2026 Dakar Rally
| 2026 Dakar Rally | |||
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Part of the 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 | ||
| Results | |||
| Cars winner | Nasser Al-Attiyah Fabian Lurquin The Dacia Sandriders | ||
| Bikes winner | Luciano Benavides Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | ||
| Stock winner | Rokas Baciuška Oriol Vidal Defender Rally | ||
| Challenger winner | Pau Navarro Jan Rosa BBR Motorsport | ||
| SSVs winner | Brock Heger Max Eddy Loeb Fraymedia Motorsport - Rzr Factory Racing | ||
| Trucks winner | Vaidotas Žala Paulo Fiuza Max van Grol Nørdis Team De Rooy Fpt | ||
| Classics winner | Karolis Raišys Christophe Marques Ovoko Racing | ||
| Mission 1000 winner | Jordi Juvanteny José Luis Criado Xavier Ribas KH7-Ecovergy | ||
The 2026 Dakar Rally was a rally raid event that took 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.
The event featured as the first round of the 2026 World Rally-Raid Championship. Nasser Al-Attiyah won the rally in the cars class, his sixth victory in the event. Argentinian rider Luciano Benavides took victory in the bikes category.