Motorsports
This is the breakdown of all categories of Dakar 2026 after the prologue stage: Edgar Canet’s record-breaking debut
The Dakar 26 Rally has already begun with a prologue stage consisting of a 41km first link from the Yanbu bivouac to the start of a 23km special circular route. The first part was through a gorge with a difficult section before 10km and the rest was open terrain. Once the special was over, they tackled another 33 kilometers to get back to the bivouac. And in his debut in RallyGP, the young edgar canet He was the winner of the Motorcycle Prologue and the first leader of the Dakar 26 Rally, becoming at the age of 20 the youngest winner in motorcycle history.
Kane is joined by Joao Barreda (29 wins), Jordi Alcarons (27 wins), Marc Coma (24 wins), Nani Roma (13 wins), Isidore Esteve (8 wins), Carlos He becomes the 14th Spaniard to win on two wheels, following Mas (6 wins), Oscar Gallardo (4 wins), Juan Pedrero (2 wins), Carlos Sotelo (2 wins) and Josep. Luis Steuri (2), Tosha Chalayna (2), Jordi Villadomus (2), Lorenzo Santorino (1).
The big difference between the different Dakar categories is that motorcycles already have some time in the general classification this Saturday, while four-wheelers’ times are not counted in the general classification. The fastest drivers in all categories won the right to choose their starting position for Stage 1 during tonight’s ceremony. For both motorcycles and cars, the winner was given the privilege of choosing the last. Ford by car Matthias Ekström He added a third prologue at the Dakar in Saudi Arabia, completing Ford’s first-ever double with an eight-inch lead over Gasly. Carlos Sainz was 8th and Nani Roma 11th.
Motorcycle prologue and general stage classification:
1. Edgar Canet (ESP/KTM) 11:31.9
2. Daniel Saunders (AUS/KTM) +00:03
3. Ricky Brabec (USA/Honda) +00:05
4. Luciano Benavidez (ARG/KTM) +00:11
5. Ross Branch (BOT/Hero) +00:16
6. Michael Docherty (RSA/KTM) +00:19
7. Tosha Chalayna (ESP/Honda) +00:23
8. Adrian van Beveren (FRA/Honda) +00:24
9. Skyler Howes (USA/Honda) +00:32
10. Martin Micek (CHE/Hoto) +00:4411
11. Tobias Ebster (AUT/Hero) +0:45
12. Konrad Dombrowski (POL/KTM) +0:45
13. Preston Campbell (USA/Honda) +0:49
14. Rui Barbosa (CHL/Honda) +0:51
15. Stefan Svitko (SVQ/KTM) +0:52
21. Lorenzo Santorino (ESP/Sherco) +1:07
33. Josep Pedro (ESP/Husqvarna) +1:38
37. Arnau Jed (ESP/KTM) +1:52
39. Javi Vega (ESP/Kobe) +1:56
68. Carlos Lopez (ESP/KTM) +3:40
69. Iñigo Zardoja (ESP/KTM) +3:42
83. Joao Carles Guillen (ESP/Husqvarna) +4:41
89. Fernando Dominguez (ESP/KTM) +4:59
92. Ricardo Lastra (ESP/KTM) +5:03
95. Juancar Torres (ESP/Husqvarna) +5:09
104. Rashid Alual (ESP/Husqvarna) +5:49
109. Mario Garrido (ESP/GasGas) +6:00
111. Borja Perez (ESP/Husqvarna) +6:40
and 115. Niels Selick (FRA/Corb) + 02:43:29
Classification of car prologue stages:
1. Matthias Ekström / E. Bergqvist (SUE/Ford) 10:48.7
2. Mitch Guthrie Jr. / K. Walch (USA/Ford) +00:08
3. Guillaume de Moebius / M. Baumel (BEL/Mini) +00:08
4. Nasser Al Attiyah / F. Larquin (QAT/Dacia) +00:08
5. Seth Quintero / A. Short (USA/Toyota) +00:14
6. Yazeed Al Rajhi / T. Gottschalk (SAU/Toyota) +00:14
7. Eric Goczal / S. Gospodarchik (POL/Toyota) +00:14
8. Carlos Sainz / Lucas Cruz (ESP/Ford) +00:15
9. Mathieu Serradri / L. Minaudier (FRA/Century) +00:15
10. Saad Valiawa / F. Casale (RSA/Toyota) +00:18
11. Nani Roma / Alex Haro (ESP/Ford) +00:18
12. João Ferreira / F. Palmeiro (POR/Toyota) +00:19
13. Martin Prokop / V. Chitka (CHE/Ford) +00:25
14. Cristina Gutierrez / Pablo Moremo (ESP/Dacia) +00:26
15. Guy Botterill/Oriol Mena (RSA-ESP/Toyota) +00:27
16. Toby Price/Armando Monleon (AUS-ESP/Toyota) +00:31
17. Sébastien Loeb / E. Boulanger (FRA/Dacia) +00:34
18. Lucas Moraes / D. Zenz (ALE/Dacia) +00:34
24. Laia Sanz / M. Gerini (ESP/Ebro) +00:46
29. Isidore Esteve / Kusema Villalobos (ESP/Toyota) +01:10
39. Rokas Basiuska – Oriol Vidal (LTU-ESP/Defender) +1:20 (3rd category. Stock)
58. Jesus Calleja / Eduardo Blanco (ESP/Santana) +02:01
59. Pedro Peñate / Daniel Mesa (ESP/Century) +2:02
60. Maria Gameiro / Rosa Romero (POR-ESP/Mini) +2:03
64. Jordi Taurus / Santi Costa (ESP/Optimus MD) +3:07
65. Michal Goczal / Diego Ortega (POL-ESP/Toyota) +3:29
72. Nandu Juvany / Mark Sola (ESP/Optimus MD) +34:12
Classification of prologue stages in Challenger:
1. Paul Spirings/Van der Stelt (PB/Taurus) 12:31.9
2. Puck Klaasen/Sants (PB/Grally Team) +0:06
3. Dania Achille/Delaunay (SAU/Taurus) +0:13
4. Nicolas Cabigliasso/Pertegarini (ARG/Taurus) +0:15
5. David Gill/Cesana (ARG/Taurus) +0:15
9. Oscar Lal/Fernando Acosta (ESP/Taurus) +0:28
11. Pau Navarro/Yan Rosa (ESP/Taurus) +0:30
28. Joan Font/Adria Guillem (ESP/BRP) +2:05
Classification of prologue stages in SSV:
1. Brock Hager/M. Eddy (USA/Polaris) 12:47.0
2. Gonzalo Guerreiro/M. Fair (POR/Polaris) +0:04
3. Kyle Cheney/J. Argbright (USA/BRP Can-Am) +0:06
4. João Monteiro/N.More (POR/BRP Can-Am) +0:20
5. Jeremias González/G. Rinaldi (ARG/BRP Can-Am) +0:20
17. Gerard Fares/Toni Wingat (ESP/BRP Can-Am) +1:06
18. João Piferar/Xavi Blanco (ESP/BRP Can-Am) +1:07
34. Domingo Roman/Oscar Bravo (ESP/Polaris) + 02:13
35. Josep Me Cami/Christian Cami (ESP/BRP Can-Am) +02:20
39. Carlos Santaolalla/Alan Sol (ESP/BRP Can-Am) +04:13
Classification of prologue stages in tracks:
1. Mitchell van den Brink/Van Heun/Van de Polo (PB/MM Iveco) 13:05.4
2. Vaidotas Zala/Fiusa/Van Groll (LTU/Iveco) +0:03
3. Gerd Husink/Kupfer/Kress (PB/Renault) +0:06
4. Martin Soltis/Mixu/Sikora (CHE/Baghira) +0:17
5. Ares Lopre/Kripalu/Stross (CHE/Iveco) +0:34
15. Manuel Bolero/Gottlib/A.Lopez (ESP/Iveco) +2:13
17. Alberto Herrero/Oliveira/M. Rodriguez (ESP/Scania) +3:10
18. Jordi Esteve/Q. Pardo/J. Puyol (ESP/DAF) + 03:24
23. Pol Tibau/D.Nadal/D.Vaz (ESP/Iveco) +4:37
27. Alberto Alonso/R. Arteaga/G. Ibeas (Psychic/Male) + 05:03
30. Jesús Bolero/E. Fizz/A. Fizz (Psychic/Male) + 05:21
32. Francisco Esther/G. Rivas/J. Jacoste (ESP/Male) +5:44
45. Javier Herrero/A. Herrero/J. House (ESP/Iveco) + 31:55
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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Australian driver Jack Duane left the Alpine team after the end of the 2025 Formula 1 season.
A product of the Alpine Academy, Duen made his Formula 1 debut at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and has an early chance ahead of his debut season in the royal race.
But even before the start of the championship, Alpin signed several reserve drivers, including Franco Colapinto. A quarter of the way through the season, Douin failed to give teammate Pierre Gasly a consistent challenge: in qualifying he beat the Frenchman in only two of eight sessions (including sprint qualifying), in half he was more than six-tenths of a second behind, and his best result of the race was 13th place.
As a result, the team decided to transfer Colapinto to the operational squad and return Duane to the reserve pilot role. The 22-year-old Australian himself admitted that this decision was a heavy blow for him.
Now Duane is finally leaving Enstone to focus on another phase of his career. Possible options include racing with Kondo Racing in Super Formula, but there is no official confirmation of this project yet. It is known that during testing at the Suzuka circuit, the Australian driver crashed his car three times at the same Degner 2 corner.
Source: Sport UA
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French motorcycle racer Raphael Cholet was involved in a serious accident during the national sand track racing championship, reports RMC Sport.
The 21-year-old athlete, attempting to make a jump during a motocross race, fell upon landing and was hit by another competitor. Cholet, who suffered serious injuries and suffered cardiac arrest, was taken to hospital in Bordeaux by helicopter but died several hours later.
The race was first suspended and then finally stopped and cancelled. The competition took place as part of the Moto-Gurp TT, and about 1,400 riders took part in the races.
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The Red Bull Formula 1 team, which has used Honda engines in the past seasons, will switch to its own engines in cooperation with Ford as of 2026.
Bulls boss Laurent Mekies hopes the engines can compete with traditional manufacturers Mercedes and Ferrari.
“It must be madness to start producing your own engines. Only Red Bull can get involved and start producing their own engines when their competitors have been doing this for 90 years. Tough months are ahead and it’s hard to hope that we’ll come up with a top-level engine right away.”
“But I am proud of our partnership with Ford. We will have a difficult start, but we will see,” Mekis said.
F1 will have new regulations on engines and aerodynamics from the 2026 season.
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