Staving off a late challenge from the X-raid Mini entry of Guerlain Chicherit, Variawa reached the finish line with a 23-second margin to become the youngest Dakar stage winner at the age of just 19.

X-raid Mini driver Guerlain Chicherit set the early pace on a route made up largely of sand and dirt, while Ford’s Mattias ...

Back in 2013, Guerlain Chicherit became the first person to complete an unassisted backflip in a car. ‘Unassisted’ meant that it was done using a static ramp, while the car was a modified Mini ...