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Scout grade: 1, daily rank: 16

Al-Rajhi/Gottschalk with another top performance at the “Dakar”

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👨‍🚀 Scout score: 1, day’s ranking: 16. Opened up the route for most of this stage, closing in and overtaking from starting position three, pulling away by another seven minutes – we’ve got our job done properly today, though it wasn’t a big leap in the overall standings. But we are absolutely happy with our performance on day three at the 2026 Dakar Rally!!! @yazeedracing @overdrive_racing @redbulldesertwings @Redbull @redbullmotorsports @ngkntk.emea @officialw2rc @adac_motorsport_bbr @dakarrally #givesyouwings #redbullmotorsports
#redbull #Rally #crosscountry

👨‍🚀 Scout score: 1, day’s ranking: 16. Opened up the route for most of this stage, closing in and overtaking from starting position three, pulling away by another seven minutes – we’ve got our job done properly today, though it wasn’t a big leap in the overall standings. But we are absolutely happy with our performance on day three at the 2026 Dakar Rally!!! @yazeedracing @overdrive_racing @redbulldesertwings @Redbull @redbullmotorsports @ngkntk.emea @officialw2rc @adac_motorsport_bbr @dakarrally #givesyouwings #redbullmotorsports
#redbull #Rally #crosscountry
👨‍🚀 Dust married today … we have been spending most of the second stage of the 2026 Dakar Rally catching some dust of others, the price we had to pay for yesterdays time loss. But we finished third and are so happy with that result! Yazeed did a great job today, with some well calculated risk and caution on the many rocky stretches that payed off nicely! @yazeedracing @overdrive_racing @redbulldesertwings @Redbull @redbullmotorsports @ngkntk.emea @officialw2rc @adac_motorsport_bbr @dakarrally #givesyouwings #redbullmotorsports
#redbull #Rally #crosscountry

👨‍🚀 Dust married today … we have been spending most of the second stage of the 2026 Dakar Rally catching some dust of others, the price we had to pay for yesterdays time loss. But we finished third and are so happy with that result! Yazeed did a great job today, with some well calculated risk and caution on the many rocky stretches that payed off nicely! @yazeedracing @overdrive_racing @redbulldesertwings @Redbull @redbullmotorsports @ngkntk.emea @officialw2rc @adac_motorsport_bbr @dakarrally #givesyouwings #redbullmotorsports
#redbull #Rally #crosscountry
👨‍🚀 Rocky Horror Show – as simple as that. Day one proper of the 2026 Dakar Rally didn’t go as planned. Had two punctures early on that rocky stretches, then took a wrong canyon. Though we felt like we were taking a turn too late we tried anyway – and ended up missing a waypoint. Lost valuable time and got a penalty to add to the fun. But there is still a lot of terrain ahead of us and we’ll try to play the catching-up game as good as we possibly can!!! @yazeedracing @overdrive_racing @redbulldesertwings @Redbull @redbullmotorsports @ngkntk.emea @officialw2rc @adac_motorsport_bbr @dakarrally #givesyouwings #redbullmotorsports #redbull #Rally #crosscountry

👨‍🚀 Rocky Horror Show – as simple as that. Day one proper of the 2026 Dakar Rally didn’t go as planned. Had two punctures early on that rocky stretches, then took a wrong canyon. Though we felt like we were taking a turn too late we tried anyway – and ended up missing a waypoint. Lost valuable time and got a penalty to add to the fun. But there is still a lot of terrain ahead of us and we’ll try to play the catching-up game as good as we possibly can!!! @yazeedracing @overdrive_racing @redbulldesertwings @Redbull @redbullmotorsports @ngkntk.emea @officialw2rc @adac_motorsport_bbr @dakarrally #givesyouwings #redbullmotorsports #redbull #Rally #crosscountry
👨‍🚀 Aaaaaaand the 2026 Dakar Rally is goooo! A solid sixth to kick things off in the prologue today, giving us a chance to pick a decent starting position for a rocky first stage tomorrow. And, yeah, let’s be honest – that’s when things really get underway! @yazeedracing @overdrive_racing @redbulldesertwings @Redbull @redbullmotorsports @ngkntk.emea @officialw2rc @adac_motorsport_bbr @dakarrally #givesyouwings #redbullmotorsports
#redbull #Rally #crosscountry desert newadventure enjoyyourlife

