For those unfamiliar with the “From Our Newsroom” series, these are archives of our articles written about a given race in the months, weeks, and days leading up to and during the event before concluding with race recaps.

Because we’ve written so many stories in the year-plus leading up to the 2026 Dakar Rally, they’re getting their own archive separate from the main one. Expect the latter at the conclusion of the race later in January.

Stories from 2024

• December 18: Tesla has “real interest” in fielding Cybertruck in 2026 Dakar’s Mission 1000
• December 24: Jourdan Serderidis eyeing 2026 Dakar Rally
• December 30: Dania Akeel plans graduation to Ultimate in 2026

Stories from 2025

• January 3: Defender to run W2RC from 2026 to 2028
• January 6: Saudi Next Gen graduates to debut at 2026 Dakar Rally
• January 13: EnergyLandia Rally Team to race Toyota Hiluxes, a “Taurus on steroids”
• January 15: Kawasaki reportedly planning Dakar entry in 2026
• January 15: Stéphane Peterhansel reportedly linked to Land Rover T2 program
• January 19: Land Rover to field Defender OCTA in W2RC
• January 24: Kia planning 2026 W2RC entry with X-raid
• January 24: 2025 Dakar Rally newsroom
• February 7: Sonora Rally to pay off $10K in Dakar entry fee for Dreams of Dakar winner
• February 15: Former Alpine Hunter Ludwig Messager pursuing 2026 Dakar Rally, racing solo “like the good old rustic Alpine hunter”
• March 21: Zhang Xue forms ZX Moto, 2026 Dakar Rally a possible target
• March 25: Julian Johan to make Dakar Rally debut in 2026
• March 30: Dacia, seeking Brazilian driver, reportedly pursuing Lucas Moraes for 2026
• April 29: Stephanie Rowe gunning for 2026 Dakar Rally before knee surgery
• May 5: Vincent Biau returning to Dakar Rally in 2026
• May 7: Land Rover signs Stéphane Peterhansel, Rokas Baciuška
• May 14: Mason Klein “will not be racing for Kove anymore”, wants “good reliable bike”
• May 16: Sara Price completes Land Rover’s 2026 Dakar Rally lineup
• May 22: Toby Price “trying but it’s looking tough” in search for 2026 Dakar seat
• May 28: 2025 South African Safari Rally: Fouché Blignaut wins Road to Dakar
• June 7: 2026 Dakar Rally to start and end in Yanbu
• June 13: Robbie Wallace returning to Dakar in 2026, aiming for top 30
• June 17: Stephanie Rowe injured in “nasty crash”
• June 17: Tatra CEO Kristijan Fiket: “Dakar is our calling card”, “surprise” planned for 2026
• June 17: Akira Miura: “Strong rivals will be at the next Dakar, and competing against fast cars won’t be easy”
• June 18: Martin Prokop to race M-Sport Ford Raptor
• June 28: Marnix Leeuw to enter 2026 Dakar for Team de Rooy
• July 1: SLR rebrands to LOEB FrayMédia Motorsport
• July 4: Minotor T3.U to race Rallye du Maroc, 2026 Dakar Rally
• July 9: Tim De Bondt to race 2026 Dakar Rally in truck
• July 10: Ronald Van Loon to race Hilux in 2026
• July 15: EBRO T1+ to race 2026 Dakar Rally
• July 15: Daniel Elena: Mathieu Baumel is “a fighter”, still targeting 2026 Dakar Rally
• July 18: 2026 Dakar rider acceptance letters rolling out
• July 18: Ludwig Messager accepted for Dakar debut
• July 18: After 2025 rejection, Searles brothers accepted for 2026 Dakar Rally
• July 18: Mathieu Feuvrier rejected for 2026 Dakar Rally
• July 18: Filip Grot set for Dakar debut in 2026
• July 18: Carlos López Belloso accepted for Dakar debut in 2026
• July 18: Rémy Moreau’s childhood dream becomes reality, heading to 2026 Dakar
