Al-Attiyah stripped of Dakar Stage 5 win

Al-Attiyah and Van Beveren stripped of Dakar Rally stage wins
Five-time champion Nasser Al-Attiyah has been stripped of a smashing stage win in the Dakar Rally because of a missing spare wheel in the Saudi desert.
Rallying-Lategan stretches Dakar lead, penalty denies Al-Attiyah stage win
Toyota's South African Henk Lategan stretched his Dakar Rally lead on Thursday while a 10 minute penalty denied Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah a first stage win for Dacia after a dominant day in the Saudi Arabian desert.
Loeb limps home as teenager wins Dakar stage
Sebastien Loeb struggled to complete Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally on Tuesday after rolling his car near the start, a setback that is likely to cost him his dream of a first title in the event. The nine-time World Rally Champion went off the road 12 kilometres into the 327-stage between Bisha and Al Henakiyah.
Al-Attiyah stripped of Dakar Stage 5 win after spare wheel mishap
Five-time Dakar winner Al-Attiyah had dominated the fifth test between Al'Ula and Ha'il on Thursday to win by 9m59s, but a 10-minute time drop for losing a spare wheel has left hi
Dakar 2025, Stage 5: Al-Attiyah stretches muscles to take first win, Lategan holds overall lead
Dacia driver Nasser Al-Attiyah bounced back from mechanical issues to win the fifth stage of the 2025 Dakar Rally on Thursday and climb up to fourth in the overall standings. Having lost half an hour with a puncture and a broken rear suspension on Wednesday,
Lategan retains Dakar lead as Al-Rajhi rises and Al-Attiyah falls
Five-times winner Nasser Al-Attiyah hit trouble in the Dakar Rally on Wednesday, the latest frontrunner to struggle in the Saudi Arabian sands after the departures of Sebastien Loeb and defending champion Carlos Sainz.
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.
Al-Rajhi Takes Dakar Stage As Five-time Champion Al-Attiyah Slips Down
Saudi Arabian Yazeed al-Rajhi won Wednesday's fourth stage of the Dakar Rally, in which five-time winner Nasser al-Attiyah ...
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Dakar Rally Releases Update After Motorsport Legend Carlos Sainz's Scary Crash
Carlos Sainz Sr. and co-driver Lucas Cruz suffered a dramatic crash during the 2025 Dakar Rally. Thankfully, both parties were unharmed.
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Decolonising Senegal's streets: Dakar's roads are being renamed for local heroes
Senegal's moving ahead with plans to put more of its own identity and culture into key streets and has begun changing the name of landmarks named after french colonial figures. It is part of president ...