 Dakar Rally to start in Peru in 2013
Next year's Dakar Rally will start in Peru for the first time and end in Chile after crossing the Andes into Argentina, organisers said on Wednesday. Read full article |
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 Dakar Rally winner takes aim at fifth Games
Disappointment in the deserts of South America has turned to Olympic delight on the shooting range for Qatar's 2011 Dakar Rally winner and eagle-eyed marksman Nasser Al-Attiyah. Read full article |
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 Peterhansel races to 10th Dakar crown
Stephane Peterhansel won an unprecedented 10th Dakar Rally title in the cars section and Cyril Despres triumphed in the bikes. Read full article |
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 Lost Coma hands over to Després
Helder Rodrigues (Yamaha), won the penultimate stage of the Dakar Rally on Saturday as Marc Coma (KTM) got lost. Read full article |
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 Peterhansel in sight of 10th Dakar crown
France's Stephane Peterhansel was on the brink of a 10th Dakar Rally title on Saturday after clinching the 13th and penultimate stage, which gave him an overall lead of close to 43 minutes. Read full article |
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 Gordon takes 12th stage Dakar win
Robby Gordon, who faces Dakar Rally disqualification after his Hummer engine was deemed to break race regulations, won the 12th stage on Friday, showing he won't exit the gruelling event quietly. Read full article |
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Dakar to stay in S America for a long time
There are no immediate plans for the Dakar Rally to return to Africa, race director Etienne Lavigne has told dpa in an interview. Read full article |
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 Gordon loses the plot on Dakar
Robby Gordon (Hummer) was disqualified from the Dakar Rally by stewards due to a technical infringement and is now racing under appeal. Read full article |
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 Peterhansel, Despres stand their ground
Stephane Peterhansel and Cyril Despres stood their ground on Thursday as the Dakar Rally crossed into Peru. Read full article |
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 Iquique stage had a sting
The stages around Iquique have been extremely testing for competitors in the 10th stage of the 2012 Dakar Rally. Read full article |
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 Coma eats into Despres' Dakar lead
Joan Roma of Spain won the 10th stage of the Dakar Rally on Wednesday ahead of Mini teammate Stephane Peterhansel of France, who finished 21 seconds behind to extend his overall lead. Read full article |
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 Gordon rocked by stewards' decision
Robby Gordon's hopes of winning the Dakar Rally were dashed when stewards ruled that his engine did not conform to regulations. Read full article |
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 Despres regains lead, Al-Attiyah out
Cyril Despres regained the upper hand in his ding-dong Dakar Rally battle with motorcycle rival Marc Coma on Tuesday as defending car champion Nasser Al-Attiyah was forced out of the race on the ninth stage. Read full article |
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 Al-Attiyah forced out of Dakar Rally
Defending Dakar Rally champion Nasser Al-Attiyah was forced out of the 2012 edition on Tuesday when his temperamental Hummer broke down again, organisers reported. Read full article |
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 Coma and Roma reign in Dakar
Last year's Dakar winner, Marc Coma, regained the overall lead in a duel with Cyril Despres on Monday after winning the eighth stage. Read full article |
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 Tough stage ends first half of Dakar
A tough seventh stage on Saturday brought to an end the first half of this year's 2012 Dakar Rally, with Sunday being a rest day. Read full article |
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 Al-Attiyah hits back on Dakar
Nasser al-Attiyah's rollercoaster Dakar Rally took another twist on Saturday when he clinched the seventh stage. Read full article |
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 Summer snow closes Dakar stage
Summer snowstorms in the Andes Mountains forced Dakar Rally organisers to abandon the sixth stage of the marathon event. Read full article |
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 Dakar convoy crosses Chilean border
The Dakar Rally crossed the Andes into Chile on Friday, although participants did so in a convoy after the sixth stage was cancelled. Read full article |
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 White Dunes take their toll
Feared as one of the most problematic stages in the 2012 Dakar Rally the Fiambalá stage lived up to its reputation on Thursday. Read full article |