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PUNCTURES AND PENALTIES DEFINE TOUGH MARATHON OPENING FOR TGRSA ON STAGE 4
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa (TGRSA) faced one of the toughest days of the 2026 Dakar Rally so far on Wednesday, as Stage 4 marked the opening leg of the first Marathon stage, running from AlUla to the Marathon Refuge. The 452 km special stage formed part of a 530...
LATEGAN AHEAD AS WILD DAKAR CARRIES ON
What Dakar 2026 Stage 4 Car ReportWhere Arabian Desert, Saudi ArabiaWhen Wednesday 7 January 2026Community International Toyotas back on top as mad Dakar fluctuations continue Dakar’s fourth day of Car racing once again brought extreme fluctuations in fortunes and...
BOTTERILL AND MENA CLAIM PODIUM AS TGRSA ENDURES TOUGH, PUNCTURE-STREWN STAGE 3
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa (TGRSA) delivered a mix of standout performance and hard-earned resilience on Tuesday, as Stage 3 of the 2026 Dakar Rally unfolded over a long and demanding loop around AlUla. The 421 km special stage, forming part of a 736 km total...
DAKAR: KLAASSEN MAKES HISTORY, FORD BITES BACK
What Dakar 2026 Stage 3 Car ReportWhere Al'Ula, Saudi ArabiaWhen Tuesday 6 January 2026Community International All change as Ford dominates. SA lass Puck wins Challenger While Toyota dominated on Monday, it was all change at Dakar 2026 on Tuesday as Ford fought back...
TGRSA SHOWS PACE AND RESILIENCE THROUGH CHALLENGING STAGE 2 AT DAKAR 2026
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa (TGRSA) endured a demanding and eventful second day at the 2026 Dakar Rally on Monday, as Stage 2 tested crews with a long, fast route from Yanbu to AlUla over a wide mix of terrain. The stage featured a 400 km special stage within a...
TOYOTA DOMINATES DAKAR DAY 2
What Dakar 2026 Stage 2 Car ReportWhere Al'Ula, Saudi ArabiaWhen Monday 5 January 2026Community International Gazoo Hiluxes fill the top 5, 8 Toyotas in the top 12 Toyota Gazoo Racing Hiluxes utterly dominated Monday’s second day of the 2026 Dakar Rally. American Seth...
PHANTOM MINI WINS DAKAR CAR DAY 1
What Dakar 2026 Stage 1 Car ReportWhere Yanbu, Saudi ArabiaWhen Sunday 4 January 2026Community South Africa National Invisible, de Mevius & Baumel score a poignant victory Belgian Mini John Cooper Works crew Guillaume de Mevius and Mathieu Baumel quite literally...
TGRSA DELIVERS STRONG OPENING STAGE PERFORMANCE ON DEMANDING YANBU LOOP
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa (TGRSA) completed a solid and encouraging first full day of racing at the 2026 Dakar Rally on Sunday, as Stage 1 delivered a tough and varied opening test around Yanbu. The 305 km special stage, combined with 213 km of liaison, offered...
TGRSA KICKS OFF DAKAR 2026 WITH SOLID PROLOGUE PERFORMANCE IN YANBU
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa (TGRSA) made a measured and encouraging start to its 2026 Dakar Rally campaign on Saturday, with all three crews completing the 22 km Prologue around Yanbu without drama and well inside the top 20.With the Prologue setting the scene...
CLOAK & DAGGER IN DAKAR CAR PROLOGUE
What Dakar 2026 Car PrologueWhere Yanbu, Saudi ArabiaWhen Saturday 3 January 2026Community South Africa National Ford on top in Saudi Arabia, but who was hedging their bets? Ford Raptor crews, German Mattias Ekström and Emil Bergkvist and US duo Mitch Guthrie and...
2026 MSA OFFICIAL TRAINING WEBINARS – JANUARY 2026
The webinars are completely free. Book now to save your spot! IMPORTANT NOTICE MSA will be hosting two types of GCR (General Competition Rules) webinars. Please ensure you register for the session that best suits your experience and status. Full GCR Webinar –...
