Pre-race stories

• 2026 Dakar Rally: From Our 2025 Newsroom
• January 1: Century Racing delayed by customs
• January 2: Saudi Next Gen returns for 2026
• January 2: Century “very honored to bring two more brands to the Dakar” with EBRO, Santana
• January 2: Dacia updates Sandrider for 2026
• January 2: X-raid, INOCEL developing hydrogen car
• January 2: Jean-Pierre Strugo set for 32nd and final Dakar
• January 2: Ignas Daunoravičius donates Dakar Classic swag bag for Ukraine

Mid-race stories

• January 3: 27 approved for Iconic Classic Club Challenge, 14 for Authentic Codriver Challenge
• January 3: Metoděj Tomeček ineligible for Dakar, Tomáš Kazarka takes over
• January 4: Daniel Schröder’s Dakar rollover caused by barrel
• January 6: Óscar Ral disqualified for spectator assistance
• January 7: Tao Yongming penalized for nerfing Pau Navarro
• January 7: Offroad Center Bianchi Prata to run 2027 Dakar Rally, Mission 1000
• January 8: P-Rally to bring two Porsche 911s to 2027 Dakar Classic
• January 10: Seatbelt penalties continue to mount
• January 10: TGR becoming Gazoo Racing in 2027
• January 10: Compagnie Saharienne to race Maverick R
• January 10: Segway wins Mission 1000 fan vote
• January 10: Out of Dakar, Pascal Delacour gears up for AER
• January 12: Ford eyeing Matthias Walkner for 2027
• January 12: Sugawara and Loprais’ trucks sport Airi Hara art
• January 13: Janus van Kasteren cleared after Benjamin Favre dangerous overtake investigation
• January 14: Julien Hardy: Dakar “has become very much a professional sport”
• January 14: FIA stewards busy with neutralization zone penalties
• January 14: Hunter Miller receives suspended disqualification for refuel debacle
• January 16: Toyota’s Glyn Hall: “The whole team is feeling the pain” of Dakar troubles
• January 16: Maciej Krakowian “riding with” Kamena at Dakar

Stage recaps

• Prologue: “Suicidal” speeds and tire failures in Prologue
• Stage 1: Stage 1 rocks for Baumel, rocks and speeding penalties for others
• Stage 2: Win Stage 2, sell on Tuesday
• Stage 3: DAF Bull grabs Stage 3 by the horns
• Stage 4: Kove and Honda rise as BAS and Ford fall in Stage 4
• Stage 5: T1s and trucks encounter trouble in Stage 5
• Stage 6: Stage 6 a super regularity slugfest
• Stage 7: Super Benavides Brothers the stars of Stage 7
• Stage 8: Queens reign amid Stage 8 wreckfest
• Stage 9: Marathon rules and mechanical issues define Stage 9
• Stage 10: Mitchel van den Brink gets Stage 10 suffering for 24th birthday
• Stage 11: Honda sweeps Stage 11 but KTM leads overalls
• Stage 12: Stage 12 filled with “war stories”
• Stage 13: No room for error in Stage 13 finale

Overall recaps

• Ultimate: Nasser Al-Attiyah and Dacia beat Ford to Ultimate top step
• Challenger: Pau Navarro begins Challenger revenge campaign
• SSV: Brock Heger remains the UTV king with SSV repeat
• Stock: Rokas Baciuška ends Toyota’s Stock reign with Defender 1–2
• Truck: Vaidotas Žala seizes on MM misfortunes to win Truck
• RallyGP: Luciano Benavides steals RallyGP win from Brabec
• Rally2: Stage wins a curse for Rally2, winless Toni Mulec stuns Honda for overall
• Original by Motul: Benjamin Melot avenges 2025 with Malle Moto victory
• Classic: Karolis Raišys dominates in “solid piece of aluminum and metal”
• Mission 1000: KH-7 fights off Arctic Leopards to defend Mission 1000 crown

Featured image credit: Aurélien Vialatte / ASO