2027 Dakar Rally To Be Moved Out Of Saudi Arabia

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Organizers plan to move the 2027 Dakar Rally out of Saudi Arabia because of security concerns linked to strikes by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The rally is scheduled for January 1–15, and a replacement host territory is expected to be announced soon.

Dakar Rally organizers announced the 2027 competition will not be run in Saudi Arabia due to security concerns. The 2027 Dakar Rally is currently scheduled for January 1-15, but with the region currently sustaining strikes from Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and Saudi Motorsport Company (SMC) decided to be proactive and move the event to a new host territory to be announced in the coming days. The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and the Fédération