MARIUS JOUBERT BESTER (22 SEPTEMBER 1964 – 21 DECEMBER 2025)
Who was Marius Joubert Bester? Marius was always the man in the background, the person nobody saw or cared to take note of, but without him your event failed as without exception when Marius Bester committed to anything he never backed out! Marius and Leatitia Bester...
TGRSA STATEMENT: JUAN CRUZ YACOPINI
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa has received unfortunate news regarding our team driver, Juan Cruz Yacopini, following reports that he was involved in a serious accident while spending time with friends in his home province of Mendoza, Argentina, and is currently...
STEVE HARDING NAMED FIA OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
Motorsport South Africa is proud to announce that Steve Harding has been named the FIA Outstanding Official of the Year at the 2025 FIA Awards, held on 12 December in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The prestigious international honour recognises decades of service, leadership,...
JORDAN PEPPER RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS BRDC RICHARD SEAMAN TROPHY
Motorsport South Africa is proud to celebrate Jordan Pepper, who has been awarded the Richard Seaman Trophy by the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) for the 2025 season. The Richard Seaman Trophy is one of the BRDC’s most respected honours. It is presented each year...
ANDRÉ BEZUIDENHOUT APPOINTED TO FIA INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL AND INTERNATIONAL COURT OF APPEAL
Motorsport South Africa congratulates Advocate André Bezuidenhout on his appointment to the FIA International Tribunal and the FIA International Court of Appeal following elections held at the FIA General Assembly in Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan. Bezuidenhout was...
SOUTH AFRICA WELL REPRESENTED AT 2026 DAKAR RALLY
The 48th edition of the Dakar Rally, which starts on 3 January 2026 from the Port of Yanbu on the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia and finishes on 17 January, featuring a loop of 8 000 kilometres including timed stages and a rest day in Riyadh, will not only see various South...
ENTHRALLING SA RALLY-RAID CHAMPIONSHIP EXPECTED FOR 2026 SEASON
Hot on the heels of the hard-fought 2025 SA Rally-Raid Championship (SARRC), which ended in jubilation for some and heartbreak for others, SA Rally-Raid are pleased to announce the 2026 SARRC Calendar. If the 2025 season was anything to go by with exhilarating racing...
CAPE TOWN MOTORSPORT FESTIVAL
Beautiful weather conditions set the scene for the Cape Town Motorsport Festival at the Killarney International Raceway on Sunday 14 December 2025. Sunday indeed as the World Supercross Championship was hosted in the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday night, truly turning...
DAKAR 2026: ALL ROADS LEAD TO YANBU
What Dakar Cars Preview 2026Where Saudi ArabiaWhen 3-17 January 2026Community International South Africans ready with another epic Dakar Car race loading South African cars and drivers are once again set to star when Dakar 2026 blasts off on Saturday 3 January. With...
IN MEMORY OF BRANDT VAN DER MERWE
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Brandt van der Merwe, a well loved and respected member of our motorsport community. Brandt spent more than a decade involved in the sport, competing in Rally and Off Road events with the Natal Motorcycle and Car...
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL BAJA: KRONFLI DEBUT PODIUM AS SOUTH AFRICANS SHINE IN THE DUNES
The Dubai International Baja, the oldest motorsport event in the Middle East and renowned for its difficulty, formed the final round of the World Baja World Cup Finale. Held from 20 to 23 November 2025, the event was headquartered at Festival City Mall in Dubai,...
FOUR-CREW TGRSA TEAM SET FOR DAKAR 2026 ACTION IN SAUDI ARABIA
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa (TGRSA) is primed for another monumental campaign at the Dakar Rally, with four exceptionally capable crews preparing to take on the 2026 edition of the world’s most demanding motorsport event. This year’s rally, which runs from 3–17...
REST IN PEACE: MUSTAPHA INNES MURUDKER
Motorsport South Africa (MSA) mourns the passing of Mustapha Innes Murudker, who passed away on Friday, 5 December. A pioneering figure in South African motorsport, Innes made history with his 1989 Western Province Rally Championship victory, competing against leading...