DEFENDERS EXPLORE AND DEFINE DAKAR RALLY ROUTE

The unique challenge of the Dakar Rally, which welcomes hundreds of competitors each year, comes from the demanding routes set out by the officials covering several thousand kilometres over a period of 10‑15 days. Winding its way through the remote Saudi Arabian desert, Dakar officials demand capability and durability from recce vehicles in order to be able to prove and validate every kilometre of competitive stage before the route can be finalised. 

The Defender recce vehicles are derived from P300‑powered 110 models, with rally modifications to ensure they are ideally equipped to take on the weeks of route‑planning in the desert by officials who will spend hours behind the wheel, traversing dirt tracks, loose sand, dunes and rocky tracks.