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The 2019 running of the worldfamous Dakar Rally is taking place in January as nine-time World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb attempts to take his maiden win on the great event.

But would he be able to stop reigning holder Carlos Sainz from taking a hat-trick of victories on the Dakar? Highlights from stage 3 are shown on Wednesday (22302300hrs, Eurosport 2) followed by the best bits from stage 4 on Thursday (2230-2300hrs, Eurosport 2). But the action doesn’t stop there as stage 5 (Friday, 2230-2300hrs, Eurosport 2) and stage 6 (Sunday, 22302300hrs, Eurosport 2) highlights will also be shown.

Catch the best action of the 2018/19 Formula E season opener from Saudi Arabia (Friday, 20002030hrs, Eurosport 2) as the championship’s second generation electric car made its race debut.

And finally relieve one of the biggest events in the motorsport social calendar, the 2018

Autosport Awards. The great and the good converged for a night of celebrations and you can see all the best bits (Sunday, 2320-0000hrs, Sky Sports F1).