Dakar Features The mammoth test that could decide the DakarX-raid Mini JCW’s Stéphane Peterhansel is looking good to secure a record-extending 14th Dakar Rally victory this week. But although the Frenchman holds a 17-minute… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 13, 2021 3 min
Dakar Features Why a zero emissions Dakar isn’t just a pipe dreamLast November, Dakar director David Castera and the Amaury Sport Organisation which runs the event, announced its plans to move towards alternative energy sources from… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 12, 2021 5 min
Dakar News Full details of Dakar’s green energy plan revealedThe Amaury Sport Organisation, which runs the Dakar Rally, has unveiled further details of its alternative energy timeline ahead of a full transition in 2030…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 12, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Leader Peterhansel takes first stage win as rivals flounderStéphane Peterhansel finally took his first stage win of the 2021 Dakar Rally as Nasser Al-Attiyah and Carlos Sainz both suffered dramas in the Neom-Neom… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 12, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Loeb’s troublesome Dakar ends with retirementSébastien Loeb has retired from this year’s Dakar Rally after hitting more trouble during the second part of the Marathon Stage. Loeb had started the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 11, 2021 2 min
Dakar News Loeb blasts Dakar “incompetence” after five-minute penaltyBahrain Raid Xtreme’s Sébastien Loeb has been handed a five-minute penalty for exceeding the speed limit during the fourth stage of the Dakar Rally, a… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 6, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Sainz ships half an hour after navigation errorX-raid Mini’s Stéphane Peterhansel continues to lead the Dakar Rally after the third stage but team-mate Carlos Sainz’s victory hopes took a blow as a… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 5, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah draws first blood in Dakar prologueToyota Gazoo Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah will be the first car to start the 2021 Dakar Rally after setting the pace in the Jeddah prologue, with… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 2, 2021 2 min
Off-Road News Dakar faces cancellation as Saudi Arabia shuts bordersJanuary’s Dakar Rally is thought to be under threat by revised Saudi Arabian government policy which could limit the movement of people into the country… Read more by DirtFish Media December 21, 2020 2 min
Dakar News Ekström to contest 2021 Dakar RallyMattias Ekström will make his Dakar Rally debut in January after announcing he will compete in the rally raid classic at the wheel of a… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 9, 2020 2 min
Dakar News The force behind Dakar’s sustainable hopeRegardless of whether Dakar runs in the Middle East, South America or back in its native Africa, there’s a mountain that remains to be conquered…. Read more by David Evans November 25, 2020 3 min
Dakar News Meeke to make Dakar debut with ex-Citroën WRC teamOusted World Rally Championship star Kris Meeke has confirmed he will compete in the 2021 Dakar with PH Sport in the event’s SSV class. Meeke,… Read more by Luke Barry November 18, 2020 2 min
Dakar News Loeb and Roma give Prodrive Dakar T1 test debutSébastien Loeb and Nani Roma have driven Prodrive’s Bahrain Raid Xtreme Dakar Rally T1 car for the first time at a private test venue in… Read more by David Evans October 19, 2020 2 min
Dakar News Toyota among Loeb’s 2021 options for Dakar returnSébastien Loeb’s Dakar plans will be made clear in the coming weeks, with the Frenchman admitting he’s still talking with teams including Toyota Gazoo Racing… Read more by David Evans September 25, 2020 2 min
WRC News Loeb to decide 2021 Dakar and WRC future in coming weeksThe World Rally Championship’s most successful driver Sébastien Loeb says he will decide in “around two weeks” whether he fancies another crack at the Dakar… Read more by Luke Barry September 17, 2020 3 min
Dakar News Carlos Sainz discussing Dakar Mini deal extensionSpanish rallying royalty Carlos Sainz wants to return to Saudi Arabia in January with the aim of defending his 2020 Dakar victory. The two time… Read more by David Evans June 4, 2020 1 min
Dakar News Prodrive announces Dakar effortProdrive has announced it will develop an off-road T1 class car for next year’s Dakar. The Banbury firm, which will operate the programme through a… Read more by David Evans February 5, 2020
Dakar News The Rigours of the DakarAltitude tents, diets, and skiing. How to get ready for motorsport’s toughest test. How do you prepare for the Dakar Rally, motorsport’s most arduous undertaking… Read more by Trevor Wert January 8, 2018
