Land Rover will race Defender in 2026 Dakar Rally

Land Rover Defender To Tackle Dakar Rally In 2026
Moreover, Land Rover will be the official Dakar car partner from 2025, supplying a fleet of support vehicles for officials and VIP media
Land Rover Is Racing a Defender in the Notoriously Rugged Dakar Rally in 2026
Land Rover announced that the Defender will begin competing in the Dakar Rally in 2026. The SUV will be used as a support vehicle for the 2025 race.
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JLR will compete at the 2026 Dakar Rally as part of a wider multi-year partnership with the event. The British company will compete with its Defender brand – now a brand in its own right following
New Land Rover Defender Dakar rally car in the works for 2026 event
The 2024 Dakar Rally event was won by Audi in its third attempt with the RS Q e-tron. The car shared virtually nothing with Audi’s all-electric e-tron road car range and we expect Land Rover’s entry in 2026 will also be fairly unrecognisable from the Defender road car.
Land Rover Defender to take on the Dakar
The Defender will take on the world’s most gruelling off-road event in 2026, with the brand becoming Dakar’s official car partner
Land Rover Is Sending a Defender into the Dakar Rally in 2026
More details about the Defender factory entry are to come soon, but the 47th version of the pinnacle event in rally is set to kick off on January 3, 2025. Road & Track has reached out to Jaguar Land Rover North America for additional details about the Defender rally car and its Dakar partnership; we'll update this story if we gear back.
Land Rover will race the Defender in the 2026 Dakar Rally
Before 2026 comes 2025, and in 2025 Land Rover will be the “official car partner of the Dakar Rally”, which means it’ll provide a fleet of Defenders to support the event. They’ll have jobs like transporting Important Persons around, while six Defenders will be specially modified to “test routes for future Dakar events”.
Land Rover will compete in the world-famous Dakar rally with its Defender
The British firm will enter into the 2026 Dakar season with its most capable and toughest car in its line-up. Land Rover had revealed that it will be entering into the 2026 season of the famous Dakar rally with a Defender.
Land Rover Set to Enter the Defender in the Dakar Rally in 2026
Choosing to take on the Dakar Rally is not for drivers or manufacturers who are faint of heart. Dakar is challenging for many reasons, not the least of which is its 4901 miles of loose, sandy surface that cars have to conquer — but the folks at Land Rover are up for the challenge.
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