Dakar, Carlos Sainz and Ford Motor Company

Dakar Rally Releases Update After Motorsport Legend Carlos Sainz's Scary Crash
Carlos Sainz Sr. and co-driver Lucas Cruz suffered a dramatic crash during the 2025 Dakar Rally. Thankfully, both parties were unharmed.
Dakar Rally champion Carlos Sainz pulls out after Rokas Baciuska wins marathon stage
His Ford Raptor was in no fit state to continue after being flipped on its head the day before. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Defending Dakar Champ Carlos Sainz Bent His Ford Too Badly To Continue
About 327 kilometers into the 2025 Dakar rally, defending champion Carlos Sainz rolled his shiny new Ford Raptor down a dune on stage 2. While he and co-driver Lucas Cruz were able to get righted again,
Carlos Sainz Sr. has retired from the 2025 Dakar Rally
Sainz’ teammate in the Ford M-Sport team, Mitch Guthrie Jr., stopped and helped the 62-year-old flip the car back onto its wheels. Sainz was only 3min27sec behind the leader, Toyota’s Yazeed Al-Rajhi when the crash occurred.
Defending champion Sainz out of Dakar as Lategan leads
Carlos Sainz's Dakar Rally ended on Monday after the defending champion's damaged Ford Raptor was ruled out after just two stages of the gruelling two-week race in the Saudi Arabian desert.
Sainz Set To Step Out Of Comfort Zone To Defend Dakar Rally Title
Veteran Spanish driver Carlos Sainz made history when he won his fourth Dakar Rally last year and is confident that he has what it takes to challenge for victory in this season's gruelling race in Saudi Arabia.
Sainz forced out of Dakar Rally due to damaged car
Carlos Sainz Sr will take no further part in the 2025 edition of Dakar Rally after sustaining heavy damage to his Ford Raptor during the 48-hour Stage 2. Sainz’s car rolled over and landed on its roof after a dune jump 327km into Sunday’s test near Bisha in Saudi Arabia.
Sainz chases fifth Dakar win with different car manufacturers
Spaniard Carlos Sainz can extend his record as the Dakar Rally's oldest champion by becoming the first to win with five different car manufacturers in the two-week marathon starting in Saudi Arabia this weekend.
Dakar Rally Champion Sainz Pulls Out After Baciuska Wins Marathon Stage
Carlos Sainz's defence of his Dakar Rally title ended prematurely on Monday when the Spaniard was forced to pull out after the marathon 48-hour stage won by Lithuanian driver Rokas Baciuska.
Dakar Rally defending champ Sainz flips in the dunes and is an hour behind
Defending champion Carlos Sainz is nearly an hour off the pace in the Dakar Rally after his car flipped in the Saudi Arabia ...
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2025 Dakar Stage 3 results – big names falter
2025 Dakar Stage 3 took the competitors away from Bisha for the first time in this event. The original stage was supposed to ...
The End of Sainz's Dakar Journey
Dakar is already over. The 'reigning champion' of the raid in the car sector was forced to retire after the 48-hour marathon ...
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Carlos Sainz gears up for another Dakar title - and shares desert stories
As the Spanish motorsports legend prepares for his 2025 title defense with Ford, Carlos Sainz shares exclusive insights and a ...
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Why the jury is still out on the Dakar's route shake-up risk
OPINION: There has been no shortage of drama in the opening days of the 2025 Dakar Rally, much of which can be traced to ...
Carlos Sainz's dad rescued by team-mate after wild crash where car flips onto roof
The father of F1 star Carlos Sainz flipped his car during the Dakar Rally and had to be rescued by a team-mate. The incident ...
Carlos Sainz on the Dakar rally with Ford M-Sport, driving his son’s Ferrari F1 car & his incredible GOLF hole-in-one
IT’S wet. It’s cold. You’re broke. You’re bloated. And you’re supposed to be doing dry January? Sounds miserable. Here’s something to cheer you up. The Dakar Rally. The legendary desert race ...