DAY 6: Stage 5 – January 10, 2024 – Route: Al-Hofuf > Shubaytah: Liaison 527km and Special 118km – Defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah has moved up the overall Ultimate classification this week now that he has adapted to his Prodrive Hunter car and he banked his first Dakar stage win in the new vehicle on … Read more
DAY 5: Stage 4 – January 9, 2024 – Route: Al Salamiya > Al-Hofuf : Liaison 332km and Special 299km – Birthday boy Kevin Benavides put together an impressive performance for the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team as he piloted his bike to third place on Tuesday, so he could blow out the candles … Read more
DAY 3: Stage 2 – January 7, 2024 – Route: AL HENAKIYAH > AL DUWADIMI: Liaison 192km and Special 463km – After a bruising opening stage there were already sizeable time gaps in the Ultimate class ahead of Stage 2, but turning that around was Stéphane Peterhansel. The Audi RS Q e-tron driver powered to his … Read more
DAY 2: Stage 1 – January 6, 2024 – Route: AlUla > Al Henakiyah: Liaison 127km and Special 414km Car class rookie Guillaume de Mévius made the dream start to the race proper, as he charged over a rocky Stage 1 to set the day’s fastest time. The young Belgian powered through one of the toughest … Read more
DAY 1: Prologue – Friday, January 5 – Route: AlUla > AlUla: Liaison 130km and Special 27km Sweden’s Mattias Ekström came out hard and fast at the beginning of the 46th Dakar Rally with the Audi RS Q e-tron star and co-driver Emil Bergkvist winning the Ultimate car prologue by an impressive 23 seconds from American … Read more
The Audi Q8 e-tron edition Dakar1 draws inspiration from a remarkable source: On the exterior, the lifted chassis and the optional decals of the special edition model, which is available in limited numbers throughout Europe, are reminiscent of the RS Q e-tron. It was designed for the Dakar Rally featuring an electric drive system and an energy converter. When … Read more
It is inspired by the world’s premier desert rally: the Audi Q8 e-tron edition Dakar1. On the exterior, the special model’s raised chassis and the optional decals are reminiscent of the RS Q e-tron designed for the Dakar Rally and featuring an electric drive system and an energy converter. The off-road capabilities of this exclusive SUV, combined with its … Read more
The Audi RS Q e-tron faces its third Dakar Rally. Team Audi Sport has optimized the pioneering rally prototype, which has an electric drivetrain, a high-voltage battery and an energy converter, in meticulous detail for the toughest rally of the year. The three driver crews of Mattias Ekström/Emil Bergkvist, Stéphane Peterhansel/Edouard Boulanger, and Carlos Sainz/Lucas … Read more
Find out which bikers, drivers and teams will tackle the world’s toughest rally raid race in Saudi Arabia. The 46th edition of the world’s biggest rally raid race will launch off the start line on January 5 as the 2024 Dakar Rally sees nearly 800 racers embark on the toughest Saudi Arabian staging yet of … Read more
Audi improves the RS Q e-tron once again: Ahead of its third outing in the Dakar Rally, the rally prototype with its pioneering electric drivetrain with a high-voltage battery and an energy converter receives innovations in many areas. The Audi driver crews of Mattias Ekström/Emil Bergkvist, Stéphane Peterhansel/Edouard Boulanger and Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz benefits from numerous detail … Read more