The loop-shaped route setting out from the future megalopolis of Neom is a real gem. As it takes the competitors to the verge of the Jordanian border, the rally will include an exploration sequence of canyons and mountains on sandy terrain. On this special, the Dakar will climb it this year’s summit at 1,400 […]
Red-Lined’s Navaras tame the Dakar Red-Lined Motoring Adventures’ pair of Nissan Navara VK56 racers enjoyed a calmer day at Dakar 2020 Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as both cars had a clean day to climb up the time sheets on the loop around Neom. South African pair Hennie de Klerk and Johann Smalberger brought the […]
De Klerk getting into the Dakar TreasuryOne Racing duo Hennie de Klerk and Johann Smalberger were all smiles after a fine day in the Arabian Desert following an almost problem free third day of the Saudi Dakar 2020. The Pretoria crew brought their made in SA TreasuryOne Red-Lined Nissan Navara home 36th on the […]
2nd on Stage 3 for Al Attiyah / Baumel; 3-minute penalty pushes them to 5th 4th on Stage 3 for Alonso / Coma Al Attiyah / Baumel cements second position It was a day of consolidation for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s Nasser al Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel. The Qatari and his […]
The spirit of adventure was in full effect on Stage 3 of the 2020 Dakar Rally as the competitors tackled a 414-kilometre loop around the future megalopolis of Neom. With a perilous mix of canyons, mountains and sandy ground to cover, leaderboards across all five categories were given another major shake up. As the first Saudi […]
Now Sainz & Brabec pop up on top Dakar 2020 bit hard as the third day’s 427km loop around the future megacity of Neom saw several top competitors exiting a race that continues to seesaw through the Saudi Arabian Desert. It was however a good day for Carlos Sainz and Ricky Brabec, Mini and […]
The Dakar is on fire again. Well almost. The “new” Arabian Dakar is taking its toll on the competitors. Especially among the favoured drivers and navigators. On Monday, 60km from the start, we saw the the experienced Romain Dumas exit the event after his Peugeot buggy caught fire. Dumas, a three time Le Mans winner […]
Another great adventure for Red-Lined’s Navaras Red-Lined Motoring Adventures’ Dakar 2020 Saudi Arabia adventure delivered another epic day on Monday’s second leg to Neom and both of the team’s Nissan Navara VK56s are safely back in the bivouac after a positive, if treacherous day in the desert. “Today proved a huge test for everyone at […]
1st on Stage 2 for De Villiers / Haro 5th on Stage 2 for Al Attiyah / Baumel 16th on Stage 2 for Ten Brinke / Colsoul South Africa’s Giniel de Villiers, partnered with Spanish co-driver, Alex Haro, won Stage 2 of Dakar 2020, between Al Wajh and Neom. The pair drove a perfect stage […]
As the 2020 Dakar Rally moved up Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coastline, the pace was increasing out in the dunes. Stage 2 brought the remaining competitors a further 400 kilometres north as they left behind Al Wajh and sped towards Neom. Defending bike race champion Toby Price (AUS) was first off today on account of yesterday’s stage win. […]
A double Southern African victory! In a sensational second day of Dakar 2020, Southern African competitors Ross Branch, Giniel de Villiers and Conrad Rautenbach took a historic hat trick of podiums in the motorcycle, car and side by side classes. Botswana motorcycle hero and multiple South […]
After finishing 13th and as the best newcomer last year, Ross Branch has today won his first stage on the Dakar. In the history of the bike category, he is the first winner from Africa since the last in the series from South African Alfie Cox in 2003 (who picked up 8 specials in […]
X-raid Mini driver Orlando Terranova leads the 2020 Dakar Rally after the second stage, in which star debutant Fernando Alonso has already lost over two hours due to damage. Two-time Formula 1 champion Alonso was close to the frontrunners’ pace over the first 160 kilometres of the test, but his Toyota […]
de Klerk shows pace but loses an hour South Africa’s 2018 Dakar rookie winner, Hennie de Klerk and navigator Johann Smalberger had positive, if a troubled run to 58th on the opening day of the 2020 race in Saudi Arabia. The TreasuryOne duo showed great pace to jump from their 53rd starting position into the […]
