Defender Rally, the new Dakar and rally raid program from JLR, has completed its first test with its Defender Dakar D7X-R in the Sahara Desert.Following initial tests with early prototypes, this was the first time the competition-spec car had been put through its paces. The test took place in Erfoud,...

After a rest day on Saturday, the Dakar Rally resumed Sunday in the Peruvian dunes, where a clean stage for Nasser Al-Attiyah further increased the Qatari’s cushion at the head of the car standings he leads Sebastien Loeb by 37m43s. The performance of Al-Attiyah between Arequipa and San Juan de...

Stage 10 saw the 2018 Dakar Rally tackle Argentinian sand dunes and riverbeds between Salta and Belén. After several days in the rain, hot weather returned with temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius/104 degrees Fahrenheit.But Stage 10 also saw a big turmoil in the bike category, with Austrian Matthias Walkner taking...

FIA newsThe FIA and its member Clubs around the world are supporting the worldwide #SlowDown campaign: www.unroadsafetyweek.org. In total, 42 Clubs will receive funding to implement road safety projects for the Week via the FIA Road Safety Grant Programme, which is supported by the FIA Foundation.FIA President Jean Todt, who...

Saturday's sixth stage of the Dakar rally raid, which had been set to run from Oruro to the Bolivian capital of La Paz, has been canceled due to heavy rain in the region. The organizers took the step after scouts sent ahead to recon the route reported that the terrain...

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...

Sport newsThe following hearing of the International Court of Appeal will take place in Paris:HearingAppeal brought by the Deutscher Motor Sport Bund e.V. (DMSB) on behalf of its license-holder AXION X-raid (X-raid Motorsport GmbH) against a decision dated 2nd March 2016 of the National Appeal Tribunal of the Fédération Française...

Stephane Peterhansel clinched his 12th Dakar Rally victory and Peugeot's first since 1990 with a calm run through the final stage on Saturday.Having been left with a massive one-hour lead as his Peugeot teammates Sebastien Loeb and Carlos Sainz encountered dramas during the second week, Peterhansel had been able to...

Sebastien Loeb extended his Dakar Rally lead by claiming a second consecutive stage win on the run from Termas de Rio Hondo to Jujuy on Tuesday.The stage was again shortened due to heavy rain, with the timed section beginning after what should have been checkpoint one, reducing it from 195...