2025 Dakar Rally
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| 2025 Dakar Rally | |||
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Part of the Dakar Rally
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| Host country | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Dates run | 3–17 January 2025 | ||
| Start | Bisha | ||
| Finish | Shubaytah | ||
| Stages | 12 | ||
| Stage surface | Sand, rocks, gravel, tarmac | ||
| Results | |||
| Cars winner | Overdrive Racing | ||
| Bikes winner | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | ||
| Challenger winner | Team BBR | ||
| SSVs winner | Sebastien Loeb Racing – RZR Factory Racing | ||
| Trucks winner | MM Technology | ||
| Classics winner | Factorytub | ||
| Mission 1000 winner | KH7-Ecovergy Team | ||
The 2025 Dakar Rally was a rally raid event that took place in Saudi Arabia. It is the 47th edition of the Dakar Rally, organized by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), and the 6th time Saudi Arabia has hosted the event. The event took place from 3 to 17 January 2025.[1][2] For the fourth year running, the event will also be the first round of the 2025 World Rally-Raid Championship.
The grand presentation and the outline of the race route took place on 18 May 2024 in Les Comes, targeting French and Spanish audience. The promo tour continued to South Africa, Italy, Mexico / USA, Argentina, Czech Republic, and the Netherlands.[3]
This year the route started at Bisha, it crosses the Empty Quarter and will finish in Shubaytah. Race format consists of 14 days of racing, divided into 12 stages. There will be a 48-hour "chrono" marathon stage, covering 950km. Five stages will feature separate routes for cars and bikes. There will be one mass start stage. The organizers promised more navigation. New is a Mission 1000 category for vehicles with alternative zero-emission or hybrid drives.[4]
This year, the Quad category was removed due to declining participation. Quads had been a part of the Dakar Rally since 2009.[5]
Timeline
- 18 May 2024: Route unveiled
- 18 May – 20 October 2024: Registrations
- 28–30 November 2024: Scrutineering and vehicle loading in Barcelona
- 30 December 2024: Vehicle offloading in Jeddah
- 1–2 January 2025: Final scrutineering in Bisha
- 3 January 2025: Starting podium and the Prologue Stage
- 17 January 2025: Race finish and finish podium
Entry list
Stages
| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Total/Special | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prologue | Friday | January 3, 2025 | Bisha | Bisha | 79 km / 29 km |
| 1 | Saturday | January 4, 2025 | Bisha | Bisha | 500 km / 412 km |
| 2 (Marathon) | Sunday-Monday | January 5–6, 2025 | Bisha | Bisha | 1,057 km / 965 km |
| 3 | Tuesday | January 7, 2025 | Bisha | Al Henakiyah | 845 km / 496 km |
| 4 | Wednesday | January 8, 2025 | Al Henakiyah | Al-'Ula | 588 km / 415 km |
| 5 | Thursday | January 9, 2025 | Al-'Ula | Ha'il | 491 km / 428 km |
| – | Friday | January 10, 2025 | Ha'il | Rest day | |
| 6 | Saturday | January 11, 2025 | Ha'il | Al Duwadimi | 829 km / 606 km |
| 7 | Sunday | January 12, 2025 | Al Duwadimi | Al Duwadimi | 745 km / 481 km |
| 8 | Monday | January 13, 2025 | Al Duwadimi | Riyadh | 733 km / 487 km |
| 9 | Tuesday | January 14, 2025 | Riyadh | Haradh | 589 km / 357 km |
| 10 | Wednesday | January 15, 2025 | Haradh | Shubaytah | 638 km / 119 km |
| 11 | Thursday | January 16, 2025 | Shubaytah | Shubaytah | 506 km / 280 km |
| 12 | Friday | January 17, 2025 | Shubaytah | Shubaytah | 131 km / 61 km |
| Total | - | - | - | - | 7,826 km / 134 km |
Stage winners
Stage results
Bikes
| Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap |
| Prologue | 1 | KTM | 00:16:51 | 1 | KTM | 00:16:51 | ||||
| 2 | Hero | 00:17:03 | 00:00:12 | 2 | Hero | 00:17:03 | 00:00:12 | |||
| 3 | KTM | 00:17:03 | 00:00:12 | 3 | KTM | 00:17:03 | 00:00:12 | |||
| Stage 1 | 1 | KTM | 04:41:27 | 1 | KTM | 04:58:18 | ||||
| 2 | Honda | 04:43:31 | 00:02:04 | 2 | Honda | 05:00:40 | 00:02:22 | |||
| 3 | Hero | 04:43:53 | 00:02:26 | 3 | Hero | 05:00:56 | 00:02:38 | |||
| Stage 2 | 1 | KTM | 11:12:13 | 1 | KTM | 16:10:31 | ||||
| 2 | Honda | 11:19:50 | 00:07:37 | 2 | Honda | 16:23:07 | 00:12:36 | |||
| 3 | Honda | 11:19:54 | 00:07:41 | 3 | Hero | 16:23:11 | 00:12:40 | |||
| Stage 3 | 1 | Sherco | 03:44:34 | 1 | KTM | 20:05:00 | ||||
| 2 | Honda | 03:48:35 | 00:04:01 | 2 | Honda | 20:11:51 | 00:06:51 | |||
| 3 | Honda | 03:48:44 | 00:04:10 | 3 | Hero | 20:11:59 | 00:06:59 | |||
| Stage 4 | 1 | KTM | 05:10:33 | 1 | KTM | 25:15:33 | ||||
| 2 | Honda | 05:10:48 | 00:00:15 | 2 | Honda | 25:28:59 | 00:13:26 | |||
| 3 | Hero | 05:18:22 | 00:07:49 | 3 | Hero | 25:41:43 | 00:26:10 | |||
| Stage 5 | 1 | Honda | 04:51:47 | 1 | KTM | 30:12:15 | ||||
| 2 | KTM | 04:53:00 | 00:01:13 | 2 | Honda | 30:27:17 | 00:15:02 | |||
| 3 | Hero | 04:54:31 | 00:02:44 | 3 | Honda | 30:36:46 | 00:24:31 | |||
| Stage 6 | 1 | Honda | 05:00:51 | 1 | KTM | 35:18:49 | ||||
