Dakar 2027 Relocation Looms as Alonso Eyes a Return to the Sand
Fernando Alonso eyes a return to the Dakar Rally with Aston Martin as the event’s 2027 location faces a pivotal decision after its Saudi Arabia run.
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Dacia Ducks Out of Dakar Defense
Dacia ducks out of Dakar defense as parent company, the Renault Group pulls the plug on the World Rally Raid Championship (W2RC). This news, which has been kept rather quiet, comes off the back of the announcement that Alpine will leave the World Endurance Championship (WEC). Alpine has confirmed that it will continue its Formula […]
2026 Dakar Stage 13 Results – Number Six for Nasser
The 2026 Dakar Rally has ended. 2026 Dakar Stage 13 was the final of this year’s race. The final stage was contested over 105 km of timed special with a short, 33 km liaison. The stage and ended in Yanbu where this year’s event commenced. Read our Dakar 101 article here if you are still […]
2026 Dakar Stage 12 Results – Heading for Home
The 2026 Dakar Rally nearing its conclusion. 2026 Dakar Stage 12 was the penultimate of the 48th edition of the rally classic. The stage was contested over 311 km of timed special. The stage started in Al Henakiyah and ended in Yanbu where this year’s event started. Read our Dakar 101 article here if you […]
2026 Dakar Stage 11 Results – Heartbreak for Henk
The 2026 Dakar Rally is sliding into its final few days of competition. 2026 Dakar Stage 11 was contested over 346 km of timed special that promised to be extremely quick. The stage started Bisha and ended in Al Henakiyah. Read our Dakar 101 article here if you are still learning about the race. With […]
2026 Dakar Stage 10 Results – Big Winners and Losers
The 2026 Dakar Rally is heading for a thrilling conclusion with just a few days left to race. 2026 Dakar Stage 10 was contested over 420 km. The stage started at the overnight stop in the desert and ended near Bisha. Read our Dakar 101 article here if you are still learning about the race. […]
2026 Dakar Stage 9 Results – Drama Aplenty And A New Leader
The 2026 Dakar Rally is more than 2/3rds complete. 2026 Dakar Stage 9 was contested over 410 km. The stage took place in a loop that started in Wadi ad-Dawasir and ended in the desert. Read our Dakar 101 article here if you are still learning about the race. It was the start of the […]
2026 Dakar Stage 8 Results – Close As Can Be
The 2026 Dakar Rally is now more than halfway complete. 2026 Dakar Stage 8 was the longest competitive section of the event. Read our Dakar 101 article here if you are still learning about the race. The stage took place in a loop that started at and ended in Wadi ad-Dawasir. The open-road section was […]
2026 Dakar Stage 7 Results – The Racing Resumes
The 2026 Dakar Rally took its traditional, mid-race break after week of racing. Six stages were completed leading up to the rest day, which took place in the capital city of Riyadh. Crews had completed 2 297 km of special, just under half of the 2026 race total, before starting today. Read our Dakar 101 […]
2026 Dakar Stage 6 Results – Maximum Al-Attackiyah
The 2026 Dakar Rally is at the end of the first week of action. 2026 Dakar Stage 5 was another dominated by Ford. Henk Lategan maintained the lead of the overall rally (as you can read here) going into stage six. Read our Dakar 101 article here if you are still learning about the race. […]
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2026 Dakar Stage 5 Results – Flying Fords [w/video]
The 2026 Dakar Rally is deep into the first week of action. 2026 Dakar Stage 4 brought with it a new stage winner and overall race leader in the shape of Henk Latengan (as you can read here). Read our Dakar 101 article here if you are still learning about the race. 2026 Dakar Stage […]
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2026 Dakar Stage 4 Results – The First Marathon [w/video]
The 2026 Dakar Rally has been a complete coin toss from the word go. 2026 Dakar Stage 3 was dominated by Ford (as you can read here). Read our Dakar 101 article here if you are still learning about the race. 2026 Dakar Stage 4 was a marathon. That means teams would race into the […]
2026 Dakar Stage 3 Results – Veloci-Raptors
The 2026 Dakar Rally is now in full swing. 2026 Dakar Stage 2 was totally dominated by Toyota (as you can read here). Read our Dakar 101 article here if you are still learning about the race. 2026 Dakar Stage 3 saw the rally moving north for a 421 km timed section that started in […]
2026 Dakar Stage 2 Results – Toyota on Top
