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BMW Motorsport has announced that Sheldon van der Linde will make his DTM debut with in 2019, becoming the first South African to race in the German series.The SA racer – who moves from Audi Sport – will be 19 years and 356 days old when the season gets underway at Hockenheim on 5 May.“Welcome ...

Toyota Gazoo Racing SA’s Nasser Al-Attiyah claimed victory on Stage 9 of Dakar 2019 to extend his lead with just one stage to go, while the chasing pack was sliced wide open.Mini driver Stéphane Peterhansel, for instance, was forced to retire thanks to an injury to his navigator David Castera, while ...

Toyota Gazoo Racing SA’s Nasser Al-Attiyah placed second on Stage 8 of Dakar 2019 to cement his place at the head of the overall standings, with just two stages to go.On the day, the Qatari driver came in second behind Peugeot’s Sebastien Loeb, while Mini driver Stephane Peterhansel lost 24 minutes ...

Mini’s Stephane Peterhansel closed the gap to Toyota Gazoo Racing SA’s Nasser Al-Attiyah on Stage 7, with the Qatari driver having to settle for fourth on the day.That said, Al-Attiyah is still more than 29 minutes ahead of Peterhansel in the overall standings, with Mini’s Nani Roma sitting in ...

Toyota Gazoo Racing SA driver Nasser Al-Attiyah maintained his overall lead after placing second on both Stage 5 and Stage 6. By the end of the latter, the Qatari driver had held his lead over Peugeot’s Sebastien Loeb to nearly 38 minutes.“Today’s stage was extremely difficult, with some massive ...

Toyota Gazoo Racing SA’s Nasser Al-Attiyah won Stage 4 of Dakar 2019 to extend his overall lead, while teammate Bernhard ten Brinke lost nearly three hours on the day after hitting a rock.The result on the 405 km stage saw Al-Attiyah lengthen his overall lead to 08:55 over second-placed Stephane Peterhansel ...

Toyota Gazoo Racing SA’s Giniel de Villiers hit a rock on the 331 km third stage of Dakar 2019, cracking the sump of his Hilux and losing some four-and-a-half hours after starting the day in first place.Mini driver Stephane Peterhansel won the stage to move into third place overall. But it was De Villiers’ ...

Sebastien Loeb in a Peugeot won the second stage of Dakar 2019, although Toyota Gazoo Racing SA’s Giniel de Villiers managed to grab the overall lead in his Hilux.De Villiers was fourth on Stage 2, behind Mini’s Nani Roma and Toyota teammate Bernhard ten Brinke.Ten Brinke’s effort on the 342 km ...

Toyota Gazoo Racing SA enjoyed a strong start to Dakar 2019, with Nasser Al-Attiyah claiming a win on the opening 84 km stage of the race in Peru.Former winner Al-Attiyah, with navigator Mathieu Baumel alongside him in their Hilux, took the stage almost two minutes ahead of 2018’s winner, Carlos Sainz ...