The event's notoriety comes from its grueling nature, with participants facing harsh desert conditions, treacherous mountain ...

The Dakar Rally began in 1978 when French motorcyclist Thierry Sabine got lost in the Libyan desert during the Abidjan-Nice Rally. Inspired by his experience, Sabine created a race from Paris to ...

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The 2025 Dakar Rally started on Friday in Saudi Arabia as South African driver Henk Lategan won the prologue stage in the car category, while Australia's Daniel Sanders was the winner in the bike ...

Watch the best moments of the Dakar Rally 2025 as 807 competitors raced in a test of rally-raid endurance.

Covering 5,000km, the Dakar Rally 2024 is made up of 1 prologue, 12 challenging stages and 14 days of racing.

For the first time since 2009, a South African competitor in the Car category was in true contention of winning the gruelling Dakar Rally. Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa’s (TGRSA) Henk Lategan ...

Stream daily extended highlights and mini recaps of this iconic off-road endurance race. Starts January 4 only on SBS On Demand, Australia’s free and exclusive home of Dakar Rally 2025.

"We had two guys with us who participated in the Paris Dakar rally and another one who did the Morocco Desert Challenge. So besides playing and sliding around a bit, there were some true skills ...