The Latest Breaking News from Dakar

Mattias Ekstrom has said he is willing to contest the Dakar Rally for the next 15 years if that is what it takes to win the world’s most prestigious rally-raid.

In the wide, wild, wide world of sports, countless options exist for mechanized competition. Whether it's head-to-head racing like MotoGP or Dakar, trick competitions such as the X-Games, time trials like Erzberg, or something more individual such as hard enduro, there's almost no stone unturned in terms of what you can…

Mattias Ekstrom will join Ford’s factory programme in the Dakar Rally in 2025 after ending a 23-year stint with Audi.

Ford says it wants to “own” the world of rallying as it adds a factory programme in the Dakar Rally in 2025.

It has a V-8 in the back, 37-inch tires all around, and it looks mean as hell.

Ford has taken the covers off the Raptor T1+ contender ahead of its debut at the Dakar Rally in January 2025.

Sainz and double event winner Nani Roma will be two of the four drivers to represent Ford in the prestigious Dakar event in Saudi Arabia next year, with its remaining line-up to be announced at a later date.

After this year's Dakar, the race organizers announced that it would no longer feature ATVs/quad bikes within the overall race, a move that many didn't see coming.

The 36-year-old said in a social media post on Tuesday that KTM had decided not to renew his contract following the 46th running of Dakar in January.