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.
Johan Kristoffersson remains unbeaten in the 2023 FIA World Rallycross Championship after winning at home in Höljes.
After breaking his left hand and femur at the Rally Santafesino, David Tieppo will not be able to race the Desafío Ruta 40 in August.
Gustavo Gallego, one of the top Argentinian quad racers with three Dakar Rally starts and now an SSV driver, will run the Desafío Ruta 40 in August.
Ural Automotive Plant is the latest manufacturer to create a factory rally raid programme, which will début at the Silk Way Rally with Yuri Naiman as driver.
The Spanish Cross-Country Rally Championship will spin off T1+ vehicles, which include the top-line Toyota GR DKR Hilux and Mini JCW Plus, from the T1 class for 2024 onwards.
Iván Martín, 2022 Argentine Rally Raid M2 champion and South American Rally Race winner, will make his World Rally-Raid debut in the hometown Desafío Ruta 40.
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.
With Nasser Al-Attiyah racing the Italian Baja, World Rally-Raid Championship rival and reigning Extreme E champion Sébastien Loeb will make his XE return in his place in Sardinia.
Per reports from TV3, the Dakar Rally will switch its starting port from Marseille to Barcelona in 2024, from which vehicles will be shipped to Saudi Arabia.
The World Rallycross ‘Magic Weekend’ returns to Höljes with a bumper crop of drivers and spectators expected.
Borja Pérez Casimiro, vice president of the Federación Melillense de Motocicliso. will race the Rallye du Maroc with the hope of qualifying for the 2024 Dakar Rally.
The full transcript of The Checkered Flag’s interview with 2024 Dakar Rally aspirant and bike rider Justin Gerlach.
Audi will reportedly receive 32 more kW of power for the 2024 Dakar Rally from the 2023 edition, while the minimum weight of the rival T1+ class is raised.
The Checkered Flag sat down with Justin Gerlach as he hopes to become the youngest German rider to compete at the Dakar Rally in 2024.
After three years with the team, Skyler Howes has departed Husqvarna Factory Racing effective immediately.
As the top finishing team to have never run the Dakar Rally at the TGR 1000 Desert Race, 18-year-old Jayden Els and co-driver Elvéne Vonk earned a spot in the 2024 Rally field.



