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2023 Dakar Rally: What's It Like To Race As A Privateer?

The Dakar Rally is seen as the most grueling race in the world, and the privateers who sign up with no one behind them but themselves have an even tougher time.

RideApart · Dec 14, 2022

Friday Favourite: A misunderstood WRC rivalry which forged a friendship

When two drivers go head-to-head for the biggest prize and there’s controversy, it is often followed by a seismic rift between the pair. The World Rally Championship rivalry between Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz is well documented, but the Spaniard feels it doesn’t always portray the truth behind their relationship,…

Autosport · Sep 23, 2022

Audi reveals updated electric Dakar challenger for 2023

Audi has significantly overhauled its Dakar Rally prototype for 2023, with the upgrades aimed at improving efficiency of the powertrain and making the car easier to operate for the crew.

Autosport · Sep 1, 2022

Dakar rally car blast caused by improvised explosive device - source

An explosion under a support vehicle at the Dakar rally in Saudi Arabia that injured French race driver Philippe Boutron on Dec. 30 was caused by an improvised explosive device, a French source familiar with the investigation said on Friday.

Reuters · Feb 11, 2022

French investigators to head soon to Saudi Arabia for Dakar rally probe - source

French investigators are preparing to go to Saudi Arabia soon as part of their investigation into incidents targeting French nationals that marred last month's Dakar sports car rally, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday.

Reuters · Jan 28, 2022

Petrucci opens up on pre-Dakar KTM "issues" as 2022 plans change

Ex-MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci says his 2022 plans following his sensational Dakar Rally debut have changed as a result of 'some issues' with KTM ahead of the rally raid.

Motorsport · Jan 24, 2022

Audi RS Q E-Tron Completes Dakar Rally With Impressive Results

The three RS Q E-Tron range extender EVs that were entered covered 24,000 km/15,000 miles, won four stages and took fourteen podiums.

InsideEVs · Jan 20, 2022

French investigators unable to examine Dakar Rally car explosion in Saudi Arabia

French investigators have not been allowed to travel to Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia, to look into the explosion of a vehicle in the Dakar Rally that injured a French driver.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 18, 2022