Paris Dakar Rally Map

The dakar rally is fueled by desire a willingness almost a need to be hurtling through vast emptiness on a pulse racing adventure.

Paris dakar rally map. The dakar rally or simply the dakar. Route map for the 2021 dakar rally. This was also the first event under direction of david castera who replaced etienne lavigne when he stepped down from the role in march 2019 after 15 years in charge. Formerly known as the paris dakar rally is an annual rally raid organised by the amaury sport organisation most events since the inception in 1978 were staged from paris france to dakar senegal but due to security threats in mauritania which led to the cancellation of the 2008 rally events from 2009 to 2019 were held in south america.

The paris dakar rapidly won over the public fascinated by these ordinary adventurers defying the desert with limited resources. The legendary competition is held over 13 days and sees competitors traversing. Marc joineau f suzuki dr500 45h49 30 9. Fenouil f bmw gs1000 52h14 27 14.

And as we found out first hand earlier this year that desire is only continuing to burn stronger. The event launched in 1979 with its original route between paris and the senegalese capital dakar moved to saudi arabia this year after a decade in south america a decision which sparked an angry reaction from human rights organisations. The 2020 dakar rally was the 42nd edition of the event and the first edition held in saudi arabia the event started in jeddah on 5 january and finished in al qiddiya 17 january after 12 stages of competition. First held on the day after christmas of 1978 the paris to dakar rally better known today simply as the dakar is an endurance rally raid event that s widely recognized as being one of if not the most grueling off road motorsport event in the world.

However this time round medina will also close the loop and host the finish of the rally. Just over a month before the racing starts the dakar rally s organizers have announced their route for 2020. H auriol f bmw gs1000 43h27 35 2. The dakar is running in saudi arabia this time moving away from south america where the past 10 rallies had been held previously it had actually earned the paris dakar name by literally running from france to senegal but threats of terrorism forced the rally to change continents.

The economic heart of the country was the scene of the arrival of the dakar in saudi arabia in 2020. Patrick drobecq f honda xlr600 43h52 24 3. More indiana jones than indy 500 the dakar rally is the true race of legends with cars motorbikes quads and trucks venturing across 9 000km of hostile off road terrain in south america. Yamahas and hondas cobbled together at the back of the garage rubbed shoulders with thierry de montcorgé s rolls royce and the citroen cx of the f1 driver jacky ickx accompanied by claude brasseur.

It was the saudi arabian motorsport federation s greatest joy to bring dakar rally to asia.