The 2024 Dakar Rally was a rally raid event held in Saudi Arabia. It was the 46th edition of the Dakar Rally, organized by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), and the 5th time Saudi Arabia has hosted the event.
The event took place between 5 and 19 January 2024. For the third year running, the event was also the first round of the 2024 World Rally-Raid Championship.
The outline of the race route was presented on 3 June 2023. This year the route started at Al-'Ula, then across the Empty Quarter, and finished in Yanbu. The race format consisted of a prologue and 12 stages, including a 48-hour marathon stage - dubbed as a '48h chrono stage', which covered over 600km with a midnight halt. The new format marathon stage included time limit for stopping at 4pm, and setting off the next day at 7am. The route featured 60% new tracks compared to the previous edition, comprising 5,000 kilometres of special stages.
Timeline 3 June – 20 October 2023: Registrations End of November 2023: Press conference 1 December 2023: Scrutineering and vehicle loading in Barcelona 1 January 2024: Offloading vehicles in Yanbu 5 January 2024: Starting podium and the Prologue Stage 6 January 2024: Race start 19 January 2024: Race finish and finish podium
Entry list On 13 December 2023 ASO announced the list of competitors.
Number of entries
StageBikesQuadsCarsChallenger (T3)SSV (T4)TrucksTotalClassic CarsClassic TrucksTotal Dakar ClassicEntry list1361073433647345651580At start line1321073423647340641478Rest day1139653833402986114 75Finished96755282620232571471
Vehicles and Categories
CategoryBikesQuadsCarsChallenger (T3)SSV (T4)TrucksClassic CarsClassic Trucks Class Description Class Description Class Description Class Description Class Description Class Description Class Description Class Description RallyGP A.S.O. "Elite" ULT T1.U T1 electric/hybrid 4x4 modified T3 Light Prototypes T4 Production SSVs turbo Truck>10,000cc Modified & Production Trucks -86 Low Average TBC -86 Low Average TBC Rally2 "Non-Elite" Super-Production ULT T1+ T1 upgraded 4x4 modified -86 Intermediate Average TBC -86 Moderate Average TBC ULT T1.1 T1 prototype 4x4 modified -86 Moderate Average TBC 87-96 Low Average TBC ULT T1.2 T1 prototype 2WD modified 87-96 Low Average TBC 87-96 Moderate Average TBC Stock (T2) T2 Production 87-96 Intermediate Average TBC +97 Moderate Average TBC 87-96 Moderate Average TBC 87-96 High Average TBC +97 Intermediate Average TBC +97 Moderate Average TBC +97 High Average TBC
Competitor list
Note – The "Dakar Legends" - competitors that participated in 10 or more Dakar events. – The first time starters - "rookies". – Competitors that were not able to start the race. – Competitors participating in "Original by Motul" — limited assistance marathon class. No. Driver Bike Team Class 1 Luciano Benavides Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory Replica Husqvarna Factory Racing RallyGP 2 Toby Price KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Red Bull KTM Factory Team RallyGP 4 Sam Sunderland Gas Gas 450 Rally Factory Replica Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing RallyGP 5 Daniel Sanders Gas Gas 450 Rally Factory Replica Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing RallyGP 7 Pablo Quintanilla Honda CRF450 Rally Monster Energy Honda Team RallyGP 9 Ricky Brabec Honda CRF450 Rally Monster Energy Honda Team RallyGP 10 Honda CRF450 Rally Monster Energy Honda Team RallyGP 11 Honda CRF450 Rally Monster Energy Honda Team RallyGP 14 Sebastian Bühler Hero 450 Rally Hero Motosports Team Rally RallyGP 15 Sherco 450 SEF Rally Sherco TVS Rally Factory RallyGP 16 Romain Dumontier Husqvarna 450 Rally Team Dumontier Racing Rally2 17 Paolo Lucci KTM 450 Rally Replica BAS World KTM Racing Team Rally2 18 Bradley Cox KTM 450 Rally Replica BAS World KTM Racing Team Rally2 19 Rui Gonçalves Sherco 450 SEF Rally Sherco TVS Rally Factory RallyGP 20 Harith Noah Koitha Veettil Sherco 450 SEF Rally Sherco TVS Rally Factory Rally2 21 Jacob Argubright KTM 450 Rally Replica Duust Rally Team Rally2 22 Michael Docherty KTM 450 Rally Replica BAS Dakar KTM Racing Team