
The event was postponed due to the geopolitical context in the Middle East and attacks by the Aoudi Houthis.
The Dakar 2027 rally raid will take place in January in Portugal and Morocco due to the geopolitical situation in Saudi Arabia, before returning there in 2028 for its 50th edition.
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The Dakar rally had to cancel its edition in Saudi Arabia due to the intensification of attacks in the Middle East.
The Dakar 2027 car and motorcycle rally-raid will take place exceptionally in Portugal and Morocco in January, organizers A.S.O. announced on Friday after being forced last week to abandon the event in Saudi Arabia due to the geopolitical context in the Middle East.
“Faced with recent events in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”, the intensification of attacks by Houthi fighters from Yemen supported by Iran against Riyadh, “the race will relocate in 2027 in an exceptional manner to Europe and Africa, before its return to Saudi soil in 2028 to celebrate its 50th edition,” wrote Amaury Sport Organization.
“The 49th edition will kick off the 2027 season of the FIA and FIM rally-raid world championships. This first round will consist of a prologue followed by 12 stages, from January 9 to 23 between Loulé-Faro in Portugal and Marrakech in Morocco,” said A.S.O.
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The Dakar 2027 will take place from January 9 to 23 between Loulé-Faro and Marrakech.
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The rally will return to Saudi Arabia in 2028 for its 50th edition.
Very likely · Within months

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