Dakar, Carlos Sainz

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.
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.
Loeb limps home as teenager wins Dakar stage
Sebastien Loeb struggled to complete Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally on Tuesday after rolling his car near the start, a setback that is likely to cost him his dream of a first title in the event. The nine-time World Rally Champion went off the road 12 kilometres into the 327-stage between Bisha and Al Henakiyah.
Lithuania’s Baciuška wins Dakar Rally’s longest stage and Sanders dominates the motorbikes
Lithuanian driver Rokas Baciuška has proved he’s a contender in the Dakar Rally after winning the longest stage in the Saudi Arabia desert.
Rallying-Defending Dakar champion Sainz flips his Ford
Spain's defending Dakar Rally champion Carlos Sainz flipped his Ford Raptor car in the Saudi desert dunes during the 48 hour Chrono stage on Sunday, spending more than 20 minutes at a standstill. The four-times Dakar winner,
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.
Dakar Rally champion Sainz pulls out after Baciuska wins marathon stage
Carlos Sainz's defence of his Dakar Rally title ended prematurely on Monday when the Spaniard was forced to pull out after the marathon 48-hour stage won by Lithuanian driver Rokas Baciuska."It's the end of the adventure for four-time Dakar winner and defending champion Carlos Sainz and his co-driver Lucas Cruz.
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.
Al Rajhi, Sanders win 48-hour stages at Dakar Rally
Saudi driver Yazeed Al Rajhi held on to his overnight lead to win the second stage of the Dakar 2025 rally on Monday, the fearsome '48-hour Chrono' while defending champion Carlos Sainz limped in 1h 30min behind.
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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 ...
Carlos Sainz on the Dakar rally with Ford M-Sport, driving his son’s Ferrari F1 car & his incredible GOLF hole-in-one
IT’S wet. It’s cold. You’re broke. You’re bloated. And you’re supposed to be doing dry January? Sounds miserable. Here’s something to cheer you up. The Dakar Rally. The legendary desert race ...
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2025 Dakar Rally: Ford, Dacia aim for top spot with formidable teams
Ford has an impressive lineup as well, with Carlos ‘El Matador’ Sainz leading the charge. With multiple titles in WRC and ...