Sebastien Loeb still has a chance to return to the Dakar Rally despite being forced out of the event by the FIA on safety grounds, Autosport understands.Following a barrel roll in Tuesday’s third stage between Bisha and Al Henankiyah in Saudi Arabia, the Frenchman’s Dacia Sandrider was thoroughly inspected byContinue Reading
The FIA will carry out a thorough review of Sebastien Loeb’s Dacia to determine whether he can take part in the remainder of the Dakar Rally.Loeb’s Dacia Sandrider landed upside down in the sand following a rollover at the start of Tuesday’s Stage 3 between Bisha and Al Henakiyah.The nine-timeContinue Reading
Toyota driver Saood Variawa scored a first career stage win in Tuesday’s third test of the 2025 Dakar Rally, as team-mate Henk Lategan cemented his position in the overall standings.The Japanese marque’s factory team led almost the entirety of the shortened 327km Stage 3 test between Bisha and Al HenakiyahContinue Reading
Rokas Baciuska has inherited the victory on the Dakar Rally’s second stage after being given time back by the FIA.The Lithuanian had originally been classified in sixth having run as high as fourth during the marathon 48-hour Chrono stage, which had been won by Overdrive Racing team-mate Yazeed Al-Rajhi despiteContinue Reading
We take a look at the day’s highlights of Stage 2A of the 2025 Dakar Rally, sponsored by Aramco. SourceContinue Reading
Toyota privateer Yazeed Al-Rajhi moved into the lead of the Dakar Rally after the first half of the 48-hour chrono stage on Sunday, with Dacia’s Nasser Al-Attiyah in hot pursuit in second.Following a successful debut in 2024, ASO implemented the new marathon stage format again this time, with competitors facingContinue Reading
We take a look at the full day’s highlights of Stage 1 of the 2025 Dakar Rally. SourceContinue Reading
Toyota driver Seth Quintero has been promoted to first place in Saturday’s opening stage of the Dakar Rally after he stopped to help a stranded Laia Sanz.Quintero was originally classified as runner-up in the 413km test in Bisha, 50s down on provisional winner Guerlain Chicherit of X-raid Mini, after aContinue Reading
Factory Toyota driver Henk Lategan beat Ford rival Mattias Ekstrom to take victory in Prologue at the start of the 2025 Dakar Rally.The 47th edition of the world’s biggest cross-country rally kicked off with a short 29km special in Bisha in the south west region of Saudi Arabia, with aContinue Reading
Sebastien Loeb says he is ‘not obsessed’ with winning the Dakar Rally after coming close to clinching the top prize on several occasions.One of the greatest rally drivers of all time with nine titles in the World Rally Championship, Loeb has found it hard to emulate the same success inContinue Reading