[{"id":11719,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2025\/01\/18\/brock-heger-wins-first-dakar-rally\/","title":"Brock Heger Wins First Dakar Rally","content":"Two weeks of grueling dunes and dirt sections at the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia has earned Brock Heger and co-driver Max Eddy their first win in the SSV class at the Dakar Rally. Heger shot to the lead towards the end of first week at the rally and held on to that spot for the rest of the time. The rally was a total of 12-stages. Heger, driving for Sebastien Loeb Racing beat second place Francisco Lopez Contardo by over two hours. Contardo was driving for the Can Am Factory Team.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_11722\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]\"\" Daniel Sanders has secured the overall win in the bike class at the Dakar Rally. Photo: A.S.O.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nRed Bull Factory KTM rider Daniel Sanders has also won the Dakar Rally in the bike class. Sanders claimed five stage victories earning KTM their 20th<\/sup> victory in the history of the rally. \u201cSo we have just won the Dakar Rally! It\u2019s a massive accomplishment from myself and the team after a tough year, and I can\u2019t thank everyone enough for the support. It\u2019s been a long journey, and I can\u2019t wait to celebrate with everyone! Now it\u2019s time to kick back and relax after a long two weeks,\u201d said Sanders.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_11724\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]\"\" Yazeed Al-Rajhi wins in the car class bringing Saudi Arabia their first win on home turf. Photo: A.S.O.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nIn the car class, the victory went to Yazeed Al-Rajhi. The Saudia Arbian becomes the first driver to win the rally on his home turf. Al-Rajhi beat South Africa\u2019s Henk Lategan by just 3 minutes overall. \"I am very, very happy to do it, it is not an easy race, it's the toughest one that I've done in the last eleven years,\" said Rajhi.","excerpt":"

Two weeks of grueling dunes and dirt sections at the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia has earned Brock Heger and …<\/p>","date":"January 18, 2025 12:20","categories":[{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"id":25047953,"title":"Rally","slug":"rally"}],"tags":[{"id":25049737,"title":"2025 Dakar","slug":"2025-dakar"},{"id":25047900,"title":"brock heger","slug":"brock-heger"},{"id":25047642,"title":"Dakar Rally","slug":"dakar-rally"},{"id":25049754,"title":"dakar winner","slug":"dakar-winner"},{"id":25048585,"title":"daniel sanders","slug":"daniel-sanders"},{"id":25047678,"title":"ktm","slug":"ktm"},{"id":25049755,"title":"max eddy","slug":"max-eddy"},{"id":25049753,"title":"sebastein loeb racing","slug":"sebastein-loeb-racing"},{"id":25049091,"title":"Yazeed Al Rajhi","slug":"yazeed-al-rajhi"}]},{"id":8512,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2024\/01\/09\/nacho-cornejo-moves-to-the-lead-at-the-dakar-rally\/","title":"Nacho Cornejo Moves to the Lead at the Dakar Rally","content":"Tuesday\u2019s Stage Four was the second half of a marathon stage. Competitors did not have the assistance of the mechanics when they started the stage. The stage for the cars was shortened today due to safety reasons.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nNacho Cornejo moves up to the overall lead after a Stage win in the bike class. Ricky Brabec finished second on the podium with Kevin Benavides in third. Over in the car class, Sebastien Loeb won the stage. Yazeed Al Rajhi holds on to the overall lead with Carlos Sainz in second.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nIn the Challenger class, Eryk Goczal won stage four. Mitch Guthrie Jr struggled but was still able to finish in the top ten. Joao Ferreira won in the SSV class. Wednesday\u2019s stage five will be a short one and many of the riders are looking forward to it.\r\n\r\nImages courtesy of A.S.O.","excerpt":"