Rally2 23 KTM 450 Rally Replica Orion - Moto Racing Group RallyGP 24 Toni Mulec KTM 450 Rally Replica BAS Dakar KTM Racing Team Rally2 26 Konrad Dabrowski KTM 450 Rally Replica Duust Rally Team Rally2 27 Joaquim Rodrigues Hero 450 Rally Hero Motosports Team Rally RallyGP 28 Mathieu Doveze KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica BAS Dakar KTM Racing Team Rally2 29 Neels Theric Kove 450 Rally Kove Rally Team Rally2 30 Antonio Maio Yamaha WR450F Rally Yamaha Portugal RallyGP 31 Maciej Giemza Husqvarna FR 450 Rally Orlen Team RallyGP 32 Kyle McCoy KTM 450 Rally Replica BAS Dakar KTM Racing Team Rally2 33 Jan Brabec KTM 450 Rally Replica Strojrent Racing Rally2 34 Emanuel Gyenes KTM 450 Rally Replica Autonet Motorcycle Team Rally2 36 Mario Patrão KTM 450 Rally Replica Crédit Agricola - Mario Patrão Motorsport Rally2 37 Jérôme Martiny Husqvarna 450 Rally Anquety Motorsport Rally2 38 Eduardo Iglesias Sánchez KTM 450 Rally Replica Team Benergy Monforte Rally Rally2 39 Benjamin Melot KTM 450 Rally Replica Team Esprit KTM Rally2 40 Javi Vega Yamaha WR450F Rally Pont Grup Yamaha Rally2 41 Diego Gamaliel Llanos KTM 450 Rally Replica Xraids Experience Rally2 42 Adrien Van Beveren Honda CRF450 Rally Monster Energy Honda Team RallyGP 43 Milan Engel KTM 450 Rally Replica Orion-Moto Racing Group Rally2 45 Sunier Sunier (Ni-Er Su) Kove 450 Rally Kove Rally Team Rally2 46 Ross Branch Hero 450 Rally Hero Motosports Team Rally RallyGP 47 Kevin Benavides KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Red Bull KTM Factory Team RallyGP 49 Cesare Zacchetti Kove 450 Rally Kove Italia Rally2 51 Rachid Al-Lal Lahadil Husqvarna 450 Rally Replica Melilla Sport Capital Rally2 53 Thomas Kongshøj KTM 450 Rally Replica Joyride Race Service Rally2 55 Zaker Yakefu KTM 450 Rally Replica Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team Rally2 56 Simon Marčič Husqvarna 450 Rally Replica JP1 Kews Dakar Rally Team Rally2 57 Tommaso Montanari Fantic XEF Rally 450 Fantic Rally Team Rally2 59 KTM 450 Rally Replica BAS World KTM Racing Team Rally2 60 Xavier Flick Kove 450 Rally Kove Rally Team Rally2 61 David Pabiška KTM 450 Rally Replica SP Moto Bohemia Racing Team Rally2 62 Jeremy Miroir Fantic XEF Rally 450 Fantic Rally Team Rally2 63 Jaromír Romančík KTM 450 Rally Replica Orion-Moto Racing Group Rally2 64 Romain Duchêne KTM 450 Rally Replica Team GP Motors Rally2 65 Guillaume Chollet KTM 450 Rally Replica Xraids Experience Rally2 66 Yoshio Ikemachi KTM 450 Rally Replica BAS Dakar KTM Racing Team Rally2 67 John William Medina Salazar KTM 450 Rally Replica Xraids Experience Rally2 68 Tosha Schareina Honda CRF450 Rally Monster Energy Honda Team RallyGP 69 Cesar Rojo KTM 450 Rally BAS World KTM Racing Team Rally2 70 Dušan Drdaj KTM 450 Rally Replica Orion-Moto Racing Group Rally2 71 Francesco Catanese Honda CRF450 Rally Tuttogru Rally2 72 Philippe Gendron KTM 450 Rally Replica Nomade Racing Rally2 73 Charan Moore Husqvarna 450 Rally HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing Rally2 74 Michael Jacobi Gas Gas 450 Rally Replica Comas Moto / Môle Agri Forest Rally2 75 Zhang Min KTM 450 Rally Replica Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team Rally2 76 Jean-Loup Lepan KTM 450 Rally Replica Duust Racing Team Rally2 78 Zhao Hongyi KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team Rally2 79 Amaury Baratin KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Horizon Moto 95 Rally2 80 Alexandre Azinhais KTM 450 Rally Replica Club Aventura Touareg Rally2 81 Fang Xiangling Kove 450 Rally Kove Rally Team Rally2 82 Albert Martin Garcia Husqvarna 450 Rally Pedrega Team Rally2 83 Fabien Domas Gas Gas 450 Rally Replica Nomade Racing Rally2 84 Tiziano Interno Gas Gas 450 Rally Replica Rally POV Rally2 85 Thierry Béthys Honda CRF450 Rally TB Racing Rally2 86 Charlie Herbst Gas Gas 450 Rally Replica Team All Tracks Rally2 87 Husqvarna 450 Rally Podmol Dakar Team Rally2 88 Joan Barreda Hero 450 Rally Hero Motosports Team Rally RallyGP 89 Ardit Kurtaj Husqvarna 450 Rally HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing Rally2 90 Loïs d'Abbadie Husqvarna 