- Expect a heavyweight tussle in the car category as Spaniard Carlos Sainz, Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah and Frenchman Stéphane Peterhansel engage in battle with the trio winning the Dakar a staggering 19 times between them as well as WRC titles and Olympic medals.
- Reigning Dakar champion Sainz will be at the wheel of a MINI John Cooper Works Buggy and Peterhansel a 4x4 MINI Rally which he drove to victory at last month's Baja Poland, while Al-Attiyah will continue with the Toyota Hilux he brought to victory at the 2019 Dakar.
- Peterhansel, 55, said: "I have a new co-pilot sitting next to me and I think Edouard (Boulanger) has a lot of potential that he can certainly exploit to the fullest."
- In the side-by-side (SxS) contest, Mitch Guthrie Jr. (USA) is back behind the wheel of his OT3 by Overdrive while Seth Quintero (USA) - who just turned 18 - and FIA World Rallycross sensation Hansen (SWE) are both getting their first drive in Andalucía.
- Hansen, 22, explained: "To have a co-driver is nice because I can share this adventure with someone. It's like learning a new language to understand pace notes."
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