Francesco Lopez Contardo Archieven

Dakar Rally

Second stage win for Spierings in Challengers, López takes first victory in hectic SSV stage

13/01/2026

Paul Spierings secured his second Dakar win in the Challenger category after an exciting duel with Kevin Benavides. In the SSV class, “Chaleco” López won his first stage after the most chaotic race so far, featuring six different leaders. Nicolás...

Dakar Rally

All roads lead to ‘Roma’ as Lategan strikes back

15/01/2025

In 2015, Nani Roma claimed his last stage win in the Dakar Rally. Ten years later, the Spaniard achieved another victory, securing the first-ever stage win for Ford M-Sport. In the dunes of the Empty Quarter, Roma was 18 seconds...

Dakar Rally

Al-Attiyah secures Dacia’s first stage win, new leader in the car category

14/01/2025

It took longer than Nasser Al-Attiyah had hoped, but his first stage win with the Dacia Sandrider is now a reality! The five-time Dakar winner was exceptionally fast, finally gaining time on the top three. Guillaume de Mevius took second...

Dakar Rally

MINI ends Toyota’s winning streak

11/01/2025

Guillaume de Mevius claimed victory in the sixth stage, breaking Toyota’s winning streak in this Dakar Rally. It didn’t stop there for Germany’s X-RAID team, as Joao Ferreira secured second place, earning MINI a one-two finish. Third place went to...

Dakar Rally

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,...

Dakar Rally

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...