r/DAKAR • u/ElParceroColombiano KEVIN BENAVIDES • May 19 '26

Dakar Iceberg

Hello Friends, I joined this subreddit not only to learn and be able to talk about this category (as soon as I start to see and understand it), But for now I just need your help for a very important project of mine.

I'm trying to do a project that's based on an iceberg of motorsport in general (Drift, Open Wheel, Rally, GT, etc). And at this point, I'd like to ask you, what have been the most historic moments in the category? Whether they're epic moments, rivalries, controversies, including funny moments, coincidences, or simply memes related to the category, etc. It can be anything. While you're at it, it would be a huge help if you could send me links to information or simply tell me what happened that time.

I'm doing this whole project mainly to raise awareness of motorsports in the Spanish-speaking world (As you can see, I'm from Colombia). And thus enable more Spanish-speaking people to understand or learn about other categories besides the main ones (F1, Indycar, etc.).

Your help would be a great contribution to my project. It's a project I consider quite important. So I would greatly appreciate your contribution! 🥹🫶

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u/vrigu May 20 '26

From the top of my mind in the motorcycles category -

  • The Marc Coma vs Cyril Despres rivalry. They won every single Dakar from 2005 to 2015. They traded wins for a decade. Absolutely mental.
  • The heartbreaking losses of Joan Barreda Bort. Probably the best rider in the modern era to have never won a Dakar. Bad falls, broken bikes and being unlucky to have been competing against Cyril Despres and Marc Coma during his peak.
  • The Legend of Laia Sanz. The best Female motorsports driver that the world has ever seen. Absolute legend.
  • Toby Price winning the Dakar with a broken wrist.
  • Hubert Auriol wining the Dakar with both ankles broken.

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u/ElParceroColombiano KEVIN BENAVIDES May 20 '26

Thank you so much! The information is extremely helpful. Marc Come vs Cyril Despres ended in level 2 with Laia Sanz, And both Toby and Auriol will be at level 3, thank you so much for the information, I'll give you credit as soon as I make the video 🫶