M-1000 is not a competitive class in the truest sense of a typical Dakar competition. However, points are available each day of the rally to test the performance of the vehicles in several ways.

Sébastien Loeb, nine-times World Rally champion, has been runner-up on the Dakar three times. And Cristina Gutiérrez Herrero – 20 years Al-Attiyah’s junior – won the T3 category at Dakar ...