| 2 | Honda | 05:01:14 | 00:00:23 | 2 | Honda | 35:30:35 | 00:11:46 | |||
| 3 | Hero | 05:01:42 | 00:00:51 | 3 | Honda | 35:38:00 | 00:19:11 | |||
| Stage 7 | 1 | KTM | 04:10:33 | 1 | KTM | 39:29:22 | ||||
| 2 | KTM | 04:14:09 | 00:03:36 | 2 | Honda | 39:44:55 | 00:15:33 | |||
| 3 | Honda | 04:14:20 | 00:03:47 | 3 | Honda | 39:55:29 | 00:26:07 | |||
| Stage 8 | 1 | KTM | 04:50:46 | 1 | KTM | 44:26:52 | ||||
| 2 | Honda | 04:52:54 | 00:02:08 | 2 | Honda | 44:37:55 | 00:11:03 | |||
| 3 | Honda | 04:53:00 | 00:02:14 | 3 | Honda | 44:48:23 | 00:21:31 | |||
| Stage 9 | 1 | KTM | 03:15:38 | 1 | KTM | 47:45:34 | ||||
| 2 | Honda | 03:17:32 | 00:01:54 | 2 | Honda | 48:00:19 | 00:14:45 | |||
| 3 | KTM | 03:18:42 | 00:03:04 | 3 | Honda | 48:05:55 | 00:20:21 | |||
| Stage 10 | 1 | KTM | 02:00:03 | 1 | KTM | 49:53:59 | ||||
| 2 | Sherco | 02:01:23 | 00:01:20 | 2 | Honda | 50:10:30 | 00:16:31 | |||
| 3 | KTM | 02:02:24 | 00:02:021 | 3 | Honda | 50:16:23 | 00:22:24 | |||
| Stage 11 | 1 | Honda | 02:12:04 | 1 | KTM | 52:13:34 | ||||
| 2 | KTM | 02:12:37 | 00:00:33 | 2 | Honda | 52:22:34 | 00:09:00 | |||
| 3 | Honda | 02:13:01 | 00:00:57 | 3 | Honda | 52:29:24 | 00:15:50 | |||
| Stage 12 | 1 | KTM | 00:54:11 | 1 | KTM | 53:08:52 | ||||
| 2 | Honda | 00:54:14 | 00:00:03 | 2 | Honda | 53:17:42 | 00:08:50 | |||
| 3 | KTM | 00:54:55 | 00:00:44 | 3 | Honda | 53:23:38 | 00:14:46 | |||
Cars
| Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap |
| Prologue | 1 | Toyota | 00:15:28 | results of Prologue aren't accountable towards GC, only for starting position on Stage 1 | ||||||
| 2 | Ford | 00:15:29 | 00:00:01 | |||||||
| 3 | Dacia | 00:15:48 | 00:00:20 | |||||||
| Stage 1 | 1 | Toyota | 04:35:08 | 1 | Toyota | 04:35:08 | ||||
| 2 | Mini | 04:35:53 | 00:00:45 | 2 | Mini | 04:35:53 | 00:00:45 | |||
| 3 | Toyota | 04:36:56 | 00:01:48 | 3 | Toyota | 04:36:56 | 00:01:48 | |||
| Stage 2 | 1 | Toyota | 10:54:11 | 1 | Toyota | 15:40:30 | ||||
| 2 | Toyota | 10:56:54 | 00:02:43 | 2 | Toyota | 15:45:15 | 00:04:45 | |||
| 3 | Toyota | 11:00:34 | 00:06:23 | 3 | Dacia | 15:51:44 | 00:11:14 | |||
| Stage 3 | 1 | |
Toyota | 03:16:52 | 1 | Toyota | 19:04:53 | |||
| 2 | Mini | 03:17:25 | 00:00:33 | 2 | Dacia | 19:12:10 | 00:07:17 | |||
| 3 | Toyota | 03:18:40 | 00:01:48 | 3 | Ford | 19:14:27 | 00:09:34 | |||
| Stage 4 | 1 | Toyota | 04:26:40 | 1 | Toyota | 23:36:24 | ||||
| 2 | Toyota | 04:31:31 | 00:04:51 | 2 | Toyota | 23:43:18 | 00:06:54 | |||
