2025 Dakar Stage 11 was the last chance for any competitors to make real inroads on their rivals’ leads. The penultimate stage of this year’s race was a 275km timed section in a loop around Shubaytah. The start of the race was delayed somewhat due to poor visibility caused by heavy fog.

The shortest stage so far in 2025 caused a lot of drama as drivers encountered the famous dunes of Saudi Arabia

Ford secured its second straight stage win at the Dakar Rally on Thursday, with Mattias Ekstrom following up Nani Roma’s Stage 10 win by besting Nasser Al-Attiyah — his rival for the

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.

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. The South African now sits 2min 27sec ahead of the Saudi driver in the general classification.

Veteran and five-time champion Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah suffered a setback during stage 10 of the 47th Dakar Rally on Wednesday.Al-Attiyah, the only former champion with an

Nasser Al-Attiyah bounced back from a difficult showing on Monday to claim victory on Stage 9 of the Dakar Rally, while a puncture for Toyota driver Henk Lategan promoted Yazeed Al-Rajhi to the overall lead.