Paris Dakar Rally Route

Route map for the 2021 dakar rally.

Paris dakar rally route. The event launched in 1979 with its original route between paris and the senegalese capital dakar moved to saudi arabia this year after a decade in south america a decision which sparked an angry reaction from human rights organisations. Formerly known as the paris dakar rally is an annual rally raid organised by the amaury sport organisation most events since the inception in 1978 were staged from paris france to dakar senegal but due to security threats in mauritania which led to the cancellation of the 2008 rally events from 2009 to 2019 were held in south america. The 2018 dakar rally was the 40th edition of the event and the tenth successive year that the event was in south america the event started in lima peru on 6 january and ran through argentina and bolivia finishing in córdoba argentina on 20 january after 14 stages of competition. The core of saudi riders and drivers formed around ha il whose annual rally is the major event of the rally raid community.

The rally had a 7 722 mile 12 427 km long route starting from paris france on 23 december 1991 and finishing at cape town south africa on 16 january 1992 the route passed through libya niger chad central african republic cameroon gabon republic of the congo angola and namibia. Just over a month before the racing starts the dakar rally s organizers have announced their route for 2020. In december 1979 182 vehicles braved it for the very first time. Traditionally the paris dakar rally began in paris and crossed andalucia to north africa and you can read more about this below in our history of the dakar rally.

The tragedy together with direct terrorist threats against future rallies had the organisers looking for a new. Official website of dakar ex paris dakar 314 van loon erik nld toyota hilux overdrive toyota auto car portrait during the dakar 2020 s administrative and technical scrutineering in jeddah saudi arabia from january 2 to 4 2020 hybrid vehicules pictures during the dakar 2020 s administrative and technical scrutineering in jeddah saudi arabia from january 2 to 4 2020 riwald team. Sabine devised a 10 000km 6 214 mile route from paris to dakar via algeria and niger. First held on the day after christmas of 1978 the paris to dakar rally better known today simply as the dakar is an endurance rally raid event that s widely recognized as being one of if not the most grueling off road motorsport event in the world.

Skill over speed the sporting teams in charge of preparing the 2021 edition of the rally have focused on fleshing out the new navigation system introduced last january and slowing down the vehicles to make the race even. Unfortunately after four french tourists were murdered in mauritania in december 2007 the event was suspended in 2008. The dakar rally or simply the dakar.