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Dakar Rally

Week 1 in Dakar: Lategan leads, Toyota dominates, and many top drivers face setbacks

10/01/2025

The first week of the Dakar Rally has been eventful for the car category. The rest day offers a perfect moment to reflect on the opening week. Henk Lategan has emerged as one of the biggest surprises, leading the car...

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Sixth consecutive Toyota win, Quintero edges out Al-Attiyah by 1 second

09/01/2025

A missing spare tire onboard Nasser Al-Attiyah’s Dacia cost him a 10-minute penalty. At the finish, it initially seemed he had made a significant step forward and closed the gap to his rivals, but it wasn’t enough. As a result,...

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Al Rajhi wins first part of the marathon, Al-Attiyah aims for more

08/01/2025

During the fourth stage of the Dakar Rally, the first part of the marathon stage, the Toyotas once again proved their strength. Yazeed Al Rajhi took the stage win, marking his first victory in this edition after narrowly missing out...

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Loeb also retires

08/01/2025

After his role in the third stage, the roll cage of the Dacia Sandrider appeared to be damaged with Sébastien Loeb. One day after Carlos Sainz, the next title candidate had to give up in the Dakar Rally. Loeb was...

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Variawa youngest stage winner in the cars, Loeb rolls into trouble

07/01/2025

With his stage win in the first stage, Seth Quintero entered the record books as the youngest stage winner ever. Two days later, he lost that record to Saood Variawa. The 19-year-old South African won the third stage of the...

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BREAKING: Sainz out of the Dakar Rally

06/01/2025

The Dakar Rally organization has just announced that the 2024 Dakar winner is withdrawing from the rally. Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz are giving up after yesterday’s crash and several setbacks today. The car is too heavily damaged to continue....

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UPDATE: Baciuska wins second stage after time penalties

06/01/2025

Rokas Baciuska wins his first stage in the Ultimate category. The young Lithuanian made the switch from the challengers to the Toyota Overdrive team. As a result of the win, that team occupied the entire top three, number four was...

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Al Rajhi wins battle of attrition in 48h Chrono, Spierings wins Challenger class

06/01/2025

The decision by several top drivers to avoid opening the second stage proved to be a wise one. Yazeed Al Rajhi won the stage after nearly 11 hours behind the wheel of his Toyota Hilux. Henk Lategan finished second, also...

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Problems for top tontenders in 48H Chrono, success in sight for Spierings

05/01/2025

Carlos Sainz’s decision to start at the front today turned out to be a poor choice in hindsight. The Spaniard crashed his Ford Raptor in the dunes, losing approximately an hour on the first day of the 48-hour stage of...

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48h Chrono in Dakar: How Does It Work?

05/01/2025

Last year, the 48h Chrono was introduced in the Dakar Rally—a new concept allowing participants 48 hours to complete a single stage. In 2024, this challenge took place in the second week of the rally, but for the 2025 edition,...