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Dakar Rally champion Sainz pulls out

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South African teenager becomes youngest top class driver to win a Dakar Rally stage

Nineteen-year-old Saood Variawa of South Africa became the youngest top-class driver to win a stage in the Dakar Rally.

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Rallying-Loeb out of Dakar Rally as Variawa becomes youngest stage winner

(Reuters) -Nine-times world rally champion Sebastien Loeb is out of the Dakar Rally after he rolled his Dacia in the Saudi desert on Tuesday as the race continued to take a toll of the big names after the exit of 2024 winner Carlos Sainz.

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Dakar Rally champion Sainz pulls out after Baciuska wins marathon stage

Carlos Sainz's defence of his Dakar Rally title ended prematurely on Monday when the Spaniard was forced to pull out after the marathon 48-hour stage won by Lithuanian driver Rokas Baciuska."It's the end of the adventure for four-time Dakar winner and defending champion Carlos Sainz and his co-driver Lucas Cruz.

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Sainz forced out of Dakar Rally due to damaged car

Carlos Sainz Sr will take no further part in the 2025 edition of Dakar Rally after sustaining heavy damage to his Ford Raptor during the 48-hour Stage 2. Sainz’s car rolled over and landed on its roof after a dune jump 327km into Sunday’s test near Bisha in Saudi Arabia.

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Why the jury is still out on the Dakar's route shake-up risk

OPINION: There has been no shortage of drama in the opening days of the 2025 Dakar Rally, much of which can be traced to ...

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Dakar Rally: Dacia Sandriders down to two teams after French driver Sébastien Loeb involved in accident

Dacia’s racing team at the famous Dakar Rally, Dacia Sandriders, is down to two participating teams after French driver ...

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2025 Dakar Rally Results (Updated)

The 2025 Dakar Rally is now officially underway with the conclusion of stage one. Daniel Sanders (Red Bull KTM) built on his ...

Dakar Rally defending champ Sainz flips in the dunes and is an hour behind

Defending champion Carlos Sainz is nearly an hour off the pace in the Dakar Rally after his car flipped in the Saudi Arabia ...

Competitors react to grueling Dakar Rally, Stage 2

Dakar Rally drivers and riders recount Stage 2 of the event, where competitors took two days to traverse nearly 1000 km.

The Nomadic Mini-city Behind The Dakar Rally

Television loves the Dakar Rally with its crisp, dramatic images of cars, motorbikes and trucks ploughing through the blood-red sands and dunes of Saudi Arabia.

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5,000 miles of brutal desert racing: Why does the Dakar Rally even exist?

Dakar Rally participants know what they're signing up for: a gruelling two-week ordeal they have no guarantee of completing.

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Competitors discuss rocky Dakar Rally, Stage 3

Dakar Rally drivers and riders describe Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally, where a few competitors had navigation troubles and had mixed results dealing with the terrain.