Dakar Rally

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Toyota Gazoo Racing is ready for Dakar 2025

Arnold Pinto 03/12/2024 0

With focus on a youthful team Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) is gearing up for the 2025 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia with a formidable six-car team poised to take on the world’s most challenging motorsport event. Combining the expertise of both TGR and Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa (TGRSA),

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Defender signs car partnership with Dakar Rally

Arnold Pinto 28/11/2024 0

Beginning from the 2025 edition British automaker Defender has unveiled a meaningful partnership with the Dakar Rally, solidifying its position as the official car partner of the legendary rally event from 2025 to 2028. This partnership is a significant milestone for Defender and the Dakar Rally, marking a new era of collaboration. From 2026, Defender […]

Automotive Sport

HySE competes in Dakar 2025 with the HySE-X2

Arnold Pinto 13/11/2024 0

To tackle further technical challenges HySE (Hydrogen Small Mobility & Engine Technology Association) will participate in the Dakar 2025 rally, which will take place in Saudi Arabia from January 3 to 17, 2025. HySE will compete in the newly introduced ‘Mission 1000 ACT2’ category, first introduced at the Dakar Rally in 2024. The category is […]

Automotive Sport

Rally star Mattias Ekström joins Ford Performance Dakar 2025 team

Arnold Pinto 23/10/2024 0

Automaker keen to display off-road prowess Ford Performance has announced the addition of celebrated rally and off-road driver Mattias Ekström to its team for the 2025 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. Ekström, a two-time DTM champion and World Rallycross titleholder, joins a roster of drivers, including Mitch Guthrie Jr., Nani Roma, and Carlos Sainz Sr. Together, […]

Automotive Sport

New Ford Raptor T1+ ready for rally raid terrains

Dan Ngiam 14/07/2024 0

Ford Performance and M-Sport collaborate Ford Performance has unveiled the Ford Raptor T1+, which features unique off-road capability and engineering prowess and is designed to tackle the challenges of the Dakar Rally and other gruelling rally raid terrains. Engineered in collaboration with M-Sport, the new Ford Raptor T1+ represents the culmination of advanced off-road

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Dakar Rally To Race On From January 3-17, 2025

Arnold Pinto 20/05/2024 0

From Bisha To Shubaytah In Saudi Arabia The 2025 edition of the Dakar Rally is beginning to take shape, with Saudi Arabia once again hosting the iconic event. This promises to be another thrilling chapter in the storied history of the Dakar Rally. Scheduled to run from January 3 to 17, 2025, the sixth edition […]

Automotive Sport

Audi Sport’s 2024 Dakar Rally winners enjoy accolades in Germany

News Desk 1 09/03/2024 0

Victorious team tours the company’s sites Audi Sport’s triumphant return from the 2024 Dakar Rally held in Saudi Arabia ignited a wave of enthusiasm across Germany, the team’s home country. The winning team, consisting of drivers Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz, alongside their teammates Emil Bergkvist and Stéphane Peterhansel with co-drivers Edouard Boulanger,

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Loeb takes stage win to lift BRX again in Dakar Rally

News Desk 1 12/01/2024

The Dakar Rally reached the halfway point in Saudi Arabia today as Sebastien Loeb claimed his second stage victory for Bahrain Raid Xtreme following more drama in the Empty Quarter. Loeb and Fabian Lurquin in the BRX Prodrive Hunter completed the second part of the new two-day Chrono stage with a 2 mins 01 secs […]

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Loeb wins tactical battle to boost BRX in Dakar Rally

News Desk 1 12/01/2024

Sebastien Loeb benefitted from a shrewd tactical move in the Dakar Rally today to give Bahrain Raid Xtreme a big lift as Carlos Sainz took the outright lead in Saudi Arabia. Loeb and Fabian Lurquin in the BRX Prodrive Hunter deliberately slowed down on the previous day to give themselves a favourable starting position this […]

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Team Audi Sports is ready for the Dakar Rally 2024

News Desk 1 26/12/2023 0

Audi RS Q e-tron is optimised for the rally The Audi RS Q e-tron is set for its third Dakar Rally, the latest edition of which takes place from January 5-19, 2024, in Saudi Arabia. Team Audi Sport has optimised the rally prototype, which has an electric drivetrain, a high-voltage battery and an energy converter, […]

