Audi Dakar Rally driver line-up announced

Towards the very end of last year, Audi made the announcement that it would be tackling the Dakar Rally from 2022. Interestingly, Audi is the first car manufacturer to fight for overall victory in the famous Dakar Rally with an electrified powertrain. The Audi Dakar driver line-up was recently announced and it seems they are not messing about.

2 Jun 2021

Audi Dakar Rally driver line-up announced

Three big-name pairings have been recruited to drive the all-electric Audi machines that will compete in the 2022 Dakar, which takes place in January. The pairs are Mattias Ekström/Emil Bergkvist (Sweden), Stéphane Peterhansel/Edouard Boulanger (France) and Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz (Spain).

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