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 Features The crew that lived out a Dakar nightmare Mishaps are part and parcel of the Dakar Rally, but what goes through the mind when you know you have zero assistance trucks available and… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 13, 2023 3 min
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 Loeb closing on second with another Dakar stage win Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s Sébastien Loeb has closed to within nine minutes of second-placed Lucas Moraes after claiming his fourth consecutive Dakar Rally stage victory. Loeb… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 12, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Loeb wins Dakar stage by over three minutes Sébastien Loeb continued his excellent Dakar Rally form by claiming his fourth stage win of the event, as Nasser Al-Attiyah maintains a comfortable overall lead…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 11, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Valiant Sainz forced out of Dakar Carlos Sainz is out of this year’s Dakar Rally following his heavy stage nine crash which has left his Audi RS Q e-tron E2 too… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 10, 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 Features WRC to rally-raid: How hard is it? With 108 World Rally Championship starts to his name, 37 stage wins and a solitary victory, Ola Fløene has seen his fair share of things… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 7, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Peterhansel and Sainz both crash out of Dakar Rally Audi’s Stéphane Peterhansel is out of this year’s Dakar Rally following a crash on the sixth stage which injured his navigator Edouard Boulanger. The incident… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 6, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Floods force Dakar route rethink The Dakar Rally organizer, the ASO, has announced that Friday’s sixth stage of the 2023 edition will be reduced by around 100km as a result… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 5, 2023 2 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah extends lead, Loeb crashes Nasser Al-Attiyah came out on top in a thrilling three-way scrap with Stéphane Peterhansel and Sébastien Loeb who crashed near the end to win stage… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 5, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Audi to receive more power from Dakar stage five All three of Audi’s electric hybrid RS Q e-tron E2 cars will receive an increase in maximum power output from Thursday’s fifth stage of the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 4, 2023 2 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 News “Curious” Mikkelsen would suit a Dakar career Andreas Mikkelsen’s former World Rally Championship co-driver Ola Fløene believes the three-time World Rally winner would be a perfect fit for rally-raid should he decide… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 4, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Why Loeb lost an hour on Dakar’s second day Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s Sébastien Loeb has said that the second stage of the 2023 Dakar Rally was “no pleasure to drive” after a litany of… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 2, 2023 3 min
Dakar Opinion Colin Clark: What makes the Dakar so epic Yes I know, you’ve heard it many many times before – but the Dakar truly is epic. But up until yesterday, I didn’t really understand… Read more by Colin Clark December 30, 2022 3 min
Dakar Features Should the Dakar stretch beyond Saudi Arabia? Perhaps the biggest change to this year’s Dakar Rally route is that it is significantly longer and more challenging to the previous Saudi Arabia-based editions…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 30, 2022 3 min
