Alexandre Giroud is the second rider to win the Dakar Rally’s Quad category in two straight years since its introduction as an official class in 2009.
The Malle Moto class, for riders with no help from teams and very few supplies provided by Dakar Rally organisers, was claimed by Charan Moore in his second try.
After being in Mason Klein’s shadow in 2022, Rally2 rider Romain Dumontier found daylight in the Dakar Rally to open 2023.
Ronald Basso defeated team-mate Akira Miura for the honour of being responsible for Team Land Cruiser Toyota Auto Body’s tenth consecutive Dakar Rally victory in the T2 category.
Between the FIFA World Cup and Dakar Rally, it’s been a good two months for Argentinian RallyGP rider Kevin Benavides, who won the final stage to claim his second Dakar victory.
The longest Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, metaphorically and literally, ended Sunday after fourteen gruelling stages.
Upon returning to Spain, Carlos Sainz revealed his Dakar Rally crash in Stage 9 has left him with fractured T5 and T6 vertebrae. He did not give a timetable for his recovery.
Nasser Al-Attiyah is now a 5× Dakar Rally Cars overall winner. While Sébastien Loeb won seven stages to Al-Attiyah’s three, the latter’s consistency and the field’s misfortunes boosted him to the top of T1.
A dramatic Stage 13 for Kevin Benavides, which saw him help the injured Matthias Walkner before winning, now has him behind Toby Price for the Bike overall by just twelve seconds entering the final leg.
After breaking his T1 and T2 vertebrae in a crash in Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally, Ricky Brabec is hopeful about recovering in time for the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge in late February.
Toby Price entered the Dakar Rally’s Stage 12 trailing Skyler Howes by 28 seconds for the Bike overall. He exited Stage 12 leading Howes by 28 seconds for the Bike overall.
Stage 11 was a day to remember for Sébastien Loeb as he scored his fourth straight leg win, but also for X-raid Team’ Yamahas as Ricardo Porém, João Ferreira, and Ignacio Casale occupied the T3 podium.
It might be too late to secure the Dakar Rally overall, but Sébastien Loeb is playing the right notes as he notched his third consecutive T1 stage win.
Despite leading the Truck category, Aleš Loprais has withdrawn from the Dakar Rally following an incident that resulted in a spectator’s death in Stage 9.
Tragedy befell Stage 9 of the Dakar Rally when an Italian spectator died of injuries sustained in an accident while watching the race behind a dune.
Stage 9 of the Dakar Rally was a Prodrive Hunter masterclass as Sébastien Loeb, Vaidotas Žala, and Guerlain Chicherit swept the T1 podium.
If there are lessons to be learned from the FIA’s penalties imposed after the first half of the Dakar Rally, it’s to always wear the approved watch model and keep your shoes on.
