Dakar Rally 2027 to be held in Portugal, Morocco as Saudi hosting revoked

Organisers say moving Dakar Rally, likely scheduled January 9-23, out of Saudi Arabia was ‘exceptional and one-off’.Published On 30 Oct 202630 Oct 2026The 2027 edition of the Dakar Rally will be held in Morocco following a prologue and first stage in Portugal, organisers Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) said, five days after announcing the event would not be held in Saudi Arabia due to security concerns.“The Algarve will host the prologue and the first special stage. Morocco, with the aim of exploring its territory in its entirety, from north to far south, will host 11 stages and a rest day in Agadir,” ASO said in a statement.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Canelo Alvarez ‘will fight in Riyadh’ despite Saudi airport attackslist 2 of 4Saudi tennis ‘slam’ with Alcaraz, Djokovic postponed amid Houthi attackslist 3 of 4Saudi Arabia confirms January start for Asian Cup 2027 despite attackslist 4 of 4Qatar Moto GP to go ahead despite regional tensionsend of listThe 49th edition of the Dakar Rally, initially scheduled to run from January 1 to January 15, will now take place from January 9 to January 23, subject to approval by the International Automobile Federation (FIA)’s Wo...