Tuesday\u2019s Stage Four was the second half of a marathon stage. Competitors did not have the assistance of the mechanics …<\/p>","date":"January 9, 2024 23:30","categories":[{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"id":25047953,"title":"Rally","slug":"rally"}],"tags":[{"id":25047925,"title":"dakar","slug":"dakar"},{"id":25047642,"title":"Dakar Rally","slug":"dakar-rally"},{"id":25049497,"title":"Eryk Goczal","slug":"eryk-goczal"},{"id":25047643,"title":"Honda","slug":"honda"},{"id":25049093,"title":"Joao Ferreira","slug":"joao-ferreira"},{"id":25047978,"title":"Kevin Benavides","slug":"kevin-benavides"},{"id":25048637,"title":"mitch guthrie jr","slug":"mitch-guthrie-jr"},{"id":25049109,"title":"nacho cornejo","slug":"nacho-cornejo"},{"id":25047957,"title":"rally","slug":"rally"},{"id":25047641,"title":"Ricky Brabec","slug":"ricky-brabec"},{"id":25047646,"title":"saudi arabia","slug":"saudi-arabia"},{"id":25048643,"title":"sebastien loeb","slug":"sebastien-loeb"},{"id":25049091,"title":"Yazeed Al Rajhi","slug":"yazeed-al-rajhi"}]},{"id":8497,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2024\/01\/08\/mitch-guthrie-jr-secures-dakar-stage-3-win\/","title":"Mitch Guthrie Jr. Secures Dakar Stage 3 Win","content":"Mitch Guthrie Jr. secured his first stage win of the 2024 Dakar Rally. Guthrie Jr is competing in the challenger class. Stage three was a long 455 miles. It was also a semi-marathon as mechanics only had two hours to work on vehicles and fix any issues.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nIn the bike class, former champion Sam Sunderland struggled again with his GasGas bike, having starting issues. Sunderland was forced to withdraw from the rally.\u00a0 Ricky Brabec had an excellent day with a second-place finish, but the day and stage win belonged to Kevin Benavides.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nOver in the car class Lucas Moraes was the top dog of the day driving for Toyota Gazoo Racing. Mattias Ekstrom finished second. Saudi favorite Yazeed Al Rajhi knocked Carlos Sainz off the top of the pedestal in the overall standings. Meantime in the SSV class Sara Price has moved up to second in the overall standings. Yasir Seaidan claimed the stage win.\r\n\r\nImages courtesy of A.S.O","excerpt":"

Mitch Guthrie Jr. secured his first stage win of the 2024 Dakar Rally. Guthrie Jr is competing in the challenger …<\/p>","date":"January 8, 2024 19:46","categories":[{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"id":25047953,"title":"Rally","slug":"rally"}],"tags":[{"id":25049496,"title":". Yasir Seaidan","slug":"yasir-seaidan"},{"id":25049483,"title":"2024 Dakar Rally","slug":"2024-dakar-rally"},{"id":25047925,"title":"dakar","slug":"dakar"},{"id":25047642,"title":"Dakar Rally","slug":"dakar-rally"},{"id":25047978,"title":"Kevin Benavides","slug":"kevin-benavides"},{"id":25049489,"title":"Lucas Moraes","slug":"lucas-moraes"},{"id":25048637,"title":"mitch guthrie jr","slug":"mitch-guthrie-jr"},{"id":25047963,"title":"red bull junior team","slug":"red-bull-junior-team"},{"id":25048584,"title":"Sam Sunderland","slug":"sam-sunderland"},{"id":25047705,"title":"sara price","slug":"sara-price"},{"id":25047646,"title":"saudi arabia","slug":"saudi-arabia"},{"id":25049091,"title":"Yazeed Al Rajhi","slug":"yazeed-al-rajhi"}]},{"id":6274,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2023\/01\/07\/dakar-rally-stage-7-cancellation-for-the-bikes-americans-win-again\/","title":"Dakar Rally Stage 7: Cancellation for the Bikes; Americans Win Again","content":"Saturday\u2019s Stage 7 was cancelled for the bikes and quads, but not for the four-wheeled vehicles. Officials decided on the cancellation because of torrential rains which could have caused major safety issues. The stage took competitors from Riyadh to Al Duwadimi. The Americans are back in winning form.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nMitch Guthrie Jr and Kellon Walch secured another stage win for the Red Bull Junior Team in the T3 class. Guilaume De Mevius continues to lead Austin Jones in the overall ranking.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nYazeed Al Rajhi got his first stage win of the Dakar Rally beating out some of the top toughest competitors. It was difficult for the drivers because there were no bike tracks to follow. Missing from the top 10 was overall leader Nasser Al Attiyah.","excerpt":"

