2021 Dakar Rally

2021 Dakar Rally
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Host country	Saudi Arabia
Dates run	3–15 January 2021
Start	Jeddah
Finish	Jeddah
Stages	12
Stage surface	Sand, rocks, dirt, tarmac
Results
Cars winner	Stéphane Peterhansel Edouard Boulanger Bahrain JCW X-Raid
Bikes winner	Kevin Benavides Monster Energy Honda
Quads winner	Manuel Andújar 7240 Team
Light prototypes winner	Josef Macháček Pavel Vyoral Buggyra Zero Mileage Racing
UTVs winner	Francisco Lopez Contardo Juan Pablo Latrach Vinagre South Racing Can-Am
Trucks winner	Dmitry Sotnikov Ruslan Akhmadeev Ilgiz Akhmetzianov Kamaz-Master
Classics winner	Marc Douton Émilien Étienne Team Sunhill
Crews	310 at start, 206 at finish

The 2021 Dakar Rally was a rally raid event held in Saudi Arabia and the 43rd edition of the Dakar Rally.^[1][2] The event was held for 14 days, starting from 3 January and ended 15 January 2021. It was the second time Saudi Arabia had hosted the event, with support from the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation.^[3] The race started and ended in Jeddah, allowing the competitors to venture through the desert and alongside the Red Sea. The route consists of one prologue stage and 12 normal stages, with one rest day in Ha'il on 9 January.^[4][5] The rally was originally intended to run through 2–3 additional countries, with Egypt and Jordan being rumoured likely candidates. However, due to travel and border restrictions implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the route stayed entirely within Saudi Arabian territory.^[5][6]

Summary[edit]

The route[edit]

A completely new route has been put together, described as a lot slower, more varied, and more technical. The route includes 1 Prologue stage, 12 stages including 2 loop stages, 1 marathon stage. The exact route was revealed in November 2020.

Changes[edit]

There will be a Prologue stage that will determine the starting positions for Stage 1. The Road Books will only be distributed 10 min. prior to the start of the stage. There will be an option of a digital roadbook. New classifications will be introduced for T3: Light Proto, T4: SSV, T5: Truck. The Elite / Priority Driver list will be extended from bike only to all categories. Original by MOTUL category will continue, which limits and controls on the use of external assistance. Improvements in safety include a speed limit of 90 km/h in hazardous sectors, mandatory first aid training certificate for all competitors, automatic Sentinel sound warning system for dangers classed level 2 and 3, and mandatory airbag vests for all bike and quad drivers. New regulations for Elite bikers will see a limit of 1 piston change and 6 rear tires for the whole rally; all tires will need to be the same brand and model. Bikers will not be allowed assistance during the refueling. The organizers are promoting vehicles using alternative energy sources by introducing a 50% registration fee discount in all categories, introducing a prize in the Alternative Energy Challenge, and introducing new regulations for these vehicles. Dakar Experience ranking and regulations have been revamped, it will only be available for amateur, non-Elite/Priority drivers. A new Dakar Classic class will be introduced for cars and trucks manufactured before 2000, or new cars built to original pre-2000 specification. These vehicles will share the same bivouac and the organization but will run in a parallel, yet different route, suitable for historic vehicles. The class will feature a reduced entry fee, yet the same rules and fees will apply for the assistance.^[7]

Further changes came just before the event, when revamped FIA regulations for Cross-Country rally stipulated speed limits across all categories. Vehicles in the T1 and T2 (Cars) categories were now restricted to 180 kilometres per hour (110 mph) while vehicles in the T3, T4, and T5 categories (Light Prototypes, UTVs, and Trucks) were limited to 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph).^[8] Motorcycles and Quads had already been subjected to speed limits for several years.

This year is the first time cars are allowed to run turbocharged petrol engines, previously only diesels could be turbocharged. The first makers to avail of this regulation were Prodrive with its new BRX Hunter car.^[9]

Entry list[edit]

Number of entries[edit]

Vehicles and Categories[edit]

Separate rankings for women and newcomers in each category, "Original by Motul" for bikes, as well as 6x6, <10 L engine size, alternative energies rankings for trucks.

