SARA PRICE Powers Defender Rally’s Commanding Stock Category Lead at Dakar
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January 8, 2026
GRRL! SUMMARY:
- SARA PRICE joins the elite three-driver lineup for Defender Rally’s historic Dakar debut, bringing her proven rally-raid credentials to Jaguar Land Rover’s ambitious Stock category campaign. Racing the production-based Defender Dakar D7X-R, she’s part of a world-class roster that’s already making waves in the championship’s opening round.
- The team has absolutely dominated early competition, sweeping 1-2-3 podium finishes across Stages 2, 3, and 4 while maintaining overall Stock category leadership. This kind of immediate success in motorsport’s most grueling challenge proves that when manufacturers commit properly to supporting their drivers, magic happens on the biggest stages.
- With approximately 5,000 km of timed stages ahead across Saudi Arabia’s most punishing terrain, PRICE and her teammates face the motorsport equivalent of climbing Mount Everest. The fact that Defender Rally is already setting the pace in their debut year shows what’s possible when teams invest in both cutting-edge technology and proven talent.
UPCOMING:
- Dakar Rally continues through January 17
- World Rally-Raid Championship Round 2 TBA
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GRRL! summary based upon reporting by Julian Rael Gordon originally appearing on www.carmag.co.za
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