Sport

Toyota Gazoo Racing unveils new Hilux for 2024 Dakar and W2RC season

Arnold Pinto 15/12/2023 0

Dakar 2024 team combines youth and experience Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) will compete in the upcoming 2024 motorsport season with an updated version of its Dakar-winning car, now known as the GR DKR Hilux EVO T1U. This name reflects both the upgrades to the vehicle and the new W2RC categorisation. In an announcement on December […]

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Dakar 2024 competitors to face daunting terrain in Saudi Arabia

Arnold Pinto 22/11/2023 0

Rally includes 60% of all-new sections across the vast country In its fifth edition in Saudi Arabia, the Dakar Rally (January 5-19, 2024) is set to test the limits of man and machine like never before. The 46th edition of the competition, organised by Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), starts with a scorching first week in […]

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Loeb gives BRX lead in world title race as Al Attiyah secures fifth Dakar Rally win

News Desk 2 16/01/2023

Sebastien Loeb gave Bahrain Raid Xtreme the lead in the 2023 World Rally-Raid Championship today as Nasser Al Attiyah secured his fifth Dakar Rally victory in Saudi Arabia. Guerlain Chicherit and Alex Winocq took the final 136km stage from Al-Hofuf to Dammam for their second success in this year’s event, and a ninth Prodrive Hunter […]

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UPDATE FROM BAHRAIN RAID XTREME AFTER TODAY’S STAGE 11 AT DAKAR RALLY

News Desk 2 13/01/2023

Quote from Gus Beteli – BRX Team Principal “Seb drove brilliantly today to give us here at Bahrain Raid Xtreme another stage victory to now make six from eleven stages so far. “That’s proof of the hard work that everyone here on the rally, and those back at Prodrive International, have done since the start […]

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The Dakar Rally is a strong advert for FIA’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy

News Desk 2 11/01/2023

Riyadh, 11 January 2023- One of the ongoing goals of the FIA is to expand its horizons and open the world of motor sport through equality, diversity and inclusion. FIA President Ben Sulayem and his team are working hard to ensure opportunities within the sport are not limited by origin, gender, religion and finance, and […]

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Loeb powers Bahrain Raid Xtreme to dramatic Dakar Rally stage victory

News Desk 2 09/01/2023

Sebastien Loeb recorded a dramatic stage victory for Bahrain Raid Xtreme in the Dakar Rally today after another classic battle with Carlos Sainz and overall leader Nasser Al Attiyah in Saudi Arabia. Loeb and Fabian Lurquin in their BRX Prodrive Hunter won the 346km eighth stage from Al Duwadimi toRiyadh by 2 mins 11 secs […]

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Loeb leads Bahrain Raid Xtreme recovery as Al Attiyah builds big Dakar Rally lead

News Desk 2 06/01/2023

Hail, Saudi Arabia: 6th January, 2023: Sebastien Loeb led another powerful recovery by Bahrain Raid Xtreme in the Dakar Rally today, as Nasser Al Attiyah gained a huge overall lead when his three closest rivals were removed from contention. Loeb and Fabian Lurquin in their BRX Prodrive Hunter set the second fastest time on the […]

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Late setback hits Loeb’s BRX charge as Al Attiyah stretches lead in Dakar Rally

News Desk 2 06/01/2023

Sebastien Loeb’s bid for a second successive Dakar Rally stage win was frustrated by another late setback for Bahrain Raid Xtreme today as Nasser Al Attiyah stretched his overall lead in Saudi Arabia. After a thrilling victory 24 hours earlier in his BRX Prodrive Hunter, Loeb was locked in an epic battle with Al Attiyah […]

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Loeb gives Bahrain Raid Xtreme second successiveDakar Rally stage victory

News Desk 2 05/01/2023

Hail, Saudi Arabia: 4th January, 2023: Sebastien Loeb gave Bahrain Raid Xtreme a second successive stage victory in the Dakar Rally today after a spectacular battle in Saudi Arabia with the event’s most prolific winner. Loeb, whose overall victory hopes have been ruined by a spate of punctures and yesterday’s rear suspension failure, produced a […]

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Chicherit fights back with superb win As rain hits Dakar Rally

News Desk 2 04/01/2023

Frenchman Guerlain Chicherit presented Bahrain Raid Xtreme with a brilliant comeback victory in the Dakar Rally today as rain and poor visibility cut short the third stage in Saudi Arabia. Chicherit and Alex Winocq in their Prodrive Hunter recorded a memorable stage win by 3 mins 26 secs from the Toyota of South African Henk […]