Named the ‘Desert Edition’, the car was driven a total of 3,700 miles of the Dakar rally from Bisha to Shubaytah, with Ickx being an honorary guest and joining the teams at each bivouac.

SHUBAYTAH, Saudi Arabia — Yazeed Al-Rajhi is set to win the Dakar Rally on home soil in the Saudi desert after retaking the lead from South Africa’s Henk Lategan on Thursday. Lategan started ...

The race culminates January 17 in Shubaytah, where Dakar’s winners will be crowned. The Dakar Rally 2025 is held in Saudi Arabia, starting in Bisha and finishing in Shubaytah. The 47th edition ...

SHUBAYTAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Henk Lategan and Yazeed Al-Rajhi will duel in the Saudi sand for their first Dakar Rally title after swapping the lead for a second straight day Wednesday.

now sitting in the top ten of the Rally 2 standings and the Schey brothers have their best ever stage finish in Classic Dakar, as they keep their eyes forward to the finish line in Shubaytah.

Picture: Valery HACHE/AFP SHUBAYTAH - South African Henk Lategan moved back atop the overall standings after the 10th stage of the Dakar Rally on Wednesday won by Spain's Ford driver Nani Roma.