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Audi wins 2024 Dakar Rally with big lead over second-place team


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Audi Sport has won the 2024 edition of the Dakar Rally, a grueling, two-week-long race that takes competitors across some of the toughest terrains on the planet. Spanish pilot Carlos Sainz drove the winning car, and this marks the fourth time he finished the rally in first place.

Held in Saudi Arabia, this year's Dakar started in Al-'Ula on January 5 and ended in Yanbu on January 19. About 220 miles separate the two cities if you take the most direct route, but the participants had logged about 4,900 miles by the time they crossed the finish line — assuming they got there. Finishing the rally is something to be proud about, even for professionals, so winning represents a significant achievement.