Sands galore!

In its third outing in Saudi Arabia, the Dakar continues to explore new landscapes with an even more substantial presence of sand in the specials. Whether on the tracks or surfing vast chains of dunes, the riders, drivers and crews will go head to head on all sorts of sandy terrain, knowing that the nuances of navigation in Saudi Arabia, where competitors have to avoid losing their bearings in a hodgepodge of tracks, are a real game-changer in the battle for the top honours.

STAGEDATESTART AND FINISHBIKE/QUADCAR/SSVTRUCKTotal | SpecialTotal | SpecialTotal | Special1ASaturday, january 1, 2022Jeddah > Hail636 km | 19 km636 km | 19 km636 km | 19 kmSTAGE 1A1BSunday, january 2, 2022Hail > Hail546 km | 334 km546 km | 334 km546 km | 334 kmSTAGE 1B2Monday, january 3, 2022Hail > Al Artawiya585 km | 339 km585 km | 339 km585 km | 339 kmSTAGE 23Tuesday, january 4, 2022Al Artawiya > Al Qaysumah554 km | 368 km554 km | 368 km554 km | 368 kmSTAGE 34Wednesday, january 5, 2022Al Qaysumah > Riyadh707 km | 465 km707 km | 465 km707 km | 465 kmSTAGE 45Thursday, january 6, 2022Riyadh > Riyadh563 km | 348 km563 km | 348 km563 km | 348 kmSTAGE 56Friday, january 7, 2022Riyadh > Riyadh635 km | 421 km635 km | 421 km635 km | 421 kmSTAGE 6-Saturday, january 8, 2022RiyadhREST7Sunday, january 9, 2022Riyadh > Al Dawadimi700 km | 401 km700 km | 401 km700 km | 401 kmSTAGE 78Monday, january 10, 2022Al Dawadimi > Wadi Ad Dawasir828 km | 394 km828 km | 394 km828 km | 394 kmSTAGE 89Tuesday, january 11, 2022Wadi Ad Dawasir > Wadi Ad Dawasir490 km | 287 km490 km | 287 km490 km | 287 kmSTAGE 910Wednesday, january 12, 2022Wadi Ad Dawasir > Bisha757 km | 374 km757 km | 374 km757 km | 374 kmSTAGE 1011Thursday, january 13, 2022Bisha > Bisha500 km | 345 km500 km | 345 km500 km | 345 kmSTAGE 1112Friday, january 14, 2022Bisha > Jeddah676 km | 163 km676 km | 163 km676 km | 163 kmSTAGE 12