Overview
- Rokas Baciuška and Oriol Vidal won the production category, with Sara Price and Sean Berriman second and Stéphane Peterhansel and Mika Metge fourth.
- Defender D7X‑R crews swept 1‑2‑3 on 10 of 13 stages across roughly 5,000 miles in Saudi Arabia.
- Toyota secured third in the Stock standings, and all three Defenders reached the finish.
- The D7X‑R is derived from the Defender Octa, retaining its 4.4‑liter twin‑turbo V8 under FIA limits with Bilstein race suspension, a wider track and a 145‑gallon fuel tank.
- Dacia took the overall victory with Nasser Al‑Attiyah and Fabian Lurquin, and Land Rover has committed to factory entries through 2028.