The route for Dakar 2024 was unveiled this Monday. The event is scheduled from January 5th to 19th in Saudi Arabia and marks the beginning of another season of the World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC).
The prologue kicks off and finishes in AlUla on January 5, covering 27km against the clock. It’s followed by the first stage between AlUla and Al Henakiyah with 405km timed.
On January 11 and 12, starting and finishing in Shubaytah, there’s a stage divided into two, without assistance, covering 584km against the clock between both days in the heart of the Empty Quarter.
After a rest day on January 13, the most extensive stage in a single day will be the seventh one on January 14, with 483km timed, totaling 873km in distance. The finale will be on January 19 in Yanbu, with a 175km timed section before the winners are crowned. Overall, the riders will face 4,727km of special stages and a total of 7,891km.
Dakar 2024 route:
January 5, Prologue: AlUla – AlUla (27km SS/157km total)
January 6, Stage 1: AlUla – Al Henakiyah (405km SS/532km total)
January 7, Stage 2: Al Henakiyah – Al Duwadimi (470km SS/662km total)
January 8, Stage 3: Al Duwadimi – Al Salamiya (440km SS/733km total)
January 9, Stage 4: Al Salamiya – Al-Hofuf (299km SS/631km total)
January 10, Stage 5: Al-Hofuf – Shubaytah (118km SS/644km total)
January 11 and 12, Stage 6A and 6B: Shubaytah – Shubaytah (584km SS/818km total)
January 13: Rest day
January 14, Stage 7: Riyadh – Al Duwadimi (483km SS/873km total)
January 15, Stage 8: Al Duwadimi – Ha’il (458km SS/678km total)
January 16, Stage 9: Ha’il – AlUla (417km SS/639km total)
January 17, Stage 10: AlUla – AlUla (371km SS/609km total)
January 18, Stage 11: AlUla – Yanbu (480km SS/587km total)
January 19, Stage 12: Yanbu – Yanbu (175km SS/328km total)