After 9,000km (5,600 miles) of brutal racing across Peru, Bolivia and Argentina the competitors finally crossed the finish line of the 2018 Dakar Rally in Cordoba.Carlos Sainz, Matthias Walkner, Ignacio Casale and Eduard Nikolaev all carried big leads heading into the final 75-mile special stage around the home of rallying...

The competitors have finally reached Cordoba, the home of rally in Argentina and final destination for the 2018 Dakar Rally.Stage 13 was the last major opportunity for riders and drivers to attack and go for glory in a bid to make a late move in the overall standings.Saturday is time...

Safety concerns unfortunately ruled out any racing for the bike and quad riders on the second marathon stage of the 2018 Dakar Rally.The cars and trucks got stuck in to the route though and a classic duel developed between two race legends in Nasser Al-Attiyah and Stephane Peterhansel.Friday is the...

After Tuesday's unforgiving day a number of broken riders and drivers turned up for the start line of the 174-mile 'Super Fiambalá' special stage from Belen to Chilecito.The stage proved largely uneventful for many of the leading contenders in the car category but plenty of drama unfolded elsewhere.Thursday is the...

The 2018 Dakar Rally continues to take no prisoners with another high-profile driver retiring on Stage 5. After bike champion Sam Sunderland was forced to abandon on Tuesday, today it was the turn of nine-time World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb to drop out as the race intensified on a 400-mile...

America's Bryce Menzies became one of the first major casualties of the 2018 Dakar Rally by crashing his Mini just a few miles into the 166-mile special stage around Pisco, Peru.Both Menzies and his co-driver Peter Mortensen escaped without serious injuries, but the damage to the car means their debut...

Dakar legend Stephane Peterhansel faced one of the toughest challenges of his long career in the marathon event at this year's two-week rally raid through South America in having rallying legend Sebastien Loeb as a teammate, but the Frenchman proved up to the challenge. The defending champion finished second to...

A narrow victory in the 11th and penultimate stage of the Dakar Rally – 470 miles from San Juan to Rio Cuarto, Argentina – might not be enough for Sebastien Loeb.Peterhansel opened three minutes before Loeb, but the nine-time World Rally Championship titlist overtook his teammate early in the day....