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2025 Dakar Rally

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The 2025 Dakar Rally is a rally raid event that took place in Saudi Arabia. It is 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 took place from 3 to 17 January 2025.[1][2] For the fourth year running, the event will also be the first round of the 2025 World Rally-Raid Championship.

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Background

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 started at Bisha, it crosses 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. New is a Mission 1000 category for vehicles with alternative zero-emission or hybrid drives.[4]

This year, the Quad category was removed due to declining participation. Quads had been a part of the Dakar Rally since 2009.[5]

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Timeline

  • 18 May 2024: Route unveiled
  • 18 May – 20 October 2024: Registrations
  • 28–30 November 2024: Scrutineering and vehicle loading in Barcelona
  • 30 December 2024: Vehicle offloading in Jeddah
  • 1–2 January 2025: Final scrutineering in Bisha
  • 3 January 2025: Starting podium and the Prologue Stage
  • 17 January 2025: Race finish and finish podium

Entry list

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In November 2024 ASO announced the list of competitors. Quads were dropped from this years edition due to declining manufacturer support.[6]

Number of entries

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  1. As of 29 November, before scrutineering.
  2. At start line after the rest day.
  3. To rank in the final standings, the vehicle had to pass through the finishing podium.

Vehicles and Categories

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Competitor list

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Stages

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Stage winners

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Stage results

Bikes

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SSV (T4)

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Trucks

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Classics

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Final standings

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Cars

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Trucks

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Classics

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References

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