| 3 | Toyota | 04:37:25 | 00:10:45 | 3 | Ford | 23:58:04 | 00:21:40 | |||
| Stage 5 | 1 | Toyota | 04:32:53 | 1 | Toyota | 28:10:11 | ||||
| 2 | Dacia | 04:32:54 | 00:00:01 | 2 | Toyota | 28:20:28 | 00:10:17 | |||
| 3 | Ford | 04:33:01 | 00:00:08 | 3 | Ford | 28:31:05 | 00:20:54 | |||
| Stage 6 | 1 | Mini | 03:34:49 | 1 | Toyota | 32:51:36 | ||||
| 2 | Mini | 04:36:23 | 00:01:34 | 2 | Toyota | 32:58:52 | 00:07:16 | |||
| 3 | Dacia | 04:36:50 | 00:02:01 | 3 | Ford | 33:14:03 | 00:22:27 | |||
| Stage 7 | 1 | Toyota | 04:01:49 | 1 | Toyota | 37:13:08 | ||||
| 2 | Ford | 04:09:30 | 00:07:41 | 2 | Toyota | 37:13:29 | 00:00:21 | |||
| 3 | Ford | 04:11:17 | 00:09:28 | 3 | Ford | 37:23:33 | 00:10:25 | |||
| Stage 8 | 1 | Toyota | 04:51:54 | 1 | Toyota | 42:05:02 | ||||
| 2 | Toyota | 04:53:41 | 00:01:47 | 2 | Toyota | 42:10:43 | 00:05:41 | |||
| 3 | Century | 04:55:58 | 00:04:04 | 3 | Ford | 42:33:57 | 00:28:55 | |||
| Stage 9 | 1 | Dacia | 02:52:59 | 1 | Toyota | 45:06:54 | ||||
| 2 | Mini | 02:55:46 | 00:02:47 | 2 | Toyota | 45:14:03 | 00:07:09 | |||
| 3 | Toyota | 02:56:11 | 00:03:12 | 3 | Ford | 45:31:44 | 00:24:50 | |||
| Stage 10 | 1 | Ford | 02:06:34 | 1 | Toyota | 47:29:57 | ||||
| 2 | Toyota | 02:06:52 | 00:00:18 | 2 | Toyota | 47:34:24 | 00:02:27 | |||
| 3 | Century | 02:08:55 | 00:02:21 | 3 | Ford | 47:56:43 | 00:26:46 | |||
| Stage 11 | 1 | Ford | 04:19:27 | 1 | Toyota | 51:53:36 | ||||
| 2 | Dacia | 04:20:08 | 00:00:41 | 2 | Toyota | 51:59:47 | 00:06:11 | |||
| 3 | Toyota | 04:21:12 | 00:01:45 | 3 | Ford | 52:16:10 | 00:22:34 | |||
| Stage 12 | 1 | Toyota | 00:54:14 | 1 | Toyota | 52:52:15 | ||||
| 2 | Dacia | 04:20:08 | 00:01:33 | 2 | Toyota | 52:56:12 | 00:03:47 | |||
| 3 | Toyota | 04:21:12 | 00:02:11 | 3 | Ford | 53:12:36 | 00:20:21 | |||
Challenger (T3)
| Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap |
| Prologue | 1 | Taurus | 00:17:17 | results of Prologue aren't accountable towards GC, only for starting position on Stage 1 | ||||||
| 2 | Taurus | 00:17:21 | 00:00:04 | |||||||
| 3 | Taurus | 00:17:28 | 00:00:11 | |||||||
| Stage 1 | 1 | Taurus | 04:47:12 | 1 | Taurus | 04:47:12 | ||||
| 2 | Taurus | 04:47:16 | 00:00:04 | 2 | Taurus | 04:47:16 | 00:00:04 | |||
| 3 | Taurus | 04:57:10 | 00:09:58 | 3 | Taurus | 04:57:10 | 00:09:58 | |||
| Stage 2 | 1 | Taurus | 11:57:48 | 1 | Taurus | 16:45:02 | ||||
| 2 | Taurus | 11:57:50 | 00:00:02 | 2 | Taurus | 16:51:22 | 00:06:20 | |||
| 3 | Taurus | 12:00:49 | 00:03:01 | 3 | Taurus | 17:03:26 | 00:18:24 | |||
