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Dinaric Rally 2026 – presentation of the stages

A rider’s guide through all 6 stages — distances, fuel stops, neutralizations, climb and terrain, pulled straight from the roadbook data (Rally Navigator).

  • 1,538.5 km Total (all 6 stages)
  • 1,338.8 km Selective sections
  • 26,391 m Total climb
  • 4 Counties crossed
  • 4 Mountain ranges crossed

Stage order

  1. Sunday, Aug 23 Prolog 74.6 km
  2. Monday, Aug 24 Krbava 424.7 km Marathon
  3. Tuesday, Aug 25 Lapac 294.5 km Marathon
  4. Wednesday, Aug 26 Kotari 229.4 km
  5. Thursday, Aug 27 Velebit 313.4 km
  6. Friday, Aug 28 Sinj 202.0 km

Stage by stage

DSS = start of selective section · ASS = finish of selective section · DN / FN = neutralization start / end.

Sunday, Aug 23

Prolog · 74.6 km

Around Knin, foothills of Svilaja · Šibenik-Knin County

  • 63.2 km Selective section
  • 1.7 + 9.7 km Liaison (in+out)
  • ↑ 1,715 m Total climb
  • ↓ 1,722 m Total descent
  • 219–1,303 m Elevation range
  • 75 km Required fuel range
  • 0 Fuel stops
  • 2 Neutralizations

Fuel Stops & Range

SegmentKm rangeLength
Start → Finish0.0 – 74.6 km74.6 km

Neutralizations (DN → FN)

DNFNDurationLength
6.2 km19.4 km35 min13.18 km
30.8 km39.4 km35 min8.55 km

Hazards & Terrain (from roadbook notes)

  • Level 2 18×
  • Level 1 15×
  • Stone / Stony 16×
  • Down Hill 10×
  • Rocks 10×
  • Plain / Chott 10×
  • Bad 8×
  • Up Hill 7×
  • Ruts 6×
  • Rock 6×
  • Grass 6×
  • Wadi 5×
  • Twisty / Sinuous 4×
  • Narrow 4×
Speed limit changes (6) — click to expand
  • 6.2 km → 60 km/h
  • 8.8 km → 30 km/h
  • 30.8 km → 50 km/h
  • 41.7 km → 30 km/h
  • 54.2 km → 30 km/h
  • 54.6 km → 60 km/h

Monday, Aug 24 (1/2 Marathon)

Krbava · 424.7 km

Krbava Field, Zrmanja canyon, Lika · Lika-Senj County (partly Šibenik-Knin)

  • 385.7 km Selective section
  • 17.9 + 21.1 km Liaison (in+out)
  • ↑ 6,032 m Total climb
  • ↓ 6,355 m Total descent
  • 180–1,412 m Elevation range
  • 140 km Required fuel range
  • 7 Fuel stops
  • 5 Neutralizations

Fuel Stops & Range

SegmentKm rangeLength
Start → Fuel 10.0 – 10.1 km10.1 km
Fuel 1 → Fuel 210.1 – 71.9 km61.7 km
Fuel 2 → Fuel 371.9 – 211.4 km139.6 km
Fuel 3 → Fuel 4211.4 – 258.2 km46.7 km
Fuel 4 → Fuel 5258.2 – 318.9 km60.7 km
Fuel 5 → Fuel 6318.9 – 404.1 km85.2 km
Fuel 6 → Fuel 7404.1 – 414.6 km10.5 km
Fuel 7 → Finish414.6 – 424.7 km10.2 km

Assistance point: 318.9 km, 404.1 km

Neutralizations (DN → FN)

DNFNDurationLength
61.6 km76.9 km35 min15.3 km
206.6 km219.4 km30 min12.79 km
246.8 km264.0 km35 min17.16 km
312.0 km325.6 km40 min13.57 km
352.8 km375.6 km40 min22.83 km

Hazards & Terrain (from roadbook notes)

  • Level 3 9×
  • Level 2 89×
  • Level 1 53×
  • Twisty / Sinuous 32×
  • Off Track 26×
  • Down Hill 20×
  • Stone / Stony 16×
  • Ditch 15×
  • Train Tracks 12×
  • Ruts 11×
  • Village 10×
  • Up Hill 9×
  • Vegetation 8×
  • Crest Of Hill 8×
  • Dip Hole 7×
Speed limit changes (18) — click to expand
  • 21.1 km → 50 km/h
  • 21.5 km → 80 km/h
  • 23.6 km → 60 km/h
  • 80.8 km → 30 km/h
  • 86.8 km → 30 km/h
  • 86.9 km → 50 km/h
  • 93.8 km → 80 km/h
  • 100.8 km → 50 km/h
  • 143.9 km → 60 km/h
  • 146.4 km → 80 km/h
  • 150.6 km → 40 km/h
  • 161.5 km → 50 km/h
  • 189.3 km → 50 km/h
  • 192.7 km → 50 km/h
  • 203.9 km → 30 km/h
  • 288.6 km → 60 km/h
  • 378.5 km → 30 km/h
  • 379.6 km → 80 km/h