Saturday\u2019s Stage 7 was cancelled for the bikes and quads, but not for the four-wheeled vehicles. Officials decided on the …<\/p>","date":"January 7, 2023 11:15","categories":[{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"id":25047953,"title":"Rally","slug":"rally"}],"tags":[{"id":25049069,"title":"dakar 2023","slug":"dakar-2023"},{"id":25047642,"title":"Dakar Rally","slug":"dakar-rally"},{"id":25048637,"title":"mitch guthrie jr","slug":"mitch-guthrie-jr"},{"id":25047968,"title":"nasser al-attiyah","slug":"nasser-al-attiyah"},{"id":25049089,"title":"stage 7","slug":"stage-7"},{"id":25049090,"title":"stage cancellation","slug":"stage-cancellation"},{"id":25049091,"title":"Yazeed Al Rajhi","slug":"yazeed-al-rajhi"}]}]{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "user_comment": "This feed allows you to read the posts from this site in any feed reader that supports the JSON Feed format. To add this feed to your reader, copy the following URL -- https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/yazeed-al-rajhi/feed/json/ -- and add it your reader.", "home_page_url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/yazeed-al-rajhi/", "feed_url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/yazeed-al-rajhi/feed/json/", "language": "en-US", "title": "Yazeed Al Rajhi Archives - DirtSportsWorld", "description": "The Voice of Off-Road Motorsports", "icon": "https://i0.wp.com/dirtsportsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-DSW-Web-Icon.png?fit=59%2C59&ssl=1", "items": [ { "id": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/?p=11719", "url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/2025/01/18/brock-heger-wins-first-dakar-rally/", "title": "Brock Heger Wins First Dakar Rally", "content_html": "

Two weeks of grueling dunes and dirt sections at the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia has earned Brock Heger and …

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Tuesday\u2019s Stage Four was the second half of a marathon stage. Competitors did not have the assistance of the mechanics …

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\n", "content_text": "Tuesday\u2019s Stage Four was the second half of a marathon stage. Competitors did not have the assistance of the mechanics …The post Nacho Cornejo Moves to the Lead at the Dakar Rally appeared first on DirtSportsWorld.", "date_published": "2024-01-09T23:30:04-08:00", "date_modified": "2024-01-10T00:16:03-08:00", "authors": [ { "name": "DirtSportsWorld Staff", "url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/author/dirtsportsworld/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4817be88e351e2814fd215f4b782a136e8119efccfc1eafde273c56619cf08f5?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "DirtSportsWorld Staff", "url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/author/dirtsportsworld/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4817be88e351e2814fd215f4b782a136e8119efccfc1eafde273c56619cf08f5?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" }, "tags": [ "dakar", "Dakar Rally", "Eryk Goczal", "Honda", "Joao Ferreira", "Kevin Benavides", "mitch guthrie jr", "nacho cornejo", "Rally", "Ricky Brabec", "saudi arabia", "sebastien loeb", "Yazeed Al Rajhi", "News" ] }, { "id": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/?p=8497", "url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/2024/01/08/mitch-guthrie-jr-secures-dakar-stage-3-win/", "title": "Mitch Guthrie Jr. Secures Dakar Stage 3 Win", "content_html": "

Mitch Guthrie Jr. secured his first stage win of the 2024 Dakar Rally. Guthrie Jr is competing in the challenger …

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Saturday\u2019s Stage 7 was cancelled for the bikes and quads, but not for the four-wheeled vehicles. Officials decided on the …

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