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X-raid Mini’s Guillaume de Mevius topped the opening stage of the Dakar Rally on Sunday, overhauling long-time leader Mattias Ekstrom in a dramatic late turnaround.
Ford driver Ekstrom controlled much of the day’s 305km stage around Yanbu in Saudi Arabia, grabbing the lead at the second checkpoint on 70km before stretching out an advantage of over a minute in his Ford Raptor.
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Here are all the important dates you need to know ahead of the 2026 season.

Marc Marquez could achieve two major milestones during the 2026 MotoGP season as he looks to further cement his place among motorsport’s all-time greats.
At last year’s San Marino Grand Prix on 14 September, he clinched his 73rd victory in MotoGP and 99th across all three classes. With six grands prix left in the season at that stage, no one doubted his chances of securing his 100th world ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has emerged as the best Formula 1 driver from the 2025 season, according to team principals, drivers themselves, as well as Motorsport, Autosport and their readers.
All current team bosses and racers were asked by F1 to submit their top 10s, applying the 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system to create separate standings. No representative from Red Bull and Ferrari took part in ...Keep reading

Major regulation changes usually lead to bigger gaps in Formula 1. Both the teams and the FIA expect a bigger field spread than last year, although the governing body has introduced several measures to prevent a repeat of 2014.
At the start of the hybrid era, Mercedes arrived with a superior power unit, after which dominance was effectively locked in for years. With the 2026 reset, such a ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia and Michele Pirro believe Ducati’s rivals made effective use of MotoGP’s concession system to close the gap over the course of the 2025 season.
Although Ducati swept all three world championships in 2025, helped by Marc Marquez’s arrival in the factory team, its dominance was challenged more frequently than in previous years.
After losing just one grand prix in ...Keep reading

Here are the 22 drivers that will be lining up on the F1 grid in 2026.

The Cadillac Formula 1 Team are coming to F1 for 2026. Here’s everything you need to know.

Factory Ford driver Mattias Ekstrom drew first blood in the 2026 Dakar Rally, edging out team-mate Mitch Guthrie in Saturday’s Prologue.
The 48th edition of Dakar kicked off in earnest on 3 January, with a total of 72 cars taking the start in the Ultimate class. The Prologue featured a 95km route around the Saudi Arabian port city of Yanbu, though only 22km were timed, resulting in minimal ...Keep reading

Land Rover's Defender has been a familiar sight in the Dakar Rally for many years, but the British brand has never before lined up with a full factory team. That will change in 2026: the Defender will foray into the world's biggest rally-raid with three factory entries, with 14-time Dakar winner Stephane Peterhansel spearheading the team's line-up.
Notably, the British manufacturer has opted ...Keep reading

Four-time Dakar Rally-winning navigator Mathieu Baumel has returned to the event this year, just 11 months after a serious accident and the amputation of his right leg.
Baumel was on his way to Rally Monte Carlo at the beginning of 2025 when he was struck by a vehicle after stopping to help stranded motorists.
The crash caused such severe injuries to his right leg that it had to be ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri has reflected on the contractual saga that occurred in mid-2022, when he signed a McLaren Formula 1 deal as an Alpine junior.
Piastri joined the Renault Sport Academy, as it was then called, for the 2020 season after narrowly clinching the Formula Renault Eurocup title.
The Australian went on to win the F3 and F2 championships as a rookie, but had to spend 2022 on the sidelines ...Keep reading

A mocked idea to feed false plans to the Nazis via a drowned corpse is brought to life.

A mocked idea to feed false plans to the Nazis via a drowned corpse is brought to life.

Happy New Year, everyone!
There are 58 days until the green flag waves for the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg to officially start the 2026 season for the IndyCar Series.
With the anticipation building with every ticking day until that point, it made me think over the different storylines that would simply be hellaciously fun. So, instead of predictions and attempting to be a failed fortune ...Keep reading

Formula 1 fans have voted to choose their top moment from the 2025 season. Nico Hulkenberg's long-awaited first F1 podium finish at the British Grand Prix took the top spot on Facebook and Instagram, and Lando Norris's first drivers' title received the most votes on X.
Held across a number of days, Motorsport.com asked fans to vote for their favourite moments. Starting with 16 moments, the fan ...Keep reading

Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vassuer discusses the decision to switch focus early on 2026 and the new challenge ahead.

Factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez has played down the prospect of a future return to Honda in MotoGP, describing the idea as “more theory than practice”.
Despite ending his Honda deal a year early to join Gresini for the 2024 season, the seven-time MotoGP champion parted with the Japanese manufacturer on amicable terms.
Marquez initially left the door open to a possible reunion with ...Keep reading

Era Motorsport finalized its driver lineup for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, headlined by former Formula 1 driver Logan Sargeant. 
The team also confirmed Ferdinand Habsburg, a champion in the FIA World Endurance Championship, Asian Le Mans Series and European Le Mans Series, along with tech pioneer Naveen Rao. The trio, along with a yet-to-be-named FIA silver-rated driver, will share the No. 18 ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz has shared a heartwarming post with a message to his father, Carlos Sainz Sr, ahead of the 2026 Dakar Rally.
Sainz Sr is preparing for his 19th Dakar Rally run from 3 to 17 January 2026. Over the years in the event, the 63-year-old driver has accumulated four wins, six podiums and 42 stage wins. 
"I have watched you take on this challenge for years," the Williams Formula 1 ...Keep reading