Vayssade Nicolas Rey Polaris RZR Pro R Loeb Fraymedia Motorsport - Rzr Factory Racing T4
414 Saleh Al Saif Albert Veliamovic BRP Can-Am Maverick X3 XRS Turbo RR Dark Horse Team T4
415 Gerard Farrés Tony Vingut BRP Can-Am Maverick X3 XRS Turbo RR Pedrega Team T4
416 Kyle Chaney Jacob Argubright BRP Can-Am Maverick R Can-am Factory Team SSV1
417 Helder Rodrigues Gonçalo Reis Polaris RZR Pro R Sport Santag Racing T4
418 Benoît Lepietre Peter Serra BRP Can-Am Maverick R Btr SSV1
419 Olivier Pernaut Benjamin Riviere BRP Can-Am Maverick R Orhes Racing SSV1
420 Johan Kristoffersson Ola Fløene Polaris RZR Pro R Loeb Fraymedia Motorsport - Rzr Factory Racing T4
421 Philippe Boutron Mayeul Barbet BRP Can-Am Maverick R Btr SSV1
422 Carlos Santaolalla Aran Sol BRP Can-Am Maverick X3 XRS Turbo RR Pedrega Team T4
423 Domingo Roman Oscar Bravo Polaris RZR Pro R Sport Th-trucks Team T4
424 Joao Dias Daniel Jordao Polaris RZR Pro R Sport Santag Racing T4
425 Joan Piferrer Xavier Blanco BRP Can-Am Maverick R Buggy Masters Team SSV1
426 Heathcliff Zingraf Eric Bersey BRP Can-Am Maverick X3 XRS Turbo RR Team Casteu Trophy T4
427 Mindaugas Sidabras Ernestas Česokas BRP Can-Am Maverick R Izoton Sport SSV1
428 Maciej Oleksowicz Marcin Sienkiewicz BRP Can-Am Maverick R South Racing Can-am SSV1
429 Denis Berezovskiy Yerkin Tatishev BRP Can-Am Maverick R South Racing Can-am SSV1
430 Adrien Choblet Laurent Magat BRP Can-Am Maverick X3 XRS Turbo RR Team Casteu Trophy T4
431 José María Cami Cristian Cami BRP Can-Am Maverick R Buggy Masters Team SSV1
432 Richard Aczel Wouter Rosegaar BRP Can-Am Maverick R South Racing Can-am SSV1
433 Hassan Jameel Maciej Giemza BRP Can-Am Maverick R South Racing Can-am SSV1
434 Abdullah Al Shegawi Raed Alassaf BRP Can-Am Maverick X3 XRS Turbo RR Be Racing T4
435 Hamzah Bakhashab Fahad Alamr BRP Can-Am Maverick X3 XRS Turbo RR Be Racing T4
436 David Casteu François Bonnet BRP Can-Am Maverick X3 XRS Turbo RR Team Casteu Trophy T4
437 Robert Knight Christopher Rhyce Western BRP Can-Am Maverick R R-x Sport SSV1
438 Bruno Martins Eurico Adão Polaris RZR Pro R Sport Santag Racing T4
439 Gauthier Honvault Delphine Delfino BRP Can-Am Maverick R Solurent SSV1
440 Rui Silva Francisco Albuquerque Polaris RZR Pro R Sport Th-trucks Team T4
441 Lawrence Janesky Dennis Murphy BRP Can-Am Maverick R South Racing Can-am SSV1
442 Hamad N. Alharbi Omar Al-Lahim BRP Can-Am Maverick X3 XRS Turbo RR Shegawi Racing T4
443 Abdullah Al-Fahad Leander Pienaar BRP Can-Am Maverick X3 XRS Turbo RR Dark Horse Team T4

Entry List - Trucks

No. Driver Navigator Mechanic Vehicle Team Group
600 Martin Macík Frantisek Tomasek David Svanda MM Technology Iveco Dakar EVO4 MM Technology T5.1
601 Mitchel van den Brink Bart van Heun Jarno van de Pol Iveco PowerStar Eurol Rallysport T5.1
602 Aleš Loprais David Kripal Jiri Stross Iveco Powerstar Loprais Team De Rooy Fpt T5.1
603 Martin Soltys Vlastimil Miksch Tomas Sikola Tatra Buggyra EVO 3 Tatra Buggyra Zm Racing T5.1
604 Vaidotas Zala Paulo Fiuza Max van Grol Iveco Powerstar Zala Team De Rooy Fpt T5.1
606 Martin van den Brink Rijk Mouw Peter Willemsen Iveco Powerstar Eurol Rallysport T5.1
607 Richard de Groot Martijn van Rooij Jan Hulsebosch Iveco Powerstar Firemen Rally Team T5.1
