Although a measured approach to this year's Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia had served Nasser Al Attiyah well, the Qatari went all-out in Friday's next-to-last stage, and emerged with an all but insurmountable lead after claiming his 50th career stage win in the marathon event.

Nasser Al Attiyah stays in the overall lead, which Ricky Brabec deliberately ditches in motorcycles.

Among the Ultimate class contenders, the Ford Raptor team coped best with the multi-faceted challenge of stage 7, proving that they remain a threat for overall honors in the six remaining stages.

As the Dakar Rally hit the dunes in the final stage of the event's first half, Nasser Al Attiyah came to the fore once more, while America's Ricky Brabec and Sara Price also score stage wins.

X-raid Mini driver Guillaume de Mevius takes stage 1, completing an epic comeback for his co-driver that exemplifies the indomitable spirit of Dakar winners.

Ford's Dakar Rally team got off to a great start in Saturday's prologue to the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia as Mattias Ekstrom and America's Mitch Guthrie finished 1-2, while America's Sara Price led the T2 class.

Sebastien Loeb beat Chaz Mostert at the Accor Stadium in Sydney to win Race of Champions for a record fifth time.The nine-time World Rally champion beat the 24-time Supercars race winner 2-0 in the final to become the undisputed record-holder in the event, moving one ahead of Mattias Ekstrom and...

Mattias Ekstrom and Max McRae have been forced to withdraw from this weekend's Race of Champions event in Sydney, Australia.Ekstrom (main image), a four-time winner of the Race of Champions, has dropped out of the event due to illness, while McRae is sitting out due to a wrist injury.“It is...

Ford secured its second straight stage win at the Dakar Rally on Thursday, with Mattias Ekstrom (pictured above) following up Nani Roma's Stage 10 win by besting Nasser Al-Attiyah -- his rival for the final podium place -- by 41 seconds on the dunes of Saudi Arabia's Empty Quarter. In...

The seventh stage of the Dakar Rally took the competitors out of Al Duwadimi for a wide loop to the southwest of the city, stretching for a shade over 410 km following a decision to cut some of the course off the start. Fast sections on limestone plateaus began to...