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Toyota were dominant at the end of the first week of the 45th Dakar Rally and the Japanese manufacturer reached the rest day in Riyadh with four cars inside the top five and Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and his co-driver Mathieu Baumel winning three stages and leading the event by 1hr 03min 36sec.

The number 43 has been withdrawn from use in this year's FIA World Rally Championship as a mark of respect to motor sport icon Ken Block.

Israel has successfully held its first-ever Hill Climb race, marking a historic day for the country's motor sport industry. The Israel Automobile and Karting Association (ILAKA) supervised the event and worked closely with local authorities and police to obtain the necessary permits.

Ken Block, who passed away following a snowmobile accident in the United States on January 2, has been described as a “visionary” and an “inspiration for all”.

Starting point of this year's Dakar, a presentation of the 2023 calendar was held at the Sea Camp (Saudi Arabia) to mark the launch of the second season of the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship.

The 45th Dakar Rally will kick off another season of FIA world motor sport and, for the second year, the event will be the opening round of the expanded FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) that will also visit Abu Dhabi, new events in Mexico and Argentina and finish in Morocco.

As revealed by the World Motor Sport Council on December 7, the 2023 FIA European Hill Climb Championship calendar will comprise 10 stages.

As overtiredness, distraction or health issues in the driver play a role in 10 percent of serious extra-urban traffic crashes, ADAC investigated how modern, in-cabin sensing systems could help prevent crashes caused by these factors.

The second edition of the FIA Motorsport Games staged in Marseille in October this year set a new high mark for the most number of nations / FIA ASNs to ever participate in an official FIA-sanctioned event.