Dakar News Will this finally be Loeb’s year? Sébastien Loeb is ‘optimistic’ that the new Dacia Sandriders have the pace to fight for overall victory in the Dakar Rally which kicks off with… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 3, 2025 3 min
Dakar News What we learned from the Dakar prologue Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Henk Lategan laid down the first marker of the 2025 Dakar Rally by setting the pace on a tricky prologue stage around… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 3, 2025 3 min
Dakar Colin Clark: it’s been a storming start to Dakar Do you know what? Between January 19, that final, glorious day of last year’s Dakar and the middle of November, I’d not really had the… Read more by Colin Clark January 2, 2025 5 min
Dakar Features Dakar 2025 Data + Form Guide Dakar 2025 Data + Form Guide The 2025 Dakar will be the sixth time the event has been held in Saudi Arabia, and promises to… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 2, 2025 10 min +
Dakar News Why a diesel giant favors petrol for 2025 Dakar X-raid Guillaume de Mévius believes the upgraded petrol engine Mini JCW Rally has what it takes to fight for victory on the Dakar Rally. De… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 1, 2025 3 min
Dakar News M-Sport Ford aiming to “change history” at the Dakar Two-time Dakar Rally winner Nani Roma believes M-Sport Ford has the chance to ‘change history’ by winning the event on the team’s first outing with… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 31, 2024 3 min
Dakar News Loriaux joins Toyota for Dakar development role Christian Loriaux has spent three and a half years battling with Toyota – and now he’s joining the Japanese manufacturer. But the amiable Belgian won’t… Read more by David Evans December 30, 2024 5 min
Dakar Features Does two-wheel success guarantee wins on four? When two-time Dakar Rally winner Toby Price got the news that KTM would not be renewing his contract for the 2025 event, it seemed only… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 30, 2024 5 min
Dakar Features Getting to know Ford’s non-superstar Dakar driver When Mitch Guthrie Jr drives his Ford Raptor off the start podium in Saudi Arabia next month for his maiden assault on the Dakar Rally… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 22, 2024 5 min
Dakar Features The driver whose first rally was the Dakar Picture the scene: you are at the wheel of a Porsche 911 for your first-ever rally, about to embark on a whirlwind rollercoaster of emotion… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 19, 2024 5 min
Dakar Features Understanding Toyota’s confusing Dakar structure As true as the saying ‘calm seas never make a good sailor’ goes, Toyota Gazoo Racing will be hoping January’s Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 18, 2024
Dakar Features The privateers critical to the Dakar The 47th edition of the Dakar Rally is set to be one of the most hotly contested in years. Four full factory programs will be… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 17, 2024
Dakar Features How difficult is a Dakar car to drive? Ask anyone in the World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) bivouac what it takes to win the Dakar Rally and you will likely hear one of two… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 13, 2024
Dakar Features The national champion targeting Dakar success despite major surgery The last year has been something of a roller coaster for Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Henk Lategan. A fourth South African Rally Raid Championship this year… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 4, 2024 5 min
Dakar News Land Rover announces 2026 Dakar program Jaguar Land Rover is the latest car manufacturer to commit to a Dakar program with a factory Defender team competing on the event in 2026…. Read more by David Evans November 25, 2024 2 min
Dakar Features Why there’s more to come from an emerging Dakar hero The look in Sara Price’s eye said it all. Yes, she would be back. Talking to the American minutes after she’d missed out on a… Read more by David Evans November 8, 2024 3 min
Dakar News Dakar winning riders Price and Sunderland make 2025 car move Two-time Dakar Rally winners Toby Price and Sam Sunderland will switch from the motorcycle category to make their T1+ car debuts at the 2025 edition… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 22, 2024 3 min
Dakar News Sainz: Dakar 2025 will be the closest ever If the final round of the 2024 World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) season in Morocco told us anything, it’s that Nasser Al-Attiyah and Edouard Boulanger hold… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 14, 2024 3 min
