WRC Opinion Why I miss Volkswagen Motorsport, by David Evans If I was ever going to have a rock-and-roll moment, that was probably it. I’d just ditched Carlos Sainz’s Race Touareg in a lake –… Read more by David Evans December 12, 2020 3 min
Dakar News Audi recruits X-raid boss Quandt for Dakar 2022 effort Audi has announced that it will partner with Q Motorsport, headed by current X-raid team boss Sven Quandt, ahead of its Dakar Rally debut in… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 12, 2020 2 min
Dakar News Ex-Hyundai WRC man Abbring to demo electric Dakar car Former Hyundai Motorsport driver and 2017 Ypres Rally winner Kevin Abbring will be the man behind the wheel of the electric GCK e-Blast 1 car… Read more by Ida Wood December 10, 2020 3 min
Dakar News Ekström to contest 2021 Dakar Rally Mattias Ekström will make his Dakar Rally debut in January after announcing he will compete in the rally raid classic at the wheel of a… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 9, 2020 2 min
Dakar News Audi announces electric Dakar Rally program for 2022 Audi will enter the Dakar Rally for the first time as a factory team in 2022 with an electric prototype, after the company announced a… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon November 30, 2020 3 min
Dakar News The force behind Dakar’s sustainable hope Regardless of whether Dakar runs in the Middle East, South America or back in its native Africa, there’s a mountain that remains to be conquered…. Read more by David Evans November 25, 2020 3 min
Dakar News Dakar Rally 2021 route and entry list finalized The final itinerary and entry lists for the 2021 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia have been released by the event’s organizer, the ASO. Dakar director… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon November 25, 2020 3 min
Dakar News Meeke to make Dakar debut with ex-Citroën WRC team Ousted World Rally Championship star Kris Meeke has confirmed he will compete in the 2021 Dakar with PH Sport in the event’s SSV class. Meeke,… Read more by Luke Barry November 18, 2020 2 min
Off-Road News Toyota reveals upgraded Hilux and line-up for 2021 Dakar Toyota Gazoo Racing has announced it will enter four new Hilux cars for January’s Dakar Rally, with three-time winner Nasser Al-Attiyah again leading the effort…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon November 12, 2020 3 min
Dakar News Alonso: Dakar was my most rewarding race outside F1 Thirteenth place, nearly five hours from victory, doesn’t sound like a memory a multiple world champion would relish. But despite that being his result, Fernando… Read more by DirtFish Media November 2, 2020 3 min
Dakar News Loeb and Roma give Prodrive Dakar T1 test debut Sébastien Loeb and Nani Roma have driven Prodrive’s Bahrain Raid Xtreme Dakar Rally T1 car for the first time at a private test venue in… Read more by David Evans October 19, 2020 2 min
Dakar News Kevin Hansen to compete on Dakar warm-up rally World Rallycross Championship frontrunner Kevin Hansen will make his rally raid debut on this week’s Andalucía Rally, the main warm-up event for next January’s Dakar… Read more by DirtFish Media October 5, 2020 3 min
Dakar News Sainz and Peterhansel remain at X-Raid Mini for 2021 Dakar The X-Raid Mini team has retained its Dakar Rally line-up for 2021, with multiple-time event winners Stéphane Peterhansel and Carlos Sainz driving its Mini John… Read more by Ida Wood October 2, 2020 2 min
Dakar News The message that ends Loeb’s Hyundai WRC spell When you’ve won 43% of the World Rally Championship events you’ve started, finished on the podium two thirds of the time and posted 925 fastest… Read more by David Evans October 1, 2020 3 min
Dakar News Loeb signs with Prodrive for Dakar 2021 return No sooner is Sébastien Loeb’s exit from Hyundai Motorsport in the World Rally Championship confirmed than he’s listed as a Dakar entry for the Bahrain… Read more by David Evans October 1, 2020 1 min
WRC Opinion Why Loeb’s WRC departure may not be a final farewell That’s it then. Or is it? Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, talking to Sébastien Loeb at the end of Rally Turkey felt odd. We know… Read more by David Evans September 29, 2020 2 min
Dakar News Toyota among Loeb’s 2021 options for Dakar return Sébastien Loeb’s Dakar plans will be made clear in the coming weeks, with the Frenchman admitting he’s still talking with teams including Toyota Gazoo Racing… Read more by David Evans September 25, 2020 2 min
Dakar News Two-time winner Roma first Prodrive Dakar driver Dakar Rally veteran Nani Roma has become the first driver to join Prodrive’s project for the 2021 running of the event. One of only three… Read more by Jack Cozens September 15, 2020 2 min
