Action from the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge - in pictures

The high-octane event attracts major names in international motorsport

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The Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge is one of the world’s most prestigious international cross-country rallies. Below, Argentina’s Lucio Alvarez and Spaniard Armand Monleon churn up the sand in a Toyota Hilux.

Qatari Nasser Al Attiyah and Andorra-based co-driver Mathieu Baumel were also in a Toyota Hilux

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Matthias Walkner, of Austria

Australian Daniel Sanders of GASGAS Factory Racing

Jakub Przygonski of Poland and German co-driver Timo Gottschalk