THE 2021 RALLY

The 2021 edition of the Dakar Rally will again take place solely in Saudi Arabia, with crews setting off from the city of Jeddah on January 3. The traditional rest day will take place on January 9 in the city of Ha’il, before the route loops back to Jeddah for the finish on January 15.

ROUTE MAP

SCHEDULE

  1. stage
    1
    Jeddah > Bisha623 km | SS:277 km
  2. stage
    2
    Bisha > Wadi Ad-Dawasir685 km | SS:457 km
  3. stage
    3
    Wadi Ad-Dawasir >
    Wadi Ad-Dawasir
    629 km | SS:403 km
  4. stage
    4
    Wadi Ad-Dawasir > Riyadh813 km | SS:337 km
  5. stage
    5
    Riyadh > Buraydah624 km | SS:419 km
  6. stage
    6
    Buraydah > Ha'il655 km | SS:485 km
  1. rest
    Day
    Ha'il
  2. stage
    7
    Ha'il > Sakaka (marathon)737 km | SS:471 km
  3. stage
    8
    Sakaka > Neom709 km | SS:375 km
  4. stage
    9
    Neom > Neom579 km | SS:465 km
  5. stage
    10
    Neom > AlUla583 km | SS:342 km
  6. stage
    11
    AlUla > Yanbu557 km | SS:511 km
  7. stage
    12
    Yanbu > Jeddah452 km | SS:225 km

VEHICLE CATEGORIES

Various vehicles take part and compete in the rally, with the majority of competitors being divided into five categories:

CATEGORY GROUP (Division) CLASS
Car 4-wheeled vehicles that are split into two groups: Super Production converted commercial gasoline, diesel, racing vehicles and prototypes
Production non-converted commercial gasoline or diesel vehicles
SSV Side-by-side UTV, experimental sidecars - -
Trucks Large production-based and prototype trucks - -
Quad -wheeled ATVs - -
Bike 2-wheeled vehicles and motorcycles - -
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