In a major bombshell, Nasser Al-Attiyah will leave Toyota when his contract expires after the Desafío Ruta 40. Reports have indicated he will move to Prodrive for the 2024 Dakar Rally.
Although Audi will end their Dakar Rally programme after 2024, Sven Quandt—who runs the team through Q Motorsport—told SoyMotor that he would like to continue racing their cars in 2025 onwards.
After racing the 2023 Dakar Rally in T3, Rafael Lesmes and the Dakar Por La Vida programme will move to the Dakar Classic in 2024 in a Mercedes-Benz 1844 truck.
Juraj Šebalj, 9× and reigning Croatian Rally Champion and 3× Croatia Rally winner, will compete at the Dakar Classic in 2024.
The first Argentinian Dakar Rally team from 1987 will head to Antarctica in February, bringing with them their Renault 18 challenger with modifications for the elements.
While Benediktas Vanagas is more than aware of Saudi Arabia’s size, he thinks it would “be nice” for the Dakar Rally to also cross over into neighbouring countries.
Jeremías Pascual, who finished 2nd in the South American Rally Race, hopes to run the Dakar Rally in 2024. To get there, he aims to qualify via the Desafío Ruta 40.
Alpine reinforces its motorsports ambitions with the appointment of Bruno Famin as VP, leading Alpine’s racing activities across various disciplines.
The M-Sport/NWM Ford Ranger T1+, fresh off a comprehensive testing period, will be a two-truck team for the Baja España Aragón and 2024 Dakar Rally as Nani Roma and Gareth Woolridge spearhead the effort.
Guillaume de Mévius, who finished third in T3 at the 2023 Dakar Rally, is looking forward to the 2024 edition despite the unknowns it presents. It will be the GRallyTeam owner’s third Dakar.
One of Audi’s major cuts to their factory programmes as they prepare to enter Formula One in 2026 comes to their Dakar Rally stable, which will run its final race in 2024.
After racing in FIM Bajas and the World Rally-Raid Championship, Ireland’s Oran O’Kelly hopes to make the Dakar Rally in 2024.
Olaf Harmsen, who raced the Dakar Rally on a bike in 2020 and 2021, will be co-driver in Jeffrey Otten’s Can-Am for Dakar 2024.
Toyota GR DKR Hilux T1+ returning to Goodwood
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Nasser Al-Attiyah and Toyota Gazoo Racing will return to the Goodwood Festival of Speed with their Dakar Rally-winning Toyota GR DKR Hilux T1+. Goodwood has also introduced “Nasser’s Jump” to the Off-Road Arena in his honour.
Renault’s return to the Dakar Rally in 2025 will come with the Dacia brand, with reigning Extreme E champion team-mates Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez competing in the T1+ class in partnership with Prodrive. The team’s first race will be the 2024 Rallye du Maroc.
Pascal Thomasse, whose first Dakar Rally came in 1983, will make his 20th start in 2024 for MD Rallye Sport to help support building a new centre for disabled children.
Iván Merichal hopes to race the Dakar Rally for the first time in 2024, and do so while offsetting his carbon footprint by planting trees.
