Dakar 2021 presented the main contenders to win the 43rd toughest rally raid in the world in Cars class.
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308 Al Qassimi Sheikh Khalid (are), Panseri Xavier (fra), Peugeot 3008 DKR, PH-Sport, Auto, Car, action during Stage 3 of the Dakar 2020 between Neom and Neom, 489 km - SS 404 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 7, 2020 - Photo DPPI

308 Al Qassimi Sheikh Khalid (are), Panseri Xavier (fra), Peugeot 3008 DKR, PH-Sport, Auto, Car, action during Stage 3 of the Dakar 2020 between Neom and Neom, 489 km - SS 404 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 7, 2020 - Photo Florent Gooden / DPPI

308 Al Qassimi Sheikh Khalid (are), Panseri Xavier (fra), Peugeot 3008 DKR, PH-Sport, Auto, Car, action during Stage 1 of the Dakar 2020 between Jeddah and Al Wajh, 752 km - SS 319km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 5, 2020 - Photo Florent Gooden / DPPI

Seaidan Yasir (sau), Mini, Race World Team, Auto, Car, portrait during Stage 7 of the Dakar 2020 between Riyadh and Wadi Al-Dawasir, 741 km - SS 546 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 12, 2020 - Photo Francois Flamand / DPPI

311 Terranova Orlando (arg), Graue Bernardo (arg), Mini John Cooper Works Rally, X-Raid Mini JCW Team, Auto, Car, ambiance on the podium at the arrival of the Dakar 2020, in Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia, on January 17, 2020 - Photo DPPI

Han Wei (chn), Geely Auto Shell Lubricant Team, Auto, Car, portrait at the arrival of the Dakar 2020, in Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia, on January 17, 2020 - Photo Frederic Le Floc’h / DPPI

322 Han Wei (chn), Liao Min (chn), 2WD, Geely Auto Shell Lubricant Team, Auto, Car, ambiance on the podium at the arrival of the Dakar 2020, in Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia, on January 17, 2020 - Photo Frederic Le Floc’h / DPPI

307 Ten Brinke Bernhard (nld), Colsoul Tom (bel), Toyota Hilux, Toyota Gazoo Racing, Auto, Car, ambiance on the podium at the arrival of the Dakar 2020, in Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia, on January 17, 2020 - Photo Florent Gooden / DPPI

Ten Brinke Bernhard (nld), Toyota Gazoo Racing, Auto, Car, De Villiers Giniel (zaf), Toyota Hilux, Toyota Gazoo Racing, Auto, Car, Sainz Carlos (esp), Mini John Cooper Works Buggy, Bahrain JCW X-Raid Team, Auto, Car, Przygonski Jakub (pol), Mini John Cooper Works Rally, Orlen X-Raid Team, Auto, Car, Colsoul Tom (bel), Toyota Hilux, Toyota Gazoo Racing, Auto, Car, portrait at the arrival of the Dakar 2020, in Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia, on January 17, 2020 - Photo Eric Vargiolu / DPPI

Han Wei (chn), Geely Auto Shell Lubricant Team, Auto, Car, portrait during Stage 10 of the Dakar 2020 between Haradh and Shubaytah, 608 km - SS 534 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 15, 2020 - Photo Francois Flamand / DPPI

Serradori Mathieu (fra), SRT Racing, Auto, Car, portrait during Stage 10 of the Dakar 2020 between Haradh and Shubaytah, 608 km - SS 534 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 15, 2020 - Photo Francois Flamand / DPPI

306 Prokop Martin (cze), Chytka Viktor (cze), Ford, MP-Sports, Auto, Car, action during Stage 3 of the Dakar 2020 between Neom and Neom, 489 km - SS 404 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 7, 2020 - Photo DPPI

311 Terranova Orlando (arg), Graue Bernardo (arg), Mini John Cooper Works Rally, X-Raid Mini JCW Team, Auto, Car, action during Stage 10 of the Dakar 2020 between Haradh and Shubaytah, 608 km - SS 534 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 15, 2020 - Photo DPPI

