Dakar 2021 Details Unveiled

Michelle Baird | November 29, 2020

The 43rd edition of Dakar will have a prologue, 12 stages, two looping stages, a marathon stage, and more than 4700 km of special stages from January 3 to 15.

Dakar 2021 ASO planning

The official presentation of the detailed route for the 2021 Dakar Rally–set to take place in Saudi Arabia–was digitally published and ASO completed the final route with teams spending three weeks on the terrain in search of new and thrilling routes.

Dakar 2021 presentation

The details reported back will see competitors forced to tackle more dunes, tougher treks and more navigation than the previous edition.

Dakar 2021 ASO planning Dakar 2021 route

This year, the roadbook will be given out 20 minutes prior to the start in each of the stages. This differs from last year’s edition where the roadbooks were distributed in this manner on only half of the stages.

2021 Dakar route

Discover now the ride of the detailed route in video:

Dakar 2021 Schedule

STAGE DATE START > FINISH Total Special
P Saturday, January 2, 2021 Jeddah > Jeddah 11 km 11 km
1 Sunday, January 3, 2021 Jeddah > Bisha 622 km 277 km
2 Monday, January 4, 2021 Bisha > Wadi Al Dawasir 685 km 457 km
3 Tuesday, January 5, 2021 Wadi Al Dawasir > Wadi Al Dawasir 630 km 403 km
4 Wednesday, January 6, 2021 Wadi Al Dawasir > Riyadh 813 km 337 km
5 Thursday, January 7, 2021 Riyadh > Buraydah 625 km 419 km
6 Friday, January 8, 2021 Buraydah > Ha’il 655 km 485 km
Rest day Saturday, January 9, 2021 Ha’il
7 Sunday, January 10, 2021 Ha’il > Sakaka 737 km 471 km
8 Monday, January 11, 2021 Sakaka > Neom 709 km 375 km
9 Tuesday, January 12, 2021 Neom > Neom 579 km 465 km
10 Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Neom > Al-Ula 583 km 342 km
11 Thursday, January 14, 2021 Al-Ula > Yanbu 557 km 511 km
12 Friday, January 15, 2021 Yanbu > Jeddah 452 km 225 km

 

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