Dakar Rally title slips from Lategan’s grasp

South Africa’s Henk Lategan faltered on the penultimate day of the gruelling 2025 Dakar Rally, leaving them 6min 11sec behind Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed Al Rajhi heading into the final stage. Lategan and co-driver Brett Cummings in the Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa (TGRSA) pair lost 8:38 on Yazeed Al Rajhi and co-driver Timo Gottschalk on…

Lategan and Cummings second in 2025 Dakar, Saudi team wins at home

economist.com.na - 17/Jan 12:04

By Alexander Obermeyer. The 2025 Dakar Rally ended on Friday 17 January with a brief twelfth stage beginning and ending in Shubaytah. The South...

Lategan and Cummings second in 2025 Dakar, Saudi team wins at home

economist.com.na - 17/Jan 12:04

By Alexander Obermeyer. The 2025 Dakar Rally ended on Friday 17 January with a brief twelfth stage beginning and ending in Shubaytah. The South...

Yazeed al-Rajhi and Sanders record maiden Dakar Rally triumphs

namibian.com.na - 17/Jan 10:50

Yazeed al-Rajhi made history on Friday by becoming the first driver from host nation Saudi Arabia to win the Dakar Rally. The Overdrive pilot held...

OFF-ROAD OUTCOME: South Africa’s Dakar Rally future looks bright despite heartbreak in 2025 edition

daily maverick - 17/Jan 11:38

Yazeed Al Rajhi became the first Saudi driver to win the Dakar Rally in the ultimate class, holding off South African Henk Lategan, who finished...

Lategan finishes second as Dakar Rally closes

sascoc.co.za - 18/Jan 04:49

South Africa’s Henk Lategan was forced to settle for second place overall as Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed Al-Rajji win the 2025 Dakar rally at his 11th...

Dakar 2025: Al-Rajhi usurps factory Toyotas to clinch surprise win

motorsport.com - 17/Jan 08:58

Yazeed Al-Rajhi outgunned factory Toyota rival Henk Lategan in a customer Hilux to claim an against-the-odds victory in the Dakar Rally.With newcomers...

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

motorsport.com - 17/Jan 13:19

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...