Stories

• October 29, 2025: Road to Dakar back in 2026
• December 19, 2025: 2026 Desafío Ruta 40 route (updated May 6)
• January 25: 2026 Dakar Rally newsroom
• March 25: 2026 BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal newsroom
• March 29: Desafío Ruta 40 adds Malle Moto
• April 11: Jumet and Ransom plan out Kansas to Morocco to Dakar
• April 11: Ryan Nariño to race Argentina in Dakar hunt
• April 23: Michael Docherty joins Hero
• April 24: YPF returns as Desafío Ruta 40 title sponsor
• May 12: 2026 Desafío Ruta 40 entry list
• May 12: Stéphane Peterhansel “very fond of racing in Argentina”
• May 13: Sebastián Halpern “really excited” to try gas Mini in rally return
• May 13: Kevin Benavides to make Hilux debut in Argentina
• May 28: Desafío Ruta 40 hopes to be on 2027 W2RC calendar

Stage recaps

• Prologue: Navigation crucial in Prologue
• Stage 1: Monster Energy HRC newcomer Crivilin leads Stage 1 Rally2 podium sweep
• Stage 2: “Argentina quickly reminds you that distance doesn’t tell the full story.” – Stage 2 Stock winner Baciuška
• Stage 3: Ferreira and Moraes crash in Stage 3
• Stage 4: 7 seconds between Quintero and Al-Attiyah after 4 stages
• Stage 5: Cox goes flying on final day

Race recaps

• Ultimate: Seth Quintero beats Al-Attiyah for first Ultimate win
• Challenger: Matthias Walkner wins Challenger on debut
• SSV: Mindaugas Sidabras promoted to SSV win after Ferioli’s DSQ
• Stock: Stéphane Peterhansel can still win in Argentina, notches second straight Stock victory
• RallyGP: Daniel Sanders reigns in RallyGP
• Rally2: Martim Ventura leads Honda domination for maiden Rally2 win
• Rally3: “Winner chicken dinner” for Murun Purevdorj, sweeps Rally3
• Quad: Lucas Dominguez earns maiden W2RC Quad win for Can-Am
• Open: Gustavo Gallego dominates Open

Featured image credit: Irina Petrichei / Edophoto / DPPI / ASO