Tuesday, Aug 25 (2/2 Marathon)

Lapac · 294.5 km

Donji Lapac, southern Lika, below Plješevica · Lika-Senj County

  • 235.7 km Selective section
  • 29.2 + 29.6 km Liaison (in+out)
  • ↑ 5,361 m Total climb
  • ↓ 5,620 m Total descent
  • 201–1,855 m Elevation range
  • 111 km Required fuel range
  • 3 Fuel stops
  • 2 Neutralizations

Fuel Stops & Range

SegmentKm rangeLength
Start → Fuel 10.0 – 10.2 km10.2 km
Fuel 1 → Fuel 210.2 – 74.5 km64.3 km
Fuel 2 → Fuel 374.5 – 185.9 km111.4 km
Fuel 3 → Finish185.9 – 294.5 km108.6 km

Assistance point: 74.5 km

Neutralizations (DN → FN)

DNFNDurationLength
107.5 km119.6 km35 min12.03 km
177.4 km194.3 km30 min16.94 km

Hazards & Terrain (from roadbook notes)

  • Level 3 2×
  • Level 2 49×
  • Level 1 39×
  • Ruts 32×
  • Stone / Stony 31×
  • Twisty / Sinuous 19×
  • Rocks 13×
  • Down Hill 13×
  • Wading / Water Crossing 10×
  • Up Hill 9×
  • Bad 7×
  • Village 6×
  • Narrow 4×
  • Dip Hole 4×
  • Train Tracks 3×

Police checkpoint: 107.3 km

Speed limit changes (9) — click to expand
  • 62.1 km → 60 km/h
  • 92.3 km → 60 km/h
  • 94.4 km → 40 km/h
  • 161.6 km → 40 km/h
  • 168.0 km → 50 km/h
  • 171.8 km → 50 km/h
  • 173.9 km → 30 km/h
  • 222.6 km → 40 km/h
  • 224.8 km → 60 km/h

Wednesday, Aug 26

Kotari · 229.4 km

Ravni Kotari, Zadar hinterland · Zadar County (partly Šibenik-Knin)

  • 190.8 km Selective section
  • 20.8 + 17.8 km Liaison (in+out)
  • ↑ 2,441 m Total climb
  • ↓ 2,456 m Total descent
  • 0–416 m Elevation range
  • 115 km Required fuel range
  • 3 Fuel stops
  • 1 Neutralizations

Fuel Stops & Range

SegmentKm rangeLength
Start → Fuel 10.0 – 10.2 km10.2 km
Fuel 1 → Fuel 210.2 – 125.5 km115.2 km
Fuel 2 → Fuel 3125.5 – 219.2 km93.8 km
Fuel 3 → Finish219.2 – 229.4 km10.2 km

Neutralizations (DN → FN)

DNFNDurationLength
111.2 km126.7 km60 min15.54 km

Hazards & Terrain (from roadbook notes)

  • Level 3 3×
  • Level 2 24×
  • Level 1 15×
  • Stone / Stony 27×
  • Stone Wall 11×
  • Bad 10×
  • Ruin 8×
  • Up Hill 4×
  • Village 3×
  • Bivouac 2×
  • Twisty / Sinuous 2×
  • Dip Hole 2×
  • Vegetation 2×
  • Down Hill 1×
  • Plain / Chott 1×
Speed limit changes (35) — click to expand
  • 33.6 km → 40 km/h
  • 37.7 km → 40 km/h
  • 38.2 km → 60 km/h
  • 42.3 km → 40 km/h
  • 52.1 km → 60 km/h
  • 55.8 km → 30 km/h
  • 58.6 km → 40 km/h
  • 58.9 km → 80 km/h
  • 61.8 km → 60 km/h
  • 64.1 km → 60 km/h
  • 67.9 km → 40 km/h
  • 68.1 km → 60 km/h
  • 69.2 km → 80 km/h
  • 81.2 km → 50 km/h
  • 92.4 km → 80 km/h
  • 100.9 km → 60 km/h
  • 105.8 km → 60 km/h
  • 132.6 km → 40 km/h
  • 136.5 km → 50 km/h
  • 143.9 km → 80 km/h
  • 144.1 km → 50 km/h
  • 146.3 km → 50 km/h
  • 162.4 km → 40 km/h
  • 162.5 km → 60 km/h
  • 171.3 km → 40 km/h
  • 174.2 km → 50 km/h
  • 174.9 km → 80 km/h
  • 183.6 km → 80 km/h
  • 188.8 km → 40 km/h
  • 190.1 km → 40 km/h
  • 193.3 km → 40 km/h
  • 194.1 km → 60 km/h
  • 198.2 km → 40 km/h
  • 202.3 km → 60 km/h
  • 209.4 km → 30 km/h

