Al Rajhi takes over Dakar Rally lead

Rallying-South Africa's Lategan retakes Dakar lead from Al-Rajhi
Toyota's South African Henk Lategan regained the overall lead in the Dakar Rally on Wednesday with a two minutes and 27 seconds advantage over Saudi Arabia's Yazeed Al-Rajhi going into the penultimate stage.
Al-Rajhi retakes lead from Lategan and is set to win his first Dakar Rally title
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 penultimate stage east of Shubaytah with a 2 1/2 minute overall lead on Al-Rajhi,
Dakar Rally comes down to a duel in the sand between Lategan and Al-Rajhi
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. Al-Rajhi led by seven minutes before the 10th stage,
‘Happy’ Henk Lategan loses Dakar Rally lead – and a chance at the title
Yazeed al-Rajhi took the overall lead in the car standings at the Dakar Rally after finishing third in Thursday's decisive penultimate stage.
Henk Lategan Reclaims Lead in Thrilling Dakar Rally Stage
Henk Lategan regained the overall lead in the Dakar Rally with a strategic performance in the dunes, finishing 24th but gaining a significant advantage over Yazeed Al-Rajhi. In the motorcycle category,
Rallying-Al-Rajhi builds six-minute lead over Lategan in penultimate stage
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 two minutes before Thursday,
Al Rajhi takes over Dakar Rally lead after miserable stage for Lategan
Local driver Yazeed Al Rajhi took advantage of a miserable stage by South Africa’s Henk Lategan to grab the Dakar Rally lead in the Saudi Arabia desert on Tuesday.
Yazeed Al Rajhi takes overall Dakar car lead on penultimate stage
Saudi driver Yazeed Al Rajhi took the lead in the overall car standings at the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia after finishing third in Thursday’s decisive penultimate stage. Swedish driver Mattias Ekstrom (Ford) won the 11th stage,
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South Africa: Lategan Back On Top As Roma Hands Ford First Dakar Stage Win in 10 Years
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.
South Africa accused of 'horrific' crackdown as 78 corpses pulled from illegal mine
At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water ...
South African teenager becomes youngest top class driver to win a Dakar Rally stage
AL HENAKIYAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Nineteen-year-old Saood Variawa of South Africa became the youngest top-class driver to win ...
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Rescuers In South Africa Bring Bodies, Illegal Miners To Surface
Rescuers have brought to the surface more than 100 illegal miners who have been trapped underground for months at Stilfontein ...
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South Africa's Variawa becomes youngest Dakar stage winner
Nine-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb rolled his Dacia in the Saudi desert on Tuesday as the Dakar Rally continued to ...
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South African Lategan Wins Dakar Rally Prologue
South Africa's Henk Lategan won the Dakar Rally prologue in the cars category Friday, kicking off the sixth edition in Saudi Arabia that will stretch nearly 8,000 kilometres across 12 stages ...
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2025 Dakar Rally Results (Updated)
Racing has resumed on the 2025 Dakar Rally after the mid-race rest day, and it was defending champion Ricky Brabec (Honda) ...
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James Hillier begs wife not to allow him to race “brutal” Dakar again!
James Hillier has credited the Dakar Rally organisers with increasing the difficulty on the 2025 edition of the rally. The ...