It is not really necessary to present a driver like Fernando Alonso. The two-time Formula 1 World Champion, two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner and FIA World Endurance Champion, will now try his luck on the Dakar, which will be held in Saudi Arabia in early 2020. A huge amount of attention will be paid to the Spaniard and co-driver Marc Coma, who has won the world’s toughest motor race five times, but uniquely on two wheels with KTM. Alonso has prepared for his latest adventure by participating in several rally-raids, culminating in a podium finish on the Ula-Neom in Saudi Arabia two months prior to the Dakar. “I scored the first podium result of my rally-raid career. To be 3rd in the last stages and 3rd in the general classification is very positive and boosts my confidence for the Dakar”. The Spaniard has been gaining a lot of experience these past few months with the Toyota Hilux he will race, especially during the many tests with his entire team 2019 has been a studious year of training for Alonso to get accustomed to this new discipline. “I don’t want to the Dakar, then quit after the second or third day because of a stupid mistake. I have to approach it with a certain calmness." At the age of 38, perhaps the most versatile racer of his generation is about to attack the most demanding rally in the world.

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