608 Teruhito Sugawara Hirokazu Somemiya Yuji Mochizuki Hino 600 Hino Team Sugawara T5.1
609 Gert Huzink Hugo Kupper Mario Kress Renault C460 EVO 4 Kuipers Jongbloed Hybrid T5.1
610 Claudio Bellina Bruno Gotti Marco Arnoletti MM Technology Iveco Dakar EVO4 MM Technology T5.1
611 Ben de Groot Ad Hofmans Govert Boogaard Iveco Powerstar De Groot Sport T5.1
612 William de Groot Koen Hendriks Remon van der Steen Iveco Powerstar De Groot Sport T5.1
614 Michal Valtr Lukas Kvasnica Radim Kaplanek Iveco Powerstar Valtr Racing Team T5.1
615 Karel Posledni Petr Schweiner Filip Skrobanek Tatra Buggyra EVO 3 Tatra Buggyra Zm Racing T5.1
616 Kay Huzink Rob Buursen Gerrit Schoneveld Renault C460 Kuipers Jongbloed Hybrid T5.1
617 Egbert Wingens Marije Wingens-van Ettekoven Marijn Beekmans Iveco Torpedo Ddw Rallyteam T5.1
618 Manuel Borrero Charly Gotlib Adrian Lopez Iveco Magirus The Dacia Sandriders T5.1
619 Jean-François Cazeres Nicolas Falloux Jérôme Detouillon Iveco Trakker Boucou Competition T5.2
620 Marnix Leeuw Marco Siemons Bert van Donkelaar Iveco Powerstar Leeuw Rallysport T5.1
621 Dariusz Lysek Jacek Czachor Dariusz Rodewald MM Technology Iveco Dakar EVO4 Hurtimo White Reds Racing Team T5.1
623 Alberto Herrero Paulo Oliveira Mario Rodriguez Scania Torpedo TH-trucks Team T5.2
624 Tariq Al-Rammah Samir Benbekhti Serge Lambert Volvo FMX Sta Competition T5.2
625 Zsolt Darazsi Pierre Calmon Palco Lubomir MAN TGA Team Ssp T5.2
626 Dave Ingels Johannes Schotanus David Lopez MAN TGA SVR T5.2
628 Mathias Behringer Michael Helminger Philipp Rettig MAN TGE Motorsport Behringer T5.2
629 Tomas Tomecek Metodej Tomecek Grant Ballington Tatra 815-2 South Racing Can-am T5.2
630 Pol Tibau David Nadal Daniel Vaz Iveco Powerstar Tibau Rally Assistance T5.2
631 Dave Berghmans Sam Koopmann Peter Ulenaers Iveco Trakker Overdrive Racing T5.2
632 Richard Gonzalez Franck Maldonado Jean-Philippe Salviat Iveco Other Sodicars Racing T5.2
633 Louis Lauilhe John Cockburn Joël Sarron MAN TGS Sta Competition T5.2
634 Javier Jacoste Gustavo Ribas Francisco Ester MAN TGA Buggy Masters Team T5.2
635 Sylvain Besnard Sylvain Laliche Patrick Prot MAN TGA Ric Rally T5.2
636 Didier Monseu Olivier Jacmart Nicolas Vandommele MAN TGA The Dacia Sandriders T5.2
637 Jesus Borrero Gomez Emilio Fiz Alberto Fiz MAN TGS Tibau Team T5.2
638 Dusan Randysek Laurent Lalanne Victor Bouchwalder MAN TGA Team Ssp T5.2
639 Alberto Alonso Gustavo Ibeas Raul Arteaga MAN TGA TH-trucks Team T5.2
640 Alexandre Lemeray Anthony Robineau Fabien Lecaplain DAF XF Team Nrs T5.2
643 Jérémie Gimbre Téo Calvet Didier Belivier DAF CF85 Sodicars Racing T5.2
644 Maria Helena Tarruell Jaqueline Ricci Arantxa Marti Iveco Powerstar Tibau Team T5.2
645 Sébastien Fargeas Marc Dardaillon Frédéric Baché MAN TGA Boucou Competition T5.2
646 Antoine Vitse Alain Coquelle Damien Cousin Scania Torpedo Team Solurent T5.2
647 Philippe Perry Philipp Beier Florent Drulhon MAN TGA Boucou Competition T5.2
648 Jordi Esteve Francisco José Pardo Jordi Pujol DAF FAV85 Tibau Team T5.2
649 Francisco Javier Herrero Alfonso Herrero Jose Maria Casas Iveco Tector 260 E25 TH-trucks Team T5.2
651 Ahmed Benbekhti Mickael Fauvel Bruno Seillet MAN TGA Rebellion - Spierings T5.2

Entry List - Classic

