Dakar

Nasser Al-Attiyah is on the tail of leader Stephane Peterhansel as the Dakar Rally enters its final day of the 2021 event.

Al Rajhi takes the stage win as Peterhansel and Al-Attiyah battle it out for the overall honours.

Date: Tuesday 12th January Location: Neom > Neom Distance: 109km liaison + 465km special Today’s stage sees the Dakar competitors head to…

Nasser Al-Attiyah claims the fortieth Dakar stage win of his career, with the gap to Peterhansel overall now less than six minutes.

The 2021 Dakar Rally meets the halfway point with Al Rahji taking his first Dakar stage win and Toby Price now one second adrift of Cornejo overall in the bike category.

Carlos Sainz drove in anger to make up for previous navigational woes to claim the win at the halfway point of Dakar 2021.

Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Giniel De Villiers came out on top as many competitors struggled with navigation on the fifth stage of the 2021 Dakar Rally

Nasser Al-Attiyah has claimed his third stage win in four closing the gap to Stephane Peterhansel in the overall standings. Joan Barreda claimed his second stage win of the rally raid to claim second overall in the Bikes, Kris Meeke claimed second place in the Lightweights in what is his Dakar debut, and Martin Macik has become a threat to the Russian competitors in the Trucks after Siarhei Viazovich broke down on the stage.

Toby Price recovered from yesterday’s difficult test, to claim victory in the bike category and Stephane Peterhansel just clinches onto the top spot overall as Nasser Al-Attiyah takes another stage win.

Day two of the 2021 Dakar Rally saw Nasser Al-Attiyah claim his 37th career stage win on the rally and Stephane Peterhansel take the lead in the overall standings. Joan Barreda claimed the victory in the bike category in an astonishing recovery ride from 20th place.

Cristina Gutierrez took the stage win in the lightweight vehicle class, becoming the first female to win a Dakar stage since 2005, while Carlos Sainz was the victor in the car category.

Nasser Al-Attiyah topped the car class through the prologue of the 2021 Dakar Rally, but it will be the USA’s Ricky Brabec who will start on the road first after topping the overall times.

Rallying legend Carlos Sainz and 13-time winner Stéphane Peterhansel will both again compete in the Dakar Rally next month, with the pair driving MINI John Cooper Works buggies.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing will enter four riders – including three previous winners – into next month’s Dakar Rally.

With previous Dakar experience as both a competitor and a head of motorsport for Mitsubishi Motors, Quandt brings a wealth of knowledge for the new Audi Dakar programme.