2024 Dakar Rally
Part of the Dakar Rally
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Host countrySaudi Arabia
Dates run6 January 2024–19 January 2024
StartAl-'Ula
FinishYanbu
Stages12
Stage surfaceSand, rocks, gravel, tarmac

The 2024 Dakar Rally is a rally raid event held in Saudi Arabia. It is the 46th edition of the Dakar Rally, organized by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), and the 5th time Saudi Arabia has hosted the event.

The event takes place between 5 and 19 January 2024. For the third year running, the event is also the first round of the 2024 World Rally-Raid Championship.

The outline of the race route was presented on 3 June 2023. This year the route will start at Al-'Ula, cross the Empty Quarter, and will finish in Yanbu. Race format consists of a prologue and 12 stages, including a 48-hour marathon stage. The new format marathon stage will include time limit for stopping at 4pm, and setting off the next day at 7am. More route details will be revealed in November.[1]

Timeline

  • 3 June – 20 October 2023: Registrations[2]
  • End of November 2023: Press conference
  • 1 December 2023: Scrutineering and vehicle loading in Barcelona
  • 1 January 2024: Offloading vehicles in Yanbu
  • 5 January 2024: Starting podium and the Prologue Stage
  • 6 January 2024: Race start
  • 19 January 2024: Race finish and finish podium

Stages

The 2024 Dakar route was revealed on 20 November 2023, totaling 7,891 km (4,903 mi), and consisting of 4,727 km (2,937 mi) special stages. The race features a new two-day marathon stage, where all participants will need to stop at the nearest bivouac after 4pm. There will be 8 bivouacs setup, with drivers having no contact with their teams, but allowed to work on other vehicles.[3]

StageDateStartFinishTotal/Special
PrologueFridayJanuary 5, 2024Al-'UlaAl-'Ula158 km / 28 km
1SaturdayJanuary 6, 2024Al-'UlaAl Henakiyah532 km / 405 km
2SundayJanuary 7, 2024Al HenakiyahAd Dawadimi662 km / 470 km
3MondayJanuary 8, 2024Ad DawadimiAl Salamiya733 km / 440 km
4TuesdayJanuary 9, 2024Al SalamiyaAl-Hofuf631 km / 299 km
5WednesdayJanuary 10, 2024Al-HofufShaybah727 km / 118 km
6 (Marathon)Thursday-FridayJanuary 11-12, 2024ShaybahShaybah766 km / 532 km
-SaturdayJanuary 13, 2024RiyadhRest day
7SundayJanuary 14, 2024RiyadhAd Dawadimi873 km / 483 km
8MondayJanuary 15, 2024Ad DawadimiHa'il678 km / 458 km
9TuesdayJanuary 16, 2024Ha'ilAl-'Ula639 km / 417 km
10WednesdayJanuary 17, 2024Al-'UlaAl-'Ula609 km / 371 km
11ThursdayJanuary 18, 2024Al-'UlaYanbu587 km / 480 km
12FridayJanuary 19, 2024YanbuYanbu328 km / 175 km

Participants

Cars

References

  1. ↑ "2024 Route: A new step towards the future". Dakar.com. 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  2. ↑ https://competitors.dakar.com/en/calendar
  3. ↑ https://enduro21.com/en/racing/latest/rally/2024-dakar-rally-route-confirmed-new-48hr-chrono-stage-in-the-empty-quarter
  4. ↑ "Spain as an important stage for Audi on the way to the 2024 Dakar Rally". audi-mediacenter.com. 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  5. ↑ "Ford announces maiden Dakar participation". Dakar.com. 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  6. ↑ "Seth Quintero, Lucas Moraes to race for Toyota Gazoo Racing at 2024 Dakar Rally". The Checkered Flag. 2023-11-09.
  7. ↑ "Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa bringing three Hiluxes to 2024 Dakar Rally". The Checkered Flag. 2023-11-11.
  8. ↑ "Toyota Gazoo Racing Baltics reveals 2024 Dakar Rally programme". The Checkered Flag. 2023-11-22.
  9. ↑ "Al-Attiyah joins Prodrive as team-mate to Loeb". DirtFish. 2023-10-23.
  10. ↑ "Laia Sanz y Patricia Pita enseñan los 'secretos' de Astara para el Dakar 2024". SoyMotor. 2023-10-20.
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