“I am proud to be the first Saudi to win the Dakar” (Autos)

Yazeed Al-Rajhi (Toyota, winner of the 2025 Dakar): “I'm very happy, it wasn't an easy race or an easy day. Despite the few kilometers, I was afraid that something would happen. I am proud to be the first Saudi to win, I thank the Saudi people who have always supported me, it means everything to me. From the start I thought about victory, I had a plan, a strategy to win. We knew how to be intelligent at the right time and it paid off, it worked in the right direction. Henk Lategan (2e) is a fast, experienced driver, I am proud to have beaten him. It was a very good battle between us. Today (Friday) I took it easy, I wanted to finish above all else. We knew how to keep a cool head throughout the 12 stages. »