Dakar Rally 2025: Yazeed Al-Rajhi Wins

Rallying-Saudi Arabia's Al-Rajhi takes maiden Dakar crown, Sanders wins in motorcycle category
SHUBAYTAH, SAUDI ARABIA (Reuters) -Local hero Yazeed Al-Rajhi secured his first Dakar title on Friday, finishing the 12-stage rally almost four minutes ahead of his closest competitor Henk Lategan, while Red Bull KTM's Daniel Sanders maintained his lead to win in the motorcycle category.
Dakar Rally 2025: Yazeed Al-Rajhi Wins; Final Results, Social Media Reaction
It was a historic day for Saudi Arabia motor racing. Saudi Arabian racer Yazeed Al-Rajhi won the 2025 Dakar Rally on Friday, capping off the two-week event
Dakar Rally: Saudi Arabia's Al Rajhi takes maiden crown in cars, Australia's Sanders wins in bikes
The 2025 Dakar Rally concluded on Friday, with Saudi Arabia's Yazeed Al Rajhi in cars and Australia's Daniel Sanders in bikes being crowned champions. Lucas Moraes in cars and Michael Docherty in bikes won the 61-kilometer 12th stage in Shubaytah.
Al-Rajhi wins Dakar Rally at 11th attempt and Sanders sews up motorbike domination
Yazeed Al-Rajhi has become the first Saudi to win the Dakar Rally after completing the race on home sand in Shubaytah.
Who is Dakar winner and Saudi billionaire 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. The Saudi driver won an atypical 2025 event in which a number of favourites fell by the wayside early on,
Yazeed Al-Rajhi And Sanders Record Maiden Dakar Rally Triumphs
Yazeed al-Rajhi made history on Friday by becoming the first driver from host nation Saudi Arabia to win the Dakar Rally.
Yazeed al-Rajhi wins Dakar Rally
Yazeed al-Rajhi made history on Friday by becoming the first driver from host nation Saudi Arabia to win the Dakar Rally.
Daniel Sanders has won the prestigious Dakar Rally; second Aussie to win classic
Victorian motorbike racer Daniel Sanders has won the prestigious Dakar Rally, becoming only the second Australian to achieve the feat in 47 years. Sanders, from the Yarra Valley, crossed the finish line on Friday to win the race by nearly 9 minutes and secure a historic victory.
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.
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.
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,
Brock Heger wins Dakar Rally SSV title in debut to maintain U.S. streak; Yazeed Al-Rajhi takes overall
In his debut, Heger ensures a U.S. category champion for a fourth consecutive year in the prestigious off-road event.
AP photographer explains how he covered the famous Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia’s desert
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Al Rajhi secures victory at Dakar
The 47th edition of the Dakar Rally — the sixth to be run in Saudi Arabia — was completed today by 175 vehicles. A total of ...