Both Navaras safely home after a tough day Red-Lined Motoring Adventures enjoyed a solid first day of Dakar 2020 in Saudi Arabia as both its Nissan Navara VK56s delivered strong performances. British duo Thomas Bell and Patrick McMurren drove their Sabertooth version home 35th and South African TreasuryOne duo Hennie […]
4th on Stage 1 for Al-Attiyah/Baumel 5th on Stage 1 for Ten Brinke/Colsoul 11th on Stage 1 for Alonso/Coma 14th on Stage 1 for De Villiers/Haro It was a tough opening stage at Dakar 2020 for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing, as a total of eleven punctures hamstrung the four Toyota Hilux crews. Defending champions, Nasser Al-Attiyah […]
Fire started on stretch between Jeddah and Al Wajh, Saudi Arabia, earlier today French driver Romain Dumas at the helm alongside co-driver Alexandre Winocq Plumes of black smoke billowed into air as the drivers sat and watched helplessly A racing buggy burst into flames just 65 kilometers into its first race as its driver and navigator […]
In the motorcycles, defending Dakar champion, Australian Toby Price rode his KTM to victory over Californian Honda Rider Ricky Brabec, another former KTM under winner Matthias Walkner, Kevin Benavides on a Honda, Sam Sunderland (KTM) and Pablo Quintanilla (Husqvarna). From a Southern African point of view on two wheels, Botswana ace Ross Branch rode his […]
Mini driver Vaidotas Zala claimed a shock maiden stage win in the first test of the 2020 Dakar Rally, as two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso placed 11th. Toyota’s defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah led the way for most of the 319km timed special on the coastal stage from Jeddah to Al Wajh that kicked off […]
Al Attiyah is firm favourite as the race is on at the 2020 Dakar Rally across the sands of Saudi Arabia Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah will relish the challenge of driving across the sands of Saudi Arabia. Bengaluru, January 5: Qatar’s defending champion Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah is the firm favourite yet again as the […]
The latest epic Dakar Rally adventure is under starter’s orders in Saudi Arabia. Desert racers have come from all over the world to test themselves against the world’s toughest rally. On Sunday, January 5 the first stage of 2020 Dakar takes competitors a mammoth 752 kilometres as they leave Jeddah and head north to Al Wajh. Cyril […]
Spanish driver Fernando Alonso is aiming to create history as the first Formula One world champion to win the Dakar Rally when the 12-day marathon gets underway in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Alonso, who won the F1 championship with Renault in 2005 and 2006, is one of 351 starters in this year’s 7,500-kilometre race which […]
The first major international motorsport event of 2020 starts on Sunday with the 42nd running of the gruelling Dakar Off-Road Rally.From 1979 to 2007 the event was run from Paris to Dakar but then moved to South America in 2009 with last year’s event run entirely in Peru. This time round the event has been […]
Having been forced to withdraw on stage four of the 2018 Dakar Rally, Andre Villas-Boas hopes to compete again and “finish the story”Marseille coach Andre Villas-Boas hopes to compete in the Dakar Rally again in the next five years. Villas-Boas took part in the 2018 race in South America after leaving his position at Shanghai SIPG. […]
Bahrain announced its participation in the Dakar Rally, to be held in Saudi Arabia from January 5 to 17. The first rally in the Middle East will see the victorious X-raid team racing for Bahrain in their first self-developed and constructed Mini John Cooper Works and Mini John Cooper Works Buggy; the Bahrain team will include champion drivers Stephane Peterhansel and Carlos Sainz and co-drivers Lucas Cruz and Paulo Fiúza. The 2020 edition of […]
The organisers of the Dakar Rally have taken measures to crack down on illegal navigational aids and practices ahead of the 2020 edition of the marathon. The initiative, spearheaded by new rally director David Castera, comes as a result of continued suspicions that teams have been able to circumvent the regulations regarding navigation in the last […]
More than 5000km of entirely new competitive special stages await crews contesting the 2020 Dakar Rally. The 42nd edition of the cross country marathon begins a new era with the rally now based in the deserts, canyons and mountain regions of Saudi Arabia. The event gains its name from its traditional Paris-to-Dakar route first used […]
