2026 Dakar Rally

2026 Dakar Rally
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Host country	Saudi Arabia
Dates run	3–17 January 2026
Start	Yanbu
Finish	Yanbu
Stages	14
Stage surface	Sand, 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

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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

Main article: Dakar Rally § Vehicles and classes

Vehicles and Categories

The 2026 event allows for the entry of SCORE class vehicles, although none entered. It also makes the distinction between turbocharged and naturally aspirated vehicles the Challenger (T3) class . Bikes Cars Challenger SSV Trucks Classic Cars Classic Trucks Class Description Class Description Class Description Class Description Class Description Description Class Description Class RallyGP FIM World Rally-Raid Championship (up to 450cc) T1.+ Ultimate Prototype Cross-Country Cars 4x4 CHG1 Lightweight Prototype Cross-Country Vehicles (turbo up to 1,050cc) SSV1 Cross-Country Side-by-Side (SSV) Vehicles turbo up to 1050cc and atmo from 1050cc to 2000cc T5.U “Ultimate” prototype Cross-Country Trucks −86 Low Average H1.A −86 Low Average H1t.A Rally2 FIM World Rally-Raid Cup (up to 450cc) T1.1 Ultimate Prototype Cross-Country Cars 4x4 CHG2 Lightweight Prototype Cross-Country Vehicles (NA up to 1,050cc) SSV2 Cross-Country Side-by-Side (SSV) Vehicles atmo up to 1050cc T5.1 Prototype and Production Cross-Country Trucks −86 Moderate Average H2.A −86 Moderate Average H2t.A T1.2 Ultimate Prototype Cross-Country Cars 4x2 T3.U Lightweight Prototype Cross-Country Vehicles T4 Modified Production Cross-Country Side-by-Side T5.2 Race Service Trucks −86 Intermediate Average H3.A 86–98 Low Average H1t.B ULTS Ultimate SCORE Truck or Buggy vehicles CHGS SCORE UTV vehicles 86–98 Low Average H1.B 86–98 Moderate Average H2t.B STK Stock Series Production Cross-Country Cars 86–98 Moderate Average H2.B 99-05 Low Average H1t.C T2.1 Stock Production Cross-Country Cars 86–98 Intermediate Average H3.B 99-05 Moderate Average H2t.C T2.2 Stock Production Cross-Country Vehicles with expired certification 86–98 High Average H4.B 99-05 Moderate Average H2.C 99-05 Intermediate Average H3.C 99-05 High Average H4.C

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	Overdrive Racing	T1+
202	Henk Lategan  [ fr ]	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 Floene	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  [ cs ] 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 Assitance	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

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

1. "Dakar Rally Route 2026 – New Route Across Saudi Arabia, No Empty Quarter!". Timeout Racing. 2025-10-28. Archived from the original on 2025-11-07. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
2. Pearson, Jon. "Dakar Rally 2026: First route details revealed – full bike entry list". Enduro21. Archived from the original on 2025-11-14. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
3. As of 5 December, after scrutineering.
4. "[DK26] FIM - OFFICIAL BOARD". Sportity.
5. "[DK26] FIA - OFFICIAL BOARD". Sportity.

External links

• Official website