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2026 Dakar Rally Route To Be Announced On November 13, 2025

Here it is (already) — the moment you’ve all been waiting for! The 2026 Dakar route announcement.

This Thursday, November 13 at 6:30 p.m. (french time), watch the official unveiling of the Dakar route.

And while you wait, take one last look back at the end of the 2025 season!

Heading for 2026

All eyes are already on January, when the Dakar will kick off the 5th season of the W2RC. See you in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, from January 3 to 17!

Save the date: the full route presentation is this Thursday, November 13 at 6:30 p.m.

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Revved and Refreshed 2026 ERC Calendar Revealed

by MikeOctober 17, 2025

ERC 2026 includes eight rounds, fresh storylines and a new look for Europe’s premier rally series.

Five rounds on asphalt and three more on gravel will provide the challenge and spectacle following confirmation of a refreshed FIA European Rally Championship calendar for 2026.

The excitement-filled schedule includes new opening and deciding events, the return of two favourites from the recent and not-so-recent past, plus established and emerging rallies.

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Magic Marczyk Clinches ERC Title

by MikeOctober 6, 2025

Polish driver Magic Marczyk seals European crown as Jon Armstrong wins Croatia Rally on Sunday.

Miko Marczyk has won the 2025 FIA European Rally Championship* after he came out on top of a thrilling three-way battle for title glory in Croatia.

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Jon Armstrong Scores Emotional Maiden ERC Win To Set Up Three-Way Title Decider

by MikeSeptember 8, 2025September 8, 2025

Jon Armstrong claimed a maiden FIA European Rally Championship victory by winning JDS Machinery Rali Ceredigion to boost his outside title hopes.

Armstrong, co-driven by Shane Byrne, produced an impressive drive across 12 challenging Welsh asphalt stages, including a wet final two tests, to take the victory from M-Sport team-mate Romet Jürgenson by 29.2sec. The victory M-Sport’s first for in ERC since Adrien Fourmaux won Rally Islas Canarias in 2020.

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ERC Title Battle Rages On in Wales

by MikeSeptember 1, 2025

The battle to win the 2025 FIA European Rally Championship for Drivers continues in Wales this week with the second running of JDS Machinery Rali Ceredigion as an ERC event.

Forming the penultimate round of the all-action title chase from 5 – 7 September, JDS Machinery Rali Ceredigion provides a spectacular Tarmac test for the ERC season regulars and their counterparts from the Probite British Rally Championship.

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Former FIA ERC Champion Jan Kopecký Claims Famous 12th Victory In Rally Zlín

by MikeAugust 17, 2025

Jan Kopecký fended off a challenge from Jon Armstrong to claim victory at Barum Czech Rally Zlín in round six of the FIA European Rally Championship.

Driving a Škoda Fabia RS Rally2, the 2013 ERC champion, co-driven by Jiří Hovorka, secured a stunning 12th Barum win after edging Armstrong by 10.7sec across 13 challenging asphalt stages.

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Leading ERC Championship Contenders Set To Face Off Against Strong Czech Contingent On Sixth Stop Of 2025 Season

by MikeAugust 11, 2025

The FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) stops off in Czech Republic this week (15 – 17 August) with an asphalt challenge like no other.

Featuring high-speed forest sections, narrow stretches through villages, bumpy and sometimes broken roads, plus unpredictable weather, Barum Czech Rally Zlín has tested the ERC stars and their cars since 1984.

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Kurt Busch Backs WRC Return To USA After First Taste At Rally Finland

by MikeAugust 1, 2025August 1, 2025

As reported by Tom Howard of Motorsport, NASCAR champion and Daytona 500 winner Kurt Busch believes the World Rally Championship (WRC) has the potential to crack America after receiving a taste of the series at Rally Finland.

The 2004 NASCAR Cup champion and 2017 Daytona 500 winner made the trip to Finland to experience the WRC for the first time. The 46-year-old has been a long-time admirer of rallying and in 2014 competed in the Monza Rally Show, driving an M-Sport-built Ford Fiesta RS WRC.

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The Dacia Sandriders Delighted as Gutiérrez and Moreno Extend Their Stays

by MikeJune 10, 2025

Spaniards continue their rally-raid adventure with The Dacia Sandriders
The Spanish duo will compete in the 2026 and 2027 Dakar Rally, as well as several rounds of the 2026 World Rally-Raid Championship
Team principal Isnard: “It’s the logical and natural continuity of the work they have done in races and in development”

The Dacia Sandriders is delighted to count on the skills of driver Cristina Gutiérrez and navigator Pablo Moreno up to and including the 2027 Dakar Rally as it continues its pursuit of further success in the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC).

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Brynildsen Crowned ERC King of Scandinavia With Thrilling Victory

by MikeJune 2, 2025

Eyvind Brynildsen is a first-time winner in the FIA European Rally Championship after he came out on top of a thrilling battle for BAUHAUS Royal Rally of Scandinavia glory on Saturday.

Armed with a Pirelli-equipped Toyota GR Yaris Rally2, Brynildsen triumphed by 4.9sec from Finn Roope Korhonen – the winner of the last round in Hungary – in an MRF-shod Yaris. Korhonen won the final Power Stage to snatch second away from local hero Isak Reiersen, who had been locked in an intense fight with Brynildsen throughout the weekend.

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