Prokop Martin (cze), Ford, MP-Sports, Auto, Car, portrait during Stage 7 of the Dakar 2020 between Riyadh and Wadi Al-Dawasir, 741 km - SS 546 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 12, 2020 - Photo Francois Flamand / DPPI

306 Prokop Martin (cze), Chytka Viktor (cze), Ford, MP-Sports, Auto, Car, action during Stage 6 of the Dakar 2020 between Ha'il and Riyadh, 830 km - SS 478 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 10, 2020 - Photo Eric Vargiolu / DPPI

307 Ten Brinke Bernhard (nld), Colsoul Tom (bel), Toyota Hilux, Toyota Gazoo Racing, Auto, Car, action during Stage 10 of the Dakar 2020 between Haradh and Shubaytah, 608 km - SS 534 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 15, 2020 - Photo Florent Gooden / DPPI

Serradori Mathieu (fra), SRT Racing, Auto, Car, ambiance with the team after winning the Stage 8 of the Dakar 2020 between Wadi Al-Dawasir and Wadi Al-Dawasir, 713 km - SS 474 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 13, 2020 - Photo Florent Gooden / DPPI

311 Terranova Orlando (arg), Graue Bernardo (arg), Mini John Cooper Works Rally, X-Raid Mini JCW Team, Auto, Car, action during Stage 4 of the Dakar 2020 between Neom and Al Ula, 676 km - SS 453 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 8, 2020 - Photo Julien Delfosse / DPPI

315 Serradori Mathieu (fra), Lurquin Fabian (bel), Century, SRT Racing, Auto, Car, action during Stage 4 of the Dakar 2020 between Neom and Al Ula, 676 km - SS 453 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 8, 2020 - Photo Francois Flamand / DPPI

Seaidan Yasir (sau), Mini, Race World Team, Auto, Car, portrait during Stage 7 of the Dakar 2020 between Riyadh and Wadi Al-Dawasir, 741 km - SS 546 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 12, 2020 - Photo Francois Flamand / DPPI

324 Seaidan Yasir (sau), Kuzmich Alexy (rus), Mini, Race World Team, Auto, Car, action during Stage 8 of the Dakar 2020 between Wadi Al-Dawasir and Wadi Al-Dawasir, 713 km - SS 474 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 13, 2020
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Al Rajhi Yazeed (sau), Toyota Hilux, Overdrive Toyota, Auto, Car, ambiance on the podium at the arrival of the Dakar 2020, in Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia, on January 17, 2020 - Photo Florent Gooden / DPPI

#309 Al Rajhi Yazeed (sau), Zhiltsov Konstantin (rus), Toyota Hilux, Overdrive Toyota, Auto, Car, action during Stage 3 of the Dakar 2020 between Neom and Neom, 489 km - SS 404 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 7, 2020 - Photo Eric Vargiolu / DPPI

Jakub Przygonski & Timo Gottschalk poses during the Qatar Cross Country Rally in Doha, Qatar on February 21, 2020 // Marian Chytka / Red Bull Content Pool //

Jakub Przygonski racing at the Qatar Cross Country Rally in Doha, Qatar on February 21, 2020 // Marian Chytka / Red Bull Content Pool //

Giniel De Villiers (ZAF) and Alex Haro Bravo (ESP) of Toyota Gazoo Racing Team celebrate at the end of stage 12 of Rally Dakar 2020 at Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia on January 17, 2020 // Flavien Duhamel/Red Bull Content Pool //

Giniel De Villiers (ZAF) of Toyota Gazoo Racing races during stage 11 of Rally Dakar 2020 from Shubaytah to Haradh, Saudi Arabia on January 16, 2020 // Marcelo Maragni/Red Bull Content Pool //

Giniel De Villiers (ZAF) of Toyota Gazoo Racing races during stage 8 of Rally Dakar 2020 from Wadi Al Dawasir to Wadi Al Dawasir, Saudi Arabia on January 13, 2020 // Marcelo Maragni/Red Bull Content Pool //

Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) of Toyota Gazoo Racing is seen at the podium of Rally Dakar
2020 from in Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia on January 17, 2020

Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) of Toyota Gazoo Racing races during stage 11 of Rally Dakar 2020 from Shubaytah to Haradh, Saudi Arabia on January 16, 2020 // Marcelo Maragni/Red Bull Content Pool //

Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) and Matthieu Baumel (FRA) of Toyota Gazoo Racing Team races during stage 10 of Rally Dakar 2020 from Harad to Shubaytah, Saudi Arabia on January 15, 2020. // Flavien Duhamel/Red Bull Content Pool //

Cyril Despres (FRA) of Red Bull Off-Road Team USA races during stage 7 of Rally Dakar 2020 from Riyadh to Wadi Al Dawasir, Saudi Arabia on January 12, 2020 // Marcelo Maragni/Red Bull Content Pool //

Cyril Despres (FRA) of Red Bull Off-Road Team USA races during stage 07 of Rally Dakar
2020 from Riyadh to Wadi Al Dawasir, Saudi Arabia on January 12, 2020

Cyril Despres (FRA) of SSV Red-Bull Off-Road Team USA is seen during shakedown of Rally Dakar 2020 at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on January 3, 2020 // Flavien Duhamel/Red Bull Content Pool //

319 Zala Vaidotas (ltu), Jurgelenas Saulius (lt), Mini, Agrorodeo, Auto, Car, action during Stage 3 of the Dakar 2020 between Neom and Neom, 489 km - SS 404 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 7, 2020 - Photo Eric Vargiolu / DPPI

319 Zala Vaidotas (ltu), Jurgelenas Saulius (lt), Mini, Agrorodeo, Auto, Car, action during Stage 8 of the Dakar 2020 between Wadi Al-Dawasir and Wadi Al-Dawasir, 713 km - SS 474 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 13, 2020 - Photo DPPI

319 Zala Vaidotas (ltu), Jurgelenas Saulius (lt), Mini, Agrorodeo, Auto, Car, action during Stage 11 of the Dakar 2020 between Shubaytah and Haradh, 744 km - SS 379 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 16, 2020 - Photo Frédéric Le Floc’h / DPPI

319 Zala Vaidotas (ltu), Jurgelenas Saulius (lt), Mini, Agrorodeo, Auto, Car, action during Stage 7 of the Dakar 2020 between Riyadh and Wadi Al-Dawasir, 741 km - SS 546 km, in Saudi Arabia, on January 12, 2020 - Photo DPPI

Sebastien Loeb will complete the team’s pair of drivers, following the recent news that Spaniard, Nani Roma would drive for BRX (photo credit: BRX)

Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena in the Peugeot 3008 DKR Maxi of the Team Peugeot Total abandoning the race during stage 5 of the Dakar Rally, between San Juan de Marcona and Arequipa, Peru, on January 10, 2018.

Sebastien Loeb (FRA) of Team Peugeot Total races during stage 03 of Rally Dakar 2018 from Pisco to Marcona, Peru on January 8, 2018 // Marcelo Maragni/Red Bull Content Pool //

307 ROMA Nani; during the Dakar 2019; Stage 7; San Juan de Marcona-San Juan de Marcona; Peru; on january 14 - @World / ASO / Charly López

The Kingdom of Bahrain has revealed the new team and car set to make their debuts in next year’s Dakar Rally (photo credit: BRX team)

Carlos Sainz of X-Raid Mini Team performs in Dubai, UAE on November 24, 2020 // Kin Marcin/Red Bull Content Pool //

Mini of Carlos Sainz is seen in Dubai, UAE on November 24, 2020 // Kin Marcin/Red Bull Content Pool //

Carlos Sainz of X-Raid Mini Team performs in Dubai, UAE on November 24, 2020 // Kin Marcin/Red Bull Content Pool //
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