Thursday saw the remaining 2023 Dakar Rally competitors take on the first part of the Marathon Stage with the T3 and bike podium places shuffling around over the relentless sand dunes. – Stage 11 took the convoy deep into the Empty Quarter with the 274km timed route taking competitors over every type of desert sand … Read more
Whilst the drivers battle it out over the opening stages of Rallye Monte-Carlo, motor industry experts will be meeting in the Principality to discuss how the innovations developed for and tested on the stages of the FIA World Rally Championship can accelerate the transition to a more sustainable mobility for all. In collaboration with Pirelli, … Read more
After a fourth successive stage victory for Bahrain Raid Xtreme, Sebastien Loeb aims to extend his winning run as the Dakar Rally continues its dramatic passage through the Empty Quarter in Saudi Arabia tomorrow. Partnered by Fabian Lurquin in his BRX Prodrive Hunter, Loeb’s victory on today’s 247km 11th stage, his fifth in this year’s … Read more
Wednesday saw the 2023 Dakar Rally take on a short timed section with Kevin Benavides, Rokas Baciuška and Sébastien Loeb pushing hard ahead of the crucial two-part Marathon Stage – The 2023 race has reached the business end in the Empty Quarter with 2021 Dakar winner Benavides hitting the front of the bike race by … Read more
Sebastien Loeb completed a superb hat-trick of stage wins for Bahrain Raid Xtreme today as the Dakar Rally ventured into the Empty Quarter in Saudi Arabia for the first time. Loeb and Fabian Lurquin took their BRX Prodrive Hunter to a third successive victory on the 114km tenth stage from Haradh to Shaybah, with a … Read more
Tuesday saw the 2023 Dakar Rally return from a much needed rest day with Sébastien Loeb, Lucas Moraes, Toby Price and Rokas Baciuška all shining at the epic rally-raid adventure. – With the Rest Day disappearing in the rearview mirror, Stage Nine arrived at the edge of the Empty Quarter desert with changes to the … Read more
Sebastien Loeb is ready to lead another charge by Bahrain Raid Xtreme in the Dakar Rally, with a prized Al Nassr shirt carrying the name of superstar signing Cristiano Ronaldo safely tucked away. The shirt was presented to Loeb by Rudi Garcia, manager of Ronaldo’s new Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr, when he paid … Read more
Sébastien Loeb secured a second stage victory at the 2023 Dakar Rally on Sunday but it was Nasser Al-Attiyah who had plenty of reasons to smile as he remains more than an hour ahead of his nearest rival in the car race after eight gruelling stages through Saudi Arabia. – Despite hostile weather conditions throughout … Read more
Lithuanian Vaidotas Zala and Frenchman Guerlain Chicherit secured two top three finishes for Bahrain Raid Xtreme in the Dakar Rally today as Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed Al Rajhi won the seventh stage from Riyadh to Al Duwadimi. Partnered by Portuguese co-driver Paulo Fiuza, Zala was second fastest to Al Rajhi’s Toyota on the day, as Chicherit … Read more
January 6 | Stage 6 | Ha’il – Riyadh | Distance – Total/Special: 560km/358km – Stage Six required the field to think on their feet over the shortened special stage and huge liaison route to Riyadh – changed due to heavy flooding in the Al Duwadimi region of Saudi Arabia – as car leader Al-Attiyah … Read more