The 2025 Dakar Rally roared into life Friday with the high-speed Prologue stage, featuring 29km/18 miles against the clock around the Start Camp in Bisha, Saudi Arabia.In the Ultimate class, Henk Lategan led the way in his Toyota Hilux (pictured above), heading the V8-powered Ford Raptor T1+ of Mattias Ekstrom...

Carlos Sainz will be targeting a fifth Dakar Rally title when the 2025 edition plays out from Jan. 3-17 across Saudi Arabia's rocky terrain and iconic sand dunes, and acknowledged he's had to make some adjustments preparing for the world's toughest endurance race at the age of 62.After winning two...

Racing got underway today at the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia and it was Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah who lay down an early marker in the car race with victory in the 19km prologue with his Toyota, while Australia’s Daniel Sanders took first place in the bike category.A three-time winner of...

Last October, Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen joined former F1 driver turned IndyCar racer Takuma Sato for a go behind the wheel of the classic RA272 Honda F1 car.Honda's Tochigi Proving Ground was the setting for the blast around the track inside the car that American Richie Ginther drove to...

The 2019 Dakar Rally is five stages in and already providing motorsport fans with a host of thrilling rally raid moments from the punishing Peruvian terrain. Here are the five key moments so far:1. After a routine Stage 1 by Dakar standards, 13-time winner Stephane Peterhansel suffered a big blow...

Sebastien Loeb will return for another shot at a maiden Dakar Rally win next January as a Red Bull privateer.Loeb has driven the world's most grueling rally raid race three times before in a factory car. His second place behind teammate Stephane Peterhansel in 2017 was his best result for...