Dakar Rally comes down to a duel in the sand between Henk Lategan …
5 hours ago · South Africa’s Lategan leads his Saudi rival by 2 1/2 minutes going into the 11th and penultimate stage in the Empty Quarter dunes. The last stage is a ceremonial drive to the finish in Shubaytah. Al-Rajhi led by seven minutes before the 10th stage, a tricky 120-kilometer loop south of Shubaytah. But he got stuck and relinquished the overall ...
Dakar Rally comes down to a duel in the sand between Lategan …
9 hours ago · The South African Lategan leads his Saudi rival by 2 1/2 minutes going into the 11th and penultimate stage in the Empty Quarter dunes. Friday’s last stage is a ceremonial drive to the finish in Shubaytah. Al-Rajhi led by seven minutes before the 10th stage, a tricky 120-kilometer loop south of Shubaytah on Wednesday. ...
Henk Lategan: “It’s a fine balance, you can either be quick or you …
Lategan was absent from the rally last year after 5th place on the 2023 edition. “It wasn’t a perfect drive, we made a few mistakes here and there, but it was a good stage. We had a good rhythm quite early on. It was really short. Usually, I struggle to get going on the short stages. I need about twenty kilometres to warm up, but we knew ...
Al Rajhi takes over Dakar Rally lead after miserable stage for Lategan
1 day ago · Lategan led the Dakar for the past week, but errors and bad luck on the 357-kilometer ninth stage from Riyadh south-east to Haradh turned his overall lead of more than five minutes over Al Rajhi into a potentially decisive seven-minute deficit. The rally has effectively two days and 400 kilometers remaining in the dunes of the Empty Quarter.
Henk Lategan: "It wasn't the plan to go quickly today" - Dakar Rally
Henk Lategan is back in the driver's seat —literally and figuratively— after gaining time on Yazeed Al Rajhi despite not setting a blistering pace himself. Tomorrow, one of the fastest Ultimate drivers of the stage will not need to open the special, which would put it in a …
Rallying-South Africa's Lategan retakes Dakar lead from Al-Rajhi
8 hours ago · Lategan, who lost top spot to Al-Rajhi after Tuesday's race having held the lead since stage two, finished 24th in the shortest stage so far, a 120km ride in the dunes between Haradh and Shubaytah ...
Lategan masters drive to Riyadh to earn breathing room on Dakar …
2 days ago · Lategan took over the car lead on the stage after 113 kilometers when Guillaume de Mévius’ rear-wheel drive broke down. Last year’s runner-up, already out of title contention, took more than an hour to restart. Lategan was first at every following waypoint. Even with a two-minute speeding penalty, he still won the stage by nearly two ...
Henk Lategan: “It’s actually a big surprise to be first”
Henk Lategan: “It’s actually a big surprise to be first” January 6 th 2025 - 12:18 [GMT + 3] The South African, who won the prologue and finished third on the 48 HR Chrono, has taken the lead in the general rankings, 2’45’’ ahead of Yazeed Al Rajhi.
Profile of Henk LATEGAN - TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
It’s been a bumpy road for Henk Lategan on the Dakar. A painful one too. After pulling out from the previous edition due to a shoulder injury, the South African returns with a vengeance. The South African grew up in the world of motorsports. At 15 years of age, he participated in his first regional event as his father Hein's co-driver.
Lategan stretches Dakar lead, penalty denies Al-Attiyah stage win
6 days ago · Toyota's South African Henk Lategan stretched his Dakar Rally lead on Thursday while a 10 minute penalty denied Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah a first stage win for Dacia after a dominant day in the...
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