Carlos Sainz Cenamor (Madrid, 62 years old) has no limits behind the wheel and will face a new adventure in the Dakar rally in 2025. The four-time champion of the toughest rally-raid event on the planet will be part of Ford’s renewed commitment to win the prestigious race, where last year it was crowned by Audi with the first hybrid vehicle to win the test.
For Sainz, Ford’s project is not only convincing on a sporting level, but also on an economic and sentimental level. The American brand was the one who introduced him to the world of motorsports and the first with which he became champion in a four-wheel discipline, during the Spanish rally championship in 1987.
“I am very excited about this new project for the Dakar Rally. Return to work with Ford for the fourth time, and return to M-Sport, with Malcolm Wilson (founder of M-Sport),who I know very well, is really great,” comments the Spanish driver after the brand announced the agreement today. “My history with Ford goes back to ’87; I think I was Malcolm’s first factory driver and I’m very proud of that. I am excited to drive the Raptor and achieve many goals in this great challenge. One of them is to help Ford win the Dakar Rally,” he adds.
Sainz, world rally champion in 1990 and 1992, has competed in 17 Dakars, winning four (2010, 2018, 2020 and 2024) under four different manufacturers. In addition to being the oldest driver to win the test, he will now seek to become the only one capable of doing so for five different brands.
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