Dakar Rally concludes with Daniel Sanders taking the victory for KTM and Al Rajhi taking the win for Overdrive Racing.

Daniel Sanders has raced into the history books, becoming only the second Australian to triumph at the Dakar Rally.

Daniel Sanders has held onto his nine-minute lead over Spaniard Tosha Schareina in the 12th and final stage of the Dakar Rally to win the bikes category of the event in Shubaytah overnight.

Daniel Sanders crowned 2025 Dakar Rally Champion with an almost nine-minute lead over Tosh Schareina, Adrien Van Beveren

Stage 12 of the 47th edition of the Dakar rally saw Michael Docherty and Lucas Moraes win the stage as KTMs Daniel Sanders and Overdrive Racings Yazeed Al Rajhi took the overall wins at Dakar 2025. Click for more details.

SHUBAYTAH, SAUDI ARABIA (Reuters) -Local hero Yazeed Al-Rajhi secured his first Dakar title on Friday, finishing the 12-stage rally almost four minutes ahead of his closest competitor Henk Lategan, while Red Bull KTM's Daniel Sanders maintained his lead to win in the motorcycle category.

Yazeed Al-Rajhi became the first Saudi to win the Dakar Rally when he completed the race on home sand on Friday. After 13 days of desert racing and more than 5,000 kilometers of specials, Al-Rajhi beat home Henk Lategan of South Africa by less than four minutes,

The 2025 Dakar Rally concluded on Friday, with Saudi Arabia's Yazeed Al Rajhi in cars and Australia's Daniel Sanders in bikes being crowned champions. Lucas Moraes in cars and Michael Docherty in bikes won the 61-kilometer 12th stage in Shubaytah.

Hear from Tosha Schareina, Adrien van Beveren, Sara Price, Mattias Ekstrom, Nasser Al-Attiyah, and many others following Stage 11 of the 2025 Dakar Rally.