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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.
In 2019, which was the first Dakar Rally to be held in just one country (Peru), Toyota won for the first time with Nasser Al-Attiyah (in his third victory with three different manufacturers). The bike category saw the KTM works team rider, Australian Toby Price, take his first Dakar victory, winning his second title in 2019.
The Dakar Rally has received criticism because of its high mortality rates, with the Vatican Paper describing the event as "the bloody race of irresponsibility". [1] The event received particular criticism in the 1988 race, when three Africans were killed in collisions with vehicles involved in the race.
The calendar for the 2024 season features five rally-raid events. The prestigious Dakar Rally once again hosted the opening event, with the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, Desafio Ruta 40, and Rallye du Maroc events returning to the calendar. [4] The Portugal-based BP Ultimate Rally-Raid would be added to the schedule. [5] [6]
On 30 November 2020, Audi announced their intent to compete in the Dakar Rally, [10] and during the announcement on 11 December, in which Q Motorsport became Audi's factory team. [5] Three crews of Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz , Stéphane Peterhansel and Edouard Boulanger and Mattias Ekström and Emil Bergkvist would drive the car.
Dakar Début Titles Luciano Benavides Argentina: 2018 Mohammed Abu-Issa Qatar: 2014 Joseph Adua France: 2004 Gianni Lora Lamia Italy: 1990 Nasser Al-Attiyah Qatar: 2004 Cars - 2011, 2015 Nunzio Coffaro Venezuela: 2012 Cars T1.2 - 2012 Yazeed Al-Rajhi Saudi Arabia: 2015 Philippe Alliot France: 1988 Luc Alphand France: 1998 Cars - 2006 Alain ...
The twin-turbo 3.0-liter flat-six engine is pulled from the 911 GTS and produces 473 horsepower, which was good enough to send the Dakar screaming to 60 mph in just 2.9 seconds during our testing.
Since 2018, he is taking part in cross-country rallies and made his debut at Dakar in 2020 and finished Dakar Rally in the 'Dakar Experience' Category. [15] In 2021, he completed the Dakar Rally, rated as the world's toughest cross-country rally, and became the first cross-country rally-raid athlete representing India to have finished in the ...