Defending champion Sainz out of Dakar

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.
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.
Sebastien Loeb out of Dakar Rally as Saood Variawa becomes youngest stage winner
He was forced to pull out of the race for a third time and follows defending champion Carlos Sainz, who crashed the previous day. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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.
Rallying-Al-Rajhi wins Dakar second stage as Lategan takes overall lead
Local favourite Yazeed Al-Rajhi won the 48-hour second stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia on Monday, despite a penalty for speeding, as South African Henk Lategan took the overall lead for the factory Toyota team.
Dakar 2025, Stage 2: Al-Rajhi wins 48h test, Lategan takes lead and Sainz loses time
Yazeed Al-Rajhi came out on top in the 48-hour chrono stage at the Dakar Rally as Henk Lategan took the overall lead. Toyota privateer Al-Rajhi finished with a time of 10h32m54s, 4m29s up on Dacia's Nasser Al-Attiyah after the duo pulled clear on the first day of the mammoth stage.

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