On December 31, this Saturday, the 45th edition of the dakar rally. will be held in Saudi Arabiaas has happened in the last three editions. The total route is 8,549 kilometers and both cars and motorcycles and trucks will run.
The Dakar is characterized by being one of the toughest motor tests in the world: the pilots will face extreme temperaturesenormous distances to travel in the desert and even quicksand.
Specifically, there will be a total of 14 stagesalong with a Foreword in Sea Camp what will it have 11 kilometers long. The rest of the stages will have the following route:
- Stage 1: Sea Camp – Sea Camp (368 km)
- Stage 2: Sea Camp – Al Ula (431 km)
- Stage 3: Al Ula – Ha’il (447 km)
- Stage 4: Ha’il – Ha’il (425 km)
- Stage 5: Ha’il – Ha’il (375 km)
- Stage 6: Ha’il – Al Duwadimi (466 km)
- Stage 7: Al Duwadimi – Al Duwadimi (473 km)
- Stage 8: Al Duwadimi – Riyadh (407 km)
- Stage 9: Riyadh – Haradh (439 km)
- Stage 10: Haradh – Shaybah (114 km)
- Stage 11: Shaybah – Ardah (275 km)
- Stage 12: Ardah – Shaybah (185 km)
- Stage 13: Shaybah – Al Hofuf (154 km)
- Stage 14: Al Hofuf – Dammam (136 km)
The official route of Dakar 2023!
Sea Camp – Dammam
8,549 km (4,706 km of SS)
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Sainz and Al-Attiyah, favorites
The top favorites to win the Dakar are Carlos Sainz and the qatari Nasser Al-Attiyahchampion last year. The Spaniard told ‘Jugones’ that his car will have a lot of power: “So that people can understand it, mention that we have four motors, three electric“.
“Without speed it is impossible to win. You have to make a good strategy and you have to go faster than the others”, he added. He also stressed that in 15 days in the desert, you can face hundreds of situations that you don’t expect.
In addition to Sainzthere are many Spaniards who will be in the Dakar in different categories. Joan Barreda (motorbikes), Gerard Farres (T4) and Christina Gutierrez (T3) are also favorites to win in their respective categories.
The Dakar of Laia Sanz
In 2022, Laia Sanz he fulfilled his dream of competing in the Dakar with cars. In that edition she finished 23rd, and this year she has a new car that aims to its benefits are higherwhich can help her finish higher.
“run a lotbut it is true that in the dunes you have to face it differently but you can go fast. We can have a point more rhythm than last year“, said Sanz in statements to ‘Marca’.