The 47th edition of the Dakar will set off this Friday from Bisha for a journey of nearly 8,000 kilometers through the dunes of Saudi Arabia until the arrival in Shubaytah scheduled for January 17.
Course
The 47th edition of the Dakar will be nearly 7,800 kilometers long, including 5,100 kilometers of special stages, with a prologue and twelve stages on the program through the dunes of Saudi Arabia between Bisha and Shubaytah.
Steps
Prologue (January 3): Bisha-Bisha, 79 km (29 km special)
1st stage (January 4): Bisha-Bisha, 500 km (412 km of special)
2nd stage (January 5 and 6): Bisha-Bisha, 1,006 km (958 km of special) for motorcycles / 1,067 km (971 km of special) for cars
3rd stage (January 7): Bisha-Al-Henakiyah, 848 km (496 km of special)
4th stage (January 8): Al-Henakiyah-Al-Ula, 588 km (415 km of special)
5th stage (January 9): Al-Ula-Hail, 491 km (428 km special)
6th stage (January 11): Hail-Al-Duwadimi, 829 km (606 km of special including 172 km of transfer)
7th stage (January 12): Al-Duwadimi-Al-Duwadimi, 724 km (460 km of special) for motorcycles / 745 km (481 km of special) for cars
8th stage (January 13): Al-Duwadimi-Ryad, 731 km (485 km of special) for motorcycles / 733 km (487 km of special) for cars
9th stage (January 14): Ryad-Harad, 589 km (357 km of special)
10th stage (January 15): Harad-Shubaytah, 636 km (117 km of special) for motorcycles / 642 km (123 km of special) for cars
11th stage (January 16): Shubaytah-Shubaytah, 553 km (321 km of special) for motorcycles / 516 km (284 km of special) for cars / 447 km (130 km of special) for trucks
12th stage (January 17): Shubaytah-Shubaytah, 132 km (62 km special)
Prize list
Auto
2024: Carlos Sainz (Spain)
2023 : Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar)
2022 : Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar)
2021: Stéphane Péterhansel (France)
2020: Carlos Sainz (Spain)
2019: Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar)
2018: Carlos Sainz (Spain)
2017: Stéphane Péterhansel (France)
2016: Stéphane Péterhansel (France)
2015: Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar)
Moto
2024 : Ricky Brabec (Etats-Unis)
2023 : Kevin Benavides (Argentine)
2022: Sam Sunderland (Great Britain)
2021 : Kevin Benavides (Argentine)
2020 : Ricky Brabec (Etats-Unis)
2019: Toby Price (Australia)
2018: Mathias Walkner (Austria)
2017: Sam Sunderland (Great Britain)
2016: Toby Price (Australia)
2015: Marc Coma (Spain)
Favorites
Title holder, Spaniard Carlos Sainz is one of the favorites to take over with Nasser Al-Attiyah. Five-time winner of the event, the Qatari will inevitably be revengeful after his retirement last year. For his 9th participation, Sébastien Loeb, who has experienced several misadventures, will try to achieve his first success. In the motorcycles, Ricky Brabec, winner last year, is obviously among the contenders with Ross Branch and Daniel Sanders.
Gains
The winner of the general classification of the car category will not receive any money for his victory. He and his co-driver will only receive a bronze trophy representing a Touareg and weighing nine kilos. On the other hand, the winner of the motorcycle category will receive the sum of 50,000 euros compared to 25,000 euros for his runner-up and 15,000 euros for 3rd. The winners among women and rookies, in cars and motorcycles, will receive 3,000 euros.
Diffusion TV
The 47th edition of the Dakar will be followed on the L’Equipe channel with “Le Grand Direct” at 11:50 a.m., “Le Journal du Dakar” at 6:10 p.m. and “Dakar, le grand summary” at 8 p.m., but also on Eurosport 1 (from 3 to January 11) and 2 (from January 12 to 17) with a 52-minute daily summary broadcast at 9 p.m. as well as on France 3 in “Tout le Sport” (Monday to Saturday at 7:50 p.m.) and in “Stade 2” (Sunday from 8:05 p.m. to 9:05 p.m.).
