Paris Dakar Route 2020

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.

Paris dakar route 2020. The route has been released and here s what s in store. The route for the 2020 dakar rally the first edition of the rally raid to be held in saudi arabia has been revealed. The dakar rally or simply the dakar. The economic heart of the country was the scene of the arrival of the dakar in saudi arabia in 2020.

The route for the 2020 dakar rally the first edition of the legendary rally raid to be held in saudi arabia has been revealed. However this time round medina will also close the loop and host the finish of the rally. 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 2020 dakar gets underway on january 5 with hundreds of the world s best drivers navigators and riders tackling a race like no other.

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. Prince khalid bin sultan al faisal president of the saudi automobile and motorcycle federation announced the final details of the landmark event that will start on january 5 and end on january 17. 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. The 2020 dakar rally formerly known as the paris dakar rally will begin on january 5 2020 in jeddah and finish on january 17 2020 9 000 kilometers later in al qiddiya.

Official website of dakar ex paris dakar 314 van loon erik nld toyota hilux overdrive toyota auto car portrait during the dakar 2020 s administrative and technical scrutineering in jeddah saudi arabia from january 2 to 4 2020 hybrid vehicules pictures during the dakar 2020 s administrative and technical scrutineering in jeddah saudi arabia from january 2 to 4 2020 riwald team. Just over a month before the racing starts the dakar rally s organizers have announced their route for 2020.