The 2026 Dakar Rally is currently underway with stage one taking place on Sunday. 2026 Dakar Stage 1 had a surprise winner in the shape of the X-Raid Mini of Guillame de Mevius (as you can read here). Read our ‘Dakar 101‘ article here if you are still learning about the race. 2026 Dakar Stage […]
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2026 Dakar Stage 1 Results – Start the Clock [w/video]
The 2026 Dakar Rally officially started yesterday with a prologue section (read more here). But 2026 Dakar Stage 1 was the first day of proper racing at the 48th edition of the famous rally raid. Read our ‘Dakar 101‘ article here if you are still learning about the race. Follow Double Apex on Instagram and Facebook where we share […]
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2026 Dakar Rally Preview [w/video]
The 2026 motorsport season starts with its traditional season opener, the Dakar Rally in just a few days. We take a closer look at what fans can expect from the most popular ‘car’ category in our 2026 Dakar Rally Preview. Motorsport fans have finally started to re-engage with their families, seen how their kids have […]
No F1, Formula E or W2RC for SA in 2026
The FIA World Motor Sport Council recently met in Macau and made a few vital decisions regarding the top echelons of the sport. Among the decisions that were ratified include 2025 calendars for all the FIA World Championship events. Sadly, there will be no No F1, Formula E or W2RC for SA in 2026. Follow […]
2025 Dakar Stage 4 Results – Loeb KO’d
2025 Dakar Stage 3 saw another leading player roll his race machine. You can read about and watch Sebastien Loeb’s accident at this link. The FIA deemed that the Frenchman’s Dacia Sandrider sustained too much damage to continue. As a result Loeb was forced to retire ahead of 2025 Dakar Stage 4. The nine-time WRC […]
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2025 Dakar Stage 3 Results – Big Names Falter [w/videos]
2025 Dakar Stage 2 was a complete mixed bag with drama aplenty for some of the bigger teams (read more here). The massive overnight news coming in ahead of 2025 Dakar Stage 3 was the retirement of Carlos Sainz. The damaged sustained when his Ford Raptor rolled during the first part of the chrono stage […]
2025 Dakar Stage 2 Results – 48 Hr Chrono Ends
2025 Dakar Stage 2 started on Sunday and only concluded today. Race organisers set a monster second stage that was a 967-km loop to and from Bisha. Competitors had to run as far into the stage as possible. At 17:00 all competitors had to stop racing and proceed to one of six overnight camps. There […]
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2025 Dakar Stage 2a Report – 48 Hr Chrono [w/video]
The opening stage of the 2025 Dakar Rally was won by Toyota driver Seth Quintero, as you can read at this link. Race organisers were not playing around as the second stage was a 967-km loop to and from Bisha. 2025 Dakar Stage 2a was held earlier today (Sunday) with the stage only ending tomorrow […]
2025 Dakar Prologue – Toyota Draws First Blood
The 2025 Dakar prologue was the start of the 47th edition of the famous rally raid. The prologue is, typically, a short loop that is held to determine the starting order of the race proper, which takes place tomorrow. Read our ‘Dakar 101‘ article here if you are still learning about the race. The 29 […]
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2025 Dakar Rally Preview [w/video]
The 2025 motorsport season will kick off in just a few weeks with traditional season opener, the Dakar Rally. We take a closer look at what fans can expect from the most popular ‘car’ category in our 2025 Dakar Rally Preview. Formula One, WRC, WEC, Nascar, Indy and so many other racing series have all […]
2025 World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) Heading to SA
The 2025 World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) is heading to South Africa. This is the first time the series will visit Sub-Saharan Africa. The news was made public by the FIA and the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture in South Africa. The five-round 2025 W2RC calendar was approved on Wednesday 2 October by the World […]
Dacia Sandrider Unveiled As 2025 Dakar Contender
The 2024 Dakar Rally ended just a few days ago. Already we have the first team confirmed for the 2025. Behold the Dacia Sandrider. The new prototype will compete in the 2025 Dakar Rally as well as the World Rally-Raid Championship. Follow Double Apex on Instagram and Facebook where we share more car content. Five-time […]