Dakar, Lategan and Al-Rajhi

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.
‘Happy’ Henk Lategan loses Dakar Rally lead – and a chance at the title
Yazeed al-Rajhi took the overall lead in the car standings at the Dakar Rally after finishing third in Thursday's decisive penultimate stage.
Al-Rajhi builds six-minute lead over Lategan in penultimate stage
Yazeed Al-Rajhi opened up a commanding overall lead of six minutes and 11 seconds over second-placed Henk Lategan in the Dakar Rally, after the South African, who led by over two minutes before Thursday,
Dakar Rally comes down to a duel in the sand between Henk Lategan and Yazeed Al-Rajhi
South Africa’s Henk Lategan leads Yazeed Al-Rajhi by 2 1/2 minutes going into the 11th and penultimate stage in the Empty Quarter dunes. The last stage is a ceremonial drive to the finish in Shubaytah.
Dakar Rally title slips out of Lategan’s grasp with finish line in sight
Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings is set finish the 2025 Dakar Rally in second place. Picture: Toyota Despite his best efforts in the dunes of Saudi Arabia’s notorious Empty Quarter on Thursday, Henk Lategan and co-driver Brett Cummings lost the Dakar Rally lead which they are highly unlikely to regain with the finish line in sight.
SA's Henk Lategan back on top as Nani Roma hands Ford first Dakar Rally stage win in 10 years
Spain's Nani Roma won the 10th stage of the Dakar Rally on Wednesday, but South Africa's Henk Lategan moved back to the top of the overall standings.
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.
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.
South Africa's Henk Lategan wins Dakar stage 8 to consolidate lead
South Africa's Henk Lategan, in his fourth Dakar outing, covered the 487km special between Al-Duwadimi and Riyadh in 4hr 51min 54sec.
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Lategan reclaims top spot as Al Attiyah's title hopes take blow after navigation error
Shubaytah: South African Henk Lategan moved back atop the overall standings after the 10th stage of the Dakar Rally won by ...
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 ...