The Dakar Rally has traditionally been a tough nut for American racers to crack, until Ricky Brabec's breakthrough win on motorcycles last year. There have been stand-outs among the four-wheeled classes in the past but consistency in performance had eluded them. Enter Austin Jones, son of legendary Baja racer Jesse...

Nasser Al-Attiyah went into the 44th Dakar Rally as a firm favorite and lived up to it, completing a dominant run to victory in Friday's final stage of the world's most grueling motorsport event.The Qatari off-road ace and his co-driver Mathieu Baumel put in a masterful performance throughout the two-week...

Giniel de Villiers led the way as Toyota captured a 1-2-3 sweep in Stage 9 of the 2022 Dakar Rally.The South African driver was able to grab the lead at the third checkpoint of the 287-kilometer (178.334-mile) run near Wadi Ad Dawasir. From there, he managed the gap before finishing...

Yazeed Al-Rajhi looked set to lead the way in today's fourth stage of the Dakar Rally, but the Saudi driver was handed a two-minute penalty for speeding with his Overdrive Toyota (pictured above), dropping him to fifth and handing the day's top billing back to overall leader Nasser Al-Attiyah. However,...

Carlos Sainz delivered a dramatic late-stage drive to claim a narrow victory on the third day of the Dakar Rally.Pushing his electric Audi, which is powered by three MGUs, the three-time champion trailed Henk Lategan for the majority of the stage, which extended 255 kilometers / 158.45 miles. Sainz stalked...

Sebastien Loeb took victory in the second stage of the Dakar Rally on Monday, and closed the gap on overall leader Nasser Al-Attiyah.Loeb, a nine-time World Rally champion, rolled through the 339 kilometers / 210.465 miles segment in three hours, 25 minutes to clinch his 15th stage win at Dakar,...