Alkass Digital
Reigning champion Nasser al-Attiyah will be the hot favourite as Dakar Rally heads to Saudi Arabia in January next year. After three decades in Africa and 11 editions in South America, the toughest rally on the planet will be held in Saudi for the first time. The action gets started on Sunday, January 5 in Jeddah and finishes 9,000km later on Friday, January 17 in Al-Qiddiya.
And Qatari ace al-Attiyah will be gunning for his fourth Dakar title alongside his French co-driver Matthieu Baumel. Al-Attiyah has been on great form during recent years at the wheel of his Toyota Hilux. A dune-driving natural, it’s hard not to see the Qatari challenging for a yet another Dakar title in January.