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As true as the saying ‘calm seas never make a good sailor’ goes, Toyota Gazoo Racing will be hoping January’s Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia… Read more

by Stephen Brunsdon December 18, 2024

Dakar

Features

The national champion targeting Dakar success despite major surgery

The last year has been something of a roller coaster for Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Henk Lategan. A fourth South African Rally Raid Championship this year… Read more

by Stephen Brunsdon December 4, 2024 5 min

Off-Road

News

Al-Attiyah leads Morocco Rally but Loeb hits strife

Nasser Al-Attiyah delivered a World Rally-Raid Championship stage win for Dacia in its first ever competitive rally-raid stage, winning the opening test of a flood-affected… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay October 7, 2024 3 min

Off-Road

News

Al-Attiyah’s former navigator teams-up with W2RC rival

If one thing seemed a bolted-on certainty this year, it was that Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel would continue their domination of the World Rally-Raid… Read more

by Stephen Brunsdon March 21, 2024 3 min

Dakar

News

Dacia signs Al-Attiyah for Dakar 2025

Five-time and defending Dakar Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah will drive for Dacia in 2025, where he will partner nine-time World Rally champion Sébastien Loeb and… Read more

by James Bowen December 12, 2023 2 min

Dakar

News

Loeb crashes on Rallye du Maroc day four

Sébastien Loeb has crashed out of the fourth stage of Rallye du Maroc, the latest round of the World Rally-Raid Championship. Loeb was lying third… Read more

by Mark Paulson October 17, 2023 2 min

Dakar

News

Al-Attiyah to stay with Toyota for rest of W2RC season

Nasser Al-Attiyah will complete the rest of this year’s World Rally Raid Championship with Toyota Gazoo Racing racing before his expected move to the Prodrive-run… Read more

by Stephen Brunsdon August 21, 2023 2 min

Dakar

News

Dakar great Al-Attiyah set to leave Toyota

Five-time Dakar Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah will leave Toyota Gazoo Racing ahead of next January’s event in Saudi Arabia. DirtFish understands that Al-Attiyah has agreed… Read more

by Stephen Brunsdon July 28, 2023 2 min

Dakar

News

Kazakhstan World Rally-Raid event canceled due to war

The third round of the World Rally Raid Championship in Kazakhstan, which was due to take place next month, has been canceled due to the… Read more

by Stephen Brunsdon March 17, 2022 2 min

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Understanding Toyota’s confusing Dakar structure

The national champion targeting Dakar success despite major surgery

Al-Attiyah leads Morocco Rally but Loeb hits strife

Al-Attiyah’s former navigator teams-up with W2RC rival

Dacia signs Al-Attiyah for Dakar 2025

Loeb crashes on Rallye du Maroc day four

Al-Attiyah to stay with Toyota for rest of W2RC season

Dakar great Al-Attiyah set to leave Toyota

Kazakhstan World Rally-Raid event canceled due to war