Speed & Performance

Carlos Sainz placed third on the eleventh stage of Dakar 2020, keeping him some ten minutes ahead of Toyota’s Nasser Al-Attiyah as the end of the race nears. Stephane Peterhansel won on the day (the 80th stage win of his career), ending a mere 10 seconds ahead of Al-Attiyah. The route, which ...

Mini’s Carlos Sainz stretched his lead in the overall standings at Dakar 2020 after winning Stage 10, which took place between Haradh to Shubaytah. Sainz was able to take advantage of both Stephane Peterhansel and Nasser Al-Attiyah’s navigation problems, which cost them dearly. Going into ...

Toyota's Nasser Al-Attiyah narrowed the overall gap to leader Carlos Sainz of Mini to just 34 seconds after Stage 9 of Dakar 2020. The stage, which took competitors from Wadi Al Dawasir to Haradh, featured an intense 150 km route of rocky terrain; a different environment to the canyons and mountains ...

Stage 8’s final results don’t quite line up with Dakar's general standings as the top three spots were claimed by drivers fighting it out in the lower part of the top 10. Despite getting stuck in sand for the first eight minutes of the stage, Mathieu Serradori claimed the win on the day, ...

A dark shadow was cast over Dakar 2020 after Paulo Gonçalves, who was taking part in his 13th Dakar, lost his life during the course of the seventh stage. One of the most experienced and beloved champions of the rally-raid family, Gonçalves crashed 276 km into a special that was ultimately ...

Carlos Sainz was the first to end the new stage, new winner cycle at Dakar 2020 after a stellar performance from Al-‘Ula to Ha’il. The Spanish rally veteran took his Mini through the sandy terrain at altitudes of 1 500 metres and strengthened his lead over Al-Attiyah and Peterhansel after ...

Stéphane Peterhansel of the Mini X-Raid team claimed the top spot on Stage 4 of Dakar 2020, representing his 77th stage victory. This makes him one of two drivers (the other being South Africa's Giniel de Villiers) to claim a stage win on three different continents. This stage took drivers ...

It looks as though every stage is claiming a new winner so far in this year’s Dakar. The third leg took competitors across Neom which consisted of fast tracks for the first 100 km. This stage saw an impressive performance from Carlos Sainz, as well as some other Dakar rookies. Claiming the top ...

The second stage of the 2020 Dakar resulted in a changing up of positions thanks to strong performances by veterans Giniel de Villers and Nasser Al-Attiyah. The stage that took drivers from Al Wajh to Neom was not as enduring as the previous day’s trial but was not without its challenges. First-time ...