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Dakar News De Villiers’ five-hour Dakar penalty rescinded Toyota’s Giniel de Villiers will have his five-hour Dakar Rally penalty rescinded following a reassessment of his second incident with a bike competitor on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
Dakar News Co-driver speaks for the first time since pre-Dakar explosion Mayeul Barbet, the navigator of the injured Philippe Boutron, has spoken publicly about the explosion which occurred on the eve of the 2022 Dakar Rally… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 7, 2022 2 min
Dakar News Terranova wins Ekström duel for Dakar stage six Orlando Terranova took Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s second stage victory of the Dakar Rally, while team-mate Sébastien Loeb has been demoted to third overall after dropping… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 7, 2022 3 min
Dakar News Lategan wins his first Dakar stage as Audi drivers swap suspension Henk Lategan secured his first ever Dakar Rally stage win on the 2022 event’s fifth stage, while Toyota team-mate Nasser Al-Attiyah remains clear of the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 6, 2022 3 min
Dakar News De Villiers gets five-hour penalty for second bike incident Toyota’s Giniel de Villiers has been penalized for the second time by the Dakar Rally organizer, this time copping a five-hour punishment for a second… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 5, 2022 3 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah inherits Dakar stage win after Al-Rajhi penalty Nasser Al-Attiyah claimed his second stage victory of the Dakar Rally following a time penalty for Overdrive Racing’s Yazeed Al Rajhi. The exact reason for… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 5, 2022 3 min
Dakar Features The overlooked drive of the Dakar so far Twelve months ago, or near enough, Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Henk Lategan and navigator Brett Cummings were upside down somewhere in the Saudi Arabian desert. A… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 4, 2022 2 min
Dakar News Why Mikkelsen’s surprise Dakar has already ended A damaged rollcage has forced World Rally Championship driver Andreas Mikkelsen out of his maiden Dakar Rally ahead of the third stage of the 2022… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 4, 2022 2 min
Dakar News Loeb’s Dakar Rally victory hopes dealt a huge blow Sébastien Loeb’s Dakar Rally victory chances were dealt a major blow on day three following a pair of punctures as Carlos Sainz gave Audi its… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 4, 2022 3 min