Al Rajhi takes over Dakar Rally lead

Rallying-South Africa's Lategan retakes Dakar lead from Al-Rajhi
Toyota's South African Henk Lategan regained the overall lead in the Dakar Rally on Wednesday with a two minutes and 27 seconds advantage over Saudi Arabia's Yazeed Al-Rajhi going into the penultimate stage.
Al-Rajhi retakes lead from Lategan and is set to win his first Dakar Rally title
Yazeed Al-Rajhi is set to win the Dakar Rally on home soil in the Saudi desert after retaking the lead from South Africa's Henk Lategan on Thursday. Lategan started the penultimate stage east of Shubaytah with a 2 1/2 minute overall lead on Al-Rajhi,
Dakar Rally title slips out of Lategan’s grasp with finish line in sight
Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings is set finish the 2025 Dakar Rally in second place. Picture: Toyota Despite his best efforts in the dunes of Saudi Arabia’s notorious Empty Quarter on Thursday, Henk Lategan and co-driver Brett Cummings lost the Dakar Rally lead which they are highly unlikely to regain with the finish line in sight.
‘Happy’ Henk Lategan loses Dakar Rally lead – and a chance at the title
Yazeed al-Rajhi took the overall lead in the car standings at the Dakar Rally after finishing third in Thursday's decisive penultimate stage.
South Africa: Lategan Back On Top As Roma Hands Ford First Dakar Stage Win in 10 Years
South African Henk Lategan moved back atop the overall standings after the 10th stage of the Dakar Rally on Wednesday won by Spain's Ford driver Nani Roma.
Dakar Rally comes down to a duel in the sand between Lategan and Al-Rajhi
Henk Lategan and Yazeed Al-Rajhi will duel in the Saudi sand for their first Dakar Rally title after swapping the lead for a second straight day Wednesday. Al-Rajhi led by seven minutes before the 10th stage,
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.
Al Rajhi takes over Dakar Rally lead after miserable stage for Lategan
Local driver Yazeed Al Rajhi took advantage of a miserable stage by South Africa’s Henk Lategan to grab the Dakar Rally lead in the Saudi Arabia desert on Tuesday.
Henk Lategan Reclaims Lead in Thrilling Dakar Rally Stage
Henk Lategan regained the overall lead in the Dakar Rally with a strategic performance in the dunes, finishing 24th but gaining a significant advantage over Yazeed Al-Rajhi. In the motorcycle category,
Yazeed Al Rajhi takes overall Dakar car lead on penultimate stage
Saudi driver Yazeed Al Rajhi took the lead in the overall car standings at the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia after finishing third in Thursday’s decisive penultimate stage. Swedish driver Mattias Ekstrom (Ford) won the 11th stage,
Frenchman Castera Plots Roadmap For Dakar Success
David Castera is of an age to have experienced the Dakar Rally in Africa and South America so who better than the Frenchman ...
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2025 Dakar Rally Results (Updated)
Racing has resumed on the 2025 Dakar Rally after the mid-race rest day, and it was defending champion Ricky Brabec (Honda) ...
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James Hillier begs wife not to allow him to race “brutal” Dakar again!
James Hillier has credited the Dakar Rally organisers with increasing the difficulty on the 2025 edition of the rally. The ...
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Dakar 2025 Stage 10: Michael Docherty Triumphs in the Empty Quarter, Danile Sanders Extends Overall Lead
Stage 10 of the 2025 Dakar Rally saw competitors face the legendary dunes of the Empty Quarter, delivering a spectacle of ...