The 2025 Dakar Rally is a rally raid event to be held in Saudi Arabia.
| 2025 Dakar Rally | |||
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Part of the Dakar Rally
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| Host country | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Dates run | 3–17 January 2024 | ||
| Start | Bisha | ||
| Finish | Shubaytah | ||
| Stages | 12 | ||
| Stage surface | Sand, rocks, gravel, tarmac | ||
Background
editIt will be the 47th edition of the Dakar Rally, organized by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), and the 6th time Saudi Arabia has hosted the event. The event will take place between 3 and 17 January 2025.[1][2]
The grand presentation and the outline of the race route took place on 18 May 2024 in Les Comes, targeting French and Spanish audience. The promo tour continued to South Africa, Italy, Mexico / USA, Argentina, Czech Republic, and the Netherlands.[3]
This year the route will start at Bisha, cross the Empty Quarter, and will finish in Shubaytah. Race format consists of 14 days of racing, divided into 12 stages. There will be a 48-hour "chrono" marathon stage, covering 950km. Five stages will feature separate routes for cars and bikes. There will be one mass start stage. The organizers promised more navigation, the detailed stages will be revealed later in 2024. Dakar Future Mission 1000 category for vehicles with alternative zero-emission or hybrid drives has been also confirmed.[4]
Timeline
edit- 18 May: Route unveiled
- 18 May – 20 October 2024: Registrations
- 28-30 November 2023: Scrutineering and vehicle loading in Barcelona
- December 30: Vehicle offloading in Jeddah
- 1-2 January 2025: Final scrutineering in Bisha
- 3 January 2024: Starting podium and the Prologue Stage
- 17 January 2024: Race finish and finish podium