The 2026 Dakar Rally takes competitors on an 8,000-kilometre journey across Saudi Arabia, starting and finishing in the Red Sea city of Yanbu.

The 14-day rally features 13 stages plus a prologue, nearly 5,000 kilometres of timed specials, two demanding marathon stages and more than 800 competitors from 69 countries competing across motorcycles, cars, trucks and classic vehicles in the world’s toughest rally-raid event.