The Dakar Rally has become legendary for its off-road dangers and drama, especially its previous African editions, which began in 1979. When the race moved to South America in 2009, many worried it ...

Hundreds of drivers compete in one of the largest off-road races in the world A quad drives between Copiapó and Antofagasta, Chile, in the eighth stage of the 2012 Dakar Rally 2012 on Jan. 9, 2012.

Traditionally the first major motorsport event of the new year is the Rally Dakar. So again in 2012, when around 190 motorcycle racers begin their 8,364 kilometer long adventure across South America.

There are many tough races on the global motorsports calendar, but perhaps none more so than the Dakar rally. The rally started back in 1978 and was originally called the Paris-Dakar rally due to its ...

The first major motorsports event of the year, the 2012 Dakar Rally, began its two-week trek across South America on Jan. 1. Four hundred and sixty-five vehicles (171 cars, 185 motorcycles, 33 quads ...

Nasser Al-Attiyah has called time on the defense of his Dakar Rally title, pulling out of the 2012 race after problems with his car. The Qatari quit the annual race across South America after his ...

Nasser Al-Attiyah kept his Dakar Rally title defense alive as he clawed back almost eight minutes in winning Saturday’s seventh stage in Chile. The Qatari driver is still more than 42 minutes behind ...

Robby Gordon is not a happy camper. After an incident with race leader Stéphane Peterhansel in the 10th stage, Gordon was disqualified from the 2012 Dakar Rally. After making up significant time on ...

The Dakar rally might not be a rally to Dakar itself anymore, but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t a worth-wile motorsport event. The 2012 edition will cover 9,000 kilometers of treacherous South ...

Generally accepted as one of the world’s toughest endurance races the 32-year-old Dakar rally is seen by many as the pinnacle of the automotive race calendar. The race, which has claimed the lives of ...

Covering 5,000km, the Dakar Rally 2024 is made up of 1 prologue, 12 challenging stages and 14 days of racing. After a taxing special stage, Toby Price is just three seconds off the lead, and Loeb ...