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The Latest Breaking News from Dakar

Dakar Rally 2024 route: Dates, stages, distance and more

The 46th edition of the Dakar Rally will start on 5 January, with a route entirely in Saudi Arabia.

Motorsport

Al-Attiyah leaves Toyota to join Prodrive for 2024 Dakar

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

Autosport

Toby Price explains 'unfortunate' Mitsubishi split

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.

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Two-time Dakar winner to lead M-Sport’s Rally Raid debut

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…

Motorsport

Dacia to enter Dakar Rally in 2025 with Loeb, Gutierrez

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.

Motorsport

Ford announces factory Dakar Rally tilt with NWM and M-Sport

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.

Autosport

Ford Factory Finally Aims For Dakar Domination With Ranger Raptor T1+

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

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Watch Dakar-Winning Toyota Hilux Drag Race Stock GR Land Cruiser

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

Motor1

Following the Dakar Rally through Saudi Arabia: How to explore the kingdom from Ha’il to Riyadh

Saudi Arabia is now opening its arms to western travellers. Enticed by the Dakar Rally, Campbell Price discovers that much of the country’s appeal lies beyond the bivouac

The Independent UK

Hertz, V2G, 40 US EVs And The Dakar Rally: Top EV News Jan 20, 2023

This week, we've got plenty of new EV news featuring several forward-thinking companies, including Tesla, Polestar, Audi, Renault, Hertz, and Uber.

InsideEVs

Dakar Rally Teams Show Us The Bivouac's Sleeping Accommodation

The Red Bull Rally YouTube channel publishes a video outlining the bivouac hospitality setups at this year’s Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia.

RideApart

$Carlos Sainz reveals Dakar crash caused multiple spinal fractures$

Carlos Sainz reveals Dakar crash caused multiple spinal fractures

Carlos Sainz Sr has revealed that he sustained two fractures to his spine in the huge crash that forced him out of the 2023 Dakar Rally.

Autosport

$Carlos Sainz reveals Dakar crash caused multiple spine fractures$

Carlos Sainz reveals Dakar crash caused multiple spine fractures

World Rally legend and three-time Dakar Rally winner Carlos Sainz Sr has revealed that he sustained two fractures to his spine in the huge crash that forced him out of the 2023 event.

Motorsport

Carlos Sainz confirms double back break after racing veteran's Dakar Rally horror smash

A medical helicopter was called for Sainz Snr, 60, after a crash which took him out of the world famous Dakar Rally and, as new medical scans show, caused severe damage to his spine

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Australia's Toby Price runner-up in 2023 Dakar Rally after losing lead on final day

Australia's Toby Price has finished runner-up in the Dakar Rally after being overtaken on the final leg by his Red Bull KTM teammate Kevin Benavides.

France 24

Al-Attiyah retains Dakar Rally title, Benavides wins motorbike sprint

Nasser Al-Attiyah won a second straight Dakar Rally just kilometers from his Qatar homeland on Sunday.

Motorsport

Dakar 2023: Al-Attiyah claims fifth career win, Loeb shines in second

Nasser Al-Attiyah became a five-time winner of the Dakar Rally with an emphatic triumph in Saudi Arabia, cementing his claim as one of the greatest cross-country drivers of all-time.

Motorsport

Dakar 2023: Benavides edges Price for second bikes crown

Kevin Benavides scored his second Dakar Rally crown on two wheels after edging out KTM teammate Toby Price to the tune of just 43 seconds on the final stage.

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Dakar 2023: Loeb scores record sixth straight stage win

World Rally legend Sebastien Loeb became the first driver in the history of the Dakar Rally to score six consecutive stage wins after topping Saturday’s penultimate test in Saudi Arabia.

Autosport

Spectator dies after incident in Dakar Rally

Dakar Rally organisers have announced the death of a spectator during the 2023 event.

Motorsport

Dakar 2023: American Howes leads bikes contest into rest day

American rider Skyler Howes led the Dakar Rally’s bikes classification heading into Monday's rest day, as two big names dropped out of the running in the opening week.

Motorsport

Dakar 2023: Al-Attiyah stays in front, more drama for Audi on Stage 7

Toyota’s Nasser Al-Attiyah remains in the lead of the 2023 Dakar Rally following the seventh stage on Saturday, while Audi endured another day to forget in Saudi Arabia.

Autosport

Al-Attiyah apologises for "reacting harshly" to Audi Dakar power boost

Toyota’s Nasser Al-Attiyah has apologised for “reacting harshly” at the decision by Dakar Rally organisers to increase the power output of his Audi rivals ahead of Stage 5.

ABC News

Every January, the South Australian community of Keith remembers its racing legend Andy Caldecott

Seventeen years after his death in the Dakar, Andy Caldecott’s memory lives on in his South Australian hometown.

Autosport

Dakar 2023: Al-Attiyah in command as disaster strikes Audi on Stage 6

Nasser Al-Attiyah made a major step towards winning the 2023 Dakar Rally after he took victory on Stage 6, while Audi rivals Carlos Sainz and Stephane Peterhansel suffered costly crashes.

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