Nasser Al Attiyah wins the 2022 Dakar Rally
Toyota Gazoo Racing driver Nasser Al-Attiyah has won his fourth Dakar Rally championship after a strong performance in the 2022 Dakar event held in Saudi Arabia.
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2022 Dakar: Carlos Sainz wins Stage 11 as Al Attiyah closes in on overall win
On the penultimate day of the Dakar Rally, Carlos Sainz won yet another stage for Audi, while Nasser Al-Attiyah moved closer to overall victory after finishing eighth.
2022 Dakar: Stephane Peterhansel leads Audi 1-2 finish in Stage 10
Audi’s Stephane Peterhansel won the tenth stage of the 2022 Dakar Rally on Wednesday, while Sebastien Loeb gained time on race leader Nasser Al Attiyah after finishing fifth.
2022 Dakar: Giniel de Villiers wins Stage 9
Toyota’s Stage 9 performance was its best of the 2022 Dakar Rally, as Giniel de Villiers led a 1-2-3 finish for the Japanese manufacturer, ahead of Henk Lategan and overall leader Nasser Al-Attiyah.
2022 Dakar: Mattias Ekstrom leads Audi 1-2 in Stage 8
In the eighth stage of the 2022 Dakar Rally, Audi won its second stage on Monday thanks to Mattias Ekstrom, while Nasser Al-Attiyah’s troubles gave an advantage to Sebastien Loeb in the overall standings.
Sebastien Loeb wins Dakar Stage 7 amid engine issues
Nine-time WRC Champion, Sébastien Loeb reclaimed second place in the Dakar 2022 overall standings after winning Dakar Rally Stage 7.
Dakar 2022: Terranova wins Stage 6, Al Attiyah 10th as Loeb gets lost
Orlando Terranova of the Prodrive-run Bahrain team won the sixth stage of the 2022 Dakar Rally as his teammate Sebastien Loeb finished 30th after getting lost, while Nasser Al-Attiyah increased his overall lead despite finishing 10th.
Former MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci wins Dakar stage 5
Danilo Petrucci of Tech3 KTM won the 395km special on Thursday, becoming the first MotoGP rider to win in Dakar.
Giniel de Villiers handed a five-hour penalty after collision with a motorcyclist
After a second collision with a motorcyclist, Giniel de Villiers received a five-hour penalty in the Dakar Rally overall standings, thereby eliminating him from contention.
Dakar 2022: Al Attiyah extends his lead after stage 4 win
Nasser Al-Attiyah won Stage 4 of the 2022 Dakar Rally, extending his lead over competitors Yazeed Al Rajhi and Carlos Sainz, who both had problems late in the stage.
France begins a terrorism inquiry into a blast that injured driver ahead of Dakar Rally
A terrorism inquiry has been launched by French authorities into an explosion in Saudi Arabia that injured a French driver ahead of the Dakar Rally.
Max Verstappen could be banned from racing in 2022
Max Verstappen is facing a potential one race ban if his rivalry with Lewis Hamilton continues into the 2022 season.