DEFENDER OCTA TO PROVIDE FOUNDATIONS FOR DAKAR AND FIA WORLD RALLY …
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.
EPIC ADVENTURES: DEFENDER CONFIRMS THREE-YEAR DAKAR AND FIA WORLD RALLY ...
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
Land Rover's Defender Octa To Spawn 2026 Dakar And World Rally …
6 days ago · A couple of months after Land Rover confirmed 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. It ...
Dakar Rally 2026 entrants, beware: the V8 Land Rover ... - Top Gear
Jan 20, 2025 · 2026 is going to be a busy year for the Defender OCTA because Land Rover has just confirmed its entry into the World Rally Raid Championship (W2RC), beginning with the Dakar in January....
More Details On Land Rover's Dakar Rally Plans for the Defender …
Jan 3, 2025 · Still to be seen is whether the Defender can bring back the glory days of Land Rover's participation in the Dakar Rally, the earliest days featuring wins by Range Rovers in 1979 and 1981. But based on the technology developed for the multi-year Defender Rally Series, and through production variants like Defender Octa, there's a good chance of ...
Land Rover Set to Enter the Defender in the Dakar Rally in 2026
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,...
Land Rover Commits To Three Years In FIA Rally Raid, Including Dakar
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.
Land Rover to enter Dakar Rally in 2026 - TimesLIVE
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...
Land Rover’s Defender Octa Set to Launch as a 2026 Dakar and …
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 ...
Land Rover will race the Defender in the 2026 Dakar Rally
Nov 25, 2024 · Before 2026 comes 2025, and in 2025 Land Rover will be the “official car partner of the Dakar Rally”, which means it’ll provide a fleet of Defenders to support the event.
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