Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk make the most of a muddy and tricky Rally Portugal in sixth place Points maximization beats attack mode: controlled risk for a catch-up start to the season Second round of the FIA World Cross Country Rally Championship (W2RC) season...
Spiritual “Dakar” lead for Al-Rajhi/Gottschalk after part one of the 48-hour stage
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Scout score: 1, day rank: 16 – Al-Rajhi/Gottschalk with another top performance at the “Dakar”
There are Wolves, Rangers and Rovers, and there are … Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk. The 2025 Dakar Rally winners showed all their skills on the third stage around al-‘Ula as they defended their title.
Back on track: Al-Rajhi/Gottschalk impress on stage two of the Dakar Rally
Back on the road to success: “Dakar” title defenders Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk have made their first mark in the Dakar Rally with third place on the day.
First things come differently … – Al-Rajhi/Gottschalk with frustrating “Dakar” stage at the beginning
Now it’s time to go: Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk have started the 2026 Dakar Rally with a lot of lost time.
On the pace at the start – Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk with a solid prologue at the Dakar Rally
Sixth position on short 22-kilometer prologue - Al-Rajhi/Gottschalk in tightly bunched leading group Brevity with spice: Tricky opening stage in terms of driving and navigation sets the "Dakar" tone early on The real kick-off follows on Sunday with the first stage...
In demand, hunted – Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk take on the “Dakar” title defense mission
Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk start the 2026 Dakar Rally from January 3 to 17 in Saudi Arabia as defending champions in a tricky mission.
New car, new victory, new title
Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk end the 2025 cross-country rally season with a victory and the title of Saudi Arabian champions New car for the Dakar Rally: tested, tried, run in Jeddah Rally offers compact preparation for the January highlight: the "Dakar" title...
Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk win Baja Qassim
First success on the "Road to the 'Dakar'" - Al-Rajhi/Gottschalk win round of the Saudi Arabian Rally Championship Terrain in the province of Qassim good preparation for the Dakar Rally in January Al-Rajhi and Gottschalk gain rally and self-confidence after around 400...
“Road to the ‘Dakar'” through Morocco particularly rocky
Not yet back to 100 percent – that’s the realization for Yazeed Al-Rajhi/Timo Gottschalk after the Morocco Rally.
Important kilometers on the “Road to Dakar” – Al-Rajhi/Gottschalk competitive in Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal (September 28, 2025) – Carefully feeling their way back to the top of the world: Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk showed good form at the Rally Portugal. The Dakar winners proved their competitiveness on many stages of the fourth round of the FIA...
- Al-Rajhi/Gottschalk deliver a strong performance from 19th on the queen stage of the first “Dakar” week
- Saudi-Arabian-Brandenburg duo complete the first 618 of 967 test kilometers on two-part endurance test
- Second part of the 48-hour stage follows Monday on Epiphany
Bisha, Saudi Arabia (January 5, 2025) – We love it when a plan works: Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk turned their late starting position on the first day of the 48-hour extreme stage into the virtual overall lead. Starting 19th on the route, they established themselves in the leading group right from the start and led the classification for a long time. At kilometer 618 of 967, they are 1:08 minutes ahead of Nasser Al-Attiyah/Edouard Boulanger (QAT/FRA), who are currently in second place, both on the special stage and in the overall standings. As previously assumed, the participants who were successful on the previous day and therefore started early have lost a lot of time on the extremely demanding special stage so far. None of the top 5 duos are still in the leading group. The 48-hour stage allows the participants to help each other in the evening, but no external support. The next bivouac must be reached by around 5 p.m. local time at the latest, and the stage only continues at sunrise the next morning. The 967-kilometer stage leads over varied terrain north of Bisha, with around 100 kilometers of sandy sections per day. A special feature is the complete separation of motorcycles and cars. A kind of pit stop at kilometer 168 allowed for a quick service, for example to take on new tires. However, due to the time limit of a 3-minute gross window, less than 30 seconds net remained for actual interventions. Six different bivouacs were set up by the organizers for the 48-hour stage between kilometer 491 and kilometer 671. There, the participants each receive a tent, a sleeping bag, a sleeping mat and a food package, including a self-heating main meal, soup, muesli for breakfast, six liters of water as well as cutlery and cups.