He Dakar Rally 2024 It will take place this January and everything is ready. This event, one of the most important and highly anticipated by sports fans, will take place in Saudi Arabia for the fifth consecutive year and will have a route of 4,727 kilometers. In this note you will find out when it starts, what stages there are and which channels you can watch from anywhere in the world.
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When does the Dakar Rally 2024 start?
Next the big event begins January 5th and ends on the following 19th of the same month. There are 12 days of competition and one rest day, which takes place on Saturday the 13th.
The 2024 Dakar Rally starts on January 5th. Photo: AFP
What will be the stages of the Dakar 2024?
The 2024 Dakar Rally includes 12 stages. Find out more about the competition categories:
- Cars (T1-T2)
- Light vehicles (T3-T4)
- Truck (T5)
- Quads
- Motos.
Dakar Rally 2024: official route of the competition
- Friday, January 5th | Prologue: Al Ula – Al Ula (158 km total | 28 km special)
- Saturday, January 6th | Stage 1: Al Ula – Al Henakiyah (total 532 km | special route 405 km)
- Sunday, January 7th | Stage 2: Al Henakiyah – Al Duwadimi (662 km in total | 470 km special route)
- Monday, January 8th | Stage 3: Al Duwadimi – Al Salamiya (733 km in total | 440 km special route)
- Tuesday, January 9th | Stage 4: Al Salamiya – Al Hofuf (631 km in total | 299 km special route)
- Wednesday, January 10th | Stage 5: Al Hofuf – Shubaytah (727 km in total | 118 km special route)
- Thursday, January 11th and Friday, January 12th | Stage 6: Shubaytah – Shubaytah (766 km total | 532 km special route)
- Saturday, January 13th | relax
- Sunday, January 14th | Stage 7: Riyadh – Al Duwadimi (873 km in total | 483 km special route)
- Monday, January 15th | Stage 8: Al Duwadimi – Hail (678 km total | 458 km special)
- Tuesday, January 16 | Stage 9: Hail – Al Ula (total 639 km | special route 417 km)
- Wednesday, January 17th | Stage 10: Al Ula – Al Ula (609 km total | 371 km special route)
- Thursday, January 18th | Stage 11: Al Ula – Yanbu (587 km total | 480 km special route)
- Friday, January 19th | Stage 12: Yanbu – Yanbu (328 km in total | 174 km special route).
Route of the Dakar Rally 2024. Photo: Dakar
Where to watch the Dakar Rally 2024?
The competition will be broadcast on ESPN and Star Plus across Latin America. Get to know the countries that have other alternatives to take part in the Dakar.
- Latin America: ESPN and Star Plus
- Argentina: Public Television, Channel 12 Córdoba, América TV, C5N, Telefe
- Brazil: ESPN and Star Plus
- Colombia: Caracol TV
- Mexico Fox Sports
- United States: NBC Sports Group
- Spain: Teledeporte, Esport 3, La Una, TV3 Catalunya.
Broadcast rights for the Dakar 2024 worldwide. Photo: Dakar
Dakar favorites in the car
- Nasser Al Attiyah (Qatar): five-time winner of the Dakar, on the podium in the last five editions and champion of the Baja Aragón Rally and the Sonora Rally.
- Carlos Sainz (Spain): three-time winner of the Dakar and podium in the Rally Baja Aragón
- Sebastian Loeb (France): nine-time world champion, but without Dakar
- Stephane Peterhansel (France): With 14 titles, he is the top winner of the Dakar
- Lucas Noraes (Brazil): Third place in the last Dakar, his first time in competition.