Lategan, Dakar and Yazeed Al Rajhi

Dakar Rally comes down to a duel in the sand between Lategan and Al-Rajhi
Henk Lategan and Yazeed Al-Rajhi will duel in the Saudi sand for their first Dakar Rally title after swapping the lead for a second straight day.
Al Rajhi takes lead as TGR’s Lategan falls to second in Dakar 2025
Al Rajhi and Gottschalk took advantage of a favourable road position, recording the third-fastest time of the day.
Al Rajhi takes over Dakar Rally lead after miserable stage for Lategan
Local driver Yazeed Al Rajhi has taken advantage of a miserable stage by Henk Lategan to grab the Dakar Rally lead in the Saudi Arabia desert.
Lategan back on track in Dakar with stage eight win
Toyota's Henk Lategan dominated stage eight of the Dakar Rally on Monday, and despite a speed violation, the win extended his overall lead after the previous day's chaotic race had virtually wiped out his advantage over closest rival Yazeed Al-Rajhi.
South Africa's Henk Lategan wins Dakar stage 8 to consolidate lead
South Africa's Henk Lategan, in his fourth Dakar outing, covered the 487km special between Al-Duwadimi and Riyadh in 4hr 51min 54sec.
Lategan’s Dakar Rally lead is virtually wiped out to a mere 21 seconds
Henk Lategan’s lead of the Dakar Rally melted to 21 seconds after a chaotic seventh stage for timings in the Saudi desert on Sunday.
Al-Rajhi takes overall lead from Lategan in Dakar
Saudi Arabia's local hero Yazeed Al-Rajhi is in the overall lead for the first time at this year's Dakar Rally after finishing third in stage nine on Tuesday, taking over from Henk Lategan who suffered two punctures.
Dakar 2025 Stage 8 Results: KTM Luciano Benavides And Toyota's Henk Lategan Win As Quintanilla Crashes Out
Stage 8 of the 47th edition of the Dakar rally saw competitors travel from Al Duwadimi to the Saudi Arabian capital city of Riyadh. KTMs Luciano Benavides and Toyotas Henk Lategan claimed victory today.
Great day for SA as Saood Variawa makes history as youngest-ever Dakar stage winner, while Henk Lategan extends lead
South Africa's Saood Variawa became the youngest-ever stage winner at the Dakar Rally when he triumphed in stage 3 on Tuesday.
South African Lategan Wins Dakar Stage 8 To Consolidate Lead
South African Henk Lategan (Toyota) consolidated his lead atop the driver standings of the Dakar Rally by winning the eighth stage on Monday.
2025 Dakar: Rain and mistake in roadbook bring Lategan's lead to nothing
A hellish Stage 7 of the 2025 Dakar Rally made for a gruelling day for overall leader Henk Lategan who saw his lead neutralised to just 21 seconds over main rival, Yazeed Al-Rajhi, with Mattias Ekstrom gaining on both front runners having scored his best result of the competition in P2 behind the eventual Stage 7 winner,
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