Dakar : Mitsubishi Motors - Leg 6
The Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart Team completed the first timed special stage in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in fifth, sixth and 12th positions and team drivers Luc Alphand,

Co-driver for Carlos Sainz
Three questions to Andreas Schulz, Co-driver for Carlos Sainz.
New navigation rules significantly limiting the use of satellite navigation systems are now valid in the Dakar Rally.

Dakar : Team Nissan Dessoude - Leg 5
The 28th Dakar is still heading south. Today, the caravan halted in Tan Tan. Tomorrow, they will head for the wide open spaces of Mauritania – and the first large dunes. Navigation

Dakar : Team Gauloises Racing - Leg 5
In bikes victory today went to Cyril Despres (Gauloises KTM) ahead of Marc Coma and the piste opener Isidre Esteve (Gauloises KTM). David Casteu (Gauloises KTM) was 7th (at

Dakar : Team Dakar USA - Leg 5
American Racer Robby Gordon`s “never give up” philosophy pays off in stage 5 run from Quarzatate to Tan Tan Morocco.
After three brilliant days on the Dakar Rally, Robby Gordon

Dakar : Kwik Power - Leg 5
The fifth stage, 819 kilometres from the Moroccan desert town Quarzazate to Tan Tan, was one of the three longest of the 2006 Dakar.
“Today, it was all about making it to the finish,

Dakar : Volkswagen Motorsport - Leg 5
In an increasingly tense fight for the Dakar Rally lead Volkswagen keeps the upper hand: Debutant Carlos Sainz still leads the rally after the fifth of fifteen legs, during

Dakar : Leg 5 - 819 km
Frenchman Cyril Despres clocked the fastest time of the day`s bike special, a 350km course between Ouarzazate and Tan Tan. The KTM Gauloises rider beat overall leader Marc Coma by 3`41" and

Dakar : Team Nissan Aventure - Leg 5
Benoît Rousselot and Sylvain Poncet are adhering to their game plan perfectly. A ‘quiet` day, on a rough track, where is would have been totally pointless to gamble away their

Dakar : Team Gauloises Sperrer - Leg 5
The Gauloises Team Raphael Sperrer finished the third and last day in Morocco at Tan Tan after a gruelling 819km adventure and a 350km special stage.
"Today we really though

Dakar : Mitsubishi Motors - Leg 5
The Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart Team clinched its first stage victory of the 28th Dakar Rally, when Frenchman Stéphane Peterhansel and co-driver Jean-Paul Cottret guided their Mitsubishi

Dakar : Team Galp Energia - Leg 5
Today, Team Galp Energia was heading south, towards Tan Tan, the end point of the fifth leg. Carlos Sousa, with his Nissan Navara, set the 12th fastest time, and is now lying thirteenth

Dakar : Motos - Leg 5
Stage 5 of the Euromilhoes Lisboa Dakar 2006 promised to be fast and furious. In the bike race confirmation was given that three men seemed to have that little extra something compared to

Volkswagen Head of Engine Development
Three questions to Donatus Wichelhaus Volkswagen Head of Engine Development.
What qualities does a successful engine need for cross country rallying?
"It needs to be

Dakar : KTM - Leg 5
Despres (Gauloises KTM) wins the stage, and Coma (Repsol KTM) is still leading, but first of all the today`s stage has not been as difficult as announced. A long stage of more than 800 kilometres,

Dakar : Problem to follow the Live coverage
After this third and final day in Morocco, the competitors will have covered 1250kms of special, a record before entering Mauritania. The dune lovers that had a first

Dakar : Team Gauloises Sperrer - Leg 3
I took the Gauloises Team Raphael Sperrer team 5 hours, 38 minutes and 30 seconds to reach Ouarzazate, the end of the fourth stage of the 2006 Dakar Rally. The team lies 46th

Dakar : Kwik Power - Leg 4
For Kwikpower Mercedes-Benz and the team`s rally driver, Ellen Lohr, the fourth stage of the Dakar Rally turned out to be a great one. Over the course of the 387-kilometre special stage

Dakar : Team Nissan Dessoude - Leg 4
Today, the competitors headed for Ouarzazate, after a 386km special stage, mainly over rough ground that caused a number of punctures. But today also saw the first sand-dunes

Dakar 2006: Team Nissan Aventure - Leg 4
Benoît Rousselot and Sylvain Poncet, while still remaining relatively cautious, set the best time in the T2 category today in their Nissan Pathfinder. This evening, Team