| Stage 3 | 1 | Taurus | 03:39:41 | 1 | Taurus | 20:24:43 | ||||
| 2 | Taurus | 03:39:56 | 00:00:15 | 2 | Taurus | 20:44:12 | 00:19:29 | |||
| 3 | Taurus | 03:40:07 | 00:00:26 | 3 | Taurus | 20:46:52 | 00:22:09 | |||
| Stage 4 | 1 | Taurus | 05:07:43 | 1 | Taurus | 25:32:26 | ||||
| 2 | Taurus | 05:10:48 | 00:03:05 | 2 | Taurus | 25:57:40 | 00:25:14 | |||
| 3 | Taurus | 05:11:53 | 00:04:10 | 3 | Taurus | 26:02:01 | 00:29:35 | |||
| Stage 5 | 1 | Taurus | 04:51:27 | 1 | Taurus | 30:38:42 | ||||
| 2 | Taurus | 04:59:49 | 00:08:22 | 2 | Taurus | 31:07:16 | 00:28:34 | |||
| 3 | Taurus | 05:00:19 | 00:08:52 | 3 | Taurus | 31:12:08 | 00:33:26 | |||
| Stage 6 | 1 | Taurus | 05:04:21 | 1 | Taurus | 35:57:59 | ||||
| 2 | Taurus | 05:09:47 | 00:05:26 | 2 | Taurus | 36:33:01 | 00:35:02 | |||
| 3 | Taurus | 05:14:09 | 00:09:48 | 3 | Taurus | 36:38:51 | 00:40:52 | |||
| Stage 7 | 1 | Taurus | 04:27:54 | 1 | Taurus | 40:35:04 | ||||
| 2 | Taurus | 04:28:18 | 00:00:24 | 2 | Taurus | 41:05:41 | 00:30:37 | |||
| 3 | Taurus | 04:31:32 | 00:03:38 | 3 | Taurus | 41:17:35 | 00:42:31 | |||
| Stage 8 | 1 | Taurus | 05:22:29 | 1 | Taurus | 46:08:33 | ||||
| 2 | Taurus | 05:23:52 | 00:01:23 | 2 | Taurus | 46:34:22 | 00:25:49 | |||
| 3 | Taurus | 05:26:17 | 00:03:48 | 3 | Taurus | 46:41:27 | 00:32:54 | |||
| Stage 9 | 1 | Taurus | 03:26:50 | 1 | Taurus | 49:38:09 | ||||
| 2 | Taurus | 03:27:01 | 00:00:11 | 2 | Taurus | 50:06:07 | 00:27:58 | |||
| 3 | Taurus | 03:28:51 | 00:02:01 | 3 | Taurus | 50:42:04 | 01:03:55 | |||
| Stage 10 | 1 | Taurus | 02:08:14 | 1 | Taurus | 51:54:09 | ||||
| 2 | Taurus | 02:11:18 | 00:03:04 | 2 | Taurus | 52:20:09 | 00:26:00 | |||
| 3 | Taurus | 02:14:02 | 00:05:48 | 3 | Taurus | 53:37:02 | 01:42:53 | |||
| Stage 11 | 1 | Taurus | 04:32:09 | 1 | Taurus | 56:44:09 | ||||
| 2 | Taurus | 04:37:18 | 00:05:09 | 2 | Taurus | 57:55:45 | 01:11:36 | |||
| 3 | Taurus | 04:39:09 | 00:07:00 | 3 | Taurus | 58:14:20 | 01:30:11 | |||
| Stage 12 | 1 | Taurus | 00:57:24 | 1 | Taurus | 57:50:21 | ||||
| 2 | Taurus | 00:57:38 | 00:00:14 | 2 | Taurus | 59:01:59 | 01:11:38 | |||
| 3 | Taurus | 00:58:24 | 00:01:00 | 3 | Taurus | 59:20:34 | 01:30:13 | |||
SSV (T4)
Trucks
| Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap |
| Prologue | 1 | Iveco | 00:18:03 | results of Prologue aren't accountable towards GC, only for starting position on Stage 1 | ||||||
| 2 | Iveco | 00:18:10 | 00:00:07 | |||||||
| 3 | Iveco | 00:18:26 | 00:00:23 | |||||||
| Stage 1 | 1 | Iveco | 05:11:09 | 1 | Iveco | 05:11:09 | ||||
