Yazeed Al-Rajhi

Yazeed Mohamed Al-Rajhi He is from the family that founded the largest bank in Saudi Arabia.

He was born and raised in Riyadh. He began his working life at an early age when his father appointed him in 1998 as an observer of the Private Property Office and later became its genz manager throughout the Kingdom in 2004.

He has argued against free speech in Saudi Arabia, saying, "We should not accept any negative talk about our rulers, even in private settings."

Rally career At the same time, Al-Rajhi is a Rally driver and a two-time FIA World Cup champion in 2021 and 2022, a four-time champion in the local championship, the Saudi Toyota Championship in 2019 and 2022–24, and a winner of the Dakar Rally.

Al-Rajhi has been competing in the World Rally Championship and other international rally events since 2007 and stopped at the end of 2018. He later started to participate in the cross-country rallies, and his debut at the Dakar Rally was in 2015.

In 2007, Al-Rajhi established his own racing team. It was known as the Al-Rajhi Racing Team and later renamed Yazeed Racing Team, where he started his first unofficial competition in the Middle East Rally Championship (MERC), the 2007 Jordan Rally, in order to gain experience so he can formally participate in different rally championships in the future. After that, he scored his first ever points (eighth place) in Greek 2012 Acropolis Rally in the 40th season of the World Rally Championship (WRC).

Nicknamed the Black Horse, Al Rajhi made his WRC debut at the 2008 Rally Argentina with a Subaru Impreza WRX STI in the 2008 Jordan Rally, as his other WRC appearance of the year. He returned to the top level in 2010, finishing 13th overall on the Jordan Rally in a Peugeot 207 S2000. He also contested that year's Rally d'Italia Sardegna, a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, but he retired after losing a wheel. In 2011, he contested seven WRC rounds but retired from six of them. He also competed in the 2011 Tour de Corse, finishing 14th. The Saudi won the Silk Way Rally in 2018. In 2019, Al Rajhi won the first edition of Saudi Desert Rally Championship. Yazeed occupied the top positions in Dakar 2020, with his best finish in fourth place. Moving to the new year, the Saudi motorsport icon left a historical imprint in the second edition of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia after winning two stages in the Dakar Rally 2021 in his Toyota Hilux. He became the first Saudi and Arab to win on home soil in his class and the youngest contestant to win a stage in Dakar that year. In 2025, Yazeed won the 2025 Dakar Rally, becoming the first Saudi to win the Dakar on home soil.

Championship titles

2021 [FIA World Cup for Cross Country Baja] 2022 [FIA World Cup for Cross Country Baja] 2019 [Saudi Toyota Championship] 2022 [Saudi Toyota Championship] 2023 [Saudi Toyota Championship] 2024 [Saudi Toyota Championship]

Personal titles The first Saudi to be selected in 2008 by the Unicef as the Goodwill ambassador in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, for one year The first Saudi to be appointed as a 'Donate Life' ambassador in 2009 In 2009 he got the title of 'Gentleman' by Rotana magazines readers' popular

The best upcoming competitor in the third round of the World Rally Competition taking place in Jordon – 2010

Racing career Results of 2025 Rally namePositionCategoryDakar 1stW2RC

Results of 2024

Results of 2023

Results of 2022

Best results of 2021 Rally namePositionCategoryDakar 16thDakar RallyDubai International Baja 1stCCR BajasBaja Aragon 3rdCCR BajasHungarian Baja 2ndCCR BajasBaja Poland 2ndCCR BajasItalian Baja 1stCCR BajasBaja Portalegre 500 10thCCR BajasAndalucia Rally 3rdCCRRally Kazakhstan 17thCCRRallye du Maroc 2ndCCRAbu Dhabi Desert Challenge 3rdCCRHail Rally RetiredCCR

Best results of 2020 Rally namePositionCategoryDakar 4thDakar RallyQatar Rally 2ndCCRHail Rally RETSAMFAndalucia Rally 3rdCCRBaja Hail 1 4thCCR BajasBaja Hail 2 3rdCCR Bajas

Best results 2019 Rally namePositionCategoryDakar 7thDakar RallyQatar Rally 2ndSAMFAbu Dhabi Rally RETCCRQassim Rally 1stSAMFAlUla Neom 1stSAMFRiyadh Rally 1stSAMFSharqiyah Rally 1stSAMF

Best results 2018 Rally namePositionCategorySilkway Rally 1stCCRCategory Kazakhstan Rally 1stCCR

Best results 2017 Rally namePositionCategoryRally Italia Sardinia 1stWRC Trophy

Best results 2016 Third Overall in Cross Country Championship – CCR (2016)

Rally namePositionCategoryDakar 11thDakar RallyHail Rally 2ndSAMFAbu Dhabi Rally 2ndCCRQatar Rally 2ndCCRSilkway Raly 2ndCCR

Best results 2015 Third Overall in Cross Country Championship – CCR (2015) Al Rajhi made his debut in Dakar.

