Rallying - Dakar Rally - Stage 12 - Haradh to Qiddiya- Haradh, Saudi Arabia - January 17, 2020 Bahrain JCW X-Raid Team's Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz celebrate after winning the Dakar Rally alongside Bahrain JCW X-Raid Team's Stephane Peterhansel and Paulo Fiuza and Toyota Gazoo Racing's Matthieu Baumel and Nasser Al-Attiyah REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
(Reuters) - Spaniard Carlos Sainz became a triple Dakar Rally champion with the Mini X-Raid team on Friday while American Ricky Brabec took the motorcycle crown for Honda and ended KTM's 18-year dominance.
Both are the first winners in Saudi Arabia, a country making its debut as host of the gruelling endurance event, but have to reach the formal finish in Qiddiya before the results are official.
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