Dakar Rally 2027 to run in Portugal and Morocco after Saudi Arabia is dropped
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Organiser ASO said the 49th Dakar Rally will be held in Morocco after a prologue and first special stage in Portugal’s Algarve, five days after scrapping Saudi Arabia over security concerns. The event is likely set for January 9–23, subject to FIA World Motor Sport Council approval, covering 7,824 km including 4,341 km of special stages from Loule-Faro to Marrakesh, with 11 stages in Morocco and a rest day in Agadir. ASO called the move exceptional and one-off; the 2028 edition is planned to return to Saudi Arabia, which has hosted since 2020.
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