No. Driver Navigator Mechanic Vehicle Team Class
701 Lorenzo Traglio Rudy Briani No technician Nissan Pick Up Tecnosport 86-98 Low Average
702 Juan Morera Lidia Ruba Porsche 959 Dakar Momabikes Raid Team -86 Moderate Average
703 Karolis Raisys Christophe Marques Land Rover Defender Ovoko Racing -86 Low Average
704 Tomasz Staniszewski Stanisław Postawka Porsche 924 P-Rally Team -86 Low Average
705 Marco Ernesto Leva Alexia Giugni Mitsubishi Pajero R Team -86 Low Average
706 Javier Velez Gastón Mattarucco Toyota Land Cruiser Be Racing 99-05 Intermediate Average
707 Jordi Segura Enric Segura Porsche Cayenne Be Racing 99-05 Intermediate Average
708 Jörg Sand Onno den Boer Mercedes Classe G Völkel Rally Team -86 Low Average
709 Paolo Bedeschi Iader Giraldi Toyota J8 Tecnosport 86-98 Low Average
710 Ondrej Klymciw Josef Broz Mitsubishi Pajero Klymciw Racing 86-98 Low Average
712 Rafael Lesmes Tabatha Romon Toyota HDJ 80 TH-Trucks Team -86 Moderate Average
714 Nicolas Fantin Lucien Fantin Lada Niva Pom Family Racing -86 Low Average
717 Mathieu Kurzen Sébastien Dubois Nissan Terrano K Motorsport 86-98 Moderate Average
718 François Abrial Sébastien Baronnet BMW 325 IX Team SSP -86 Moderate Average
719 Luciano Carcheri Fabrizia Pons Isuzu Vehicross Team Classic Carcheri/Pons -86 Low Average
720 Juraj Sebalj Dusan Bucan Toyota HDJ 80 Timeout Racing 99-05 Moderate Average
721 Gian Paolo Cavagna Francesco Proietti Nissan Patrol Tecnosport 99-05 Moderate Average
722 Sanjay Takale Maxime Raud Toyota HDJ 100 Compagnie Saharienne 86-98 Intermediate Average
723 Francesco Pece Simona Morosi Nissan Terrano Tecnosport 86-98 Low Average
724 Renato Rickler Massimo Gabbrielleschi Mitsubishi Pajero R Team 86-98 Moderate Average
725 Jean-Noël Gaviot Doguillon Yves Baud Porsche 911 Team Popeye 2b Autosport -86 Intermediate Average
726 Taz Harvey Rocco Sbaraglia Nissan Terrano Tecnosport 86-98 Low Average
727 Peter Brabeck-Letmathe Jean-Michel Gayte Mitsubishi Pajero Team Casteu 86-98 Moderate Average
728 Maxence Gublin Anthony Sousa Land Rover Defender Bolides Racing Team -86 Low Average
729 David Bensadoun Nicolas Ambriz Toyota HDJ 100 Boucou Competition 86-98 Intermediate Average
730 Douglas Bensadoun Zeki Cengiz Tanc Toyota HDJ 100 Boucou Competition 99-05 Intermediate Average
731 Josef Unterholzner Franco Gaioni Mitsubishi Pajero R Team 86-98 Moderate Average
732 Herve Solandt Laurent Milbergue Range Rover Classic Team SSP -86 Low Average
735 Gabriel Valentin Brice Laborie-Brondino Range Rover Classic Team DB-Vio -86 Moderate Average
736 Gérard Mattiussi Serge Dumas Range Rover Classic Team SSP 86-98 Low Average
737 Helen Tait Wright Marcella Kirk Land Rover 110 Gazelles Offroad Team 86-98 Moderate Average
738 Alessandro De Meo Claudio Pelizzeni Mitsubishi Pajero R Team -86 Low Average
739 Philip Pryor David Steer Toyota BJ 70 TH-Trucks Team -86 Moderate Average
741 Daniel Vetter Anton Frutiger Toyota HDJ 100 Team Desert Cruiser 99-05 Moderate Average
742 Christophe Chabeuf Thierry Fresard Toyota HZJ 75 Team SSP -86 Moderate Average
743 Sophie Bié Christine Bernard Toyota HDJ 100 Team SSP -86 Moderate Average
744 Stephane Gutzwiller Hilde de Sutter Toyota HDJ 80 Team SSP -86 Moderate Average
