As rumors ponder if the 2027 Dakar Rally will be held in northern Saudi Arabia or even be replaced by an 8-stage event in Morocco, we can at least say the Dakar Classic will follow along and be there too.

As rumors ponder if the 2027 Dakar Rally will be held in northern Saudi Arabia or even be replaced by an 8-stage event in Morocco, we can at least say the Dakar Classic will follow along and be there too.
The DAF Bull alongside an M998 Humvee in truck configuration at the Muzeum Militarnej Historii w Bornem Sulinowie
📸 Łukasz Szwarc
Due to the ongoing war in the Middle East, K Motorsport is replacing the Dakar Classic with the Africa Eco Race Historic on its 2027 calendar.
Ecurie Frères d'Armes, the French Army team fielding Dakar Classic cars for disabled veterans, will return to the Classic in 2028 with the Peugeot P4.
The ASO confirmed to Dakar Classic team TimeOut Racing that the 2027 Dakar Rally will still proceed as planned, but the organizers are monitoring the situation in the region.
It was a busy week for the legendary DAF Bull, starting by racing a T-72M at the Muzeum Militarnej Historii w Bornem Sulinowie then through the military base at Drawsko Pomorskie as the Baja Poland's zero car.