Yazeed al-Rajhi made history on Friday by becoming the first driver from host nation Saudi Arabia to win the Dakar Rally.

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Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, January 2025 – Ford Performance has today concluded an unforgettable 2025 Dakar Rally with a ...

Rajhi becomes the first driver to win on home soil since Pierre Lartigue won the Paris to Dakar to Paris rally in 1994.

Al Rajhi won as a privateer Toyota entry in a Dakar that Toyotas dominated after Carlos Sainz Sr.'s Audi ... was forced to exit the rally during stage three following a crash in stage two.

Factory Ford team secures third place► Al-Rajhi wins on home soil► One of the closest finishes in Dakar history Ford has scored a podium finish on its Dakar Rally debut. Mattias Ekstrom finished third ...

Al-Rajhi became the first Dakar winner on home soil on Friday ...

Saudi Arabia have hosted the Dakar Rally since 2020 ... Four-time winner and defending champion Carlos Sainz exited on the second stage after an accident. A stage later it was France's nine ...