Media
Dakar 2025
Valentin Simonet x Compagnie Saharienne - What if you were to experience the same thing with us?
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Compagnie Saharienne was delighted to welcome the Valentin Simonet - Mathieu Monplaisi crew to its customer base, at the wheel of our latest model: the Toyota Land Cruiser 100 DKR. With the confidence of the Dakar organization and the outstanding work of his team of cameramen/editors - Ugo Missana and Hamdi Ben Lagha - Valentin was able to document his entire Dakar alongside us on YouTube, making it the first “car-camera” in the history of the Dakar. An unprecedented level of immersion in the Dakar, both for the crew and the Compagnie Saharienne! More than 350,000 people followed his adventure with us.
You'll find a selection of medium-length films of exceptional quality here, in chronological order. Valentin's channel also features his tests of the Toyota Hilux T1+ and the MD Evo5 Buggy.
GPX x Compagnie Saharienne - The confidence of a team with exceptional experience
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From the sands of Morocco to the dunes of the Empty Quarter, the GPX team's adventure with us was exceptional.
For this seasoned veteran of the world of circuit racing and historical rallying, their discovery of rally-raiding went off without a hitch. The team, which has also been chosen by Formula One to organize the historic F1 circuit, crossed the Dakar with disconcerting ease on our Land Cruiser 78 DKRs.
Their daily communications on their official networks recounting their adventure can be found on Instagram.
Sanjay Takale x Compagnie Saharienne — The honor of leading the way for an entire country
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The trust placed in us by Sanjay Takale, a legend of motorsport in Asia and the first Indian to race the Dakar on 4 wheels, has honoured us on this Dakar 2025.
Born in Manguri, near Pune, he distinguished himself in motocross in the 1980s, before moving on to rally racing. His numerous victories in competitions such as Desert Storm and Himalayan Rally, as well as his title of Asia-Pacific champion in the Production Cup category, consolidated his international reputation. He has also taken part in several events in the prestigious World Rally Championship (WRC), further enhancing his reputation on the world stage.
Alongside Compagnie Saharienne, Sanjay took on his ultimate challenge: the Dakar Rally. He became the first Indian in the history of the Dakar (1978 to date) to finish in the car category, navigated and coached by our friend Maxime Raud.
As such, the Indian people's enthusiasm behind their champion was immense. Heavily followed throughout the country, Sanjay benefited from exceptional media coverage... making Compagnie Saharienne and all its partners new and respected players in Asian motor sport. Sanjay's exploits, followed by hundreds of thousands of people, were shared at the highest level, with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) even taking up the subject!
