David Castera is the current Race Director for the Dakar Rally.
Born in France, he always had a passion for Enduro and Rally Raids, having been crowned National Enduro Champion in France in 1992 and Junior World Champion by Enduro Teams in 1, 993. He competed five times in the Paris-Dakar, securing third place in 1997.
As a winner of six Le Mans 24 Hours, eight Formula 1 victories and countless other triumphs — including the Dakar Rally — Jacky Ickx is a living legend who has competed in a career spanning over 30 years. The 78-year-old talks about his life behind the wheel and his experience of the Dakar Rally in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
As a double World Rally Champion and a three-time winner of the Dakar Rally, Carlos Sainz has a rightful claim to be one of the greatest drivers in motorsport history. While he may be better known to a younger generation of motorsports fan as the father of Ferrari’s Formula 1 star Carlos Sainz Jr., his record speaks for itself and clearly marks him out as a true rally legend whose achievements span decades and have transfixed audiences across the globe. (more…)
With the upcoming Dakar Rally set to ignite the landscapes of Saudi Arabia on January 5, anticipation is soaring among drivers and riders preparing for this grand spectacle. Among them is Saudi rally champion Dania Akeel, a trailblazer in the multifaceted world of motorsports. (more…)
The 46th edition of the world’s biggest rally raid race will launch off the start line on January 5 as the 2024 Dakar Rally sees nearly 800 racers embark on the toughest Saudi Arabian staging yet of 7,891 kilometres across 12 stages plus a Prologue. Here is all you need to know:
“We took it upon ourselves to make the 5th edition of Saudi Arabia the toughest one since the race came to the Middle East”, warned the director of the rally, David Castera, when unveiling the details of the 46th edition, which will start in AlUla on 5 January and finish in Yanbu, on the shores of the Red Sea, after a 7,891 km trek on roads, tracks and dunes, including 4,727 km of specials. (more…)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (November 20th) – Amaury Sporting Organisation (ASO) and the Saudi Motorsport Company (SMC) – organisers of the 46th edition of the Dakar Rally – today officially announced the brand-new route for the world’s most famous endurance race. 2024 will mark the fifth consecutive time the Dakar Rally has been staged in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Seth Quintero has joined TOYOTA GAZOO Racing to tackle the 2024 Dakar Rally in the elite T1+ car class with the young Californian handed the keys to a Toyota GR DKR Hilux T1+ alongside Brazilian Lucas Moraes as the Japanese team aims for a third consecutive victory at the Dakar. Here is all you need to know: (more…)
Five-time Dakar Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah will take on the 2024 edition of the world’s toughest offroad rally race in a Prodrive Hunter when the race returns to Saudi Arabia next January. Here is all you need to know: (more…)
The rally’s fifth edition in Saudi Arabia will be held from 5 to 19 January 2024, starting in the thousand-year-old city of AlUla, crossing the country in the direction of the Empty Quarter and finishing in Yanbu on the shores of the Red Sea. (more…)
