Al Rajhi takes over Dakar Rally lead

Dakar Rally comes down to a duel in the sand between Lategan and Al-Rajhi
Henk Lategan and Yazeed Al-Rajhi will duel in the Saudi sand for their first Dakar Rally title after swapping the lead for a second straight day.
Al-Rajhi retakes lead from Lategan and is set to win his first Dakar Rally title
Yazeed Al-Rajhi is set to win the Dakar Rally on home soil in the Saudi desert after retaking the lead from South Africa’s Henk Lategan on Thursday.
South Africa's Lategan retakes Dakar lead from Al-Rajhi
Toyota's South African Henk Lategan regained the overall lead in the Dakar Rally on Wednesday with a two minutes and 27 seconds advantage over Saudi Arabia's Yazeed Al-Rajhi going into the penultimate stage.
South African Lategan Wins Dakar Stage 8 To Consolidate Lead
South African Henk Lategan (Toyota) consolidated his lead atop the driver standings of the Dakar Rally by winning the eighth stage on Monday.
Lategan’s Dakar Rally lead is virtually wiped out to a mere 21 seconds
Henk Lategan’s lead of the Dakar Rally melted to 21 seconds after a chaotic seventh stage for timings in the Saudi desert on Sunday.
Lategan back on track in Dakar with stage eight win
Toyota's Henk Lategan dominated stage eight of the Dakar Rally on Monday, and despite a speed violation, the win extended his overall lead after the previous day's chaotic race had virtually wiped out his advantage over closest rival Yazeed Al-Rajhi.
Saudi Al-Rajhi Takes Dakar Lead As Al-Attiyah Wins Stage 9
Qatari Nasser al-Attiyah hit the gas on Tuesday to win stage 9 of the Dakar Rally as Saudi Yazeed al-Rajhi took the lead in the drivers' standings.
Al Rajhi takes over Dakar Rally lead after miserable stage for Lategan
Local driver Yazeed Al Rajhi has taken advantage of a miserable stage by Henk Lategan to grab the Dakar Rally lead in the Saudi Arabia desert.
Al-Rajhi takes overall lead from Lategan in Dakar
Saudi Arabia's local hero Yazeed Al-Rajhi is in the overall lead for the first time at this year's Dakar Rally after finishing third in stage nine on Tuesday, taking over from Henk Lategan who suffered two punctures.
Dakar 2025, Stage 10: Roma fastest as Lategan retakes overall lead
The shortest stage so far in 2025 caused a lot of drama as drivers encountered the famous dunes of Saudi Arabia
Lategan masters Dakar Rally Stage 8 to stay on top; Sanders leads bikes
A brilliant five-hour drive to the Saudi Arabia capital earned Dakar Rally leader Henk Lategan the stage win and breathing room on Monday. While every other driver grizzled about how tough navigating the 488-kilometer eighth stage from Al Duwadimi to Riyadh was,
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