By: Jamie Klein Stephane Peterhansel will not contest next month’s Dakar Rally with his wife Andrea as his co-driver after the German was forced to drop out with health issues.Peterhansel won this year’s FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies with Andrea alongside him, the husband-and-wife duo claiming victory in April’s Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge before […]
Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz have introduced the brand new automobile with which they’ll take part within the Dakar Rally 2020 they usually have been constructive within the face of this new competitors and more likely to battle towards Toyota. The terrain on this Dakar might be completely new for Carlos Sainz and his co-pilot, Lucas Cruz: “The large query […]
Dakar Rally director David Castera has predicted that Fernando Alonso will win a stage in his first attempt at the legendary rally raid next month. Alonso will tackle the Saudi Arabia-based event at the wheel of a factory-run Toyota Hilux with Dakar motorcycle legend Marc Coma as his co-driver. Since August, the two-time Formula 1 […]
Written by Phil Barker Stéphane Peterhansel is the Dakar Rally’s most successful driver, but can the record-breaking ‘Monsieur Dakar’ take the top spot once more at the 2020 race in Saudi Arabia? We’ve seen thousands of world-class competitors take part in the Dakar Rally over the years, from Carlos Sainz to Sébastien Loeb, but none live the Dakar quite like Stéphane […]
Written by Phil Barker One of the Dakar Rally’s most dependable drivers lines-up once again to do battle with the dunes in the 2020 edition. We take a look at Giniel De Villiers’s chances of claiming a second victory. Giniel De Villiers may not have 13 Dakar Rally titles to his name like Stéphane Peterhansel, but the […]
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will be fielding a four-car team in the upcoming Dakar Rally, which sees the race relocate from South America to Saudi Arabia. The team will be utilizing the latest version of the race-winning Toyota Hilux, when the race gets under way in the Saudi city of Jeddah, on January 5th, 2020. Having […]
Champions aplenty set for Saudi edition Dakar 2020 promises to be another thrilling year as the race moves into its third chapter in Saudi Arabia after a decade in South America. The event had of course raced from Paris to Dakar since its 1980s inception with one race to Cape Town too, before shifting to […]
A former Miss Polonia is learning to drive a lorry so she can take part in the Monte Carlo-Dakar Africa Eco Race next year. Racy Marcelina Zawadzka has teamed up with seasoned Dakar drivers Jacek Czachor, Marek Dąbrowski and Grzegorz Baran to take on the 6,000km challenge which starts in January. The 30-year-old has teamed […]
It is almost Dakar time again and Southern Africa will be well represented when 2020 event blasts off for two weeks of racing through brand new territory across the Saudi Arabian Desert for the first time starting 5 January. No less than ten competitors will cross the Limpopo en route to the Jeddah start including […]
Fernando Alonso has dismissed his chances of competing for victory at next month’s Dakar Rally, suggesting he will take a “different strategy” for his debut. After walking away from Formula 1 at the end of 2018 Alonso completed a title-winning WEC season, taking a second Le Mans wins, and also triumphed at the Daytona 24 […]
Nasser Al-Attiyah won his third Dakar Rally crown while Toby Price won his second motorbike title in a race that featured one last twist Thursday. Price came to the 10th and final stage after racing almost 5,200 kilometers with only a one-minute lead over Pablo Quintanilla. Just 10 kilometers into the dune-heavy, 112-kilometer course from […]
North America’s most famous off-road race begins Saturday Nov 23 just outside of Ensenada, Mexico – a day late thanks to torrential rains that are sure to have muddied up the course. But there’s good news – we’ve got a few superstar racers pairing up to tackle the 1,287-kilometer course through Baja’s rocky roads and […]
How significant was Fernando Alonso’s first cross-country rallying podium on a Saudi Arabian event last weekend? Very. The next leg of his post-F1 quest for versatile glory is going very well so far…When Fernando Alonso climbed aboard the Toyota Hilux with Marc Coma at his right hand less than three months ago, no one could […]