The 59th edition of the Baja 1000, the longest nonstop off-road race in the world, will start and finish in Los Cabos for the first time in the event’s nearly six-decade history. SCORE International confirmed the race will run November 9 through 15, 2026, with the entire route contained within Baja California Sur. The agreement, reached between SCORE and both the state government and the Los Cabos municipality, places the cape region at the center of international motorsport this fall.
The Baja 1000 Has Never Started or Finished in Los Cabos
Since its founding in 1967, the Baja 1000 has been synonymous with the northern half of the peninsula. Ensenada has served as the traditional start or finish city for most of the race’s history. The original 1967 race ran from Tijuana to La Paz, but the event settled into a pattern centered on Ensenada and, occasionally, La Paz as a finish point for point-to-point editions.
Los Cabos hosted a SCORE event once before. The Baja Sur 500 ran through the southern tip of the peninsula in 2015. But that race was a secondary event, not the flagship Baja 1000.
The Baja 1000 2026 will take place from November 9 to 15, with a route that will start and end in San José del Cabo, covering emblematic sections until reaching Loreto, crossing the Baja California Sur peninsula.
