Marcos Baumgart News Today

While Sébastien Loeb elected to hold back during Stage 5 of the Dakar Rally to avoid starting up front for the Chrono Stage, Prodrive team-mate Nasser Al-Attiyah led the way to reignite his threepeat quest.

Guillaume de Mevius of Overdrive Toyota clinches an unexpected victory in Dakar's first full stage, leaping from 32nd to secure his maiden Dakar stage win

Bahrain Raid Xtreme confirmed to The Checkered Flag that they will skip the Desafío Ruta 40, at the cost of the W2RC, to focus on the Rallye du Maroc and 2024 Dakar Rally. The team will also retain the BRX name amid speculation about withdrawn Bahraini title sponsorship.

The roadbook for Stage #4 of the Sonora Rally accidentally sent riders in the wrong direction, while Nasser Al-Attiyah has the FIA win all but locked up pending the fifth and final leg.

HERMOSILLO: Sebastien Loeb will be aiming to build on a brilliant winning record in Mexico as he looks to protect the lead held by Bahrain Raid Xtreme in the World Rally Raid Championship this week. Loeb, partnered by Fabian Lurquin in the BRX Prodrive Hunter, holds a 16-point advantage over arch-rival Nasser Al-Attiyah heading into the Sonora Rally, which gets underway with a

28 FIA, 34 FIM, 12 National Car/UTV, and 42 National Moto entries make up the provisional field for the Sonora Rally.

X Rally Team's new Prodrive Hunter will race for the first time in Mexico at the Sonora Rally with Cristian and Marcos Baumgart.