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Motorsports TV Listings For March 5 Through March 10, 2024
This week’s listings are from RacingTVSchedule.
Read More2024 Dakar Rally Begins This Friday, Jan. 5, At 7:30 P.M. Et On PEACOCK
TAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 4, 2024 – Nightly coverage of the 12-stage 2024 Dakar Rally — the world’s most challenging off-road endurance race — begins this Friday, January 5, at 7:30 p.m. ET on Peacock and continues through Sunday, January 15. Highlights from all classes as well as racer interviews will be available on Peacock and NBC Sports digital platforms.
Read MoreDakar Rally: Interview With David Castera, Dakar Rally Director
David Castera is the current Race Director for the Dakar Rally. Born in France, he always had a passion for Enduro and Rally Raids, having been crowned National Enduro Champion in France in 1992 and Junior World Champion by Enduro Teams in 1, 993. He competed five times in the Paris-Dakar, securing third place in 1997.
Read MoreJacky Ickx: “I managed without hurting myself badly throughout my career – that’s not a matter of talent – it’s a matter of luck.”
As a winner of six Le Mans 24 Hours, eight Formula 1 victories and countless other triumphs — including the Dakar Rally — Jacky Ickx is a living legend who has competed in a career spanning over 30 years. The 78-year-old talks about his life behind the wheel and his experience of the Dakar Rally in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Read MoreCarlos Sainz Sr.: “The Dakar is unique — it’s very different to any other event!”
As a double World Rally Champion and a three-time winner of the Dakar Rally, Carlos Sainz has a rightful claim to be one of the greatest drivers in motorsport history. While he may be better known to a younger generation of motorsports fan as the father of Ferrari’s Formula 1 star Carlos Sainz Jr., his record speaks for itself and clearly marks him out as a true rally legend whose achievements span decades and have transfixed audiences across the globe.
Read MoreDania Akeel: Rallying Through Deserts, Challenges and Life Lessons
With the upcoming Dakar Rally set to ignite the landscapes of Saudi Arabia on January 5, anticipation is soaring among drivers and riders preparing for this grand spectacle. Among them is Saudi rally champion Dania Akeel, a trailblazer in the multifaceted world of motorsports.
Read MoreEverything You Need To Know About The 2024 Dakar Rally
The 46th edition of the world’s biggest rally raid race will launch off the start line on January 5 as the 2024 Dakar Rally sees nearly 800 racers embark on the toughest Saudi Arabian staging yet of 7,891 kilometres across 12 stages plus a Prologue. Here is all you need to know:
Read MoreDakar 2024: The Detailed Route
“We took it upon ourselves to make the 5th edition of Saudi Arabia the toughest one since the race came to the Middle East”, warned the director of the rally, David Castera, when unveiling the details of the 46th edition, which will start in AlUla on 5 January and finish in Yanbu, on the shores of the Red Sea, after a 7,891 km trek on roads, tracks and dunes, including 4,727 km of specials.
Read MoreDakar Rally 2024 Route Announcement: 5th Consecutive Edition To Be Staged In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (November 20th) – Amaury Sporting Organisation (ASO) and the Saudi Motorsport Company (SMC) – organisers of the 46th edition of the Dakar Rally – today officially announced the brand-new route for the world’s most famous endurance race. 2024 will mark the fifth consecutive time the Dakar Rally has been staged in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Read MoreAmerican Quintero Joins Moraes At TOYOTA GAZOO Racing For 2024 Dakar Rally
Seth Quintero has joined TOYOTA GAZOO Racing to tackle the 2024 Dakar Rally in the elite T1+ car class with the young Californian handed the keys to a Toyota GR DKR Hilux T1+ alongside Brazilian Lucas Moraes as the Japanese team aims for a third consecutive victory at the Dakar. Here is all you need to know:
Read MoreAl-Attiyah To Defend Title At 2024 Dakar Rally Driving The Prodrive Hunter
Five-time Dakar Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah will take on the 2024 edition of the world’s toughest offroad rally race in a Prodrive Hunter when the race returns to Saudi Arabia next January. Here is all you need to know:
Read MoreDakar 2024: A New Step Towards The Future
The rally’s fifth edition in Saudi Arabia will be held from 5 to 19 January 2024, starting in the thousand-year-old city of AlUla, crossing the country in the direction of the Empty Quarter and finishing in Yanbu on the shores of the Red Sea.
Read MoreThe FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2023 Arrives in Jeddah
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, (17th March) – Today marks the day that the FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX returns to Jeddah, home of the world’s fastest street circuit, The Jeddah Corniche Circuit. The pinnacle of motorsport’s third visit to Saudi Arabia in less than 16 months is the second race on the 2023 FIA Formula 1 World Championship calendar with the battle for the championship still wide open.
Read MoreCharlie Puth Joins The FORMULA 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023 Weekend Line-Up
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (March 2)– The Saudi Motorsport Company (SMC) – Promoter of the FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2023 – is delighted to confirm that superstar hit-maker Charlie Puth has been added to the already stellar weekend concert line-up.
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