The official presentation of Dakar 2024 took place this Monday, with the unveiling of the complete route. The opening round of the World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) season will take place from January 5th to January 19th in Saudi Arabia.
AlUla will host the prologue on January 5th, with only 27km of competition. The first stage starts in AlUla and ends in Al Henakiyah one day later. The initial week concludes with a stage divided into two on January 11th and 12th, starting and finishing in Shubaytah. There is no assistance in the Empty Quarter, with a total of 584km of timed sections.
January 13th is the rest day, on the eve of the longest day: the seventh stage, on January 14th, offers 483km against the clock and 873km in total distance. The 12th and final stage is on January 19th, with the last 175km timed before the crowning. The itinerary will have 4,727km of special stages and a total of 7,891km.
Dakar 2024 Route:
January 5th, Prologue: AlUla – AlUla (27km special/157km total)
January 6th, Stage 1: AlUla – Al Henakiyah (405km special/532km total)
January 7th, Stage 2: Al Henakiyah – Al Duwadimi (470km special/662km total)
January 8th, Stage 3: Al Duwadimi – Al Salamiya (440km special/733km total)
January 9th, Stage 4: Al Salamiya – Al-Hofuf (299km special/631km total)
January 10th, Stage 5: Al-Hofuf – Shubaytah (118km special/644km total)
January 11th and 12th, Stage 6A and 6B: Shubaytah – Shubaytah (584km special/818km total)
January 13th: Rest day
January 14th, Stage 7: Riyadh – Al Duwadimi (483km special/873km total)
January 15th, Stage 8: Al Duwadimi – Ha’il (458km special/678km total)
January 16th, Stage 9: Ha’il – AlUla (417km special/639km total)
January 17th, Stage 10: AlUla – AlUla (371km special/609km total)
January 18th, Stage 11: AlUla – Yanbu (480km special/587km total)
January 19th, Stage 12: Yanbu – Yanbu (175km special/328km total)
