The route of Dakar Rally 2024 there will be a passage over 7,800 kilometerswherein 60% of the route is in time trial format (just over 4700 km). This edition number 46 of the great route through the stages of the rally, in cars and motorcycles, will be held from January 5 (in the city of Al-Ula) to January 19which ends in Yanbu.
The route runs from the northwest to the southeast of the country in its initial section. However, near the halfway point of the race, the route will continue in reverse, where it will stop in the capital, Riyadh.
The cause will also open its headquarters this Dakay Rally 2024. It’s about the city from Yanbuwhere the cars come from from Barcelona (where they started at the beginning of December). Last year it hosted the commencement of the exam and this year it will crown it the winners of Dakar 2024 for the first time, one of the most interesting novelties of this edition.
Regarding career stages, the Dakar 2024 It will consist of 12 episodes. One of them will be divided into two days) with Prologue that will open the battle on January 5. Broadly speaking, there will be two different parts.
The days that will take place in the northern part of the country (from Riyadh onwards) will have a more varied route, with some sand dunes. Today, the terrain is also rocky (which will threaten the integrity of the cars especially in the penultimate stage) and sandy tracks. Here the landscapes will be truly magnificent and the navigation will be particularly relevant.
They will be sixteen days of competitionwith the a prologue and fourteen episodes from January 3 to 19with a only day off on Saturday, January 13. This way, it will take extra effort from the drivers and their cars to complete the test.
The Dakar 2024 will develop of 7,891 kilometerswherein 4,706 are on timed specials, up to sixty percent of the exam. Participants will cross Saudi Arabia from the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf through a terrain with a longer stage, with a lot of sand and a lot of sand.
However, the southern part will be more desert, especially in lThe two days of the 48-hour period (stage 6A and 6B, in Shubaytah) where the race will be contested the Empty Quarter, one of the most inhospitable deserts on the planet.
Dakar Rally 2024 stage schedules
All information is in Spanish peninsular time (it will be two more hours in Saudi Arabia). The time of departure of the first vehicle of the main categories is indicated. Also, this is the first schedule sent by the organization and may change over the course of the race. Therefore, departures will take place in the morning.
Foreword (Friday, January 5: Alula – Alula. 158 km total and 28 km special)
Departure time: 6.30 for motorcycles and 9.57 for cars
Stage 1 (Saturday January 6: Alula – Al Henakiyah. 532 km total and 405 km special)
Departure time: 5:45 for motorcycles and 8:16 for cars
Stage 2 (Sunday, January 7: Al Henakiyah – Al Duwadimi. 662 km total and 470 km special)
Departure time: 5.20 for motorcycles and 8.00 for cars
Stage 3 (Monday, January 8: Al Duwadimi – Al Salamiya. total 733 km and special 440 km)
Departure time: 5.10 for motorcycles and 7.39 for cars
Stage 4 (Tuesday January 9: Al Salamiya – Al-Hofuf. 631 km total and 299 km special)
Departure time: 6.00 for motorcycles and 8.28 for cars
Stage 5 (Wednesday, January 10: Al-Hofuf – Shubaytah. 727 km in total and| 118 km of special)
Departure time: 8:50 for motorcycles and 11:17 for cars
Stage 6 (Thursday, January 11 and Friday, January 12: Shubaytah – Shubaytah. 766 km total and 532 km special)
Departure time: 6.00 for motorcycles and 6.30 for cars
Saturday January 13. Riyadh. Rest
Stage 7 (Sunday January 14: Riyadh – Al Duwadimi. total 873 km and special 483 km)
Departure time: 5.40 for motorcycles and 8.05 for cars
Stage 8 (Monday, January 15: Al Duwadimi – Live. 678 km total and 458 km special)
Departure time: 5.05 for motorcycles and 7.29 for cars
Stage 9 (Tuesday January 16: Hail – Al Ula. 639 km total and 417 km special)
Departure time: 5.20 for motorcycles and 7.43 for cars
Stage 10 (Wednesday, January 17: Al Ula – Al Ula. 609 km total and 371 km special)
Departure time: 5.50 for motorcycles and 8.12 for cars
Stage 11 (Thursday, January 18: Al Ula – Yanbu. 587 km total and 480 km special)
Departure time: 5.35 for motorcycles and 7.56 for cars
Stage 12 (Friday January 19: Yanbu – Yanbu. 328 km total and 174 km special)
Departure time: 5.25 for motorcycles and 7.45 for cars
Where to watch the 2024 Dakar Rally?
The Dakar Rally 2024 may follow, as before, through the GP system offered by the organization on its website, where the location and crossings of various pilots can be followed. In addition, many television channels will offer detailed coverage of what will happen in the race.
It can also be seen of Telesport and through his website, RTVE Play. Everyday, RTVE will broadcast a special daily program at 9:45 pm including all the information of each stage in both formats.
The Catalan chain Sports3 It will also strictly follow everything that happens in the exam. The first photos and statements of the fastest driver can be found at the noon edition “Dakar Express”, at 3:30 pm. At night there will be a comprehensive summary of the Dakar with the program at 8:45 pm and that would be over an hour long.
Eurosport will cover it Dakar Rally 2024 with a summary of one hour each day from 9:00 pm. It can be seen in rebroadcast on Eurosport 2 at 11:00 pm. These channels are available on DAZN and in different packages from Movistar Plus or Vodafone.
The race can also be followed by Red Bull TV highlights and for official Dakar channel on YouTube, Facebook and Dailymotion. On these four platforms, the organization will offer videos and photos along with all the news about what will happen in the trial.
You can follow all information about the Dakar Rally 2024 through the Mundo Deportivo website.
Source: La Verdad
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