A Dynamic Dakar: How Defender And Their D7X-Rs Championed Their Way To The Top Of The 2026 Dakar Rally’s Stock Class (opens in new tab)

It’s not easy vying for the top spot when you’re the new kid in town, debuting three teams in the newly revamped Dakar Rally Stock class in Saudi Arabia.Defender, part of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), is very familiar with manufacturing capable off-roading vehicles.However, they’re new to the grueling Dakar Rally and the rest of the W2RC circuit (World Rally-Raid Championship).W2RC is a multi-round international off-road motorsport series sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile...