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The 2026 Dakar 2026 Stage 7 breakdown in all categories is as follows: KTM left Chalayna with no room for error. The last drama in the car avoids “solpasso”
he Dakar Rally 2026 He returned to the scene after a well-deserved rest day and returned with one of the longest stages. The caravan of the world’s toughest rally packed up and left Riyadh for Wadi ad Dawasir. But first I had to cross the bridge 459km long special route and 418km separate links. Not a bad way to get back into the rhythm and start the second week and last week in the Saudi Arabian desert.
In the motorcycle category, he was the first to start and finish the stage. daniel sanders Another great day for the team, which solidified its lead. KTM. luciano benavides He achieved a second stage win, with the Australian narrowly separating himself from the Hondas of Ricky Brabec and Tosha Chalayna. What’s more, the Valencian is a little further away from the podium after this seventh stage.
As far as the automotive category was concerned, everything seemed to point to a change in leadership. Henk Lategan dominated and exceeded Al Attiyah A virtual general. however, Toyota team loses 10 minutes due to problems after final checkpoint And he reached the finish line from victory, giving Qatar even more time from Dacia, who is still the leader. The winner is Matthias Ekström 2nd place overall.
Neither, as far as the Spaniards are concerned. Nani Roma neither Carlos Sainz They had a great day and were able to close the gap by a few seconds from Nasser.
In addition, in the challenger division, Pau Navarro maintains lead over Jan Rosa. Of course, Nicolas Cabigliasso has closed some distance, with the difference being only 2 minutes and 48 seconds.
Riyadh – Wadi ad Dawasir 877km; Special 459km
Classification Stage 7 – Motorcycles
1. Luciano Benavidez (ARG/KTM) 4:00:56
2. Edgar Canet (ESP/KTM) 4’47”
3. Adrian Van Beveren (FRA/Honda) 4’57”
4. Daniel Saunders (AUS/KTM) 5’35”
5. Skyler Howes (USA/Honda) 6’46”
6. Michael Docherty (RSA/KTM) 7’38” (Rally 2)
7. Tosha Chalayna (ESP/Honda) 8’45”
8. Ross Branch (BOT/Hero) 8’47”
9. Nacho Cornejo (CHL/Hero) 9’10”
10. Ricky Brabec (USA/Honda) 9’15”
19. Josep Pedro (ESP/Husqvarna) 28’01” (Original: MOTUL)
24. Arnau Jed (ESP/KTM) 30’49”
46. Iñigo Zardoja (ESP/KTM) 1:27’09
47. Carlos Lopez (ESP/KTM) 1:27’38”
71. Javi Vega (ESP/Kobe) 1:55’40” (Original: MOTUL)
76. Rashid Alual (ESP/Husqvarna) 2 hours 05 minutes 14 seconds (Original: MOTUL)
77. João Carles Guillen (ESP/Husqvarna) 2:07’19”
79. Borja Perez (ESP/Husqvarna) 2:10’50”
81. Mario Garrido (ESP/GasGas) 2:12’24”
87. Juancar Torres (ESP/Husqvarna) 2:32′:18″
91. Fernando Dominguez (ESP/KTM) 2:39’00”
General classification – motorcycle
1. Daniel Saunders (AUS/KTM) 28:47’31”
2. Ricky Brabec (USA/Honda) 4’25”
3. Luciano Benavidez (ARG/KTM) 4’40”
4. Tosha Chalayna (ESP/Honda) 15’06”
5. Schuyler Howes (USA/Honda) 33’14”
6. Nacho Cornejo (CHL/Hero) 33’25”
7. Adrian van Beveren (France/Honda) 55’57”
8. Ross Branch (BOT/Hero) 1 hour 39 minutes 22 seconds
9. Preston Campbell (USA/Honda) 1:43’32”
10. Toni Mulek (SLO/KTM) 1 hour 54 minutes 29 seconds (Rally 2)
19. Arnau Jed (ESP/KTM) 4:18’52”
23. Josep Pedro (ESP/Husqvarna) 4:38’31” (Original by MOTUL)
31. Javi Vega (ESP/Kobe) 6:45’12” (Original: MOTUL)
50. Edgar Canet (ESP/KTM) 10:56’39”
52. Iñigo Zardoya (ESP/KTM) 11:32’54”
54. Carlos Lopez (ESP/KTM) 11:44’14’
62. Joao Carles Guillen (ESP/Husqvarna) 13 hours 42 minutes 38 seconds
72. Mario Garrido (ESP/GasGas) 15:24’44”
73. Rashid Alual (ESP/Husqvarna) 15:34:11 (Original: MOTUL)
74. Borja Perez (ESP/Husqvarna) 15:54’35”
89. Juancar Torres (ESP/Husqvarna) 36:27’02”
91. Fernando Dominguez (ESP/KTM) 39:47’25”
Ricardo Lastra (ESP/KTM) abandons stage 2
Lorenzo Santorino (ESP/Sherco) abandons stage 2
Classification Stage 7 – CARS
1. Matthias Ekström / E. Bergqvist (SUE/Ford) 3h:44′:22″
2. João Ferreira/F. Palmeiro (POR/Toyota) 4’27”
3. Mitch Guthrie Jr. / K. Walch (USA/Ford) 4’55”
4. Toby Price / Armand Monleon (AUS-ESP/Toyota) 5’01”
5. Lucas Moraes / D. Zenz (ALE/Dacia) 5’17”
6. Sébastien Loeb / E. Boulanger (FRA/Dacia) 5’27”
7. Seth Quintero / A. Short (USA/Toyota) 5’32”
8. Mathieu Serradri / L. Minaudier (FRA/Century) 6’00”
9. Carlos Sainz / Lucas Cruz (ESP/Ford) 6’01”
10. Nani Roma / Alex Haro (ESP/Ford) 6’36”
11. Nasser Al Attiyah / F. Larquin (QAT/Dacia) 7’24”
13. Henk Lategan/B. Cummings (RSA/Toyota) 8’35”
14. Guy Botterill /oriol mena (RSA-ESP/Toyota) 9’10”
20. Cristina Gutierrez / Pablo Moreno (ESP/Dacia) 13’33”
twenty four. Lia Sanz / M. Gerini (ESP/Ebro) 17’03”
27. Michal Gokzal / Diego Ortega (POL-ESP/Toyota) 24’41”
35. Rokas Basiuska / Oriol Vidal (POL-ESP/Defender) 36’28”
117. Jordi Taurus/Santi Costa (ESP/Optimus) 1:36’23”
General classification – CARS
1. Nasser Al Attiyah / F. Larquin (QAT/Dacia) 28 hours: 10’15”
2. Matthias Ekström / E. Bergqvist (SUE/Ford) 4’47”
3. Nani Roma / Alex Haro (ESP/Ford) 7’15”
4. Henk Lategan/B. Cummings (RSA/Toyota) 7’21”
5. Carlos Sainz / Lucas Cruz (ESP/Ford) 10’26”
6. Sébastien Loeb / E. Boulanger (FRA/Dacia) 15’39”
7. Mitch Guthrie Jr. / K. Walch (USA/Ford) 19’20”
8. Mathieu Serradri / L. Minaudier (FRA/Century) 22’05”
9. Lucas Moraes / D. Zenz (ALE/Dacia) 24’39”
10. Erik Goczal / Szymon Gospodarczyk (POL/Toyota) 25’25”
12. Toby Price/Armand Monleon (AUS-ESP/Toyota) 36’39”
14. Cristina Gutierrez / Pablo Moreno (ESP/Dacia) 39’34”
17. Guy Botterill /oriol mena (RSA-ESP/Toyota) 1:04’52”
19. Lia Sanz / M. Gerini (ESP/Ebro) 1 hour 14 minutes 10 seconds
22. Michal Gokzal / Diego Ortega (POL-ESP/Toyota) 1 hour 41 minutes 39 seconds
Isidor Esteve/Chema Villalobos (ESP/Toyota) withdraws from Stage 6
Jesus Calleja/Eduardo Blanco (ESP/Santana) withdraws from stage 5
Classification Stage 7 – Challenger
1. Kevin Benavidez / L. Sistana (ARG/Taurus) 4:22’57”
2. Yasir Seiadan/X. Flick (SAU/Taurus) 4’39”
3. Nicolas Cabiliaso/V. Pertegarini (ARG/Taurus) 5’40”
4. Dania Achille / S. Delaunay (SAU/Taurus) 6’50”
5. Pau Navarro/Yan Rosa (ESP/Taurus) 7’49”
6. Oscar Lal/F. Acosta (ESP/Taurus) 8’24”
34. Joan Font/Adria Guillem (ESP/BRP) 2 hours ”06 minutes 56 seconds”
General classification – Challenger
1. Pau Navarro/Gian Rosa (ESP/Taurus) 31:17’03”
2. Nicolas Cabiliaso/V. Pertegarini (ARG/Taurus) 2’48”
3. Lucas Del Rio/B. Jacomy (CHL/Taurus) 29’09”
4. Yasir Seiadan/X. Flick (SAU/Taurus) 43’20”
5. David Gill/S. Cesana (ARG/Taurus) 1:24’50”
23. Oscar Lal/F. Acosta (ESP/Taurus) 8:48’29”
28. Joan Font/Adria Guillem (ESP/BRP) 10 hours:33 minutes 09 seconds
Classification Stage 7 – SSV:
1. Jeremias Gonzalez/Gonzalo Rinaldi (ARG/Can-Am) 4 hours 32 minutes 58 seconds
2. Kyle Cheney/J. Argbright (USA/BRP) 7 inch
3. João Monteiro/N.More (POR/BRP) 9 inches
4. Brock Hegar/M. Eddy (USA/Polaris) 32″
5. Gonzalo Guerreiro / M. Justo (POR/Polaris) 1 minute 27 seconds
17. Sebastian Guayasamin/Pol Ross (ECU/ESP/Polaris) 26’29”
19. Joan Piferer/Xavi Blanco (ESP/BRP) 37’51”
29. Carlos Santaolalla/Alan Sol (ESP/BRP Can-Am) 1 hour 26 minutes 54 seconds
30. Josep Me Cami/Christian Cami (ESP/BRP Can-Am) 1:28’00”
35. Domingo Roman/Oscar Bravo (ESP/Polaris) 9:36’51”
General classification – SSV
1. Brock Hager/M. Eddy (USA/Polaris) 31h42’13”
2. Kyle Cheney/J. Argbright (USA/BRP) 40’43”
3. Xavier de Soultrait/M. Bonnet (FRA/Polaris) 44’15”
4. João Monteiro/N.More (POR/BRP) 45’26”
5. Gonzalo Guerreiro / M. Justo (POR/Polaris) 1 hour 5 minutes 21 seconds
18. Sebastian Guayasamin/Pol Ross (ECU/ESP/Polaris) 7 hours 09 minutes 22 seconds
23. Josep Me Cami / Cristian Cami (ESP/BRP Can-Am) 12 hours 16 minutes 24 seconds
28. Domingo Roman/Oscar Bravo (ESP/Polaris) 35 hours 29 minutes 06 seconds
29. Joan Piferer/Xavi Blanco (ESP/BRP) 37 hours 41 minutes 51 seconds
34. Carlos Santaolalla/Alan Sol (ESP/BRP Can-Am) 112 hours 48 minutes 20 seconds
Gerard Fares/Toni Wingat (ESP/BRP) abandons stage 4
Classification Stage 7 – Track:
1.Vaidtas Zala/P. Fiuza/M. Van Grool (LIT/POR/PB-Iveco) 4 hours 27 minutes 24 seconds
2. Ales Lopre/D. Kripal/J. Stross (RCH/RCH/RCH-Iveco) 1”23″
3. Martin Mack/F. Tomasek/D. Svanda (RCH/RCH/RCH-MM Technology) 1”40″
4. Kay Husink/R. Brusen/G. Schönefeld (PB/PB/PM-Renault) 11”58″
5. Mitchell van den Brink/B. van Geen/J. van de Pol (PB/PB/PB-MM Technology) 13’17”
18. Pol Tibau/Daniel Vaz/David Nadal (ESP/ESP/ESP-Iveco) 1 hour 39 minutes 13 seconds
19. Manuel Bolero/Ch. Gottlib/Adrián López (ESP/BÉL/ESP-Iveco) 1 hour 53 minutes 43 seconds
20. Jordi Esteve/Kiko Pardo/Jordi Puyol (ESP/ESP/ESP-DAF) 2 hours 11 minutes 37 seconds
General classification – Tracks:
1. Mitchell van den Brink/B. van Geen/J. van de Pol (PB/PB/PB-MM Technology) 32 hours: 44’49”
2. Martin Mack/F. Tomasek/D. Svanda (RCH/RCH/RCH-MM Technology) 28’45”
3. Vaidotas Zala/P. Fiusa/M. Van Grool (LIT/POR/PB-Iveco) 33’02”
4. Ales Lopre/D. Kripalu/J. Stross (RCH/RCH/RCH-Iveco) 34’16”
5. Richard de Groot/J. Halsebosch/M. Van Rooy (PB/PB/PB-MM Technology) 1 hour 57 minutes 14 seconds
15. Alberto Herrero/P. Oliveira/Mario Rodriguez (ESP/MOZ/ESP-Scania) 17:00:13
16. Jordi Esteve/Kiko Pardo/Jordi Puyol (ESP/ESP/ESP-DAF) 21 hours 26 minutes 26 seconds
18. Pol Tibau/Daniel Vaz/David Nadal (ESP/ESP/ESP-Iveco) 51 hours 20 minutes 52 seconds
21. Dave Ingels/J. Shotanus/David Lopez (BÉL/PB/ESP-MAN) 12 hours 59 minutes 49 seconds
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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One of the two new teams on the Formula 1 grid is preparing to introduce its car for the 2026 season. The Audi team will officially reveal the new car at a special event in Berlin on Tuesday, January 20.
Audi has fully taken over Sauber’s project ahead of the 2026 season and will start its first Formula 1 championship as a factory team and power unit manufacturer. The team has also retained a significant portion of its 2025 Sauber structure, including team boss Jonathan Whitley and drivers Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg.
This will make Audi the fourth team to submit designs for its 2026 car, after Red Bull, Racing Bulls and Haas. The presentation will take place in the German capital in the format of a full-fledged seasonal launch.
Following the main event, a separate event will be held in Berlin on Wednesday, January 21 for selected fans and media to take a closer look at the new car and its livery.
The presentation will start on January 20 at 20:00 Kyiv time. During the event, the team will reveal the car’s full design for the 2026 season.
Let’s remember that Audi had previously put the 2026 car on the track during promotional races at the Barcelona-Catalonia circuit in early January, but only a limited number of images were released at that time.
Formula 1. Presentation of the first Audi car. Watch LIVE online
Source: Sport UA
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Formula 1 driver Nico Hulkenberg can count on a multimillion-dollar bonus in his first season with Audi if he can repeat the results in the 2025 season.
Last season, the German pilot reached the Formula 1 podium after 250 races for the first time in his career and finished the British Grand Prix in third place. At Silverstone, Hulkenberg was ahead of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and scored 15 points in one go.
Hulkenberg scored 51 points at the end of the 2025 season.
On the eve of Audi’s first season, specialized media reported that the 38-year-old pilot signed a contract providing a bonus of 50 thousand euros for each point earned in the 2026 season.
Given the large-scale changes in Formula 1, even the pilots themselves cannot yet predict the balance of power in the peloton. However, if Hulkenberg scores 51 points again, the bonus can reach 2 million 550 thousand euros in addition to his base salary at Audi.
If Nico manages to win the race and score the maximum 25 points, this will immediately earn him a bonus of 1,250,000 euros.
The team will present the appearance of its first car today at 20:00 Kyiv time.
Source: Sport UA
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Thomas Berman, the younger brother of Haas Formula 1 team driver Oliver Berman, will officially take part in Italian Formula 4 and Euro 4 in the 2026 season.
Thomas will represent the VAR team colours.
The 16-year-old Briton spent last year in British Formula 4, where he scored one win and finished eighth in the final season standings.
But the ones that are considered the most prestigious and promising are the Italian and European Formula 4 championships. They are often chosen by young pilots for further career advancement. In addition, Thomas’ older brother Oliver Berman also competed in these series and became the Italian Formula 4 champion in 2021 with 11 wins.
Let us also remind you that Ukrainian Alexander Bondarev will compete in the same championships with the Prima Racing team in the 2026 season. The Ukrainian pilot does not hide his ambitions and has repeatedly expressed his intention to fight for the championship title.
Bondarev now participates in Middle East Formula 4 in preparation for the European leg of the season. After the first stage, he took first place in the general rankings and became the leader in the rankings.
Thomas Berman will compete in the Formula Winter Series as part of his preparations.
The competition between the current “four” promises to be extremely high, and the appearance of the younger brother of the Formula 1 pilot will only increase interest in the series.
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