745 Raul Pascual Marco Antonio Cabrera Toyota KZJ 95 Pedrega Team 86-98 Moderate Average
746 Fabrice Morin Magalie Morin Toyota HDJ 100 Ydeo Competition 99-05 Intermediate Average
747 Maxime Lorenzini Daniel Lorenzini Toyota HDJ 80 Vintage Rally Terville 86-98 Moderate Average
748 Sébastien Coran Thierry Emond Toyota HDJ 80 Vintage Rally Terville 86-98 Moderate Average
749 Damiano Lipani Dominella Maurizio Mitsubishi Evolution R Team 86-98 Moderate Average
750 Roland Gaál Mihály Eigner Mitsubishi Pajero Tireman Classic Racing 86-98 Low Average
751 Henry Favre Alessandro Iacovelli Mitsubishi Pajero R Team 86-98 Moderate Average
752 Yann Thebault Frédéric Murat Toyota KZJ 95 Pedrega Team 86-98 Moderate Average
753 Giuliano Bergo Gasperi Francesca Mitsubishi Evolution R Team 86-98 Moderate Average
754 Filippo Colnaghi Daniele Bottallo Nissan Patrol Tecnosport 86-98 Low Average
755 Alain Maria Vincent Brotons Toyota HDJ 80 Team SSP -86 Moderate Average
756 Daniel Pycock Francisco Javier Gomez Mitsubishi Montero Pedrega Team 86-98 Moderate Average
757 Lucas Grilli Bruno Grilli Toyota HDJ 80 Vintage Rally Terville 86-98 Moderate Average
758 Michele Bini Daniele Manoni Mitsubishi L200 R Team 86-98 Moderate Average
759 Hervé Diers Alain Brousse Toyota HZJ 78 Chtifriterie Secours Populaire Rfo 86-98 Moderate Average
760 Stephan Lamarre Alexandre Laroche Bowler Wildcat Team Elite 99-05 Moderate Average
761 Kim Matzen Chris Kelly Toyota HZJ 78 Compagnie Saharienne 86-98 Low Average
762 Michael Vandewoestyne Simon Roy Toyota HJ 61 Chtifriterie Secours Populaire Rfo 86-98 Moderate Average
763 Maximilian Loder Laurence Loder Puch 280GE Delta4x4 -86 Low Average
764 Pawel Kosminski Bartosz Balicki Mercedes Classe G Völkel Rally Team -86 Low Average
765 Ulrich Schmidt Brigitte Reitbauer Mercedes Classe G Völkel Rally Team -86 Low Average
766 Shammie Baridwan Ignas Daunoravičius Toyota HZJ 78 Compagnie Saharienne 86-98 Low Average
767 Jan Vins Jiri Kopriva Mitsubishi Pajero Gold Motorsport Cz -86 Moderate Average
768 Kateřina Vánová Petr Vána Toyota 4Runner Gold Motorsport Cz -86 Low Average
769 Luis Antonio Pires Mateu Riera Mitsubishi Pajero LJS Racing Team 86-98 Intermediate Average
770 Raúl Ortiz Raúl Ortiz Toyota RAV 4 Pedrega Team 86-98 Moderate Average
771 Thierry Campos Laurent Campos Renault R18 La Camposienne -86 Low Average
773 Julian Johan Mathieu Monplaisi Toyota HDJ 100 Compagnie Saharienne 86-98 Intermediate Average
774 Stéphane Debair Jean Bernard Matouillot Isuzu D-Max Bolides Racing Team 99-05 Intermediate Average
775 Davide Facchini Francesco Minghetti Mitsubishi Evolution R Team 99-05 Intermediate Average
776 José Sole Sergio Cerezo Mitsubishi Montero TH-Trucks Team -86 Moderate Average
777 Lorenzo Fluxa Sergi Fernandez Toyota KZJ 90 LJS Racing Team 86-98 Moderate Average
778 Sladjan Miljic Marcel Adelmann Lada Niva Oasis Rally Team 86-98 Moderate Average
779 Szabolcs Balazs Laszlo Tempfli Mitsubishi Pajero DD 86-98 Low Average
780 Mariusz Pietrzycki Kamil Jablonski Toyota HDJ 80 Podroze4x4.pl Rally Team 86-98 Moderate Average
781 Lorenzo Delladio Guido Guerrini Porsche 959 Dakar Sikkens Motorsport - Rteam 86-98 Moderate Average
782 Paolo Fellin Werner Gramm Porsche 959 Dakar Sikkens Motorsport - Rteam 86-98 Moderate Average