| 2 | Iveco | 05:12:49 | 00:01:40 | 2 | Iveco | 05:12:49 | 00:01:40 | |||
| 3 | Iveco | 05:13:38 | 00:02:29 | 3 | Iveco | 05:13:38 | 00:02:29 | |||
| Stage 2 | 1 | Iveco | 12:10:51 | 1 | Iveco | 17:24:29 | ||||
| 2 | Iveco | 12:20:34 | 00:09:43 | 2 | Iveco | 17:33:23 | 00:08:54 | |||
| 3 | Iveco | 12:29:43 | 00:18:52 | 3 | Iveco | 18:03:19 | 00:38:50 | |||
| Stage 3 | 1 | Iveco | 03:36:21 | 1 | Iveco | 21:06:10 | ||||
| 2 | Iveco | 03:37:14 | 00:00:53 | 2 | Iveco | 21:09:44 | 00:03:34 | |||
| 3 | Iveco | 03:38:28 | 00:02:07 | 3 | Iveco | 21:40:33 | 00:34:23 | |||
| Stage 4 | 1 | Iveco | 05:02:46 | 1 | Iveco | 26:08:56 | ||||
| 2 | Iveco | 05:06:24 | 00:03:38 | 2 | Iveco | 26:54:50 | 00:45:54 | |||
| 3 | Iveco | 05:11:31 | 00:08:45 | 3 | Iveco | 27:05:13 | 00:56:17 | |||
| Stage 5 | 1 | Iveco | 05:01:53 | 1 | Iveco | 31:10:49 | ||||
| 2 | Iveco | 05:20:35 | 00:18:42 | 2 | Iveco | 33:07:22 | 01:56:33 | |||
| 3 | Iveco | 05:41:30 | 00:39:37 | 3 | Iveco | 33:27:42 | 02:16:53 | |||
| Stage 6 | 1 | Iveco | 05:17:19 | 1 | Iveco | 36:35:08 | ||||
| 2 | Iveco | 05:24:19 | 00:07:00 | 2 | Iveco | 38:24:41 | 01:49:33 | |||
| 3 | Tatra | 05:46:26 | 00:29:07 | 3 | Iveco | 39:16:21 | 02:41:13 | |||
| Stage 7 | 1 | Iveco | 04:33:31 | 1 | Iveco | 41:19:05 | ||||
| 2 | Iveco | 04:43:05 | 00:09:34 | 2 | Iveco | 43:27:07 | 02:08:02 | |||
| 3 | Iveco | 04:43:57 | 00:10:26 | 3 | Iveco | 43:49:52 | 02:30:47 | |||
| Stage 8 | 1 | Iveco | 05:26:52 | 1 | Iveco | 46:45:57 | ||||
| 2 | Iveco | 05:32:14 | 00:05:22 | 2 | Iveco | 49:15:41 | 02:29:44 | |||
| 3 | Iveco | 05:33:17 | 00:06:25 | 3 | Iveco | 49:22:06 | 02:36:09 | |||
| Stage 9 | 1 | Iveco | 03:20:51 | 1 | Iveco | 50:14:19 | ||||
| 2 | Iveco | 03:22:20 | 00:01:29 | 2 | Iveco | 52:38:01 | 02:23:42 | |||
| 3 | Iveco | 03:26:33 | 00:05:42 | 3 | Iveco | 52:42:57 | 02:28:38 | |||
| Stage 10 | 1 | Iveco | 02:22:41 | 1 | Iveco | 52:39:23 | ||||
| 2 | Iveco | 02:23:29 | 00:00:48 | 2 | Iveco | 55:01:30 | 02:22:27 | |||
| 3 | Iveco | 02:25:04 | 00:02:23 | 3 | Iveco | 55:05:38 | 02:26:15 | |||
| Stage 11 | 1 | Iveco | 04:55:14 | 1 | Iveco | 57:34:37 | ||||
| 2 | Iveco | 04:55:21 | 00:00:07 | 2 | Iveco | 59:59:38 | 02:25:01 | |||
| 3 | Iveco | 04:57:21 | 00:02:07 | 3 | Iveco | 60:05:18 | 02:30:41 | |||
| Stage 12 | 1 | Iveco | 01:04:23 | 1 | Iveco | 58:42:58 | ||||
| 2 | Iveco | 01:04:33 | 00:00:10 | 2 | Iveco | 61:04:11 | 02:21:13 | |||
| 3 | Iveco | 01:06:42 | 00:02:19 | 3 | Iveco | 61:09:41 | 02:26:43 | |||