Jan 20, 2025 · Defender and Dakar. While Defender will not compete in Dakar until 2026, it played a key role at the 2025 rally as the event’s official vehicle partner in the first of a four‑year agreement. A fleet of 20 Defenders supported the event, which began in Bisha, Saudi Arabia, and ended in Shubaytah, transporting race officials and VIP media.

Jan 3, 2025 · As the 2025 Dakar Rally kicks off, Land Rover has released more information on how the Defender brand will participate as the iconic rally's official car partner for the next three years.

Jan 3, 2025 · Defender – the luxury British adventure brand – will compete with a works team in Dakar as part of a three‑year FIA World Rally‑Raid Championship (W2RC) campaign, beginning in 2026; Defender will run a two‑vehicle entry across the full five‑rounds of the W2RC, with a three‑car entry in the championship’s halo event, the Dakar Rally

From 2026, Defender will run a two-vehicle entry across the full five-rounds of the W2RC, with a three-car entry in the championship’s halo event the Dakar Rally.

Nov 25, 2024 · 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. Plus,...

Dec 1, 2024 · Starting with the 2025 event in January, Defender is going to be the official partner car of the Dakar Rally, the world’s toughest rally raid event. From 2026, Land Rover will also submit an official Defender team to the event, competing as a manufacturer for the first time.

Nov 25, 2024 · 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.

Jan 22, 2025 · Three Defenders, based on the road-going 626 hp Octa, will compete in next year’s challenging Dakar Rally. A few months after Land Rover announced that the Defender would compete in the 2026 Dakar Rally, the automaker has revealed the racing model will be based on the flagship Defender Octa. The vehicle will participate in the Dakar’s ‘Stock’ racing category, aligning with a series of ...

Jan 6, 2025 · JLR will enter the 2026 Dakar Rally and the FIA World Rally Raid Championship (W2RC) as a works team with a Land Rover Defender. The three-year Defender works programme will consist of a...

Jan 7, 2025 · Land Rover will field two Defender teams in the 2026 FIA World Rally Raid Championship (plus a third in the fearsome Dakar Rally) as part of a three-year commitment to the racing series.