Dakar News Ekström wants more cross-country running in Audi Audi Sport’s Dakar Rally pairing Mattias Ekström and Emil Bergkvist have called for more competitive running in the World Rally-Raid Championship this year. The Swedish… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon February 25, 2023 2 min
Dakar News Loeb sets Dakar record with sixth straight stage win Sébastien Loeb became the first driver in Dakar Rally history to claim six consecutive stage wins, once again setting the pace as the bivouac reached… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 14, 2023 2 min
Dakar News Peterhansel navigator injured on Dakar Stéphane Peterhansel’s navigator Edouard Boulanger suffered a broken vertebrae in the stage-six crash that ended the Audi pairing’s 2023 Dakar Rally. While attempting to reduce… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 8, 2023 3 min
Dakar Features Why are drivers blacking out on the Dakar? The old adage that “to finish first, first you must finish” has never seemed more pertinent than on this year’s Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 7, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Al Rajhi takes stage win, Al-Attiyah maintains lead Overdrive Racing’s Yazeed Al Rajhi took his first Dakar Rally stage win of the 2023 edition, beating Vaidotas Zala’s privateer Hunter T1+ by nearly nine… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 7, 2023 2 min
Dakar News Toyota Dakar boss Hall: We have to trust FIA on engine rule changes Toyota Gazoo Racing team principal Glyn Hall says his team will ‘have to trust the FIA’ around the new-for-2023 engine regulation changes for the Dakar… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 5, 2022 3 min
Dakar News Route finalized for 2023 Dakar Rally The final itinerary and new sporting regulations for the 2023 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia have been unveiled by the event’s organizer, the Amaury Sport… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 1, 2022 3 min