450 Rally Nomade Racing Rally2 92 David Mabbs Husqvarna 450 Rally Vendetta Racing UAE Rally2 93 David McBride Husqvarna 450 Rally Vendetta Racing UAE Rally2 94 Oran O'Kelly Husqvarna 450 Rally Vendetta Racing UAE Rally2 95 Dominique Cizeau Girault KTM 450 Rally Replica Xraids Experience Rally2 96 Tobias Ebster KTM 450 Rally Replica Kini Rally Racing Team Rally2 97 Juan Puga KTM 450 Rally Replica JP1 Kews Dakar Rally Team Rally2 98 Mason Klein Kove 450 Rally EX Klein Off-Road Racing Team RallyGP 99 Juan Santiago Rostan KTM 450 Rally Replica Xraids Experience Rally2 100 Stuart Gregory KTM 450 Rally Replica Stuart Gregory Rally2 101 Martin Prokeš KTM 450 Rally Replica Orion-Moto Racing Group Rally2 102 Bartłomiej Tabin KTM 450 Rally Replica Orion-Moto Racing Group Rally2 103 Ashley Thixton Husqvarna 450 Rally HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing Rally2 104 Jérémie Gerber KTM 450 Rally Replica Stuart Gregory Rally2 105 Julien Dalbec KTM 450 Rally Replica Nomade Racing Rally2 106 Jérôme Bas KTM 450 Rally Replica Universal Ride Rally2 107 Vasileios Boudros Husqvarna 450 Rally DNA Filters – Enduro Greece Rally2108 Ashish Raorane KTM 450 Rally Replica Xraids Experience Rally2 109 Mohamed Said Aoulad Ali KTM 450 EXC Club Aventura Touareg Rally2 110 Jane Daniels Fantic XEF Rally 450 Fantic Rally Team Rally2 111 Yael Kadshai Gas Gas 450 Rally Replica Nomade Racing Rally2 112 Gioele Meoni KTM 450 Rally Replica Dakar4Dakar Rally2 113 Sebastián Alberto Urquía KTM 450 Rally Replica Xraids Experience Rally2 114 Carlos Llibre Beltri Gas Gas 450 Rally Replica ALL1 Dakar Rally2 115 Josep Pedró Subirats Husqvarna 450 Rally ALL1 Dakar Rally2 116 Xavier Pes Bosck Gas Gas 450 Rally Replica ALL1 Dakar Rally2 117 Josep Martí Suñer Gas Gas 450 Rally Replica ALL1 Dakar Rally2 118 Fernando Conde Targa KTM 450 Rally Replica ALL1 Dakar Rally2 119 Javier Amat de Caralt Gas Gas 450 Rally Replica ALL1 Dakar Rally2 120 Joris Van Dyck Husqvarna 450 Rally HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing Rally2 121 James Simonin Husqvarna 450 Rally Nomade Racing Rally2 122 Abdulhalim Al-Mogheera KTM 450 Rally Replica Haleem Rally2 123 Fabio Lottero Husqvarna 450 Rally Touareg Ibiza – Evissa Esports Rally2 124 Kerim Fitz-Gerald KTM 450 Rally Replica BAS Dakar KTM Racing Team Rally2 125 Iader Giraldi KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Zeranta Rally2 126 Mario Garrido KTM 450 Rally Replica Pedrega Team Rally2 127 Ronald Venter KTM 450 Rally Replica Nomade Racing Rally2 128 Max Bianucci Husqvarna 450 Rally Nomade Racing Rally2 129 Sébastien Herbet Husqvarna 450 Rally Team Dumontier Racing Rally2 130 Javier Campos Dono KTM 450 Rally Replica Joyrace Rally2 131 Anthony Fabre KTM 450 EXC Team RAF Rally2 132 Andy Beaucoud Husqvarna 450 Rally Team RAF Rally2 133 Bruno Leblanc KTM 450 Rally Replica Un Dakar Pour De L’espoir Rally2 134 Isaac Feliu KTM 450 Rally Replica TwinTrail Racing Team Rally2 135 Carles Falcón KTM 450 Rally Replica TwinTrail Racing Team Rally2 136 Weston Carr Husqvarna 450 Rally HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing Rally2 137 Gwen Backx Husqvarna 450 Rally HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing Rally2 138 Pierre Saeys Husqvarna 450 Rally HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing Rally2 139 Modestas Siliūnas KTM 450 Rally Replica AG Dakar School Rally2 140 Bruno Santos Husqvarna 450 Rally Xraids Experience Rally2 141 Vincent Biau Husqvarna 450 Rally VB × Kray&Co Rally2 142 Štefan Svitko KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Slovnaft Rally Team RallyGP 143 Hector Guerrero Husqvarna 450 Rally Pedrega Team Rally2 144 Fabián von Thuengen Husqvarna 450 Rally HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing Rally2 145 Ganzorig Chuluun Husqvarna 450 Rally HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing Rally2 146 Gad Nachmani KTM 450 Rally Replica Club Aventura Touareg Rally2 147 Mathieu Girard KTM 450 Rally Replica Nomade Racing Rally2 148 Tomás de Gavardo KTM 450 Rally Replica BAS World KTM Racing Team Rally2
Withdrawals before the start: 52 Matthias Walkner