Who is Dakar winner and Saudi billionaire Yazeed Al-Rajhi?

The Dakar Rally has been held in several countries since its inaugural edition in 1979, but no driver had managed to lift the Touareg trophy on home soil until Yazeed Al-Rajhi this year.The Saudi driver won an atypical 2025 event in which a number of favourites fell by the wayside early on, with Carlos Sainz Sr and Sebastien Loeb being the most high-profile departures.Emerging winner in ...Keep reading

Defender reveals challenger for 2026 Dakar Rally entry

motorsport.com - 20/Jan 16:22

Defender has announced the model with which it will compete in the upcoming 2026 Dakar Rally in the Stock category.The British manufacturer announced...

The five big takeaways from the WRC Rally Monte Carlo

motorsport.com - 27/Jan 19:39

The 2025 World Rally Championship season is well and truly underway with last weekend’s season opener in Monte Carlo already offering a glimpse into...

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motorsport.com - 23/Jan 21:02

Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier handed Hyundai's Thierry Neuville the Monte Carlo Rally lead after a small mistake in the final stage of the opening night...

The Porsche development driver who won Daytona in a Corvette

motorsport.com - 28/Jan 17:26

In Porsche circles, Lars Kern is something of a legend. The German is a development driver for the company, and is best known for setting many of...

Munster's maiden WRC stage win "deserved" after 3am repair job

motorsport.com - 25/Jan 14:11

Gregoire Munster's maiden World Rally Championship stage win in Monte Carlo was a "deserved" reward for both the driver and the team that worked until...

The single-seater return of a Red Bull reject who beat Lawson, Colapinto and Tsunoda

motorsport.com - 28/Jan 12:12

If somebody had beaten Liam Lawson, Yuki Tsunoda and Franco Colapinto to a junior-level single-seater title, you might think that driver would have a...

WRC Monte Carlo: Ogier claims record-extending 10th Monte win

motorsport.com - 26/Jan 12:38

Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier clinched a record-extending 10th Monte Carlo victory after holding his nerve in a dramatic climax to the World Rally...

Manthey expands to third Porsche in DTM 2025 as Schuring joins

motorsport.com - 28/Jan 09:10

Manthey Racing has announced that it will expand its presence in the DTM this year by fielding a third example of the Porsche 911 GT3 R.The team,...

Neuville fined €10K for WRC rule breach

motorsport.com - 26/Jan 05:54

Thierry Neuville has been hit with a €10.000 fine for a breach of World Rally Championship sporting regulations during the Monte Carlo...

Haas boss Komatsu convinced Bearman is a future Ferrari F1 driver

motorsport.com - 23/Jan 13:02

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu is in no doubt that Oliver Bearman will be a future Formula 1 driver for Ferrari.The Italian team has started working...

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