Saudi driver Yazeed Al Rajhi (R) and co-driver Edouard Boulanger (L) celebrate after winning the Dakar Rally — Valery HACHE Yazeed al-Rajhi made history on Friday by becoming the first driver from ...

The Overdrive pilot held onto his overnight lead to beat South Africa's Henk Lategan in a Toyota by 3min 57sec with Mattias Ekstrom of Sweden third in his Ford, 20min 21sec adrift. Rajhi, 43, had ...

Yazeed al-Rajhi made history on Friday by becoming the first driver from host nation Saudi Arabia to win the Dakar Rally. The Overdrive pilot held onto his overnight lead to beat South Africa's ...

SHUBAYTAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Yazeed Al-Rajhi became the first Saudi to win the Dakar Rally when he completed the race on home sand on Friday. After 13 days of desert racing and more than 5,000 ...

SHUBAYTAH, SAUDI ARABIA, Jan 17 (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 ...

The 2025 Dakar Rally has been a huge success, and two men will celebrate — KTM’s Daniel Sanders and Overdrive Racing’s Yazeed Al Rajhi. Both of them have won the Dakar Rally for the first time.

In the motorcycle category, Sanders left second-placed Spaniard Tosha Schareina eight minutes and 50 seconds behind in the overall rankings to become the second Australian to win the Dakar title ...