Dakar Rally 2027 to be held in Portugal, Morocco as Saudi hosting revoked
The Dakar Rally will leave Saudi Arabia for its 49th edition, running between Portugal and Morocco from January 9 to 23, 2027, before heading back to Saudi Arabia in 2028 for its 50th anniversary. Organizers described the move as exceptional, citing the recent situation in Saudi Arabia, and said the Dakar Classic, the Dakar Future Mission 1000, and the Dakar Saudi Next Gen program will all follow the relocation.
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Al Jazeera: Organisers say moving Dakar Rally, likely scheduled January 9-23, out of Saudi Arabia was 'exceptional and one-off'.
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Yahoo: The Dakar Rally will leave Saudi Arabia for its 49th edition, running between Portugal and Morocco from January 9 to 23, 2027, before headin
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Jalopnik (XX): Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia made it impractical to stage the 2027 Dakar there, so it will run instead from Loulé, Portugal to Marrakech,
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