Dakar, Lategan

Rallying-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.
SA’s Lategan maintains grip on overall Dakar lead
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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. The previous record was 22 set last Saturday by American Seth Quintero. Variawa shrugged off a late puncture to win the 327-kilometer third stage from Bisha north to Al Henakiyah.
Defending champion Sainz out of Dakar as Lategan leads
Carlos Sainz's Dakar Rally ended on Monday after the defending champion's damaged Ford Raptor was ruled out after just two stages of the gruelling two-week race in the Saudi Arabian desert.
Dakar Drama: Sainz Out, Lategan Leads for Toyota
Carlos Sainz, the defending Dakar Rally champion, exited the race after his car, a Ford Raptor, suffered irreparable damage. Meanwhile, Toyota's Henk Lategan leads the rally. Lithuanian Rokas Baciuska was awarded the second stage win due to a refuelling delay beyond his control.
Lategan, Cummings claim overall lead at Dakar Rally after gruelling 48-hour Stage 2
South African Henk Lategan and co-driver Brett Cummings have raced into the overall lead of the 2025 Dakar Rally in their Toyota Gazoo Racing DKR Hilux Evo bakkie after their second-place finish on Stage 2 on Sunday.
Rallying-Al-Rajhi wins Dakar second stage as Lategan takes overall lead
Local favourite Yazeed Al-Rajhi won the 48-hour second stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia on Monday, despite a penalty for speeding, as South African Henk Lategan took the overall lead for the factory Toyota team.
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Dakar Rally Drama: Al-Attiyah's Struggles in Saudi Sands
Nasser Al-Attiyah faced setbacks in the Dakar Rally, dropping to seventh place due to wheel issues. Yazeed Al-Rajhi claimed stage four for Toyota, narrowing Henk Lategan's lead. Sebastien Loeb and ...
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Lategan regains Dakar lead as 48-hour chrono stage concludes
Overdrive Toyota’s Yazeed Al Rajhi, who lost out big time on the 48-hour chrono stage in last year’s Dakar Rally, thought he ...
Al Attiyah Advances To Second Place In Dakar Rally Standings
Nasser Al Attiyah, five-time Dakar Rally champion, finished sixth, 3 minutes and 34 seconds behind stage winner. He took ...
Rallying-Lategan takes Dakar prologue, Indian rider Noah fractures wrist
Toyota's Henk Lategan won the Dakar Rally car prologue in Saudi Arabia on Friday, ahead of Ford M-Sport's Mattias Ekstroem ...
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Toyota's Lategan tops Dakar Prologue stage
Dakar Rally roared into life Friday with the high-speed Prologue stage, featuring 29km/18 miles against the clock around the ...