👨‍🚀 Aaaaaaand the 2026 Dakar Rally is goooo! A solid sixth to kick things off in the prologue today, giving us a chance to pick a decent starting position for a rocky first stage tomorrow. And, yeah, let’s be honest – that’s when things really get underway! @yazeedracing @overdrive_racing @redbulldesertwings @Redbull @redbullmotorsports @ngkntk.emea @officialw2rc @adac_motorsport_bbr @dakarrally #givesyouwings #redbullmotorsports
#redbull #Rally #crosscountry desert newadventure enjoyyourlife

The 2026 Dakar program

Prologue

Yanbu-Yanbu

January 03

Stage 01

Yanbu-Yanbu

January 04

Stage 02

Yanbu-al-'Ula

January 05

Stage 03

al-'Ula-al'Ula

January 06

Stage 04

al-'Ula-al-'Ula (Marathon)

January 07

Stage 05

al-'Ula-Ha'il (Marathon)

January 08

Stage 06

Ha'il Riad

January 09

Rest day

Riad

January 10

Stage 07

Riad-Wadi ad Dawasir

January 11

Stage 07

Wadi ad Dawasir-Wadi ad Dawasir

January 12

Stage 09

Wadi ad Dawasir-Bisha (Marathon)

January 13

Stage 10

Bisha-Bisha (Marathon)

January 14

Stage 11

Bisha-Al Henakiyah

January 15

Stage 12

Al Henakiyah-Yanbu

January 16

Stage 13

Yanbu-Yanbu

January 17

Where we are right now

In the 2026 season

  • 1,124.90 of 4,814.90 test kilometers 23.36% 23.36%

Next test

Stage kilometres

Total kilometres

A season in the life of a co-driver

in marathon and sprint rally sport (example: 2023)

6
wins

Success

12
podium finishes

119

days of travel

5

continents

128k

km of air travel

travels

km special stage

%

Rheinsberg-Feuerland
(aka. the end of the world)

Quotes

after stage 3 of the Dakar Rally

"A tough test. We soon caught up with Henk Lategan and Seth Quintero in the many canyons, even overtook them and then opened up the route. We took it very easy on the rocky sections. We are very happy with our performance!"
Yazeed Al-Rajhi
Overdrive Toyota
"A tough test. We soon caught up with Henk Lategan and Seth Quintero in the many canyons, even overtook them and then opened up the route. We took it very easy on the rocky sections. We are very happy with our performance!"
Yazeed
Yazeed Al-Rajhi
Overdrive Toyota
"This was a very challenging stage in terms of navigation, especially because we opened up more than half of the route and rode alone in front. About 30 kilometers before the finish, we had to change a slow puncture, but our caution on the rocky sections paid off."
Timo Gottschalk
Overdrive Toyota
"This was a very challenging stage in terms of navigation, especially because we opened up more than half of the route and rode alone in front. About 30 kilometers before the finish, we had to change a slow puncture, but our caution on the rocky sections paid off."
Timo
Timo Gottschalk
Overdrive Toyota

Team

for the 2024 Dakar Rally

Yazeed Al-Rajhi

Driver

Al-Rajhi/Gottschalk
Date of birth
September 30, 1981

Place of birth
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

Timo Gottschalk

Co-driver

Al-Rajhi/Gottschalk
Date of birth
28. August 1974

Place of birth
Neuruppin (Germany)

Overdrive Toyota Hilux

Vehicle

V35A series engine (twin-turbo)

Power: 264 kW at 5,300 rpm
Torque: 620 Nm

5

Construction

Tubular frame

5

Gearbox

Sadev 6-speed, sequential gearshift

5

Differentials

Limited slip differentials front, center, rear

5

Clutch

Ceramic double plate, 215 mm

5

Dimensions

Wheelbase: 3,140 mm
Track width: 2,025 mm
Overall length: 4,810 mm
Overall width: 2,300 mm
Overall height: 1,890 mm
Total mass: 2,010 kg, FIA-regulated minimum (dry weight)

5

Car body

Toyota Hilux double cab, pick-up, full composite

5

Front suspension

Double wishbone, 350 mm suspension travel

5

Photos

from the cross-country rally sport

  • Alle
  • DKR'24
  • DKR'25
  • DKR'26

    Yazeed Racing

    NGK

    2ride-adventure.tours

    Overdrive Racing

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