Fenix Rally 2026: Lacam and Zajac lead the prologue
The newsroomUpdated on October 25, 20263 minFenix Rally 2026: Lacam (SSV, 19:34.74) and Zajac (cars, 20:20.97) lead the Djerba prologue; Thijs and Van Tiel are hit with a 30-minute penalty.
Key point
In the Fenix Rally prologue, Lacam (SSV) has the best time after penalties, Zajac leads the cars and Thijs/Van Tiel lose 30 minutes for a missed waypoint.
The 2026 Fenix Rally began in Tunisia with a prologue on Saturday 24 October in Djerba. According to RallyTracks' provisional results, Frenchman Hugues Lacam (MMP T3) set the best SSV time, 19:34.74, and is the fastest of all after penalties. In the cars, Magdalena Zajac and Blazej Czekan (Toyota Hilux T1+) lead in 20:20.97.
A prologue that does not count overall
The prologue does not count towards the overall standings: it sets the starting order for stage 1. All times are provisional and the stewards may still change them.
Bikes: Knuiman ahead
- 1. Jeremy Knuiman (KTM EXC 450): 22:31.25
- 2. Daan Veenendaal (GasGas 500): +1:28.9
- 3. Georg Reinprecht (Beta RR 390): +2:34.7
Richard Wijntjes (Husqvarna FE 501) lost 42 seconds to a speeding penalty and drops from third to fourth. In the quads, Adam Krysiak is 51 seconds ahead of Karol Slugocki.
SSV: Lacam ahead of the French crews
In the SSV class, 46 crews at the start, the provisional podium reads:
- 1. Hugues Lacam (MMP T3): 19:34.74
- 2. Pierre Lafay / Loïc Minaudier (Can-Am Maverick R): +34.7 s
- 3. Nicolas Martinez / Lili Delfino (Overdrive OT3): +41.5 s
Cars: a 30-minute penalty for Thijs and Van Tiel
Zajac and Czekan finish 36.2 s ahead of Pascal Feryn / Kurt Keysers, a 10 s speeding penalty included, followed by Koen Wauters / Tom De Leeuw at 52 s. Vincent Thijs and Arjan van Tiel (Toyota Hilux) in fact set the fastest time of the whole field, 16:35.97, nearly three minutes quicker than Lacam. But they cut part of the course and missed a waypoint after a navigation error by Van Tiel: a 30-minute penalty that drops them to twelfth, 26 minutes off the lead.
Stage 1 to Douz
On Sunday 25 October, stage 1 runs from Djerba to Douz with 252.89 km against the clock. Bikes start at 7:43 and cars at 8:19 local time. Koen Wauters, fourth among the cars last year, is aiming for the podium; Pascal Feryn wants to do better than in 2025, when a technical problem stopped him after the second stage.
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Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2026 Fenix Rally prologue?
According to RallyTracks' provisional results: Jeremy Knuiman in bikes, Adam Krysiak in quads, Hugues Lacam in SSVs and Magdalena Zajac / Blazej Czekan in cars.
Does the prologue count towards the overall standings?
No. It does not count towards the overall standings: it only sets the starting order for stage 1, and the results are provisional.
Why did Thijs and Van Tiel lose so much time?
They cut part of the route and missed a waypoint after a navigation error: a 30-minute penalty, despite the fastest time of the field.
Sources
- RallyTracks — Fenix Rally prologue (provisional results)
- RallyTracks — Fenix Rally and Loasis L'Original share the Tunisian desert
- RallyandRaces — Wauters and Feryn in the Fenix Rally
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