Australia’s Daniel Sanders has got the 2025 Dakar Rally off to a flying start, topping the opening Prologue on the bikes.

Dakar Rally begins today in Saudi Arabaia and a number of Australians are chasing history, but in different ways.

Fans will enjoy a double dose of motorsport in Sydney in March when the drag racing and speedway worlds collide.

American legend Brad Sweet has risen back to the top, getting his first win on Australian soil this summer at Perth.