Category: Dakar

Carlos Sainz (shown above) has achieved his second victory of the year on completion of the day’s special finishing near Ha’il. The Spaniard was the quickest driver at the first … Read More

Toyota driver Giniel de Villiers (shown above) won Thursday’s fifth stage of the 2021 Dakar Rally, as Stephane Peterhansel extended his lead over de Villiers teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah. It is … Read More

Indian motorcycle rider CS Santosh was flown to hospital in Riyadh after a big crash during Wednesday’s fourth stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. The Hero team said … Read More

Toyota’s Nasser Al-Attiyah won his third consecutive stage victory of the 2021 Dakar Rally on Wednesday, narrowly beating overall leader Stephane Peterhansel and his X-raid Mini. Somewhat counterintuitively, Dakar stages … Read More

Stage 3 of the 43rd Dakar Rally ongoing in Saudi Arabia has come to an end.  After wins on the prologue and stage two, Nasser Al-Attiyah has also tasted victory … Read More

After starting in tenth position, Nasser Al-Attiyah has won stage two by 2m35s in front of Stéphane Peterhansel. The Frenchman led for the majority of the stage, but can console … Read More

Carlos Sainz Sr. (Shown above) has managed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, erasing what looked like an insurmountable deficit to take Stage 1 of the 2021 Dakar … Read More

Racing got underway at the 2021 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia as some of the biggest names in rally-raid took part in today’s 11km prologue stage. Holding an early lead … Read More

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing is looking forward to challenge for the Dakar Rally title again despite a truncated year which limited the team’s training and testing as a result of the … Read More

The rich tapestry of landscapes in Saudi Arabia offers an almost infinite number of permutations to give the route of the Dakar a better flavor. Just as 2020 was a … Read More

Since the official Honda team returned to the Dakar Rally in 2013 after a 23-year absence, one of the team bikes will, for the first time, do so with the … Read More

Audi is facing one of the greatest challenges in motorsport: The brand with the four rings will be competing in the famous Dakar Rally for the first time in 2022 … Read More

The rich tapestry of landscapes in Saudi Arabia offers an almost infinite number of permutations to give the route of the Dakar a better flavor. Just as 2020 was a … Read More

Carlos Sainz Sr. after winning the 2020 Dakar Rally Two-time World Rally champion Carlos Sainz Sr. was named Tuesday winner of the 2020 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports in … Read More

Edwin Straver Dutch motorcycle rider Edwin Straver has been confirmed as the second fatality from this year’s Dakar Rally. Straver’s life support (assisted respiration) was turned off and he died … Read More

The Dunes of Saudi Arabia The 42nd edition of the Dakar took competitors from the shores of the Red Sea in Jeddah, around the canyons and mountains of the western … Read More

Ricky Brabec After Africa and South America, the most recent chapter of Dakar Rally history, in the Middle East, has opened, adorned in the colors of Monster Energy Honda Team … Read More

Can Alonso be satisfied with a 13th place finish in the Dakar? He says he was. After almost killing himself in the Dakar Rally (see video of roll below), Fernando … Read More

Fernando Alonso and navigator Marc Coma Fernando Alonso says that he has bettered any realistic goals he had ahead of his Dakar debut by finishing second on Stage 8. In … Read More

Paulo Goncalves After the accident yesterday which claimed the life of motorcycle rider Paulo Goncalves, today’s stage, the eighth of the Dakar Rally 2020, has been cancelled in the motorcycle … Read More

Paulo Goncalves Portuguese motorbike rider Paulo Goncalves has died after a crash during the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. The 40-year-old suffered the fatal accident after 276 kilometers (171 miles) … Read More

Ricky Brabec would have won last year had his Honda engine not popped With American Ricky Brabec heading the overall leader board, many might believe that the Monster Energy Honda … Read More

Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso's hopes of contending for a spot among the Dakar's front-runners were dealt a major blow on Monday when the Spaniard was halted for over 2 hours … Read More