Off-Road Features Why an Audi legend chose Ford as his new home As he sits on the start line for the final round of the World Rally-Raid Championship in Morocco next week, new Ford Performance recruit Mattias… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 4, 2024 3 min
Dakar News Ford signs Ekström to complete its 2025 Dakar line-up Ford Performance has completed its driver line-up with which it will tackle next year’s Dakar Rally, with Audi exile Mattias Ekström joining the previously unveiled… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 1, 2024 3 min
Cars News Loeb fires warning shot as Dakar race hots up The second half of motorsport’s greatest marathon has only just begun and the event is at fever pitch. Audi’s Carlos Sainz still leads, but Sébastien… Read more by David Evans January 14, 2024 3 min
Dakar Features Why the next week will shape modern history for Audi Audi has a habit of revolutionizing motorsport. Quattro permanently changed rallying; the days of two-wheel drive at the top level were banished to the history… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 13, 2024 3 min
Dakar Features Everything you need to know about Dakar 2024 The beginning of a new year can only mean one thing in the world of off-road motorsport. It’s Dakar time. The 46th edition of the… Read more by James Bowen January 4, 2024
Dakar News Ekström wants more cross-country running in Audi Audi Sport’s Dakar Rally pairing Mattias Ekström and Emil Bergkvist have called for more competitive running in the World Rally-Raid Championship this year. The Swedish… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon February 25, 2023 2 min
World RX News Ekström takes on surprise World RX role 2016 World Rallycross champion Mattias Ekström has become the new sporting director of Rallycross Promoter – the subsidiary of WRC Promoter which owns the rights to World… Read more by Luke Barry February 8, 2023 2 min
Rally News Ekström on fire for fourth Race of Champions win Seeing the center console on fire, Mattias Ekström kept his right foot buried, but took his right hand off the wheel to put extinguish the… Read more by David Evans January 29, 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 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 News Dakar regs between ICE and electric “fair” – Ekström Team Audi Sport’s Mattias Ekström says the closeness of the Dakar Rally field following the Sea Camp prologue proves that the FIA’s latest regulation tweak… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 31, 2022 3 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
Extreme E News Why Ekström isn’t returning to Extreme E Former Abt Cupra Extreme E driver Mattias Ekström has opened up about his split with the team ahead of the new season. The 2016 World… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon February 17, 2022 3 min
Extreme E News Al-Attiyah replaces Ekström at Abt Cupra in Extreme E Four-time Dakar Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah has joined ABT Cupra XE for the 2022 Extreme E season. Al-Attiyah, who won this year’s Dakar event with… Read more by Rob Hansford February 3, 2022 2 min
Rally News Auriol joins Loeb in France’s Race of Champions lineup Didier Auriol, the 1994 World Rally Champion, is making a surprise comeback to the Race of Champions showcase event this weekend as a late entry,… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay February 1, 2022 2 min
Dakar News De Villiers claims stage win, Al-Attiyah remains in control Giniel de Villiers led a Toyota Gazoo Racing domination on the ninth day of the Dakar Rally with his first stage win of the event… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 11, 2022 3 min
Dakar News Ekström wins first ever Dakar stage in Audi 1-2 Mattias Ekström brilliantly claimed his first ever Dakar Rally stage win, topping the eighth day ahead of Audi team-mate Stéphane Peterhansel. Starting eighth on the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 10, 2022 3 min