• July 18: Charles Pick set for Dakar Rally debut in 2026
• July 18: Shinya Fujiwara accepted for Dakar debut in 2026
• July 19: Nicolas Horeaux earns Dakar Rally debut in 2026
• July 19: Costes brothers Dakar bound in 2026
• July 19: Nathan Rafferty returning to Dakar in 2026
• July 19: Neil Hawker returning to Dakar Rally in 2026
• July 19: David Brock accepted for Dakar debut in 2026
• July 19: Romain Bouzigon to make Dakar debut in 2026
• July 19: Brandon Krause accepted for Dakar 2026, to race Morocco
• July 21: New Hilux being developed for 2026, “revolution will come” in 2027 or 2028
• July 21: Matthieu Jauffraud finally accepted for Dakar debut in 2026
• July 23: Antoine Detourbet to make Dakar Rally debut in 2026
• July 24: Jesús Calleja returning to Dakar Rally in 2026 with CR7
• July 25: Orion – Moto Racing Group switches to Kove
• July 26: Julien Dalbec skipping 2026 Dakar Rally
• July 28: Pedro Pinheiro accepted for 2026 Dakar Rally
• July 30: Preston Campbell slated for Dakar debut in 2026
• August 6: Saulius Klevinskas set for Dakar Rally debut in 2026
• August 6: Vincent Biau to debut Suzuki DR-Z4S at 2026 Dakar Rally
• August 19: Jorge Brandão to race 2026 Dakar Rally on bike
• August 21: Aleš Loprais “secretly” testing new truck for Dakar, debuting in Morocco
• August 22: Julian Johan to race Ratet’s Land Cruiser 100 in 2026 Dakar
• August 26: Nuno Silva making Dakar debut in 2026
• August 26: Pablo Copetti returning to Morocco ahead of 2026 Dakar
• August 28: Michaël Metge, Oriol Vidal, Sean Berriman join Land Rover
• August 29: Libor Podmol mulling between Dakar, Africa Eco Race
• September 6: Anthony Raynard set for Dakar debut in 2026
• September 8: Mitchel van den Brink upgrades to new EVO 4 for 2026 Dakar Rally, Martin takes son’s 2025 truck
• September 12: Boucou Compétition restores de Rooy livery on DAF CF 85
• September 13: Guillaume Chollet set to become Dakar Legend in 2026
• September 13: Murun Purevdorj returning to Dakar in 2026
• September 13: Laia Sanz joins EBRO
• September 16: Jaromír Romančík to miss Dakar after accident
• September 23: Paul Costes to miss Morocco, Dakar due to myocarditis
• September 24: Kevin Benavides joins BBR for 2026 Dakar Rally, to race Morocco
• September 26: Jurgen van den Goorbergh returning to Dakar in 2026
• October 3: Vaidotas Žala to run 2026 Dakar Rally as NØRDIS Team
• October 3: Camí brothers set for Dakar debut in 2026
• October 3: Nathan Hayashi to make Dakar debut with Ford Bronco Raptor
• October 9: Huzinks returning to Dakar in 2026
• October 17: 2025 Rallye du Maroc: Mindaugas Sidabras wins Road to Dakar
• October 21: Lucas Moraes leaves Toyota for Dacia
• October 21: Josep Pedro to race 2026 Dakar Rally in Malle Moto
• October 22: Santana Motors planning Dakar T1+ entry with Jesús Calleja
• October 26: Vincent Biau recovering after Baja Morocco crash
• October 27: Mathieu Dovèze cleared for Dakar training after Morocco crash
• October 29: Han Wei developing new HWM T1+ for 2026 Dakar
• October 30: Filip Grot sidelined by ACL, MCL injury
• October 31: HINO Team Sugawara hopes to resolve transfer case failures with 2026 Dakar truck
• November 2: Ruy Barbosa: “My main objective is to reach the starting line and finish the Dakar”
• November 3: Andrea Gava set for Dakar debut after Morocco
• November 4: JJ Sport bringing six JJ3 T1+ to 2026 Dakar Rally
• November 4: Mason Klein to race Dakar with Hoto
• November 5: Stéphane Sarrazin, Luís Portela Morais to race Minotor CH1 at Dakar
