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Dakar Dakar
2026 Dakar Rally - Prologue, in photos
Our selection of the best photos from the Prologue at the 2026 Rally Dakar
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Srinivasa Krishnan
Published: Jan 4, 2026, 12:30 AM
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Championship
Dakar 2026
A.S.O.
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#132 Pedrega Team KTM: Carlos Lopez Belloso, #130 Joyride Race Service KTM: Inigo Zardoya
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#226 Ford M-Sport Ford: Mattias Ekstrom, Emil Bergkvist
A.S.O.
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#213 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota: Saood Variawa, François Cazalet
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Bivouac in Yanbu
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#77 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM: Luciano Benavides
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#136 HT Rally Raid Honda: Ian Olthof
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#73 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM: Edgar Canet
A.S.O.
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#504 Defender Rally Defender: Sara Price, Sean Berriman
A.S.O.
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#79 Xraids Experience KTM: Murun Purevdorj
X-raid
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#340 X-Raid: Rebecca Busi, Sergio Lafuente
A.S.O.
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#609 Kuipers-Jongbloed Hybrid Renault: Gert Huzink, Hugo Kupper, Mario Kress
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#139 Esprit KTM KTM: Romain Bouzigon
A.S.O.
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#207 Jlc Racing Optimus Md: Jean-Luc Ceccaldi, Pascal Delacour
A.S.O.
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#203 Toyota Gazoo Racing W2Rc Toyota: Seth Quintero, Andrew Short
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing
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#240 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota: Joao Ferreira, Filipe Palmeiro
A.S.O.
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#78 Pedrega Team KTM: Arnau Lledo Pares
A.S.O.
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#28 HT Rally Raid Honda: Nerimantas Jucius
X-raid
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#222 X-Raid Mini JCW Mini: Guillaume De Mevius, Mathieu Baumel
Red Bull Content Pool
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#203 Toyota Gazoo Racing W2Rc Toyota: Seth Quintero, Andrew Short
Red Bull Content Pool
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#500 Defender Rally Defender: Stephane Peterhansel, Michael Metge
A.S.O.
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#601 Eurol Rallysport Iveco: Mitchel Van Den Brink, Bart Van Heun, Jarno Van De Pol
A.S.O.
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#77 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM: Luciano Benavides
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing
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#213 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota: Saood Variawa, François Cazalet
Red Bull Content Pool
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#232 Ebro Motorsport Ebro: Laia Sanz, Maurizio Gerini
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Sub-event
Prologue
Driver
Benjamin Melot
Driver
Lucas Cruz
Driver
Carlos Sainz
Driver
Adrien van Beveren
Driver
Maykel Justo
Driver
Martin Prokop
Driver
Viktor Chytka
Driver
Teruhito Sugawara
Driver
Stefan Svitko
Driver
Brad Cox
Driver
Mario K
Driver
Gert Huzink
Driver
Hugo Kupper
Driver
Filipe Palmeiro
Driver
Joao Ferreira
Driver
Stéphane Peterhansel
Driver
Michael Metge
Driver
Mitchel Van Den Brink
Driver
Laia Sanz
Driver
Maurizio Gerini
Driver
Timo Gottschalk
Driver
Nani Roma
Driver
Alex Haro
Driver
Toby Price
Driver
Armand Monleon
Driver
Nasser Al-Attiyah
Driver
Fabian Lurquin
Driver
Cristina Gutiérrez
Driver
Mattias Ekström
Driver
Emil Bergkvist
Driver
Martin Macik
Driver
Juan Pablo Latrach
Driver
Lucas Moraes
Driver
Sara Price
Driver
Sergio Lafuente
Driver
Rebecca Busi
Driver
Andrew Short
Driver
Seth Quintero
Driver
Mathieu Baumel
Driver
Guillaume de Mevius
Driver
Luciano Benavides
Driver
Francisco Lopez Contardo
Driver
Henk Lategan
Driver
Yasir Seaidan
Driver
Ricky Brabec
Driver
Lionel Baud
Driver
Lucie Baud
Driver
Sébastien Loeb
Driver
Edouard Boulanger
Driver
Ola Floene
Driver
Johan Kristoffersson
Driver
Daniel Sanders
Team
X-Raid Team