The 2023 Dakar Rally Route will be a rally raid event held in Saudi Arabia and the 45th edition of the Dakar Rally organized by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). The event will take place between 31 December 2022 and 15 January 2023. This will be the fourth time Saudi Arabia had hosted the event. For the second year running, the event will also be the first round of the World Rally-Raid Championship.
Starting on a Sea Camp on the shores of the Red Sea and ending on the opposite side of the Arabian Peninsula. where the competitors will discover the coast of the Arabian Gulf after a four-day adventure through the Empty Quarter, including the marathon stage. the 45th edition of the Dakar is the toughest one since the rally came to Saudi Arabia. Packing almost 5,000 kilometres of specials into a prologue and 14 stages, the route is a true test of extreme endurance.
Everything you need to know about the 2023 Dakar Rally
Dakar Rally Race returns to Saudi Arabia for 2023 with a longer route
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The Dakar Rally returns to Saudi Arabia for 2023 with a longer course. The 45th edition of the rally will be the fourth one to take place in Saudi Arabia.
The Dakar Rally Route 2023 will start on Saturday December 31. 2022 and run until Sunday January 15, 2023. The rally will follow a new route that drivers will complete in 14 stages. This will be the first time since 2018 that the race runs across 14 stages. Additionally, the Dakar Rally 2023 track is different from previous ones.
| TAGE | DATE | START AND FINISH | RACE DISTANCE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Special | ||||
| P | Saturday, December 31, 2022 | SEA CAMP > SEA CAMP | 11 km | 11 km | PROLOGUE |
| 1 | Sunday, January 1, 2023 | SEA CAMP > SEA CAMP | 602.56 km | 367 km | STAGE 1 |
| 2 | Monday, January 2, 2023 | SEA CAMP > ALULA | 589.07 km | 430 km | STAGE 2 |
| 3 | Tuesday, January 3, 2023 | ALULA > HA’IL | 669.15 km | 447 km | STAGE 3 |
| 4 | Wednesday, January 4, 2023 | HA’IL > HA’IL | 574.01 km | 425 km | STAGE 4 |
| 5 | Thursday, January 5, 2023 | HA’IL > HA’IL | 645.04 km | 373 km | STAGE 5 |
| 6 | Friday, January 6, 2023 | HA’IL > AL DUWADIMI | 876.24 km | 465 km | STAGE 6 |
| 7 | Saturday, January 7, 2023 | AL DUWADIMI > AL DUWADIMI | 641.46 km | 472 km | STAGE 7 |
| 8 | Sunday, January 8, 2023 | AL DUWADIMI > RIYADH | 713.85 km | 398 km | STAGE 8 |
| – | Monday, January 9, 2023 | RIYADH | REST | |
| 9 | Tuesday, January 10, 2023 | RIYADH > HARADH | 686 km | 358 km | STAGE 9 |
| 10 | Wednesday, January 11, 2023 | HARADH > SHAYBAH | 623.94 km | 113 km | STAGE 10 |
| 11 | Thursday, January 12, 2023 | SHAYBAH > EMPTY QUARTER MARATHON | 428.27 km | 275 km | STAGE 11 |
| 12 | Friday, January 13, 2023 | EMPTY QUARTER MARATHON > SHAYBAH | 374.86 km | 183 km | STAGE 12 |
| 13 | Saturday, January 14, 2023 | SHAYBAH > AL-HOFUF | 675.6 km | 154 km | STAGE 13 |
| 14 | Sunday, January 15, 2023 | AL-HOFUF > DAMMAM | 417.3 km | 136 km | STAGE 14 |