797 Francesco Valente Vichi Carlevaris Mercedes Classe G Team Desert Crows 99-05 Moderate Average
900 Nuno dos Santos Joao Antonio Lota Albert Casabona Mercedes 2636 A TH-Trucks Team -86 Low Average
901 Martin Stopa Lubomir Dockal Martin Horak Tatra T815 Loprais Team -86 Moderate Average
902 Tomasz Białkowski Dariusz Baskiewicz Adam Grodzki DAF Bull Team De Rooy -86 Moderate Average
903 Giuseppe Simonato Wade Syndiely Alexander Sorbelli Iveco 190 Gealife Motorsport 86-98 Low Average
905 Ibrahim Al Muhna Mercedes Unimog Almuhanna Racing 86-98 Moderate Average
907 Jérôme Pélichet Michel Charret Ludovic Ecochard Mercedes 1935 AK Raid Lynx 86-98 Moderate Average
908 Marino Mutti Angelo Fumagalli Mercedes Unimog Tecnosport 99-05 Low Average
909 Olivier Guillory Reynald Prive Jean Pascal Petrelli MAN F90 Bolides Racing Team 99-05 Low Average
910 Dorian Bardeau Lourdes Puigmal Renault Kerax Boucou Competition 99-05 Low Average
911 Michael Devillers David Lhermelin Mercedes 1936 AK Team NRS 86-98 Moderate Average
912 Andrea Cadei Marco Valentini Stefano Sbrana Fiat 80 16 Tecnosport -86 Low Average
913 Jaime Martinez Nekane Abin Iker Etxebarria Mercedes 1936 AK R Team -86 Low Average
914 Giorgio Porello Simone Casadei Gianluca Capelli Iveco Magirus Gealife Motorsport 86-98 Low Average
915 Jean Baptiste Lecot Johann Valognes MAN F90 Team NRS -86 Moderate Average
917 Andrea Pozzetti Enea Corna Luca Macrini Iveco Eurocargo R Team 86-98 Low Average
918 Robert Thiele Jan Holtz Daniel Lörtscher Mercedes 2636 Völkel Rally Team -86 Low Average
919 Stefan Gehrmann Sebastian Gatz Mercedes 1735 AK Sg Racing Nordheide 86-98 Low Average
920 José Manuel Salinero Javier Benito Mercedes 2644 Guardia Civil Rally Raid 25a 86-98 Low Average
921 Jean-Philippe Beziat Vincent Albira Jérémy Athimon Mercedes 1935 AK Team SSP -86 Low Average
922 Vivien Bertrand Franck Puchouau Jean-Pierre Grangeon DAF 4X4 Boucou Competition 86-98 Low Average
923 Alexander Schmidt Daniel Schatz Jan Dippel Mercedes 2636 Völkel Rally Team -86 Low Average
924 Rachele Somaschini Monica Buonamano Serena Rodella Mercedes Unimog Tecnosport 86-98 Low Average

Stages

Stage Date Start Finish Special (km) Total (km) Assistance
(km)
FIM FIA FIM FIA
Prologue Saturday 3 January 2026 Yanbu Yanbu 23 98 -
1 Sunday 4 January 2026 Yanbu Yanbu 305 518 367
2 Monday 5 January 2026 Yanbu Al-Ula 400 504 -
3 Tuesday 6 January 2026 Al-Ula Al-Ula 422 666 -
4 (Marathon) Wednesday 7 January 2026 Al-Ula Bivouac Refuge 417 451 492 526 -
5 (Marathon) Thursday 8 January 2026 Bivouac Refuge Ha'il 356 372 417 428 448
6 Friday 9 January 2026 Ha'il Riyadh 331 920 -
Rest Day Saturday 10 January 2026 Riyadh -
7 Sunday 11 January 2026 Riyadh Wadi ad-Dawasir 462 876 623
8 Monday 12 January 2026 Wadi ad-Dawasir Wadi ad-Dawasir 481 717 -
9 Tuesday 13 January 2026 Wadi ad-Dawasir Bivouac Refuge 418 410 540 531 -
10 Wednesday 14 January 2026 Bivouac Refuge Bisha 371 421 417 469 358
11 Thursday 15 January 2026 Bisha Al Henakiyah 347 882 777
12 Friday 16 January 2026 Al Henakiyah Yanbu 310 718 362
13 Saturday 17 January 2026 Yanbu Yanbu 105 141 -
Total 4,748 4,840 7,906 7,994 3,562

References

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  5. ^ "[DK26] FIA - OFFICIAL BOARD". Sportity.