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...

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,...

After a troubled run in yesterday's fifth stage that dropped him more than 48 minutes behind the lead of the Dakar Rally, reigning champion Carlos Sainz rebounded strongly with a dominant win on Friday's stage from Al Qaisumah to Ha'il.The Spaniard -- who complained after finishing ninth on Thursday that...

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...

Sebastien Loeb claimed his second stage victory of the Dakar rally raid, holding off Nani Roma, but it is Loeb's Peugeot teammate Stephane Peterhansel who enjoys the overall event lead after Friday's fifth stage through the high plains of Bolivia, which was reduced in length shortened to 219 kilometers due...

Defending Dakar Rally champion Stéphane Peterhansel took a Stage 3 win Wednesday on the route leading to San Salvador de Jujuy, leading Carlos Sainz and Sébastien Loeb in a 1-2-3 for Peugeot on the day's special stage. But the story of the day was the trouble that befell Toyota teammates...