Dakar News De Villiers’ Dakar in doubt after COVID-19 positive Toyota Gazoo Racing driver Giniel de Villiers could be forced to miss next month’s Dakar Rally after testing positive for COVID-19. The experienced South African,… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 26, 2021 2 min
Dakar News ORECA building hybrid car to tackle 2023 Dakar Rally French sportscar constructor ORECA has revealed plans to develop a hybrid rally raid prototype to contest the Dakar Rally in 2023. In partnership with the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 22, 2021 2 min
Dakar Features The JWRC champion with a new lease of life as a Dakar navigator They say that to win the Dakar Rally, you need an experienced navigator. Someone who knows not only the cross-country discipline like the back of… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 4, 2021 5 min
Dakar Features Understanding Audi’s ambitious Dakar plans It’s getting dark now. Dark and cold. Darker and colder. But still, Carlos continues. There’s no sign of Sainz stopping. This is Ingolstadt, late on… Read more by David Evans November 30, 2021 5 min
Dakar News Why BRX is prioritizing testing over Dakar warm-up events The Prodrive-run Bahrain Raid Xtreme (BRX) team will skip next month’s Baja Hail in favor of more intensive testing in the United Arab Emirates for… Read more by David Evans November 29, 2021 2 min
Dakar Features News Route finalized for 2022 Dakar Rally The final itinerary for the 2022 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia has been unveiled by the event’s organizer, the Amaury Sport Organisation. In a virtual… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon November 28, 2021 5 min
Dakar News Extreme E points leader Taylor to enter 2022 Dakar Rally Molly Taylor will become the first female Australian driver to contest the Dakar Rally in January after teaming up with the South Racing Can-Am factory… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon November 22, 2021 2 min
Dakar News Sanz firms up Dakar 2022 car debut plans Laia Sanz will drive a Mini All4 Racing run by X-raid for her first Dakar Rally in the car category. An experienced bike competitor on… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon November 18, 2021 3 min
Dakar News BRX pauses Dakar development after refuel fire Bahrain Raid Xtreme has had to put all Dakar Rally preparations on hold after suffering a major fire while testing earlier this week, which injured… Read more by Rob Hansford November 5, 2021 2 min
Dakar News Toyota: Dakar rule tweaks can transform cross-country The new-for-2022 Dakar Rally technical regulations brought in by event organizer the ASO have the ability to “transform cross-country rallying”, according to Toyota team boss… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 29, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Puncture risks could’ve caused Toyota to ditch Dakar program Toyota’s Dakar team principal Glyn Hall says the brand and tire supplier BF Goodrich were willing to stop their off-road program had measures to reduce… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 13, 2021
Dakar News Dakar navigation will be easier with electric car – Sainz Audi’s Dakar Rally recruit Carlos Sainz believes there will be fewer navigational issues on next year’s edition due to the unique characteristics of the electric… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 11, 2021 5 min
WRC Features How it Started: Carlos Sainz Somewhere in a parallel universe, there’s a twenty-something Carlos Sainz jogging out onto a soccer field, possibly alongside the likes of José Antonio Camacho or… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 9, 2021 5 min
Dakar News Laia Sanz switches to four wheels for 2022 Dakar Rally Laia Sanz will make the switch from motorcycles to four wheels for the next edition of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. Sanz, who currently… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 8, 2021 5 min
Dakar News Audi to skip events in favor of more Dakar testing Audi will skip a planned participation on next month’s Rallye du Maroc in favor of further testing of its new electric challenger ahead of January’s… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon September 24, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Toyota unveils its 2022 Dakar challenger Toyota Gazoo Racing has unveiled its new T1+ car to take on next year’s Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia as well as an unchanged four-car… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon September 22, 2021 2 min
Dakar News GCK’s hydrogen Dakar challenger revealed Long-time World Rallycross outfit GCK has offered a first look at its revolutionary e-Blast H2 cross-country racer that it will contest the Dakar Rally with… Read more by Dominik Wilde September 21, 2021 2 min
Dakar News How Audi’s first Dakar preparation in the dunes went Audi’s head of factory motorsport programs, Andreas Roos, says that there is “still a lot to do” before the firm’s all-electric RS Q e-tron makes… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon September 18, 2021