The FIA/FIM Dakar World Rally Raid Championship (W2RC) 2025 is set to start from Bisha, Saudi Arabia on January 3rd, 2025. The course is designed to wind through varying terrains such as the dunes of the Empty Quarter, craggy mountain and wide plains to the goal at Shubaytah on January 17th.
ROUTE MAP
SCHEDULE
BISHA > BISHA
stage 1BISHA > BISHA
stage 2BISHA > BISHA
stage 3BISHA > AL HENAKIYAH
stage 4AL HENAKIYAH > ALULA
stage 5ALULA > HAIL
restHAIL
stage 6HAIL > AL DUWADIMI
stage 7AL DUWADIMI > AL DUWADIMI
stage 8AL DUWADIMI > RIYADH
stage 9RIYADH > HARADH
stage 10HARADH > SHUBAYTAH
stage 11SHUBAYTAH > SHUBAYTAH
stage 12SHUBAYTAH > SHUBAYTAH
* 48H Chrono Stage: A challenge stage set in the first half of the rally covering around 950 km to be covered in 2 days.
Various vehicles take part and compete in the rally:
GROUP
CLASS
Ultimate
converted commercial gasoline, diesel, racing vehicles and prototypes
GR DKR Hilux EVO belongs to T1U class in this category.
Stock
non-converted commercial gasoline or diesel vehicles
Truck
Large production-based and prototype trucks
Bike
2-wheeled vehicles and motorcycles
Quad
4-wheeled ATVs
Challenger
Lightweight Prototype Cross-Country Vehicles.
SSV
Side-by-side UTV, experimental sidecars
M1000
Mission 1000 is a new part of the Dakar Future Program, an effort aimed at urging automakers to develop next-generation carbon-neutral powertrain technologies like hydrogen engines and electric or biofuel hybrids.
Classic
The Dakar Classic category is for vehicles manufactured before 2005
