The 43-year-old Saudi beats Henk Lategan by less than four minutes and secures the first victory for a private team since 2000. Two years ago, during the ninth stage of the Dakar, Yazeed Al Rajhi ...

The Dakar Rally has been held in several countries since its inaugural edition in 1979, but no driver had managed to lift the Touareg trophy on home soil until Yazeed Al-Rajhi this year.

For the first time since 1994, the overall Dakar winner won on home soil as Yazeed Al Rajhi became the first Saudi Arabian to win the desert rally. The only other competitor to win at home was ...

Yazeed Al Rajhi is the first Saudi driver to win the Dakar in the Ultimate class. The title is his first in 11 Dakars. His ...

Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Germany’s Timo Gottschalk won the 2025 Dakar Rally – an event known to test competitors’ endurance and resilience. On the competitive stages in Saudi ...

SHUBAYTAH, Saudi Arabia — 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. South Africa’s ...

Jan 16 (Reuters) - Yazeed Al-Rajhi opened up a commanding overall lead of six minutes and 11 seconds over second-placed Henk Lategan in the Dakar Rally, after the South African, who led by over ...

Five-time winner Nasser al-Attiyah never really landed a blow but the Qatari took final stage honours on Friday and finished fourth overall. Sanders, 30, dominated from the moment he won the ...

For the first time since 1994, the overall Dakar winner won on home soil as Yazeed Al Rajhi became the first Saudi Arabian to win the desert rally. The only other competitor to win at home was ...