Dakar Rally will not be held in Saudi Arabia for 2027
3 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 25, 2026, 3:24 PM
Last updated Oct 25, 2026
The Dakar Rally, organized by Amaury Sport Organization (A.S.O.), will not take place in Saudi Arabia in 2027. The event, scheduled for January 1-15, was relocated due to ongoing instability in the Middle East as agreed by A.S.O. and the Saudi Motorsport Company. Plans for a new location for the rally have not yet been announced. This decision marks a significant change for the rally, which has been held in Saudi Arabia since 2020.
- •Dakar Rally scheduled for January 1-15, 2027.
- •Event relocated due to instability in the Middle East.
- •Organizers are A.S.O. and Saudi Motorsport Company.
- •No new location for the rally has been announced.
- 4:06 PMESPN F1 — Dakar Rally, set for January, moved out of Saudi Arabia
- 3:00 PMYahoo Sports — Dakar Rally off-road race moved out of Saudi Arabia over 'developments' in Middle East
- 2:07 PMRacer — Dakar Rally relocating from Saudi Arabia for 2027
"Dakar Rally organizer Amaury Sport Organization (A.S.O.) and the Saudi Motorsport Company announced they have jointly decided that Dakar Saudi Arabia 2027, scheduled from Jan. 1-15 next year, will not be held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia due to ongoing instability in the Middle East.
"PARIS (AP) — The Dakar Rally, one of the world's toughest and best-known off-road races, has been moved out of Saudi Arabia next year after what organizers called “recent developments in the region.”The rally was scheduled for January.
"The Dakar Rally, one of the world's toughest and best-known off-road races, has been moved out of Saudi Arabia next year after what organizers called "recent developments in the region."
Sources
External links- ESPN F1Oct 25, 2026, 4:06 PMDakar Rally, set for January, moved out of Saudi Arabia
The Dakar Rally, one of the world's toughest and best-known off-road races, has been moved out of Saudi Arabia next year after what organizers called "recent developments in the region."
- Yahoo SportsOct 25, 2026, 3:00 PMDakar Rally off-road race moved out of Saudi Arabia over 'developments' in Middle East
PARIS (AP) — The Dakar Rally, one of the world's toughest and best-known off-road races, has been moved out of Saudi Arabia next year after what organizers called “recent developments in the region.”The rally was scheduled for January.
- RacerOct 25, 2026, 2:07 PMDakar Rally relocating from Saudi Arabia for 2027
Dakar Rally organizer Amaury Sport Organization (A.S.O.) and the Saudi Motorsport Company announced they have jointly decided that Dakar Saudi Arabia 2027, scheduled from Jan. 1-15 next year, will not be held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia due to ongoing instability in the Middle East.
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