DAKAR RALLY 2017

ABOUT DAKAR RALLY

THE 2017 RALLY

Beginning on January 2nd in Asuncion and finishing January 14th in Buenos Aires, the rally takes place across 3 countries, Paraguay, Argentina and Bolivia.

The stage schedule is as follows:

  • 2nd Jan: Asunción (Paraguay) – Resistencia (Argentina)

  • 3rd Jan: Resistencia – San Miguel de Tucumán

  • 4th Jan: San Miguel de Tucumán – San Salvador de Jujuy

  • 5th Jan: San Salvador– Tupiza (Bolivia)

  • 6th Jan: Tupiza – Oruro

  • 7th Jan: Oruro – La Paz

  • 8th Jan: Rest day in La Paz

  • 9th Jan: La Paz – Uyuni

  • 10th Jan: Uyuni – Salta (Argentina)

  • 11th Jan: Salta – Chilecito

  • 12th Jan: Chilecito – San Juan

  • 13th Jan: San Juan – Río Cuarto

  • 14th Jan: Río Cuarto – Buenos Aires

The 2017 rally promises to be as just as physically challenging as the years before with six days in a row being spent 3000m above sea level. The difficulty will ramp up until the rest day and then ramp up once again afterwards with stages such as 977km long, 98% off-road stage 9 on Wednesday January 11th.

TEAM

CATEGORIES OF THE RACE

Various vehicles take part and compete in the rally, largely being divided into four categories:

CATEGORY GROUP (Division) CLASS
Car 4-wheeled vehicles that are split into two groups: Super Production converted commercial gasoline, diesel, 2-wheel drive vehicles, racing vehicles and prototypes.
Production non-converted commercial gasoline or diesel vehicles.
Quads Experimental sidecars, 3 and 4-wheeled ATVs, etc.
Camion Trucks.
Bike 2-wheeled vehicles and motorcycles.

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