Tim and Tom Coronel achieved their aim of finishing the Dakar Rally, despite running the final two stages without a windscreen!
A twelfth place finish was just reward for a strong Dakar Rally for Laia Sanz, with the Spanish female rider missing out on the top ten by less than fifteen minutes.
Injury left Toby Price without any competitive outings ahead of the 2018 Dakar Rally, but he put that all aside to claim an excellent third place.
Kevin Benavides was delighted to end the 2018 Dakar Rally with a stage win in his homeland, which ensured he ended the event in second place overall.
Mistakes cost Mini dearly during the Dakar Rally, according to Team Principal Sven Quandt, but he was full of praise for fifth place finisher Jakub Przygonski.
Jakub Przygonski was the only Mini to finish the 2018 Dakar inside the top ten, with the Pole finishing an excellent fifth.
The thirteen-time Dakar winner was left to rue what might have been after losing significant time on two stages that ultimately cost him a shot at win number fourteen.
Giniel de Villiers secured the final spot on the Dakar Rally podium on Saturday by winning the fourteenth and final stage.
Four stage wins were not enough for Nasser Al-Attiyah to claim overall victory in the Dakar Rally, but the Qatari racer is already aiming to return in 2019 for another shot at becoming a three-time winner.
Chilean Quad bike rider Ignacio Casale is now a double Dakar Rally winner after dominating the 2018 event.
Austrian rider Matthias Walkner fulfilled his dream of becoming a Dakar Rally winner as he took the honours in the bikes class.
Peugeot Sport ended their tenure in the Dakar Rally with a third consecutive victory, with Carlos Sainz Sr. receiving Bruno Famin’s full praise for the job he has done with the French manufacturer.
The 2018 Dakar Rally concluded on Saturday with Carlos Sainz Sr. and Peugeot Sport co-driver Lucas Cruz securing victory by more than forty-three minutes.
Giniel de Villiers took the final stage win on Saturday, but Carlos Sainz Sr. is celebrating after clinching overall victory.
Nasser Al-Attiyah won the penultimate stage of the 2018 Dakar Rally which saw Stephane Peterhansel drop back to fourth and Federico Villagra retire from second place in the Trucks category.
Nasser Al-Attiyah took his third stage win of the 2018 Rally Dakar with victory on stage 12 to cement his third place. In the Trucks Eduard Nikolaev retakes the lead from Federico Villagra, but only by one second with two days left to run.
Toyota’s Bernhard Ten Brinke won stage 11 of the 2018 Dakar as Carlos Sainz increased his lead when the controversial 10 minute penalty was rescinded. In Bikes Barrera pulls out due to injury and Nikolaev loses his Trucks lead.
