Saudi Arabia Dakar Rally route unveiled

The organizing committee of the 2022 Saudi Arabia Dakar Rally Sunday announced, via a virtual conference, the final details of the 2022 Saudi Arabia Dakar Rally route.

The conference revealed the details of the new edition of the rally that will be held in Saudi Arabia for the third consecutive year between Jan. 1 and 14, 2022, with the participation of 430 vehicles in various categories of the race and other 148 vehicles in Dakar Classic over a distance of more than 8,000 kilometers in an edition that is considered the biggest in terms of participants that represent more than 70 countries.

The stages of the race will be as follows:

• Saturday, January 1, 2022, Jeddah to Hail with a total of 636 km and 19 km for the special stage
• Sunday, January 2, 2022 Hail to Hail with a total of 546 km and 334 km for the special stage
• Monday, January 3, 2022, Hail to Al Artawiya with a total of 585 km and 339 km for the special stage
• Tuesday, January 4, 2022, Al Artawiya to Al Qaysumah with a total of 554 km and 368 km for the special stage
• Wednesday, January 5, 2022, Al Qaysumah to Riyadh with a total of 707 km and 465 km for the special stage
• Thursday, January 6, 2022, Riyadh to Riyadh with a total of 563 km and 348 km for the special stage
• Friday, January 7, 2022, Riyadh to Riyadh with a total of 635 km and 421 km for the special stage
• Rest day in Riyadh on January 8
• Sunday, January 9, 2022, Riyadh to Al Dawadimi with a total of 700 km and 401 km for the special stage
• Monday, January 10, 2022, Al Dawadimi to Wadi Ad Dawasir with a total of 828 km and 394 km for the special stage
• Tuesday, January 11, 2022, Wadi Ad Dawasir to Wadi Ad Dawasir with a total of 490 km and 287 km for the special stage
• Wednesday, January 12, 2022 Wadi Ad Dawasir to Bisha with a total of 757 km and 374 km for the special stage
• Thursday, January 13, 2022, Bisha to Bisha with a total of 500 km and 345 km for the special stage
• Friday, January 14, 2022 Bisha to Jeddah with a total of 676 km and 163 km for the special stage. 

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