Sebastien Loeb recorded a spectacular Dakar Rally stage win for Bahrain Raid Xtreme to keep alive his hopes of a first triumph in the event. The nine-times World Rally Champion in the BRX Prodrive Hunter won the 402-km seventh stage from Riyadh to Al Dawadimi by a stunning 5 mins 26secs from Nasser Al Attiyah … Read more
Mechanics work their magic during well-deserved Dakar Rest Day. The 2022 Dakar Rally convoy clocked up more than 2,000km of racing over perilous terrain before arriving at the Rest Day. As competitors took a well earned day off from the track, the mechanics got busy tuning up the race vehicles for a second week of … Read more
Six podium finishes in the daily results, reliably working electric drive systems, full competitiveness on debut and fascination with e-mobility at the world’s toughest rally: Audi already puts an exclamation mark on the first half of the Dakar Rally with its innovative strength. “What I have seen from our team up to the rest day … Read more
Orlando Terranova secured a brilliant stage victory for Bahrain Raid Xtreme today as the Dakar Rally reached the half way point in Riyadh. The Argentinian driver, partnered by Spain’s Dani Oliveras in their BRX Prodrive Hunter, was fastest by 1 mins 6 seconds from Sweden’s Mattias Ekstrom on the 348-km sixth special as he continued … Read more
Petrucci claims maiden Dakar stage win as teenager Quintero triumphs again. Frenchman Sébastien Loeb gained nearly three minutes on car leader Nasser Al-Attiyah after Stage 5 of the 2022 Dakar Rally as former MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci picked up his maiden Dakar stage win and teenager Seth Quintero triumphed again. Here is all you need … Read more
Sebastien Loeb delivered another powerful reminder today that Bahrain Raid Xtreme intend to keep the Dakar pressure on Nasser Al Attiyah as the nine-times World Rally Champion won an enthralling duel with his big rival. The two giants of the new FIA World Rally-Raid Championship fought out a dramatic tussle on the 346-km fifth stage, … Read more
Longest 2022 stage of 465km sees Przygonski and Quintero impress. The Dakar convoy had everything thrown at it during Stage 4 on Wednesday as the drivers and riders tackled the longest stage of the entire 2022 edition with 465km featuring every type of sand while also demanding flat-out speed. Here is all you need to … Read more
On a day when just 52 seconds separated the three quickest drivers in the world’s toughest rally, Sebastien Loeb produced another inspiring Dakar display for the Bahrain Raid Xtreme to keep the pressure on Nasser Al Attiyah. The nine-times World Rally Champion kept outright leader Al Attiyah within his sights as he recorded the second … Read more
Al-Attiyah retains lead as Price, Sotnikov and Quintero also shine at Dakar Rally. The furious early pace of the 2022 Dakar Rally was once again on display during Stage 3 with plenty packed into the 255km of racing near Al Qaisumah, despite the timed special stage being shorted by 100km due to heavy rains in … Read more
Sebastien Loeb passed another major Dakar Rally test with the Bahrain Raid Xtreme as team-mates Nani Roma and Orlando Terranova maintained their momentum on today’s tough third stage. After recording a maiden stage victory for BRX 24 hours earlier, Loeb and co-driver Fabian Lurquin in one of the three Prodrive Hunters lost a significant amount … Read more