Dakar Features The untold stories of the 2022 Dakar Rally Although the Dakar Rally has long been dominated by professional teams and drivers, the traditional amateur elements of adventure, sportsmanship and toil remain as true… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 16, 2022 5 min
Dakar News Toyota: T1+ regulation change “critical” to Dakar win Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa team principal Glyn Hall believes the T1+ regulations introduced on this year’s Dakar Rally played a ‘critical’ role in Toyota’s… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 14, 2022 3 min
Dakar News PH Sport mechanic dies in Dakar liaison accident A Dakar Rally mechanic has sadly passed away following an accident on the liaison stage on the final day of the event in Saudi Arabia…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 14, 2022 1 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah matches Vatanen with fourth Dakar win Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa’s Nasser Al-Attiyah clinched his fourth Dakar Rally victory, keeping Sébastien Loeb at arm’s length as the crews arrived back in… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 14, 2022 5 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah cruising towards a fourth Dakar victory Toyota’s Nasser Al-Attiyah has moved to within touching distance of a fourth Dakar Rally victory following the penultimate stage of the event, won by Carlos… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 13, 2022 3 min
Dakar News Loeb concedes Dakar victory now out of reach Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s Sébastien Loeb says he ‘cannot do any more’ in his fight for Dakar Rally victory with Nasser Al-Attiyah ahead of the final… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 12, 2022 2 min
Dakar Features Behind the driven plan to break a Dakar record Women competing in the Dakar Rally is nothing new. There’s been females competing in the rally throughout its entire 43-year history, with Jutta Kleinschmidt winning… Read more by Rob Hansford January 12, 2022 5 min
Dakar News Peterhansel takes stage win, Al-Attiyah closes on victory Audi’s Stéphane Peterhansel secured his first stage win of this year’s Dakar Rally, while Nasser Al-Attiyah edged closer to the overall victory. The 14-time event… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 12, 2022 2 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah’s Dakar Rally lead cut after five-minute penalty Dakar Rally leader Nasser Al-Attiyah has received a five-minute time penalty for a seat belt infringement during Monday’s eighth stage. The penalty does not affect… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 11, 2022 2 min
Dakar News De Villiers claims stage win, Al-Attiyah remains in control Giniel de Villiers led a Toyota Gazoo Racing domination on the ninth day of the Dakar Rally with his first stage win of the event… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 11, 2022 3 min
Dakar News Loeb escapes time penalty as BRX handed €10,000 fine Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s Sébastien Loeb has escaped a time penalty following stage eight of the Dakar Rally, but the team has been handed a €10,000… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 10, 2022 2 min
Dakar Features Why the Dakar might not be won yet On the face of it, Sébastien Loeb’s victory chances on this year’s Dakar Rally are bleak. The Bahrain Raid Xtreme driver is a whopping 37… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 10, 2022 3 min
Dakar News Ekström wins first ever Dakar stage in Audi 1-2 Mattias Ekström brilliantly claimed his first ever Dakar Rally stage win, topping the eighth day ahead of Audi team-mate Stéphane Peterhansel. Starting eighth on the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 10, 2022 3 min
Dakar News Loeb trims Al-Attiyah’s Dakar lead with stage seven win Sébastien Loeb gave Bahrain Raid Xtreme its second stage victory in a row – and third of this year’s Dakar Rally – to cut Nasser… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 9, 2022 2 min
Dakar Features The selfless act that defines Audi’s electric Dakar learning When Audi’s Carlos Sainz’s Audi RS Q e-tron ground to a halt between the fourth and fifth waypoints of Thursday’s fifth stage of the 2022… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 8, 2022 3 min
Dakar News Gutierréz handed suspended DSQ for Bluetooth error Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team’s Cristina Gutierréz has been handed a suspended disqualification from this year’s Dakar Rally after it was found that her intercom… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 8, 2022 2 min
Dakar News First hydrogen Dakar prototype revealed GCK Motorsport has presented the first iteration of its hydrogen powered Dakar Rally prototype with which it will contest the 2024 event. In two years,… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 8, 2022 3 min
Dakar News De Villiers’ five-hour Dakar penalty rescinded Toyota’s Giniel de Villiers will have his five-hour Dakar Rally penalty rescinded following a reassessment of his second incident with a bike competitor on this… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 7, 2022 3 min
