Dakar, Carlos Sainz and FIA World Endurance Championship

Defending Dakar Champ Carlos Sainz Bent His Ford Too Badly To Continue
About 327 kilometers into the 2025 Dakar rally, defending champion Carlos Sainz rolled his shiny new Ford Raptor down a dune on stage 2. While he and co-driver Lucas Cruz were able to get righted again,
Carlos Sainz Sr. has retired from the 2025 Dakar Rally
Sainz’ teammate in the Ford M-Sport team, Mitch Guthrie Jr., stopped and helped the 62-year-old flip the car back onto its wheels. Sainz was only 3min27sec behind the leader, Toyota’s Yazeed Al-Rajhi when the crash occurred.
Defending champion Sainz out of Dakar after accident
The 62-year-old Spaniard flipped his car in the dunes on Sunday and post-stage checks showed the Ford Raptor was too damaged to continue.
Defending champion Sainz out of Dakar as Lategan leads
Carlos Sainz's Dakar Rally ended on Monday after the defending champion's damaged Ford Raptor was ruled out after just two stages of the gruelling two-week race in the Saudi Arabian desert.
Dakar Rally champion Carlos Sainz pulls out after Rokas Baciuska wins marathon stage
His Ford Raptor was in no fit state to continue after being flipped on its head the day before. Read more at straitstimes.com.
South African teenager Saood Variawa is youngest driver to win a Dakar Rally stage
Nineteen-year-old Saood Variawa of South Africa became the youngest top-class driver to win a stage in the Dakar Rally on Tuesday. The previous record was 22, set last Saturday by American Seth Quintero.
Loeb out of Dakar Rally as Variawa becomes youngest stage winner
Nine-times world rally champion Sebastien Loeb is out of the Dakar Rally after he rolled his Dacia in the Saudi desert on Tuesday as the race continued to take a toll of the big names after the exit of 2024 winner Carlos Sainz.
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2025 Dakar Stage 3 results – big names falter
2025 Dakar Stage 3 took the competitors away from Bisha for the first time in this event. The original stage was supposed to ...
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Ford Raptor Debuts at the Dakar Rally with Carlos Sainz and Aims for Historic Victory in the Competition
Ford makes its debut at the Dakar Rally in 2025 with the Raptor T1+ model, a vehicle specially designed for this competition ...
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2025 Dakar Rally stage 3 — Sherco breaks KTM’s winning spree
Stage 3 of the 2025 Dakar Rally is a mix of good and bad news. Sherco broke KTM's winning spree and Sainz is out this year.
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Carlos Sainz Sr out of Dakar Rally after huge crash forces withdrawal
The father of F1 2025 Williams driver Carlos Sainz has withdrawn from the 2025 Dakar Rally after a crash left his car with ...
The End of Sainz's Dakar Journey
Dakar is already over. The 'reigning champion' of the raid in the car sector was forced to retire after the 48-hour marathon ...
Sebastien Loeb out of Dakar Rally as Saood Variawa becomes youngest stage winner
He was forced to pull out of the race for a third time and follows defending champion Carlos Sainz, who crashed the previous ...