Dakar Rally

The Land Rover Defender OCTA is set to compete in the 2026 Dakar Rally's Stock category. It will be powered by a 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 engine.

Hero MotoSports' Cornejo finished 7th in the 2025 Dakar Rally, while Sanjay Takale made history as the first Indian to complete the event.

Ross Branch is third overall, with Cornejo in ninth in the 2025 Dakar Rally. Cornejo finished third in Stage 5, and Branch finished fourth.

Land Rover has yet to announce the powertrain for its Dakar Rally entry. However, the Defender is built on the robust D7X aluminium platform.

Hero MotoSports Team Rally finished 48H Chrono, with Ross Branch finishing 5th and maintaining 3rd overall, while Nacho Cornejo held steady in 9th.

Hero MotoSports Team made a strong start in the 2025 Dakar Rally's Stage 1, with Ross Branch and Jose 'Nacho' Cornejo both securing top-10 finishes.

Dacia's factory driver trio for the upcoming Dakar 2025 includes the five-time Dakar winner Nasser Al-Attiyah, World Rally legend Sebastien Loeb, as well as Gutierrez, who will drive the Sandrider.

Honda has a rich history at the Dakar Rally. The 2024 Dakar Rally will be tougher than ever, covering a challenging 7,967km through a prologue and 12 stages.

From observing all the action via pictures on a screen to actually witnessing the methodic off-road madness in person, check out our experience of watching the 2023 Dakar Rally live.

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