W2RC: Henk and Brett end their first ADDC with a stage victory

Dakar 2023 winners, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel, are ready for action at the upcoming Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, Round 2 of the 2023 World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC). They will be joined by teammates Henk Lategan and co-driver Brett Cummings, who finished in 5th place in this year’s Dakar. 

This year’s Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge is set to kick off with a prologue, to determine the starting orders for Stage 1, on Sunday 26 February. This will be followed by five stages, totalling 1,311km. The total distance for the event, including liaisons, will be 2,168km, with the timed stages varying in length between 208km and 310km. The event is scheduled to finish at the Energy Business Centre in Abu Dhabi City on Friday 3 March.