Dakar modifies Stage 7 route on safety grounds
The Dakar Rally has announced that the route for Sunday’s Stage 7 has been modified to ensure the safety of competitors taking part in the event. With rain expected to hit the Al Duwadimi region where the seventh stage of 2025 is scheduled, organising body the ASO has decided to delay the start of the […]
Moraes wins from Ekstrom, Lategan’s lead wiped out
Toyota’s Lucas Moraes beat Ford rival Mattias Ekstrom to score victory on Stage 7 of Dakar Rally, as Henk Lategan’s advantage was almost entirely eliminated. Competitors faced a shorter 418km test around Al Duwadimi on Sunday, with the organisers having adjusted the route and the start timing to ensure medical helicopters could be deployed. A […]
2025 Rally1 cars are how a «rally car should be»
The 2025 specification World Rally Championship cars without hybrid power are much «simpler» and «a lot easier» to drive, according to Hyundai Motorsport’s Ott Tanak. The WRC will usher in new technical regulations this season after the FIA decided to remove hybrid power from Rally1 cars, which will also now run on a new control […]
Defender reveals challenger for 2026 Dakar Rally entry
Defender has announced the model with which it will compete in the upcoming 2026 Dakar Rally in the Stock category. The British manufacturer announced at the start of this month that it will enter the Dakar next year, although it remained to be known with which model it would do so. On Monday, Defender revealed […]
‘Once you taste the WRC title, you want more’
Thierry Neuville says the hunger for a second World Rally Championship title is stronger than ever heading into the Monte Carlo season opener as the defending champion for the first time. Neuville will begin his title defence this week in Monte Carlo after finally achieving his ultimate dream last season, as he cast aside the […]
Is the WRC’s new tyres supplier ready for its Monte litmus test?
New World Rally Championship tyre supplier Hankook is “100% confident” in its product ahead of its competition debut in Monte Carlo despite drivers feeling its winter tyres require more development. The Korean firm has taken over as the WRC’s control tyre supplier this year following the end of Pirelli’s four-year stint, which concluded at the […]
Roma fastest as Lategan retakes overall lead
Nani Roma scored Ford’s first stage victory of the 2025 Dakar Rally on Wednesday, while Toyota driver Henk Lategan recaptured the lead in the overall standings. Stage 10 marked the first visit to the unforgiving Empty Quarters desert in Saudi Arabia, as competitors tackled 120km of dunes and sand between Haradh and Shubaytah. The tricky […]
KTM scores crushing victory with Sanders amid insolvency
Daniel Sanders put in a dominant performance on his factory KTM to claim a maiden victory in the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. In one of the most one-sided bike contests in recent history, Sanders led the bikes category from start to finish in the two-week marathon, outgunning Honda rival Tosha Schareina by a comfortable […]
Al-Rajhi usurps factory Toyotas to clinch surprise win
Yazeed Al-Rajhi outgunned factory Toyota rival Henk Lategan in a customer Hilux to claim an against-the-odds victory in the Dakar Rally. With newcomers Ford and Dacia still finding their feet in cross-country rallying and last year’s winner Audi having pulled out of the competition, the 47th edition of Dakar was effectively an all-Toyota affair. But […]