DAKAR 2026: January 3rd – Official Start

Today the Tecnosport crews drove their race vehicles onto the Official Start Podium, officially kicking off their Dakar Classic 2026 adventure

A key moment as teams and vehicles line up and the rally gets underway

Tecnosport crews at Dakar Classic 2026:

701 – Lorenzo Traglio & Rudy Briani
709 – Paolo Bedeschi & Iader Giraldi
721 – Gian Paolo Cavagna & Francesco Maria Proietti
723 – Francesco Pece & Simona Morosi
726 – Taz Evin Harvey & Rocco Sbaraglia
754 – Filippo Giorgio Colnaghi & Irene Saderini
908 – Marino Mutti & Angelo Fumagalli
912 – Andrea Cadei, Stefano Sbrana & Marco Valentini
924 – Rachele Somaschini, Monica Buonamano & Serena Rodella

The day continues with the Prologue around Yanbu, the first official sporting activity of the rally
Crews face a route made up of 73 km of liaison and a 22 km special section