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French prosecutors have launched a terrorism investigation after a French vehicle involved in a stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia last week exploded, injuring one of the competitors.
JEDDAH: Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah won Saturday’s Dakar Rally prologue between Jeddah and Ha'il in the rally class with Australian Daniel Sanders leading the motocycle race. The second part of the opening stage takes place on Sunday with the final day of action on Jan. 14. Elsewere, French rally driver Philippe Boutron had to undergo surgery after suffering serious leg injuries
The conference revealed the details of the new edition of the rally that will be held in Saudi Arabia for the third consecutive year between Jan. 1 and 14, 2022, with the participation of 430 vehicles in various categories of the race.
The Rally of Morocco is now underway and the field is packed with competitors slated to tackle Dakar next year.
The ASO and the FIA have made a number of changes to the T1 regulations following complaints from Toyota and Prodrive regarding Audi’s ‘electric' entry next year.