Dakar Rally Saudi Arabia 2026: Your Guide to All the Categories
When the Dakar Rally gets underway in Yanbu on January 3, it will be the seventh time the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has hosted this legendary event. As the opening … Read More
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When the Dakar Rally gets underway in Yanbu on January 3, it will be the seventh time the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has hosted this legendary event. As the opening … Read More
The 48th edition of the Dakar Rally (January 3–17, 2026) marks the seventh consecutive year in Saudi Arabia, kicking off the 2026 World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) season. –by Mark Cipolloni– … Read More
Millions worldwide enjoy auto racing’s speed, skill, and thrill. Rally and circuit racing are popular but separate sports. Both include drivers pushing their cars to the maximum to win, but … Read More
(GMM) Kalle Rovanpera (pictured) has accepted a dramatic salary drop as he switches from rallying to single-seaters – with his manager confirming that next year’s base pay will be “merely … Read More
(GMM) Two top Formula 1 drivers have voiced support for Kalle Rovanpera’s (pictured) surprise decision to swap rallying for single-seaters as the two-time WRC champion begins chasing an eventual F1 … Read More
(GMM) Two-time world rally champion Kalle Rovanpera (pictured) has begun his transition from world rally to single-seaters, completing his first test in an older Formula 2 car ahead of a … Read More
(GMM) Two-time world rally champion Kalle Rovanpera (pictured) has stunned the motorsport world by announcing his departure from the World Rally Championship to begin a Toyota-supported campaign aimed squarely at … Read More
(GMM) Carlos Sainz Jr. says driving his famous father’s Ford Dakar Raptor was one of the greatest experiences of his life. During Formula 1’s summer break, the Williams driver traveled … Read More
The 2025 Dakar Rally brought not only victory for Toyota, but also a second place overall for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings #211. The works GR Hilux … Read More
2025 Dakar Rally Winners: Yazeed al-Rajhi made history on Friday by becoming the first driver from Saudi Arabia to win the Dakar Rally while Australian Daniel Sanders won in the … Read More
Ford driver Mattias Ekstrom (pictured) won Stage 11 of 2025 Dakar Rally on Thursday, while Overdrive’s Yazeed Al-Rajhi took a decisive lead over factory Toyota rival Henk Lategan while Mattias … Read More
Nani Roma has taken stage 10 of the 47th Dakar Rally in the Ultimate class, ending a drought that started in 2015. This is also Ford’s maiden Dakar victory. Henk … Read More
Qatari Nasser al-Attiyah won stage 9 of the 2025 Dakar Rally as Saudi Yazeed al-Rajhi took the lead in the drivers’ standings. On the bikes, Argentine Luciano Benavides (KTM) claimed … Read More
Factory Toyota driver Henk Lategan has won stage 8 of the 2025 Dakar Rally in Riyadh, the place where he picked up his first victory in the Dakar in 2022. … Read More
Toyota Gazoo driver Lucas Moraes (pictured), who had fallen more than 3h30m behind in the overall standings after a mechanical in stage 6, has bounced back by claiming victory in … Read More
Belgian Guillaume de Mevius (pictured) claimed stage six of the 2025 Dakar Rally behind the wheel of a Mini as the Dakar Rally resumed on Saturday after a rest day. Defending … Read More
After 2,559 kilometers of specials covered by the bikes and 2,579 by the cars and trucks, 299 vehicles have reached the 2025 Dakar Rally rest day in Ha’il in the … Read More
Dacia driver Nasser Al Attiyah has received a 10-minute penalty due to a missing spare wheel at the finishing line. As a result, he loses out on the 2025 Dakar … Read More
Saudi driver Yazeed Al Rajhi (pictured) took victory in Stage 4 of the 2025 Dakar Rally in the car category while Daniel Sanders dominated the Bike Category. 2025 Dakar Rally: … Read More
Toyota driver Saood Variawa has won Stage 3 in the car category for the 2025 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. 19-year-old South African Saood Variawa won his first special on … Read More
After leading at halfway, Yazeed Al-Rajhi has won the 48-hour 2nd stage at the Dakar Rally, but Henk Lategan took over the overall lead. After the finish, Yazeed Al Rajhi … Read More
At the break zone located at km 626 of the Dakar special Stage 2, Toyota driver Yazeed Al Rajhi is holding his ground against the pressure from Nasser Al Attiyah … Read More
French Mini driver Guerlain Chicherit was fastest in the 413km first stage around the southwestern town of Bisha, but Toyota’s Seth Quintero, who finished 50 seconds behind, was promoted hours … Read More
Henk Lategan (shown) has been credited with the best time on the 2025 Dakar prologue and has won his first stage since the final one during the 2022 edition. The … Read More
The organization of the 2025 Dakar Rally heard them loud and clear, dialing up the level of difficulty of its sixth edition in Saudi Arabia, which will stretch for almost … Read More