Saudi Dakar Rally 2023 route unveiled

The details of the fourth edition of Saudi Dakar Rally Online in 2023 were announced by the Dakar Rally Organizing Committee in a virtual press conference on Thursday.

Present during the press conference were Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal, chairman of the board of directors of the Saudi Federation of Motors and Motorcycles as well as of the Saudi Motorsports Company; Jan Luminaire, CEO of Amaury Sport Organization; and David Castera, director of the Dakar Rally.

During the convention the course of the new version of the rally — held for the fourth consecutive yr in Saudi Arabia — become discovered. It will take location from Dec. 31 to Jan. 15, with 453 cars throughout diverse classes of the race, including 89 automobiles within the Dakar Classic race, with a distance of extra than eight,500 km.

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This is the longest for the unique stages challenge to timing since 2014, and is predicted to attract drivers from greater than sixty eight nations.

The rally music for this 12 months consists of a initial level and 14 normal tiers. Drivers will begin the rally with an introductory journey from the sea camp in the northwestern mountain areas earlier than heading to the some distance southeast, passing through AlUla, Hail, Dawadmi, Haradh, the Empty Quarter, Shaybah, Hofuf and Dammam.

The Saudi Dakar Rally final January witnessed the participation of a group of the most distinguished global drivers, attracting more than 1,000 racers representing 70 international locations from around the arena. The 2022 version of the event ran for 14 days across 12 levels and six categories.

Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal careworn that hosting Dakar Rally for the fourth time in a row confirms the Kingdom’s potential to host the most critical global events, and contributes to consolidating its deserved position on the worldwide sports activities map.

He said that due to the Kingdom’s abilties and capacity, Saudi Arabia has emerge as a outstanding destination for fanatics of the game, based totally on the character of the rally as one in all the most important and most crucial events on the motor recreation agenda, main to a highlight on the diversity and geographical difference of the Kingdom, which makes the rally stronger.

He introduced: “We have began arrangements with all worried authorities to make sure the supply of all the required factors and elements, and to make certain fulfillment in organizing in a manner that reflects our ambitions and underlines the transformation march of the Kingdom.” Where can I watch Dakar live?

The tiers of the race could be as follows:

- Preliminary level (Saturday, Dec. 31): Al-Bahr Camp — Al-Bahr Camp, for a distance of eleven km.

- First Stage (Sunday, Jan. 1): Camp Al-Bahr — Al-Bahr Camp, a circular level for a distance of 603 km (Special stage: 368 km).

- Second Stage (Monday, Jan. 2): Al-Bahr Camp — AlUla, 590 km (Special Stage: 431 km).

- Third level (Tuesday, Jan. Three): AlUla - Hail, 669 km (Special degree: 447 km).

- Fourth Stage (Wednesday, Jan. Four): Hail — Hail, circular level for a distance of 573 km (Special degree: 425 km).

- Fifth Stage (Thursday, Jan. 5): Hail — Hail, circular stage for a distance of 646 km (Special level: 375 km).

- Sixth level (Friday, Jan. 6): Hail — Dawadmi, 877 km (Special stage: 466 km).

- Seven Stage (Saturday, Jan. 7): Dawadmi — Dawadmi, a circular degree for a distance of 641 km (Special degree: 473 km).

- Eighth Stage (Sunday, Jan. 8): Dawadmi — Riyadh, 722 km (Special Stage: 407 km).

- Rest Day (Monday, Jan. Nine): Riyadh.

- Ninth Stage (Tuesday, Jan. 10): Riyadh — Haradh, 710 km (Special Stage: 439 km).

- 10th Stage (Wednesday, Jan. Eleven): Haradh — Shaybah, 623 km (Special Stage: 114 km).

- eleventh Stage (Thursday, Jan. 12): Shaybah — Al-Ardah, marathon degree 426 km (Special degree: 275 km).

- twelfth Stage (Friday, Jan. 13): Al-Ardah — Shaybah, marathon level 375 km (Special level: 185 km).

- 13th Stage (Saturday, Jan. 14): Shaybah — Hofuf, 669 km (Special Stage: 154 km).

- 14th Stage (Sunday, Jan. 15): Hofuf — Dammam, 414 km (Special Stage: 136 km).