After crashing out of the 2023 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge while leading, Nasser Al-Attiyah returned with a vengeance en route to Prodrive’s third World Rally-Raid Championship overall win.
Despite their rivals’ best efforts, every class leader entering the fifth and final day in Abu Dhabi walked away with the overall win.
Zhang Xue, behind Kove Moto becoming the first Chinese bike effort at the Dakar Rally, has resigned as company CEO, though he still holds a stake and remains on good terms.
Rally raiders will need to step up their game even more as the final Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge picture continues to crystallise, with every FIA class and Rally2 still up for grabs.
2024 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge: Juan Cruz Yacopini disqualified for Stage 3 crew assistance
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After a crash with Martin Prokop in Stage 3 knocked him out of Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge contention, Juan Cruz Yacopini has also been disqualified for his crew being within 1 km of the car while it’s in the SS.
2024 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge: Quintero blazes to Stage 3 win, Moraes goes down in blaze
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Stage 3 of the ADDC was a mixed bag of epic proportions for Toyota Gazoo Racing: while Seth Quintero scored his first stage win with the Hilux, Lucas Moraes’ Hilux got cremated as he crossed the finish.
Already out of the race with a mechanical issue, João Ferreira has also been disqualified from the ADDC for using the satellite phone while still in the car and having crew too close to the car on the SS.
From Michael Docherty crashing at the start to Guillaume de Mévius’ vertebra compression, Stage 2 of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge racked up quite a body count.
With Team Audi Sport shutting down their rally raid programme after winning the Dakar Rally due to a lack of parts, the FIA has fined them €750,000 because they had signed up for the full World Rally-Raid Championship.
Michael Docherty is the first Rally2 rider to win a rally stage among all bikes since 2021 after winning Stage 1 in Abu Dhabi ahead of fellow South African Aaron Marè.
Nasser Al-Attiyah’s effort to rebound from crashing out of last year’s Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge is off to a good start as he led the Prologue stage on Monday.
On the heels of winning the Extreme E’s Desert X Prix Race 2 in neighbouring Saudi Arabia, Laia Sanz will enter the second World Rally-Raid Championship round in Abu Dhabi in a Taurus T3 Max.
15 bikes, 9 cars, 19 SSVs, and 4 trucks make up the 47 entrants competing in Carta Rallye in March.
With Sebastian Bühler unavailable, Aaron Marè will return to Hero MotoSports for the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. He previously raced for the team at the 2022 Dakar Rally in substitute duty.
Palestinian podium sweep in Jordan 4x4 gives "sign of hope despite ongoing aggression at home"
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Emad Khabeis led a Palestinian 1–2–3–4 in the Jordan 4×4 Championship’s season opener in a moment of light during an otherwise grim time for their country.
Wolverine has teamed up with the Red Bull Scramble Series to produce a limited edition work boot.
Mason Klein has entered the Honda rally raid pipeline, racing for their Brazilian division in the national championship and Rally dos Sertões where he will try to defend the latter.
