• Rallying - Dakar Rally - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - December 29, 2021 X-Raid Mini John Cooper Works Rally's Laia Sanz and co-driver Maurizio Gerini in action during testing REUTERS / Hamad I Mohammed
    Rallying - Dakar Rally - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - December 29, 2021 X-Raid Mini John Cooper Works Rally's Laia Sanz and co-driver Maurizio Gerini in action during testing REUTERS / Hamad I Mohammed
  • Les Clerimois Auto Sport's Herve Quinet and co-driver Marie-Laure Quinet in action during testing for the Dakar Rally in Jeddah.
    Les Clerimois Auto Sport's Herve Quinet and co-driver Marie-Laure Quinet in action during testing for the Dakar Rally in Jeddah.
  • Abu Dhabi Racing's Sheikh Khalid Al Qasimi and co-driver Dirk Von Zitzewitz in action during testing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the Dakar Rally.
    Abu Dhabi Racing's Sheikh Khalid Al Qasimi and co-driver Dirk Von Zitzewitz in action during testing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the Dakar Rally.
  • Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing's Belgian rider Walter Roelants in action during testing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the Dakar Rally, which begins on Saturday.
    Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing's Belgian rider Walter Roelants in action during testing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the Dakar Rally, which begins on Saturday.
  • Riwald Dakar Team's Pascal de Baar and co-drivers Jan Van der Vaet and Stefan Slootjes in action during testing.
    Riwald Dakar Team's Pascal de Baar and co-drivers Jan Van der Vaet and Stefan Slootjes in action during testing.
  • Fesh Fesh Team's Albert Llovera and co-drivers Marc Torres and Jorge Salvador Coderch in action during testing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the Dakar Rally.
    Fesh Fesh Team's Albert Llovera and co-drivers Marc Torres and Jorge Salvador Coderch in action during testing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the Dakar Rally.
  • De Rooy Iveco's Martin Van Den Brink and co-drivers Peter Willemsen and Bernard Der Kinderen in action during testing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the Dakar Rally.
    De Rooy Iveco's Martin Van Den Brink and co-drivers Peter Willemsen and Bernard Der Kinderen in action during testing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the Dakar Rally.
  • Red Bull Ktm Factory Racing's rider Matthias Walkner during testing for the Dakar Rally in Jeddah.
    Red Bull Ktm Factory Racing's rider Matthias Walkner during testing for the Dakar Rally in Jeddah.
  • Gasgas Factory Racing's Sam Sunderland during testing.
    Gasgas Factory Racing's Sam Sunderland during testing.

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Dakar Rally testing in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah - in pictures

Drivers and teams getting geared up for this year's event

The National

December 30, 2021

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Updated: December 30, 2021, 6:09 PM
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