The organizers of Rally Saudi Arabia announced the route of their event which will be held on November 11-14.
The recce will last two days starting on Monday 9 November and ending on Tuesday 10 November. As in 2025, the 2026 edition of Rally Saudi Arabia features the Shakedown session on Wednesday where the crews will head to Thabhan in order to make some final changes on their cars. The real action starts on Thursday 12 November with three repeated stages and 105,36 competitive kilometers. "Al Faisaliyah" is the opening stage of both loops and is the longest one of the day with 21,58Km. A brand-new stage will be held after "Al Faisaliyah" which is named "Khulays" and features 11,14Km. The famous "Moon Stage" will be the concluding stage of the morning and the afternoon with 19,96Km.
Friday includes seven stages and 147,14 kilometers in length. The morning and the afternoon loop begins with "Bryman" which is a new stage with 13,1Km. Afterwards, the crews will head to "Wadi Almatwi" which is the third-longest stage of Rally Saudi Arabia 2026 with 29,73Km. "Um Al Jerem" is longer than "Wadi Almatwi" for 100 meters which means that the crews will have a proper test in these two stages. The afternoon loop concludes with the superspecial stage "Jameel Motorsport Stage".
Saturday is the final day of Rally Saudi Arabia 2026 and contains three stages and 67,84Km. "Asfan" will be a proper wake-up stage as it features 35Km and is the longest stage of the rally. It will be crucial for the crews for the Sunday points as well as the first pass from "Thabhan". The second run from "Thabhan" will host the Powerstage and will define the SuperSunday and PS points.
In total, Rally Saudi Arabia 2026 will be running with 16 stages of 320,34 kilometers in distance.
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