Category: Dakar
Video: 30 years on – Nissan’s iconic 1987 Paris-Dakar rally car rides again
Nissan Patrol Fanta Limon fully restored three decades after race success. Found as a rusting wreck in Spanish museum in 2014, it has been rebuilt by Nissan engineers as a … Read More
Video of incident with Robby Gordon on final day of Dakar Rally
Robby Gordon had to withdraw from the Dakar Rally on the final day after this incident with a support vehicle. Someone in the support vehicle was handing something to Gordon's … Read More
Dakar Stage 12: Peterhansel, Price and Patronelli protect leads on penultimate Dakar stage
Stephane Peterhansel A mammoth penultimate day at the Dakar Rally forced the remaining competitors in the world’s toughest rally to cover a whopping 931km. Half of this distance was raced … Read More
Dakar Stage 11: Al-Attiyah, Meo & Nikolaev scoop decisive Dakar stage wins
Nasser Al-Attiyah Another sandy stage at the Dakar Rally resulted in further movement on the leaderboards today as caution was thrown to the wind across all four categories. Stage 11 … Read More
Video: Highlights of Dakar Stage 10
Interviews with Carlos Sainz (ESP), Cyril Despres (FRA), Nasser Al Attiyah (QAT), Toby Price (AUS) and Kevin Benavides (ARG) Stephane Peterhansel (Peugeot) smashed the opposition at the end of a … Read More
Dakar Stage 10: Price is right at Dakar as Peterhansel and Patronelli purr
Peterhansel As sure as day follows night, the Dakar Rally’s perennial trip to the Fiambala dunes proves a decisive factor in determining success and failure at the world’s toughest race. … Read More
Retirement of Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz after stage 10
Sainz and Cruz examine the terminal damage to their Peugeot Winning the hellish stage 9 on Wednesday must have taken a toll on his car. At kilometer 213 of stage … Read More
Dakar Stage 9: Price widens lead, Sainz wins again
TOBY Price's lead on the Dakar Rally has ballooned to almost half an hour after his only real rival for overall honors struck trouble on Stage 9. While Price set … Read More
Dakar Stage 8: Sainz and Price victorious
Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz is not the type of man to miss an opportunity a second time. Deprived of victory yesterday by 12 seconds, today he won a stage shortened … Read More
Dakar Stage 7: Al Attiyah wins, Peterhansel takes the lead again
Nasser Al Attiyah Nasser Al Attiyah has finally brought an end to the Peugeot domination of this 38th Dakar. At the end of a completely crazy stage, the leading Mini … Read More
Spectator Killed During Dakar Rally
SALTA, Argentina – Dakar Rally officials have announced that a 63-year-old spectator was killed during the seventh stage of the event on Saturday afternoon. The accident involved the Mitsubishi Lancer … Read More
Dakar Stage 7: Sainz gives Peugeot another win
Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz finally managed to bring home the bacon, taking the seventh stage of the 38th Dakar. The Spaniard and his DKR 2008 netted the sixth consecutive win … Read More
Dakar Stage 6: Loeb loses lead to Peterhansel
Stephane Peterhansel The rivalry has been revived within the Peugeot team. After another demonstration by Sebastien Loeb yesterday, today triumph was in the hands of Stephane Peterhansel. Taking advantage of … Read More
Dakar Stage 5: Peugeot 1-2-3
Loeb wins again Already the winner of two stages on his first Dakar and leader of the general standings in front of the rally's specialists, Sebastien Loeb continued his progress … Read More
Dakar Stage 4: Peugeot show
Stephane Peterhansel The Peugeot armada dealt a huge blow to its rivals at the end of an amazing first half of the marathon stage. Stephane Peterhansel won ahead of teammates … Read More
Dakar Stage 3: Dakar – The PEUGEOT 2008 DKR doubles up on stage wins!
Sainz recovered to finish 2nd today After a one-two yesterday, the Team PEUGEOT Total took the first two places in the car class for the third leg of the 2016 … Read More
Dakar Stage 2: Report
Toby Price won on Bikes in stage 2 The huge storm that blasted the drivers and riders during the first special stage yesterday – forcing the event to be cancelled … Read More
Dakar Stage 2: Preview
2016 January 4. Stage 2 : Villa Carlos Paz – Termas de Rio HondoSpecial sections: 450 kmTotal: 786 km The speedometer takes a leap!The statistics speak for themselves: with around … Read More
Dakar Stage 1: Canceled
Too much lightening and heavy rain for Stage 1 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The first full stage of the 2016 Dakar Rally has been canceled due to unsafe conditions. Race … Read More
Dakar Stage 1: Preview
2016 January 3. Stage 1: Rosario to Villa Carlos PazSpecial sections: 227kmTotal: 632km Argentina is a country of mountains, in all forms. Although the first stage is not yet at … Read More
Dakar Warm-up brings a few surprises
Netherlands' Bernhard ten Brinke in his Toyota Hilux The Rally Dakar 2016 roared into action today with Joan Barreda giving a fine display of speed to take the triumph in … Read More