Dakar, Al-Attiyah and winner Sainz

Al-Attiyah and Van Beveren stripped of Dakar Rally stage wins
Five-time champion Nasser Al-Attiyah has been stripped of a smashing stage win in the Dakar Rally because of a missing spare wheel in the Saudi desert.
Lategan stretches Dakar lead, penalty denies Al-Attiyah stage win
Toyota's South African Henk Lategan stretched his Dakar Rally lead on Thursday while a 10 minute penalty denied Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah a first stage win for Dacia after a dominant day in the Saudi Arabian desert.
Dakar Rally champion Sainz pulls out after Baciuska wins marathon stage
Carlos Sainz's defence of his Dakar Rally title ended prematurely on Monday when the Spaniard was forced to pull out after the marathon 48-hour stage won by Lithuanian driver Rokas Baciuska."It's the end of the adventure for four-time Dakar winner and defending champion Carlos Sainz and his co-driver Lucas Cruz.
Al-Rajhi takes Dakar stage as five-time champion Al-Attiyah slips down
Saudi Arabian Yazeed al-Rajhi won Wednesday's fourth stage of the Dakar Rally, in which five-time winner Nasser al-Attiyah dropped to seventh overall. The special stages between Al Henakiyah and Al Ula in Saudi Arabia included 415km of racing.
Rallying-Loeb out of Dakar Rally as Variawa becomes youngest stage winner
(Reuters) -Nine-times world rally champion Sebastien Loeb is out of the Dakar Rally after he rolled his Dacia in the Saudi desert on Tuesday as the race continued to take a toll of the big names after the exit of 2024 winner Carlos Sainz.
Al-Attiyah stripped of Dakar Stage 5 win after spare wheel mishap
Five-time Dakar winner Al-Attiyah had dominated the fifth test between Al'Ula and Ha'il on Thursday to win by 9m59s, but a 10-minute time drop for losing a spare wheel has left hi
Al-Rajhi chases Lategan, Al-Attiya loses time in unforgiving Dakar 2025
With the way the Saudi Arabian dessert has been fiercely biting back at the 2025 Dakar Rally drivers and riders, with the notable premature exclusions of Carlos Sainz Sr. and Sebastian Loeb from the competition,
Rallying-Lategan retains Dakar lead as Al-Rajhi rises and Al-Attiyah falls
Five-times winner Nasser Al-Attiyah hit trouble in the Dakar Rally on Wednesday, the latest frontrunner to struggle in the Saudi Arabian sands after the departures of Sebastien Loeb and defending champion Carlos Sainz.
Al Rajhi storms back into Dakar Rally top three and Sanders increases motorbike lead
Local driver Yazeed Al Rajhi has stormed back into the Dakar Rally’s leading threesome after dominating the fourth stage in ...
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2025 Dakar Rally Results (Updated)
The 2025 Dakar Rally is now officially underway with the conclusion of stage one. Daniel Sanders (Red Bull KTM) built on his ...
Hero MotoSports Team Rally charges into Dakar 2025 midpoint with Ross Branch holding strong at 3rd place after stage 5
Hero MotoSports Team Rally, the motorsport team of the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters - Hero ...
Dakar Rally Releases Update After Motorsport Legend Carlos Sainz's Scary Crash
Carlos Sainz Sr. and co-driver Lucas Cruz suffered a dramatic crash during the 2025 Dakar Rally. Thankfully, both parties ...
Competitors react to grueling Dakar Rally, Stage 2
Dakar Rally drivers and riders recount Stage 2 of the event, where competitors took two days to traverse nearly 1000 km.
Dakar Rally: Stage Four Ends In Saudi Arabia
After trouble with his electronic tablet during Tuesday's Stage 3, bike racer Daniel Sanders was given back 4m54s by race organisers before setting off on Stage 4. He continued his brilliant 2025 ...
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5,000 miles of brutal desert racing: Why does the Dakar Rally even exist?
Dakar Rally participants know what they're signing up for: a gruelling two-week ordeal they have no guarantee of completing.
The Nomadic Mini-city Behind The Dakar Rally
Television loves the Dakar Rally with its crisp, dramatic images of cars, motorbikes and trucks ploughing through the blood-red sands and dunes of Saudi Arabia.
Inside Dacia’s £1m desert buggy taking on big boys at the Dakar Rally – with juicy V6 engine and aerospace roll cage
THIS is my kind of dry January – caked in sand and sun cream watching the legendary Dakar Rally. I’m here with Dacia. That’s right, Dacia. The people who make Britain’s cheapest new car. The £14k ...