Rally namePositionCategoryDakar 3rd then RetDakar RallySweden Rally 4thWRC2Kuwait Rally 3rdMERSHail Rally 1stSAMFAbu Dhabi Rally 4thCCRJeddah Rally 1stSAMFPharaohs Rally 2ndCCRMorocco Rally 3rdCCR

Best results 2014 Third Overall in Cross Country Championship – CCR.

Best results 2013 Fifth Overall in World Rally Championship WRC2. Fifth Overall in Middle East Rally Championship MERS.

Best results 2012 Third Overall in World Rally Championship WRC2.

Best results 2011

Best results 2010 Rally namePositionCategoryHail Rally 1stSAMFRally Jordan 1stWRC2Sharqiyah Rally 1stMERCSharqiyah Rally 1stSAMFRallye Terre Des Cardabelles 2ndWRC2

Best results 2009 Third Overall in MERC.

Rally namePositionCategoryHail Rally 1stSAMFQatar Rally 2ndMERCSyria International Rally 1stMERCRally Lebanon 3rdMERC

Best results 2008 Rally namePositionCategoryRally Lebanon 4thMERCSharqiyah Rally 1stSAMFSharqiyah Rally 1stMERC

Victories of Saudi Arabia Motor Federation (SAMF)

Career results Complete World Rally Championship results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points 2008 Yazeed Al-Rajhi Subaru Impreza WRX STI MON SWE MEX ARGRet JORRet ITA GRE TUR FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN GBR NC 0 2010 Al-Rajhi Racing Team Peugeot 207 S2000 SWE MEX JOR13 TUR NZL POR BUL FIN GER JPN FRA ESP GBR NC 0 2011 Al-Rajhi Racing Team Peugeot 207 S2000 SWE MEX PORRet JOR ITARet ARG GRERet FIN GERRet AUS FRA34 ESPRet NC 0 Ford Fiesta S2000 GBRRet 2012 Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RRC MON SWE24 MEX PORRet ARG GRE8 NZL28 FIN17 GERRet GBR16 FRA18 ITA ESP15 26th 4 2013 Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RRC MON SWE10 MEX PORWD ARG GRE ITA FIN12 GER AUS12 FRA ESP12 GBR18 29th 1 2014 Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RRC MON SWE14 MEX POR ARG ITARet POL13 FIN13 GER AUSRet FRA ESP GBR NC 0 2015 Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RRC MON SWE16 MEX ARG PORRet ITARet POL FIN GER AUSRet FRA ESPRet GBR NC 0 2016 Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWERet MEX ARG POR11 ITARet POLRet FINRet GER CHNC FRA ESP GBRRet AUS NC 0 2017 Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA13 POL FIN GER ESP GBRRet AUS NC 0 2018 Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWERet MEX FRA ARG PORRet ITARet FIN GER TURRet GBR ESP AUS NC 0 Season still in progress.

SWRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points 2012 Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RRC MON SWE5 PORRet NZL4 FIN2 GBR3 FRA2 ESP3 3rd 88

WRC-2 results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points 2013 Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RRC MON SWE1 MEX PORWD ARG GRE ITA FIN4 GER AUS3 FRA ESP2 GBR8 5th 74 2014 Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RRC MON SWE4 MEX POR ARG ITARet POL3 FIN4 GER AUSRet FRA ESP GBR 11th 39 2015 Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RRC MON SWE4 MEX ARG PORRet ITARet POL FIN GER AUSRet FRA ESPRet GBR 28th 12

WRC-Trophy results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points 2017 Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA1 POL FIN GER ESP GBRRet AUS 5th 25

ERC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points 2014 Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RRC JÄN LIE GRE IRE AZO YPR EST CZE CYP1 VAL COR 15th 38

Dakar Rally results

Complete World Rally-Raid Championship results

(key) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 45 Points 2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota Hilux Overdrive T1 DAK ABU MOR AND 3rd 1212023Overdrive RacingHilux OverdriveT1+ DAK ABU SON DES MOR 2nd 181 2024 Overdrive Racing Hilux Overdrive UltimateDAKABUPRTDESMOR 2nd 160 2025 Overdrive Racing Hilux Overdrive UltimateDAKABUZAFPRTMOR 6th 78 2026 Overdrive Racing Toyota Hilux Overdrive UltimateDAKPRTDESMORABU 21st* 5* Season still in progress.