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The 2024 Dakar route was revealed on 20 November 2023, totaling 7,891 km (4,903 mi), and consisting of 4,727 km (2,937 mi) special stages. The race features a new two-day marathon stage, where all participants will need to stop at the nearest bivouac after 4pm.
Portugal: 2006 Ignacio Flores Peru: 2012 Xavier Foj Spain: 1991 Jean-Pierre Fontenay France: 1989 Cars - 1998 Paulo Fiuza Portugal: 2007 Philippe Gache France: 2003 Victor Gallegos Chile: 2014 Alain Génestier France: 1979 Cars - 1979 Raphael Gimbre France: 1985 Jordi Ginesta Andorra: 1987 Jeremias González Argentina: 2014 Robby Gordon United ...
The Dakar Rally (French: Le Rallye Dakar) or simply "The Dakar" (Le Dakar), formerly known as the Paris–Dakar Rally (Le Rallye Paris-Dakar), is an annual rally raid organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). The rally is an off-road endurance event.
United first started flying to Africa in 2019, and with the addition of Dakar, Senegal, will serve six cities on the continent. The carrier is also adding new nonstop routes to cities it already ...
This is a list of records in the Dakar Rally since 1979. [1] [2] [3] [4]Records are correct as of the 2025 Dakar Rally.Updates are likely to happen during a rally and are subject to change due to the nature of time penalties occurring throughout the rally.
No Name Date Place Stage Vehicle Type 1 Patrice Dodin []: January 1979: Agadez, Niger: Agadez—Tahoua: Yamaha XT 500: Motorcycle Dodin, a French expatriate in Africa, lost control of his Yamaha while adjusting his helmet and fell approaching the start of the stage Agadez-Tahoua, hitting his head on a stone, sustaining a skull fracture.
Blaise Diagne International Airport (French: Aéroport international Blaise-Diagne), (IATA: DSS, ICAO: GOBD) is an international airport near the town of Diass in Thiès Region, Senegal, 43 km (27 mi) east of downtown Dakar. It serves as the main airport for Dakar, replacing Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport, which had become too small.
Dakar (/ d ɑː ˈ k ɑːr, d æ-/ UK also: / ˈ d æ k ɑːr /; [4] French:; Wolof: Ndakaaru) [5] is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 million in 2023. Dakar is situated on the Cap-Vert peninsula, the westernmost point of ...