Thursday, Aug 27

Velebit · 313.4 km

Eastern slopes of Velebit, Gračac–Zrmanja–Baške Oštarije · Lika-Senj County

  • 271.1 km Selective section
  • 21.1 + 21.2 km Liaison (in+out)
  • ↑ 6,265 m Total climb
  • ↓ 6,354 m Total descent
  • -20–1,066 m Elevation range
  • 125 km Required fuel range
  • 3 Fuel stops
  • 3 Neutralizations

Fuel Stops & Range

SegmentKm rangeLength
Start → Fuel 10.0 – 99.5 km99.5 km
Fuel 1 → Fuel 299.5 – 224.5 km125.0 km
Fuel 2 → Fuel 3224.5 – 303.2 km78.7 km
Fuel 3 → Finish303.2 – 313.4 km10.2 km

Assistance point: 99.5 km

Neutralizations (DN → FN)

DNFNDurationLength
87.0 km106.0 km30 min18.95 km
182.5 km183.0 km20 min0.45 km
222.8 km230.5 km30 min7.62 km

Hazards & Terrain (from roadbook notes)

  • Level 3 3×
  • Level 2 50×
  • Level 1 53×
  • Stone / Stony 34×
  • Up Hill 18×
  • Down Hill 18×
  • Bad 17×
  • Ruin / Abandoned 12×
  • Ruts 12×
  • Twisty / Sinuous 12×
  • Narrow 10×
  • Vegetation 7×
  • Village 6×
  • Rock 6×
  • Bivouac 2×
Speed limit changes (28) — click to expand
  • 33.2 km → 50 km/h
  • 66.0 km → 50 km/h
  • 69.1 km → 40 km/h
  • 71.2 km → 30 km/h
  • 72.2 km → 60 km/h
  • 79.7 km → 30 km/h
  • 87.0 km → 20 km/h
  • 87.9 km → 50 km/h
  • 122.8 km → 50 km/h
  • 143.4 km → 50 km/h
  • 146.1 km → 70 km/h
  • 153.3 km → 50 km/h
  • 186.3 km → 60 km/h
  • 199.2 km → 40 km/h
  • 199.5 km → 30 km/h
  • 200.6 km → 80 km/h
  • 204.9 km → 20 km/h
  • 205.2 km → 80 km/h
  • 211.2 km → 60 km/h
  • 220.8 km → 50 km/h
  • 222.8 km → 50 km/h
  • 234.2 km → 50 km/h
  • 238.7 km → 20 km/h
  • 239.3 km → 50 km/h
  • 246.0 km → 60 km/h
  • 249.2 km → 30 km/h
  • 253.3 km → 30 km/h
  • 257.5 km → 50 km/h

Friday, Aug 28

Sinj · 202.0 km

Cetinska Krajina, below Mount Dinara · Split-Dalmatia County

  • 192.3 km Selective section
  • 4.5 + 5.2 km Liaison (in+out)
  • ↑ 4,577 m Total climb
  • ↓ 4,581 m Total descent
  • 200–1,325 m Elevation range
  • 114 km Required fuel range
  • 1 Fuel stops
  • 2 Neutralizations

Fuel Stops & Range

SegmentKm rangeLength
Start → Fuel 10.0 – 114.1 km114.1 km
Fuel 1 → Finish114.1 – 202.0 km87.8 km

Neutralizations (DN → FN)

DNFNDurationLength
97.4 km126.3 km50 min28.92 km
168.6 km187.8 km30 min19.15 km

Hazards & Terrain (from roadbook notes)

  • Level 2 40×
  • Level 1 35×
  • Stone / Stony 29×
  • Down Hill 16×
  • Twisty / Sinuous 16×
  • Bad 11×
  • Rocks 10×
  • Up Hill 7×
  • Grass 6×
  • Ruin / Abandoned 6×
  • Ruin 6×
  • Ditch 5×
  • Dip Hole 5×
  • Stone Wall 4×

Police checkpoint: 149.5 km

Speed limit changes (15) — click to expand
  • 14.8 km → 50 km/h
  • 25.7 km → 30 km/h
  • 31.0 km → 60 km/h
  • 53.0 km → 50 km/h
  • 56.9 km → 40 km/h
  • 57.4 km → 60 km/h
  • 60.4 km → 60 km/h
  • 70.8 km → 40 km/h
  • 73.2 km → 40 km/h
  • 88.5 km → 50 km/h
  • 125.5 km → 30 km/h
  • 129.9 km → 40 km/h
  • 132.8 km → 60 km/h
  • 168.6 km → 40 km/h
  • 191.6 km → 40 km/h

About this data

All figures (distances, fuel stops, DZ/FZ speed-limit zones, DN/FN neutralizations, danger levels, elevation) were extracted directly from the official Rally Navigator exports (.rn2 / .gpx / .xlsx) for each stage. The elevation profile and total climb/descent were computed from the dense GPS trace with light smoothing to remove GPS noise.

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