Toyota’s Henk Lategan crushes rivals to take overall lead
Factory Toyota driver Henk Lategan annihilated the competition in the Dakar Rally on Wednesday, scoring a mammoth seven-minute victory in the first part of the marathon stage. In a 2026 event that has seen Toyota’s form fluctuate wildly day to day, Lategan mounted an impressive comeback from Tuesday’s disappointment to log the quickest time in […]
Ford dominant as Mitch Guthrie moves into overall lead
Mitch Guthrie led a Ford 1-2 in the third stage of the Dakar Rally to snatch the overall lead from Dacia rival Nasser Al-Attiyah. After a subdued showing on Monday in which none of its entries finished inside the top 10, Ford emerged as the class of the field in Tuesday’s 421km test around Al-Ula […]
Sebastien Loeb left “almost at a standstill” in nightmare Dakar stage
Sebastien Loeb says he was forced to drive at “20%” of his Dacia’s potential after ceding more than 25 minutes in the third stage of the 2026 Dakar Rally. The former WRC star had been sitting in a solid seventh in the standings after Tuesday’s second test, just six minutes off leader Seth Quintero of […]
Toyota reveals striking new 2026 WRC challenger
Toyota has revealed a bold new look for its 2026 GR Yaris Rally1 cars that will contest this year’s World Rally Championship. The Japanese marque, which won last year’s title, has opted for a fresh new livery utilising the team’s red, black and white scheme with red now the predominant colour. For the past two […]
Toyota scores 1-2-3-4-5 but Nasser Al-Attiyah takes overall lead
Seth Quintero led a top-five lockout for Toyota in the second stage of the 2026 Dakar Rally, while Dacia’s Nasser Al-Attiyah leapt to the top spot in the overall standings. While Toyota struggled at the start of the 48th edition of Dakar in Yanbu, it bounced back strongly in Monday’s 400km test to Al-Ula, with […]
Toyota nominates Oliver Solberg to score manufacturer points in 2026 WRC opener
New Toyota signing Oliver Solberg has been nominated to score manufacturer points at the opening round of the 2026 World Rally Championship season in Monte Carlo. Event organisers have today released its 66-car entry list for the annual WRC curtain raiser (22-25 January), which will feature 11 Rally1 entries and 27 Rally2 crews, while 25 […]
Defending Dakar winner Yazeed Al-Rajhi explains disastrous opening stage
Defending car champion Yazeed Al-Rajhi faces an uphill battle at the 2026 Dakar Rally after a troubled opening stage, in which he lost significant time and incurred a heavy penalty. Shortly after his Dakar victory in 2025, Al-Rajhi and navigator Timo Gottschalk suffered injuries that forced them to miss several rounds of the World Rally-Raid […]
Mini snatches win from Ford as Mattias Ekstrom drops back
X-raid Mini’s Guillaume de Mevius topped the opening stage of the Dakar Rally on Sunday, overhauling long-time leader Mattias Ekstrom in a dramatic late turnaround. Ford driver Ekstrom controlled much of the day’s 305km stage around Yanbu in Saudi Arabia, grabbing the lead at the second checkpoint on 70km before stretching out an advantage of […]
Amputated navigator returns to Dakar 11 months after life-changing accident
Four-time Dakar Rally-winning navigator Mathieu Baumel has returned to the event this year, just 11 months after a serious accident and the amputation of his right leg. Baumel was on his way to Rally Monte Carlo at the beginning of 2025 when he was struck by a vehicle after stopping to help stranded motorists. The […]