SA's Lance Woolridge joins Extreme E team as reserve driver

Extreme E, a motorsport series aimed at racing awareness around climate change, will have a South African representative in the form of...

21 Jan

Global Touring Cars championship readies for 2021 season

The 2021 South African motorsport season will see the sixth year of the Global Touring Cars (GTC) heading up the national Extreme...

21 Jan

Another win in the Dakar for Hino

Toyota's trucking division, Hino, won in the engine under 10 litres capacity for the 12th successive year when the second Dakar Rally to...

20 Jan

This is Toyota's outrageous racing version of its upcoming hybrid hypercar

2021 will see the debut of Toyota Gazoo Racing's all-new GR010 Hybrid Le Mans Hypercar, which will compete in the 2021 FIA World...

18 Jan

'Mr Dakar' Stephane Peterhansel wins the world's toughest Rally for 14th time

France's Stephane Peterhansel on Friday won the Dakar Rally for the 14th time, 30 years after his initial success in the most gruelling...

15 Jan

French Dakar Rally rider dies from injuries after fall: organisers

French motorcycle rider Pierre Cherpin has died from his injuries after a fall during the Dakar Rally, becoming the notoriously perilous...

15 Jan

Dakar Rally | Bike leader Nacho retires, Peterhansel closes in on car title

The Dakar Rally motorbike leader Jose Ignacio Cornejo was forced to retire after a fall with Friday's finish line agonisingly close as...

14 Jan

LISTEN | SA's de Villiers talks about a rough patch in Stage 10 before finishing sixth

Giniel de Villiers and Alex Haro struggled in dust early in Stage 10, but managed to finish sixth fastest on Wednesday in the 2021 Dakar...

13 Jan

Dakar Rally | Toyota Gazoo race crews' progress hit by several punctures

Nasser Al-Attiyah and Matthieu Baumel lost 12 minutes to overall leader Stephane Peterhansel after suffering two punctures early on in...

13 Jan

Dakar Rally | 'Strategy executed perfectly' says Toyota Gazoo boss

"Nasser and Mathieu did an amazing job again today, winning the second part of the Marathon section," said team principal, Glyn Hall,...

12 Jan

Al-Attiyah adds another Dakar stage win as Peterhansel keeps lead

Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah won stage eight of the Dakar Rally, covering the 375 kilometres of the timed special between Sakaka and...

12 Jan

CAPTURED | 5 incredible moments from the Dakar Rally

We've chosen five brilliant photographs that illustrate what goes into the world's toughest race, the Dakar Rally.

12 Jan

Dakar Rally: Toyota emerge unscathed after marathon stage

Nasser Al-Attiyah consolidated second place overall in the Dakar Rally after the marathon seventh stage from Ha’il to Sakaka.

11 Jan

Peterhansel leads tributes after death of Dakar legend Hubert Auriol

Stephane Peterhansel led the tributes to Dakar Rally legend Hubert Auriol after the death on Sunday of the first person to win the race...

10 Jan

Giniel de Villiers on his misfortunes in Dakar 2021 and developing the SA-built Hilux

Giniel de Villiers is having mixed fortunes at this year's Dakar, but the South African still sees the bright side to his race.

10 Jan

Dakar | Well-earned rest ahead of marathon stage for Toyota Gazoo

Toyota Gazoo Racing consolidated second position overall in the 2021 Dakar Rally as the race crews enjoy a rest day before Sunday's...

09 Jan

Sainz wins Dakar stage six, Peterhansel leads

Defending champion Carlos Sainz steered his Mini to victory in the sixth stage of the Dakar Rally as French teammate Stephane Peterhansel...

08 Jan

PHOTOS | Airborne bikes and crashing bakkies as Dakar 2021 laughs last on Stage 5

It's been another eventful day at the 2021 Dakar rally as crews battled through the unforgiving terrain.

08 Jan