From DW REV – Cars & Mobility.

German co-driver Timo Gottschalk has won the Dakar Rally twice. First in 2011, alongside Nasser Al-Attiyah, and more recently in 2025, with Saudi Arabian driver Yazeed Al-Rajhi. Of his 17 starts at the event, Gottschalk has only two wins to show for them. As he says though, winning the Dakar isn’t easy, and requires luck. And total commitment to the art of co-driving.

00:00 – Born to Co-Drive: Timo’s Unusual Start
00:25 – Mental Toughness: The True Challenge of Dakar
02:13 – Breakthrough with Volkswagen
02:33 – The 2010 Battle: The Closest Dakar Finish Ever
03:03 – 2011: First Dakar Victory
03:21 – 2025: Victory in Saudi Arabia with Yazeed Al-Rajhi
03:49 – No Guarantees at Dakar
04:06 – The Turning Point: A Canyon, No Reverse Gear
04:30 – From Rheinsberg to Rally Legend
05:12 – Trust: The Core of Every Rally Pairing
05:51 – Pressure, Navigation & Instinct
06:47 – Reading the Desert: Intuition Over Maps
07:41 – Learning to Move On from Mistakes
08:18 – When the Dakar Doesn’t Go to Plan
09:59 – Why He Keeps Coming Back
10:43 – Total Commitment: The Cost of Rally Life
11:28 – No Regrets: Rally Life, Rewinded

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