Dakar News Toyota unveils new car and driver lineup for Dakar Toyota Gazoo Racing has unveiled a heavily upgraded DKR GR Hilux, as well as a new driver lineup, for its World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) title… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon November 19, 2025 2 min
Dakar News M-Sport’s Dakar priority the reverse of WRC When, you might wonder, was M-Sport’s finest hour? Not that difficult, is it. It has to be 2017 and a historic clean sweep of the… Read more by David Evans November 14, 2025 3 min
WRC News Al-Attiyah rejoins M-Sport for Saudi Rally1 outing Nasser Al-Attiyah will make a sensational return to the very top of the World Rally Championship for next month’s season-closing Rally Saudi Arabia. Al-Attiyah, who… Read more by Colin Clark October 13, 2025 3 min
Dakar Features Mathieu Baumel’s inspirational attitude and recovery As he lay stricken at the side of the road after being hit by a civilian vehicle, five-time Dakar winner Mathieu Baumel didn’t know if… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 12, 2025 5 min
Dakar Features The drive good enough to tempt a legend out of retirement Aura has entered the chat. And is sitting opposite me. Two words: Stéphane Peterhansel. Fourteen times. Mr Dakar. His time ripping up the dunes in… Read more by David Evans October 2, 2025 3 min
Dakar News Carlos Sainz Jr tries his dad’s Ford Raptor T1+ Black suit. White, open-face helmet and a door to close. Williams Formula 1 star Carlos Sainz is searching for his comfort zone. He’s not about… Read more by David Evans October 1, 2025 5 min
Dakar Features Inside Defender’s game-changing rally program It’s late. Maybe it’s early. Either way, an advancing fleet of Defender 110s make for an impressive – if slightly gangster – sight. Sweeping up… Read more by David Evans October 1, 2025 5 min
Dakar News History-making Dakar racer Price to drive Defender American off-road star Sara Price has signed to drive for Defender as the British brand builds towards its maiden Dakar entry in January. Price is… Read more by David Evans May 16, 2025 3 min
Dakar Features Why none of M-Sport’s drivers are pursuing W2RC glory The 2025 World Rally-Raid Championship resumes in just over a week for the third round of the season, the inaugural South African Safari Rally (May… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon May 8, 2025 5 min
Dakar News Defender signs Dakar’s most decorated driver Mr Dakar’s back. Everything makes sense again. When Audi pulled the plug on its Dakar program last year, there was plenty of speculation about Stéphane… Read more by David Evans May 7, 2025 3 min
Dakar News Baumel aims for Dakar return after losing his leg Four-time Dakar Rally winner Mathieu Baumel is determined to make the start of next year’s event, despite losing his right leg in a road traffic… Read more by Luke Barry February 16, 2025 2 min
Dakar Podcast Colin Clark’s Dakar and Saudi Arabia experience For those of us who’ve never been, the Dakar is a challenge impossible to understand. A gruelling, two-week onslaught where human endurance and performance is… Read more by Luke Barry February 1, 2025 10 min +
Dakar News Dakar winner Baumel seriously injured in road traffic collision Four-time Dakar Rally winning navigator Mathieu Baumel has been seriously injured in a road traffic collision in northern France. According to reports from La Provence,… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 31, 2025 2 min
Dakar Features What we learned from the 2025 Dakar This year’s Dakar Rally was always going to be something of a leap into the unknown. Newcomers Dacia Sandriders and M-Sport Ford were taking on… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 21, 2025 3 min
Dakar News How does M-Sport rate its first Dakar? A year ago, M-Sport founder Malcolm Wilson was an interested spectator, keen to keep an eye on what his company was about to embark on… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 20, 2025 5 min
Dakar News Al-Rajhi wins Dakar for the first time Overdrive Racing’s Yazeed Al Rajhi has won the Dakar Rally for the first time, after coming through the final 61km stage in Saudi Arabia’s vast… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 17, 2025 3 min
Dakar News Dakar lead changes hands again with one stage to go Overdrive Racing’s Yazeed Al Rajhi is within touching distance of becoming the first Saudi Arabian driver to win the Dakar Rally after moving back ahead… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 16, 2025 3 min
Dakar News Tactics come to the fore as Dakar lead changes again Amid the raging battle for the 2025 Dakar Rally victory, there’s a game of poker being played at the front. Tactics have been in force… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 15, 2025 3 min
