Unrest Middle East

Dakar Rally

Dakar 2027 Leaves Saudi Arabia: Rally to Start in Europe and Head to Africa

19/10/2026

The 2027 Dakar Rally will not be held in Saudi Arabia. Because of the security situation in the Middle East, organiser ASO is relocating the 49th edition to Europe and Africa. The full Dakar format remains intact, with a prologue,...

Dakar Rally

A.S.O. puts Dakar 2027 plan B for Morocco on the table

05/10/2026

Three months before the planned start, organiser A.S.O. is publicly sticking to a Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, from 1 to 15 January. Behind the scenes, however, according to the Spanish sports papers AS and Mundo Deportivo, an alternative is...

Baja

Oman International Baja moves to December and bids for a place on the 2027 FIA calendar

30/09/2026

The Oman Automobile Association (OAA) has announced the new date for the Oman International Baja. The event, originally scheduled for 26 to 28 March 2026, will now be run from 17 to 19 December 2026. The March date was cancelled...

Unrest in the Middle East puts Dakar 2027 and rally raid under pressure

05/09/2026

The ongoing tension in the Middle East now reaches deep into international motorsport. Where Formula 1 already cancelled races in the Gulf region this spring and the WRC season may not conclude in Saudi Arabia, uncertainty is also growing in...