Dakar Rally

Veteran Spanish driver Carlos Sainz won the Dakar Rally for the third time on Friday, finishing with a comfortable winning margin in Saudi Arabia. The 57-year-old led from the third stage and crossed the finish line 6min 21sec ahead…

Stephane Peterhansel snatched a dramatic 11th stage of the Dakar Rally on Thursday when he pipped Nasser Al-Attiyah to the line by just 10 seconds. Frenchman Peterhansel won his fourth stage of this year’s race in his mini…

Spanish veteran Carlos Sainz stretched his lead atop the overall Dakar Rally standings by winning the 10th stage through the dunes of Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter on Wednesday. The 57-year-old Mini driver clocked 2hr 03min 43sec on a…

Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel edged defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah by just 15 seconds to win stage nine of the Dakar Rally on Tuesday. Nicknamed ‘Mr. Dakar’ for his 13 previous Dakar victories (seven in a car and six on a bike),…