Rally director David Castera has revealed the specifics of the 47th edition of the Dakar, which will take the pro and amateur rally raiders through the deserts of Saudi Arabia for the sixth time. A prologue and 12 stages will be held from Jan. 3-17, including the 48-hour "chrono" stage...

JLR will compete at the 2026 Dakar Rally as part of a wider multi-year partnership with the event.The British company will compete with its Defender brand – now a brand in its own right following a restructuring announced in June that saw the former-Jaguar Land Rover business become simply JLR,...

Kevin Miller, President & CEO of United States Auto Club (USAC); Brian Carter, CEO of the World of Outlaws; Chris ward, President of HSR, Historic Sportscar Racing; Barry Wanser, Senior Manager of IndyCar Operations of Chip Ganassi Racing; Tim Seebold, Managing Director of the F1 Powerboat Championship; Cindy Sisson, Executive...

Mattias Ekström will join Ford's Dakar lineup following his split from Audi last week.The two-time DTM and 2016 World Rallycross champion joins Carlos Sainz’ in moving over from the Four Rings’ rally raid program to the new M-Sport-led effort.“Joining the Ford Dakar program is really exciting for me,” said Ekström....

All times Eastern; live broadcasts unless noted.Friday, January 5Day 1highlights2:00pm(SDD)Day 1 highlights5:00pm7:00pm(R)Note: Dakar highlights air daily at these timesthrough January 19Day 1 highlights7:30pm(SDD)Note: Dakar highlights air daily at these timesthrough January 19Saturday, January 6Day 2highlights2:00pm(SDD)Day 2 highlights5:00pm7:00pm(R)Day 2 highlights7:30pm(SDD)Anaheim8:00-11:00pmSunday, January 7Day 3highlights2:00pm(SDD)Anaheim2:00-4:00pm(R)Day 3highlights5:00pm7:00pm(R)Day 3highlights7:30pm(SDD)Key: SDD: Same day delay; D =...

Fernando Alonso counts the failure to win a championship with Ferrari as his biggest regret in Formula 1, but sees a Dakar Rally success as a high priority alongside a third title.Already a two-time world champion when he joined Ferrari in 2010, Alonso came agonizingly close to winning the title...

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...

Mattias Ekstrom made a late comeback over teammate Stephane Peterhansel to claim Audi’s second stage win of the 2022 Dakar Rally.The two-time DTM champion was running third and over three minutes behind at the eighth of 10 checkpoints, but managed to claw back over the final 73 kilometers (45.3601 miles)...

The 44th Dakar Rally added another daily winner in the car ranks on Friday's sixth stage, ahead of tomorrow's rest day. Veteran Orlando Terranova, one of the most experienced drivers in the grueling event, led the way in the sands outside Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to claim his seventh career stage...

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,...