Al-Attiyah stripped of Dakar Stage 5 win

Al-Attiyah and Van Beveren stripped of Dakar Rally stage wins
Five-time champion Nasser Al-Attiyah has been stripped of a smashing stage win in the Dakar Rally because of a missing spare wheel in the Saudi desert.
Rallying-Lategan stretches Dakar lead, penalty denies Al-Attiyah stage win
Toyota's South African Henk Lategan stretched his Dakar Rally lead on Thursday while a 10 minute penalty denied Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah a first stage win for Dacia after a dominant day in the Saudi Arabian desert.
Quintero edges Dakar stage after Al Attiyah penalised
Hail (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – American driver Seth Quintero won the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia on Thursday by one second after Qatar's Nasser Al Attiyah, who was first across the line, was penalised 10 minutes.
2025 Dakar Rally Stage 5 results — Al-Attiyah stripped off first stage win
Stage 5 of the 2025 Dakar Rally saw stage winners in the motorcycle and cars category being handed a penalty, dropping them to second.
Rallying-Lategan retains Dakar lead as Al-Rajhi rises and Al-Attiyah falls
Five-times winner Nasser Al-Attiyah hit trouble in the Dakar Rally on Wednesday, the latest frontrunner to struggle in the Saudi Arabian sands after the departures of Sebastien Loeb and defending champion Carlos Sainz.
Al-Attiyah stripped of Dakar Stage 5 win after spare wheel mishap
Five-time Dakar winner Al-Attiyah had dominated the fifth test between Al'Ula and Ha'il on Thursday to win by 9m59s, but a 10-minute time drop for losing a spare wheel has left hi
Dakar 2025, Stage 5: Al-Attiyah stretches muscles to take first win, Lategan holds overall lead
Dacia driver Nasser Al-Attiyah bounced back from mechanical issues to win the fifth stage of the 2025 Dakar Rally on Thursday and climb up to fourth in the overall standings. Having lost half an hour with a puncture and a broken rear suspension on Wednesday,
Inside Ford’s Attempt to Conquer Dakar with “The Ultimate Raptor”
Somewhere in the middle of the Arabian desert, the scream of a high-strung Coyote V-8 is echoing off the arid expanse. It’s a ...
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.
Competitors react to grueling Dakar Rally, Stage 2
Dakar Rally drivers and riders recount Stage 2 of the event, where competitors took two days to traverse nearly 1000 km.
Al-Rajhi Takes Dakar Stage As Five-time Champion Al-Attiyah Slips Down
Saudi Arabian Yazeed al-Rajhi won Wednesday's fourth stage of the Dakar Rally, in which five-time winner Nasser al-Attiyah ...
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5,000 miles of brutal desert racing: Why does the Dakar Rally even exist?
Dakar Rally participants know what they're signing up for: a gruelling two-week ordeal they have no guarantee of completing.
Al Rajhi storms back into Dakar Rally top three and Sanders increases motorbike lead
Local driver Yazeed Al Rajhi stormed back into the Dakar Rally’s leading threesome when he dominated the fourth stage in ...
Defending champion Sainz out of Dakar as Lategan leads
Carlos Sainz's Dakar Rally ended on Monday after the defending champion's damaged Ford Raptor was ruled out after just two ...
Dakar Rally Releases Update After Motorsport Legend Carlos Sainz's Scary Crash
Carlos Sainz Sr. and co-driver Lucas Cruz suffered a dramatic crash during the 2025 Dakar Rally. Thankfully, both parties were unharmed.
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Decolonising Senegal's streets: Dakar's roads are being renamed for local heroes
Senegal's moving ahead with plans to put more of its own identity and culture into key streets and has begun changing the name of landmarks named after french colonial figures. It is part of president ...