SARA PRICE Takes New Defender D7X-R to 48th Dakar Rally Stock Battle

December 30, 2025

• SARA PRICE brings serious desert racing credentials to the 2025 Dakar Rally as a multiple stage winner on the world’s most punishing off-road marathon, proving once again that American women belong at the sharp end of motorsport’s biggest challenges.
• The Californian driver gets the keys to Land Rover’s all-new Defender Dakar D7X-R for January’s 48th running, showing the brand’s confidence in backing proven talent rather than just big names with questionable recent results.
• PRICE lines up in a loaded Stock class field that includes 14-time Dakar winner Stephane Peterhansel and Rokas Baciuska, setting up what could be the most competitive battle in the category’s history.

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