Aussie Sanders can't halt another Honda 1-2-3 in Dakar Australian Daniel Sanders has come closest to denting Honda's latest demonstration of domination of the Dakar Rally bikes' class, finishing fourth on stage 10. AAP · Jan 17, 2024
Dakar 2024, Stage 10: Loeb shrinks Sainz’s lead as Chicherit wins stage Loeb began the 371km Alula loop stage on the back foot as he briefly stopped at 53km, but fought back to gain five minutes on overall leader Sainz at the 225km checkpoint. Autosport · Jan 17, 2024
Sainz 'can't let his guard down' as Loeb chases him for Dakar win Sainz holds a lead of just over 20 minutes over Loeb following Tuesday's 417km test between Ha'il and Al-'Ula, making him the favourite for overall victory with just three stages to run in the 46th edition of the rally-raid. Motorsport · Jan 16, 2024
Prodrive: Dakar is Sainz's to lose as he remains cautious of Loeb threat Sainz holds a lead of just over 20 minutes over Loeb following Tuesday's 417km test between Ha'il and Al-'Ula, making him the favourite for overall victory with just three stages to run in the 46th edition of the rally-raid. Autosport · Jan 16, 2024
Interview with Cristina Gutierrez: "I see Carlos Sainz as incombustible" The story of Cristina Gutierrez is as special as it is unique, and in addition to being one of the references in Spanish motorsport, she will become one of the three drivers who will be in the new Dacia project for the Dakar Rally in 2025. The driver from Burgos… Motorsport · Jan 16, 2024
Dakar 2024, Stage 9: Loeb strikes back to win, Sainz remains in lead Nine-time World Rally champion Loeb led throughout the 417km test between Ha’il and Al-’Ula on Tuesday to take his fourth stage victory of 2024, beating the Audi of Sainz by 4m14s. Autosport · Jan 16, 2024
Dakar 2024, Stage 8: Sainz rebuilds lead as Ekstrom heads Audi 1-2 Following up on his third stage win at this year’s event, Loeb looked set to carve more time out of Sainz’s overall advantage as he led the Spaniard by three minutes, and nearest rival Ekstrom by one minute, entering the final 100km of the Al Duwadimi to Ha’il stage. Autosport · Jan 15, 2024
Al-Attiyah will "do everything" to help Loeb beat Audi to Dakar win Al-Attiyah’s bid for a sixth career win in Dakar took a crushing blow on the 48-hour Stage 6 when his Prodrive Hunter screeched to a halt after a harsh landing just before the penultimate waypoint, leaving him stranded in Empty Quarter. Autosport · Jan 12, 2024
Dakar 2024, Stage 6A: Sainz retakes lead after Al-Rajhi's retirement Al-Rajhi dropped out of the fight for victory when he crashed into a dune at the start of the 48-hour chrono stage, suffering severe damage to his Toyota Hilux. Motorsport · Jan 11, 2024
Dakar 2024, Stage 5: Al-Attiyah wins short stage to move up to second overall The Al-Hofuf to Shubaytah Stage 5 covered the shortest special stage distance of this year’s Dakar Rally at 118km, to provide small respite before the two-day marathon stage begins tomorrow, which will see competitors stop on Thursday and camp overnight and resume on Friday. Autosport · Jan 10, 2024
Dog day in the desert for Aussie duo Price and Sanders Australian motorcyclists Toby Price and Daniel Sanders both lost ground on the fourth stage of the Dakar rally, a 299km trek across the Saudi Arabian desert. AAP · Jan 9, 2024
Dakar 2024 leader nearly collided with a fan on Stage 4 Al-Rajhi recorded his best individual stage finish of the 2024 Dakar Rally when he finished second to winner Sebastien Loeb in the 299km special between Al Salamiyah and Al-Hofuf. Autosport · Jan 9, 2024
Peterhansel Takes 50th Dakar Win, Spanish Rider In 'Serious Condition' Dakar Rally veteran Stephane Peterhansel notched up a record-equalling 50th stage win on Sunday as Spanish rider Carles Falcon was reported in a "serious condition" after crashing in Saudi Arabia. International Business Times · Jan 8, 2024
Difficult day for Price and Sanders at the Dakar Rally Australian motorcyling duo Toby Price and Danierl Sanders had a tough day at the Dakar Rally while the Spanish prologue winner crashed out. AAP · Jan 6, 2024
Motorsport · Jan 6, 2024 Sainz and Al-Attiyah dispute early Dakar Rally problems Sainz finished second on day one of the Dakar Rally, falling 1m44s short of stage winner Guillaume de Mevius in Saudi Arabia.
Autosport · Jan 5, 2024 Sainz expects to "suffer a lot" at start of Dakar Rally Audi driver Sainz finished a distant 48th in the 27km stretch in Al-’Ul on Friday, dropping 2m18s to team-mate Mattias Ekstrom who set the fastest time in the sister RS Q e-tron.
Autosport · Jan 5, 2024 Dakar 2024: Ekstrom fastest for Audi in Prologue, Al-Attiyah misses top 10 The 46th edition of the world’s most prestigious rally-raid kicked off with a short 27km timed run in Al’Ula in the western part of Saudi Arabia on Friday, with the entire section run on sandy terrain.
Motorsport · Jan 4, 2024 Ireland’s bid to rejoin WRC in 2025 reaches crucial next stage Ireland has emerged as a candidate to rejoin the WRC calendar from as early as next year, having previously hosted WRC rounds in 2007 and 2009, both won by Sebastien Loeb.
Autosport · Jan 3, 2024 Dakar Rally preview: The leading contenders for victory in 2024 The 2024 Dakar Rally will be the fifth successive event to take place entirely in Saudi Arabia, but organiser ASO has laid out a route that will be vastly different to previous years.
Autosport · Dec 21, 2023 Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #4 Kalle Rovanpera At the start of the year, five drivers in World Rally Championship history had successfully defended the title. In 2023, Kalle Rovanpera underlined his special talent to become the sixth.
Motorsport · Dec 12, 2023 Al-Attiyah joins Loeb in Dacia's Dakar Rally line-up for 2025 Earlier this year, the Romanian manufacturer announced plans to compete in the Dakar in 2025 following what labelled as a "test phase" during 2024, when it will enter selected events of the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship.
Autosport · Dec 8, 2023 How being a target for young drivers spurred Mikkelsen back to WRC It is fair to say Andreas Mikkelsen has been knocking on the door for a return to the World Rally Championship ever since falling out of the top tier in 2019. These knocks have become increasingly louder after winning two WRC2 titles and a European Rally Championship, but still the…
Motorsport · Oct 31, 2023 The five moments that defined Rovanpera's second WRC title Kalle Rovanpera has climbed up another notch in the World Rally Championship Hall of Fame following the successful defence of his world title.
Autosport · Oct 31, 2023 The five moments that defined Rovanpera’s second WRC title Kalle Rovanpera has climbed up another notch in the World Rally Championship Hall of Fame following the successful defence of his world title.
Autosport · Oct 26, 2023 Al-Attiyah leaves Toyota to join Prodrive for 2024 Dakar Al-Attiyah will drive the Prodrive-built HunterT1+ in the full 2024 World Rally Raid Championship, beginning with January's Dakar Rally.