00:00Welcome to Dakar 2026. 13 stages across varied and testing terrain over the next two weeks,
00:16starting in Nyambu with a short prologue of 22 kilometers.
00:20It wasn't the dream start for Nils Teric who suffered a mechanical problem at Kilometre 6,
00:35the Kobe factory rider pushing his bike to the finish line. Spare a thought for Hernan Garces who got himself beached.
00:50History was made once again for Edgar Canet who conquered the day, becoming the Dakar's youngest ever winner in the bikes.
01:00The 20-year-old Spaniard kicking off Rally GP life in style.
01:08Five seconds separated the top three in the prologue with Canet roaring to victory.
01:20Guillaume de Mevius charged across the sand and over the rocky terrain to secure third place on the special in his Mini alongside co-driver Mathieu Bommel.
01:29The Ford Racing boys got off to a strong start with Mitch Guthrie securing second place, leaving only Dust and his rivals in his wake.
01:49In the ultimate, the prologue belonged to Matthias Ekstrom, the Ford Racing driver taking his sixth Dakar special and his third prologue success in four years.
02:09Ekstrom topped the standings with Guthrie and De Mevius locked on time.
02:22Two in a row, Mitchell van den Brink wins the prologue for the second consecutive year in the trucks.
02:29He recorded a time one minute and five seconds quicker than that of the defending champion Martin Matzik, who received a 30-second penalty.
02:38Two in a row, Mitchell van den Brink wins the prologue for the second consecutive year in the boots.
02:45Two immediately.
02:47Three.
02:48Two.
02:49Three.
02:50Two.
02:51Three.
02:52Two.
02:53Four.
02:54Two.
02:56Three.
02:57Two.
02:58Three.
02:59Two.
03:00Three.
03:01One.
03:01Four.
03:02Three.
03:03Tthere.
03:05Three.
03:06Three.
03:07Two.
