Dakar Features The untold stories of the 2022 Dakar Rally Although the Dakar Rally has long been dominated by professional teams and drivers, the traditional amateur elements of adventure, sportsmanship and toil remain as true… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 16, 2022 5 min
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 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 News Five-minute penalty for de Villiers after Toyota hits rider Toyota’s Giniel de Villiers has been handed a five-minute penalty for failing to check on a motorcyclist he hit during Sunday’s opening stage of the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 3, 2022 2 min
Dakar News Loeb begins Dakar fightback with day-two stage win Sébastien Loeb took his first Dakar Rally stage win since 2019, and the first for the Prodrive-run Bahrain Raid Xtreme team, with a commanding performance… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 3, 2022 3 min
Dakar News Bivouac flooding cancels Marathon Stage of Dakar The Dakar Rally organizer, the ASO, has announced that the second and third stages of this year’s edition will no longer be Marathon Stages following… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 2, 2022 2 min
Dakar Features Five elements that give the Dakar Rally its individuality It’s that time of year again. No, not the Holiday Season, but the moment the biggest rally raid event in the world, the Dakar Rally,… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 2, 2022 5 min
Dakar News Who to watch out for on the 2022 Dakar Rally The 44th edition of the Dakar Rally marks the start of two new eras. The famed event is on a path towards fully alternative energy… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 1, 2022 5 min
Dakar News Toyota driver Al-Attiyah beats Sainz’s Audi on Dakar prologue Toyota’s Nasser Al-Attiyah set the pace in the first competitive action of the 2022 Dakar Rally, beating fellow three-time winner Carlos Sainz by 12 seconds… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 1, 2022 3 min
Dakar News Mikkelsen gets last-minute Dakar Rally call-up WRC2 and European Rally champion Andreas Mikkelsen will make his Dakar Rally debut as a replacement for American Mitch Guthrie, who has tested positive for… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 31, 2021 3 min
Dakar Features The innovation fuelling a veteran’s return to the Dakar “I always said I would come back when I would be ready with what gives me the motivation to compete.” Guerlain Chicherit isn’t someone who… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 29, 2021 5 min
Dakar News No co-driver worries for Loeb on Dakar Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s Sébastien Loeb believes he and new navigator Fabian Lurquin can hit the ground running as they prepare for their first assault on… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 28, 2021 2 min
Dakar News De Villiers’ Dakar in doubt after COVID-19 positive Toyota Gazoo Racing driver Giniel de Villiers could be forced to miss next month’s Dakar Rally after testing positive for COVID-19. The experienced South African,… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 26, 2021 2 min
Dakar Features The JWRC champion with a new lease of life as a Dakar navigator They say that to win the Dakar Rally, you need an experienced navigator. Someone who knows not only the cross-country discipline like the back of… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 4, 2021 5 min
Dakar News Extreme E points leader Taylor to enter 2022 Dakar Rally Molly Taylor will become the first female Australian driver to contest the Dakar Rally in January after teaming up with the South Racing Can-Am factory… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon November 22, 2021 2 min
Dakar News Toyota: Dakar rule tweaks can transform cross-country The new-for-2022 Dakar Rally technical regulations brought in by event organizer the ASO have the ability to “transform cross-country rallying”, according to Toyota team boss… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 29, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Dakar navigation will be easier with electric car – Sainz Audi’s Dakar Rally recruit Carlos Sainz believes there will be fewer navigational issues on next year’s edition due to the unique characteristics of the electric… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 11, 2021 5 min
Dakar News Laia Sanz switches to four wheels for 2022 Dakar Rally Laia Sanz will make the switch from motorcycles to four wheels for the next edition of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. Sanz, who currently… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 8, 2021 5 min
