Saudi rally veteran Ibrahim Al-Muhanna concluded his seventh consecutive participation in the legendary Dakar Rally, and succeeded in reaching finish line on his debut Dakar Classic category, a new achievement by being only racing driver from Saudi Arabia to succeed in five different categories, trucks, then (T1) for cars, Stock (T2), Side-by-Side (SSV/T4), and finally Dakar Classic.
2026 Dakar Rally started on January 3 from Yanbu, and ended on Saturday, January 17 also in Yanbu, covering a distance of nearly nine thousand kilometers, during which it passed through Al-Ula, Haïl, Riyadh, Wadi Al-Dawasir, Bisha, and Al-Hanakiyah.
Ibrahim Al-Muhanna and his co-driver Faisal Al-Suwaih and his mechanic Raed Abu Theeb made Dakar Rally 2026 on Mercedes-Unimog truck.
Ibrahim Al-Muhanna had also previously got fourth place in 2024 FIA Baja World Cup, after completing in six rounds out of eight that, on his debut on SSV (T4), with Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo R equipped by BBR and modified by Al-Muhanna’s garage and Ahmed Al-Shaqawi’s garage.
Al-Muhanna enters 2025 with a major international events, as he will compete in the Oman International Rally, opening round of the Middle East Rally Championship (MERC), and immediately after that he head to Saudi Baja (Hail International Rally), opening round of the 2025 FIA Baja World Cup, opening round of FIA Middle East Baja Cup, and opening round of SAMF Saudi Toyota Desert Rally Championship, and immediately to Qatar International Rally, second round of the Middle East Rally Championship (MERC), then Qatar International Baja, third round of FIA Middle East Baja Cup, to achieve third overall points of 2025 Middle East Cup for SSV.
Al-Muhanna thanked the sponsors and supporters of his career in rallies, headed by Ministry of Sports, Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF), Ministry of Interior Officers and Employees Club and Officers Affairs under the Presidency of State Security, Dar and Emaar, Nana, Spiro, Impact 46, Zig Print and Taqarab, and everyone who supported him during his great career in national, regional and international events.
