Dakar News Al-Attiyah within touching distance of fifth Dakar Rally win Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel are within touching distance of a fifth Dakar Rally victory as Sébastien Loeb snatched second place following… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 13, 2023 2 min
Dakar News Audi: More talks needed regarding Dakar EoT regulations Team Audi Sport boss Sven Quandt says that more discussions between competitors and the FIA are needed around the Equivalence of Technology following the completion… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 9, 2023 3 min
Dakar Features What you missed on the first week of the Dakar Rally 2023 And just like that, the 2023 Dakar Rally has reached the end of its opening week of action in Saudi Arabia. The first seven days… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 9, 2023
Dakar News Dakar weekend stages altered due to flooding Dakar Rally organizers have made further tweaks to the 2023 route following the flooding of the Al Duwadimi bivouac this week. Friday’s sixth stage of… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 6, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Why Audi’s Dakar power increase isn’t controversial Around the Dakar Rally bivouac on Wednesday evening, there was the merest hint of controversy following the FIA and ASO’s joint decision to increase the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 5, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Loeb wins stage as team-mate retires through injury Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s Sébastien Loeb finally put an end to his run of bad luck on the Dakar Rally by taking his first stage victory… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 4, 2023 3 min
Dakar Features The chaotic Dakar stage that washed away two victory chances It was a scene you simply do not expect to see in the desert landscape of Saudi Arabia. Two cars, each from the Red Bull… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 3, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah wins stage two as Loeb drops over an hour Toyota’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel claimed their first stage victory of the 2023 Dakar Rally, but Sébastien Loeb’s victory chances are all but over… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 2, 2023 3 min
Dakar Opinion Mullets and roll mats: A first real Dakar experience Day one proper of the Dakar dawned way too early for my liking after, once again, not enough sleep. If you’re reading this Mr Berghaus,… Read more by Colin Clark January 2, 2023 2 min
Dakar News Sainz seizes top spot on Dakar opening stage Carlos Sainz has become the first leader of the 2023 Dakar Rally, outpacing Sébastien Loeb on an opening stage that looked to belong to his… Read more by Luke Barry January 1, 2023 2 min
Dakar Opinion Colin Clark: Could W2RC spell trouble for the WRC? Well, it’s been a mighty interesting day here in the Sea Camp bivouac waiting for the acton to get under way and finding ways to… Read more by Colin Clark December 31, 2022 2 min
Dakar Features Dakar Rally 2023 form guide For the fourth time since moving to the Middle East, the Dakar Rally will be disputed on Saudi Arabian soil. Just how the rally will… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 31, 2022 5 min
Dakar News Ekström sets pace in Dakar Rally prologue Audi’s Mattias Ekström and Emil Bergkvist opened their 2023 Dakar Rally account with the fastest time in the Sea Camp prologue, beating Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 31, 2022 3 min
Dakar News Loeb lays out confidence for his 2023 Dakar Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s Sébastien Loeb heads into this year’s Dakar Rally feeling “pretty confident” as he goes in search of an elusive first victory on… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 27, 2022 5 min
Dakar Features The remarkable recovery of a Dakar veteran Earlier this year, two-time Dakar Rally winner Nani Roma’s life was turned inexorably upside down. The dreaded C word was now an unfortunate reality. His… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 22, 2022 5 min
Dakar Features Why GCK is running two Dakar programs in parallel Guerlain Chicherit is an ambitious guy, and so is his company Green Corp Konnection. For them, motorsport is their passion, their raison d’être, but you… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon September 25, 2022 5 min
Dakar News GCK to field Prodrive Hunter alongside hydrogen project Guerlain Chicherit’s Green Corp Konnection team will run a bioethanol powered Prodrive Hunter in the next two editions of the Dakar Rally as well as… Read more by Dominik Wilde September 14, 2022 2 min
Dakar News Audi unveils upgraded Dakar 2023 contender Audi has unveiled the first major evolution of its electric car with which it will contest next year’s Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. The new… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon September 1, 2022 3 min