Winner of the 2026 Dakar, Dacia tells the story of its human odyssey in a series
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They did it! After 13 days of grit, dust and tension, Nasser Al-Attiyah and Fabian Lurquin delivered Dacia its very first victory at the 2026 Dakar Rally. A historic success, achieved with composure and control, that goes far beyond the performance of a single duo. Because winning the Dakar is never the story of just two men in a vehicle. It is the story of an entire team. A collective adventure told from the inside in the series The Dacia Sandriders – The Odyssey.
This Dakar Rally was Dacia’s Dakar. Why? Because winning the Dakar is about far more than crossing the finish line first. It is about surviving the desert, day after day. It is about trust, sometimes blind. It is about accepting that true performance is forged far from the spotlight, often at night, carried by the strength of a united collective.
Behind the victory of Nasser Al-Attiyah and Fabian Lurquin lies an army working in the shadows: mechanics stripping down and rebuilding the car until dawn; engineers combing through thousands of data points to prevent a fatal error; physios putting bodies back together; logisticians moving an entire travelling village across Saudi Arabia. In rally-raid, success is never individual. By its very nature, it is a team sport.
This is precisely the reality explored by the series The Dacia Sandriders – The Odyssey. Told across six 12-minute episodes, it takes viewers deep into the human and technical adventure of the Dacia Sandriders. It speaks of trust between driver and co-driver, of shared doubts, of decisions made under pressure, and of bonds forged through effort and exhaustion. The Odyssey doesn’t just show how victories are won, it explains why people endure.
Dacia Sandrider – The Odyssey
This victory at the 2026 Dakar is the result of a united, committed team, and the lasting mark of an extraordinary human adventure. An odyssey to experience now, episode by episode.
