Alexandre Giroud looked to make it three in a row in the Dakar Rally's Qaud category. Manuel Andújar ended any hope of that as he notched his second Dakar win.
Guillaume de Mevius took victory for the Overdrive Toyota team in Saturday's first official stage of the 46th Dakar Rally, a 414km/257-mile run from Al-’Ula to Al Henakiyah. It was the Belgian driver's fourth career Dakar stage win, but his first in the premier Ultimate class.
Due to low Quad entries, riders hoping to run the 2024 Dakar Rally must have either raced a Dakar in the past five years or sign up for the W2RC in 2023 or 2024.
After bringing the World Rally-Raid Championship to the Americas for the first time in April, the Sonora Rally will revert to being an independent event in 2024.