• November 5: ZXMOTO 450 Rally officially launched, no Dakar in 2026
• November 5: Martin Šoltys to race new Buggyra Invictus at Dakar
• November 6: Romain Dumas to race Dakar in Ford Raptor T1+
• November 7: Mathieu Baumel: “My goal now is to become the first amputee to win a Dakar stage”
• November 9: Tiziano Internó to be “Ultra Dakar” in 2026
• November 10: Bruno Saby returning to Dakar in 2026
• November 13: 2026 Dakar Rally route
• November 14: DDW Rallyteam partners with Rebellion Spierings
• November 19: Toby Price joins Toyota Gazoo Racing for Dakar
• November 19: New Toyota DKR GR Hilux to debut in 2026
• November 19: Martin Michek to represent Hoto in RallyGP at Dakar
• November 19: Arnas Paliukėnas steps down as Dakar FIA chief steward
• November 20: Edvard Sokolovski set for Dakar debut in 2026
• November 23: Coronels update CR7 for 2026 Dakar Rally
• November 25: Rebecca Busi to race Dakar with X-raid Fenic
• November 25: Defender Rally unveils 2026 livery
• November 25: Denis Krotov joins M-Sport for Dakar
• November 27: Martin and Aliyyah Koloc to race REVOs in Dakar
• November 29: Tire change area added for select Dakar stages
• November 29: HT Rally Raid involved in accident, helped by van de Laars
• December 2: Can-Am Factory Team a quintet for Dakar
• December 2: Toyota Auto Body unveils 2026 Land Cruiser 300 GR Sport VJA300L
• December 2: Francisco Arredondo and Jeremías González Ferioli to race as Puma Energy Rally Team
• December 5: Tomáš Ouředníček had to abort 2026 Dakar–Africa Eco Race double, focusing on AER
• December 5: KH-7 Ecovergy Team to race first hydrogen-electric hybrid truck in Dakar
• December 5: Ignacio Casale returning to Dakar in 2026
• December 5: 2026 Dakar Rally Mission 1000 entry list
• December 6: Jan Seinen named FIA chief steward for Dakar
• December 6: FIA to permit sunglasses while racing at Dakar
• December 8: Minotor skipping Dakar
• December 10: Manuel Lucchese to miss Dakar after crash
• December 10: 2026 Dakar Rally FIM entry list
• December 11: Fesh Fesh skipping 2026 Dakar, focusing on 2027 Classic and Rally
• December 11: 2026 Dakar to be first without women riders
• December 11: Maxi Schek following in family’s footsteps with Dakar debut
• December 12: Joan Font focused on helping Hamza Bakhashab and Abdullah Al-Shegawi at Dakar
• December 14: National flags on vehicles still prohibited at Dakar Rally for 2026
• December 15: Lack of funding, factory support keep Romain Dumontier from 2026 Dakar
• December 16: Grégoire Munster to navigate for Serderidis at Dakar
• December 17: Mason Klein to use blue light at Dakar
• December 18: 2026 Dakar Rally FIA entry list
• December 19: Juan Cruz Yacopini seriously injured in swimming accident
• December 20: Tomáš Tomeček to do Dakar–Africa Eco Race double
• December 22: Vanagas turns down pre-Dakar government reception amid protests
• December 24: Mark Mateschitz, Victoria Swarovski racing as Mark Mustermann and Vic Flip
• December 27: Artur Ardavichus returning to Dakar as Denis Berezovskiy’s navigator
• December 29: Tibau’s all-women truck not going to Dakar
• December 29: Funding issues keep Maha Al-Hamali from 2026 Dakar
• December 30: Giniel de Villiers: “December looks very different” with no Dakar
• December 31: Bird crashes into François Cousin’s windshield
• December 31: Wang Guorui to make Dakar debut in WGR-T1+

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