• FN Speed Team's Joan Font and co-driver Themis Lopez get bogged down during stage nine of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, which has been hit by flooding. Reuters
    FN Speed Team's Joan Font and co-driver Themis Lopez get bogged down during stage nine of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, which has been hit by flooding. Reuters
  • Font and Lopez attempt to tow their vehicle after it became stuck. Reuters
    Font and Lopez attempt to tow their vehicle after it became stuck. Reuters
  • Boggy conditions at the Dakar Rally. Reuters
    Boggy conditions at the Dakar Rally. Reuters
  • Competitors carry tow rope to free stuck vehicles. Reuters
    Competitors carry tow rope to free stuck vehicles. Reuters
  • MM Technology's mechanic David Svanda tries to free a stuck vehicle. Reuters
    MM Technology's mechanic David Svanda tries to free a stuck vehicle. Reuters
  • Visit Sant Antoni - Ibiza's Toni Vingut in action. Reuters
    Visit Sant Antoni - Ibiza's Toni Vingut in action. Reuters
  • Czech driver Martin Macik and other racers try to get their vehicles out of the mud. AFP
    Czech driver Martin Macik and other racers try to get their vehicles out of the mud. AFP
  • Team Audi Sport's Carlos Sainz and co-driver Lucas Cruz attend to their car after crashing during stage 9. Reuters
    Team Audi Sport's Carlos Sainz and co-driver Lucas Cruz attend to their car after crashing during stage 9. Reuters
  • Solarys Racing's Iader Giraldi in action. Reuters
    Solarys Racing's Iader Giraldi in action. Reuters
  • Taguatur Racing Team's Marcelo Medeiros in action during stage 9. Reuters
    Taguatur Racing Team's Marcelo Medeiros in action during stage 9. Reuters
  • Black Horse Team's Saleh al-Saif and co-Driver Joao Pedro Vitoria compete during Stage 9 of the Dakar 2023 rally between Riyadh and Haradh in Saudi Arabia on January 10, 2023. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
    Black Horse Team's Saleh al-Saif and co-Driver Joao Pedro Vitoria compete during Stage 9 of the Dakar 2023 rally between Riyadh and Haradh in Saudi Arabia on January 10, 2023. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
  • Audi's hybrid co-driver Lucas Cruz of Spain checks his phone after a crash. AFP
    Audi's hybrid co-driver Lucas Cruz of Spain checks his phone after a crash. AFP
  • Spanish biker Joan Barreda Bort is treated by medics after he fell off his motorcycle. AFP
    Spanish biker Joan Barreda Bort is treated by medics after he fell off his motorcycle. AFP
  • Toyota Gazoo Racing's Henk Lategan and co-driver Brett Cummings in action. Reuters
    Toyota Gazoo Racing's Henk Lategan and co-driver Brett Cummings in action. Reuters
  • French biker Kevin Durand is helped by Dakar Rally director David Castera. AFP
    French biker Kevin Durand is helped by Dakar Rally director David Castera. AFP
  • Overdrive Toyota's Juan Cruz Yacopini and co-driver Daniel Oliveras make a splash. Reuters
    Overdrive Toyota's Juan Cruz Yacopini and co-driver Daniel Oliveras make a splash. Reuters
  • Audi's hybrid driver Carlos Sainz is helped by a medic after a crash. AFP
    Audi's hybrid driver Carlos Sainz is helped by a medic after a crash. AFP
  • Czech truck co-driver Frantisek Tomasek falls in the mud while trying to get his vehicle out. AFP
    Czech truck co-driver Frantisek Tomasek falls in the mud while trying to get his vehicle out. AFP
  • Spanish co-driver Lopez Themis tries to get his car out of the mud. AFP
    Spanish co-driver Lopez Themis tries to get his car out of the mud. AFP
  • French biker Romain Dumontier checks on Spanish rival Joan Barreda Bort after the latter fell off his motorcycle. AFP
    French biker Romain Dumontier checks on Spanish rival Joan Barreda Bort after the latter fell off his motorcycle. AFP
  • Carlos Sainz in despair after a crash. AFP
    Carlos Sainz in despair after a crash. AFP

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Updated: January 11, 2023, 10:31 AM
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