American off-road and rally racer Bryce Menzies has been forced to withdraw from the 2017 Dakar Rally as a result of a kneecap injury suffered during a long-jump world record attempt in August.Menzies crashed his Pro2 truck in a practice run but still managed to blow past the world record...

Nasser Al-Attiyah stands on the brink of his second Dakar Rally victory after a calm drive through the penultimate stage on Friday, where his X-raid Mini teammate Orlando Terranova was quickest.Fourth fastest on the 185-mile run from Termas de Rio Hondo to Rosario was sufficient for Al-Attiyah, and with second-placed...

Nasser Al-Attiyah took a dominant victory on stage 10 of the 2015 Dakar Rally, as X-raid Mini teammate Nani Roma spectacularly crashed out.Al-Attiyah's fourth stage win of the event boosted his advantage to more than 28 minutes with main rival Giniel de Villiers dropping over four minutes with the fifth-fastest...

Nasser Al-Attiyah maintained his Dakar Rally lead at eight minutes as the event reached its rest day, with fellow World Rally Championship regular Yazeed Al-Rajhi scoring his first stage win.Giniel de Villiers had carved three minutes out of Al-Attiyah's lead on stage seven on Saturday, and made further gains early...

An unwell Nasser Al-Attiyah's Dakar Rally lead was trimmed by Giniel de Villiers on Saturday's marathon stage, from which Orlando Terranova emerged with the fastest time.In a change to the format for 2015, competitors have to do without their service crews and assistance trucks for the middle weekend, carrying only...

Nasser Al-Attiyah extended his lead in the Dakar Rally after taking his third stage victory in six days of competition. The Qatari, however, was followed closely by his main rival so far, South African Giniel de Villiers, who finished just 37 seconds behind the rally leader in the 277km special.Al-Attiyah's...

Nasser Al-Attiyah extended his lead of the 2015 Dakar Rally with the fastest time on day four, as Orlando Terranova hit trouble and Peugeot's Carlos Sainz was also delayed.The run from the Chilecito to Copiado stage was Al Attiyah's second win from four, though he was not quickest for the...

Orlando Terranova was fastest on day three of the 2015 Dakar Rally, while Nasser Al-Attiyah's overall lead was reduced to five minutes and the Peugeots made progress.With the motorcycles and cars using a partially different route on the San Juan to Chilecito stage, Al-Attiyah did not have the leader's usual...

Nasser Al-Attiyah reclaimed the Dakar Rally lead by dominating the second stage, on which Stephane Peterhansel, Robby Gordon, Carlos Sainz and Orlando Terranova all had problems.Having lost his Sunday advantage when he was given a two-minute penalty for speeding in a restricted section, Al-Attiyah started Monday's 322-mile stage in seventh...

Orlando Terranova was elevated into the Dakar Rally lead on Sunday evening after a penalty for his X-raid Mini teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah.Al-Attiyah had won Sunday's Buenos Aires to Villa Carlos Paz opener by 22 seconds over Terranova, but was clocked at 68km/h in a section where a 50km/h limit applied....