The Latest Breaking News from Dakar

The Dakar Rally roars into life on Friday in Saudi Arabia with Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah seeking a sixth title and third in a row in the mythic motorsport marathon.

Motorcyclists running the 2024 Dakar must rely on a paper roadbook. Some other competitors are switching to electronic, but here's a brief look at paper.

Al-Attiyah will drive the Prodrive-built HunterT1+ in the full 2024 World Rally Raid Championship, beginning with January's Dakar Rally.

Price, a two-time Dakar winner on two wheels, has made little secret of his longer term ambitions to conquer the famous rally raid on four wheels.

M-Sport has been developing Ford Ranger T1+ alongside Neil Woolridge Motorsport [NWM] and Ford Performance to tackle next year’s Dakar Rally, which will be a first for the British squad. The next stage of this venture will see the operation debut the Ranger it has developed for next year's Dakar…

The Romanian manufacturer announced plans to take part in the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship including the Dakar Rally in an online presentation on Monday, confirming rumours that the Renault Group had been working on returning to the world's toughest cross-country rally.

The Blue Oval announced today the formation of a full factory Dakar programme using a T1+ version of the Ranger, which will be run in collaboration with Neil Woolridge Motorsport in South Africa and M-Sport in the UK.

For the first time, Ford will bring its full might to Dakar over a multi-year effort.

The Hilux even races in the dirt while the Land Cruiser is on asphalt.