Entry list — Bikes

Note   – The "Dakar Legends" - competitors that participated in 10 or more Dakar events.   – The first time starters - "rookies".   – Competitors that were not able to start the race.   – Competitors participating in "Original by Motul" — limited assistance marathon class. No. Driver Bike Team Class 1 Ricky Brabec Honda CRF450R Monster Energy Honda Team 2021 G1.1 2 Pablo Quintanilla Husqvarna FR 450 Rally Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Facing G1.1 3 Toby Price KTM 450 Factory Red Bull KTM Factory Racing G1.1 4 José Ignacio Cornejo [Wikidata] Honda CRF450R Monster Energy Honda Team 2021 G1.1 5 Sam Sunderland KTM 450 Factory Red Bull KTM Factory Racing G1.1 6 Franco Caimi [es] Yamaha WR450F Rally Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team G1.1 7 Andrew Short [Wikidata] Yamaha WR450F Rally Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team G1.1 9 Skyler Howes [Wikidata] KTM 450 Rally Replica BAS Dakar KTM Racing Team G1.1 11 Štefan Svitko KTM 450 Rally Replica Slovnaft Rally Team G1.1 12 Xavier de Soultrait Husqvarna FR 450 Rally HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing G1.1 15 Lorenzo Santolino [Wikidata] Sherco 450 RTR Sherco TVS Rally Factory G1.1 17 Juan Pedrero García [es] KTM 450 Rally FN Speed - Rieju Team G1.1 18 Ross Branch Yamaha WR450F Rally Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team G1.1 19 Rui Jorge Gonçalves Dias Sherco 450 RTR Sherco TVS Rally Factory G2.1 20 Adam Tomiczek Husqvarna FR 450 RR Orlen Team G2.1 21 Daniel Sanders [Wikidata] KTM KTM Factory Team G2.1 22 Maciej Giemza Husqvarna FR 450 RR Orlen Team G2.1 23 Ivan Jakeš [sk] KTM 450 Rally Replica Jakes Dakar Team 24 Sebastian Bühler Hero 450 Rally Hero Motosports Team Rally G2.1 25 Paul Spierings Husqvarna FR 450 Rally HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing G2.1 26 Milan Engel KTM 450 Rally Replica Moto Racing Group G2.1 27 Joaquim Rodrigues Hero 450 Rally Hero Motosports Team Rally G2.1 29 Emanuel Gyenes KTM 450 Rally Replica Autonet Motorcycle Team G2.2 30 Arūnas Gelažninkas KTM 450 Rally Replica Zigmas Dakar Team G2.1 31 Martin Michek [Wikidata] KTM 450 Rally Replica Moto Racing Group G2.1 32 Tosha Schareina KTM 450 Rally FN Speed - KTM Team G2.2 33 Harith Noah Koitha Veettil Sherco 450 RTR Sherco TVS Rally Factory G2.1 34 Mário Patrão KTM 450 Rally Credit Agricola - Mario Patrao Motosport 35 Juan Pablo Guillen Rivera KTM 450 Rally 2021 Nomadas Adventure G2.1 36 Jan Brabec KTM 450 Rally Replica Strojrent Racing G2.1 37 David Pabiška KTM 450 Rally Jantar Team G2.2 39 Benjamin Melot KTM 450 Rally Replica Benjamin Melot G2.1 41 Zaker Yakp KTM 450 Rally Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Dakar Rally G2.1 42 Adrien Van Beveren Yamaha WR450F Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team G1.1 44 Laia Sanz Gas Gas 450 Rally Gas Gas Factory Team G1.1 45 Zhang Min KTM 450 Rally Replica Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Dakar Rally 46 Simon Marčič Husqvarna 450 Rally Marcic G2.2 47 Kevin Benavides Honda CRF450R Monster Energy Honda Team 2021 G1.1 48 Mathieu Doveze KTM 450 Rally Nomade Racing Assistance G2.2 50 CS Santosh Hero 450 Rally Hero Motosports Team Rally G2.1 51 Rachid Al-Lal Lahadil KTM 450 Rally Replica Melilla Sport Capital G2.2 52 Matthias Walkner KTM 450 Rally Red Bull KTM Factory Racing G1.1 53 Libor Podmol [cz] Husqvarna FR 450 Rally Podmol Dakar Team G2.2 54 Camille Chapeliere KTM 450 Team Baines Rally G2.1 55 Zhao Hongyi KTM 450 Rally Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Dakar Rally G2.2 56 Giordano Pacheco KTM Calidoso Racing Team 58 Eduardo Iglesias Sánchez KTM 450 Rally Replica FN Speed - Team Monforte Rally G2.2 59 Tiziano Interno Beta RR430 Rally POV Rally POV G2.1 60 Stéphane Darques Yamaha WR450F M.O.R.AL G2.1 61 Norbert Dubois KTM 450 Aventure Moto 61 G2.1 62 Andrew Joseph Houlihan KTM 450 Rally Replica Nomadas Adventure G2.2 63 Konrad Dąbrowski KTM 450 Rally Duust Rally Team G2.2 65 Franco Picco Husqvarna FR 450 Rally Team Franco Picco G2.2 66 Pascal Bouchet KTM Team Baines Rally G2.1 67 Rudolf Lhotský Husqvarna Rally Replica Jantar Team G2.2 68 Jamie Mccanney Yamaha WR450F Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team G1.1 69 Walter Roelants Husqvarna FR 450 Rally HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing G2.1 70 Mishal Alghuneim KTM 450 Rally Mishal Alghuneim G2.1 71 Salman Mohamed Humood Farhan Farhan Husqvarna FR 450 Rally HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing G2.1 72 Pascal Rauber KTM 450 Rally Team 2RM G2.2 73 Mohammed Jaffar KTM 450 Rally Replica Duust Rally Team G2.1 74 Jaume Betriu KTM 450 Rally Replica FN Speed - KTM Team G2.1 76 Roman Krejčí KTM 450 Rally Replica Bo!Beton Team G2.2 77 Luciano Benavides Husqvarna FR 450 Rally Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing G1.1 78 Cesare Zacchetti KTM 450 Rally Cesare Zacchetti G2.1 79 Amaury Baratin KTM 450 Rally Horizon Moto 95 G2.1 80 Michael Burgess KTM 450 BAS Dakar KTM Racing Team G2.1 81 Erik Vlčák Husqvarna Rally Replica Slovnaft Rally Team G2.2 82 Ashish Raorane KTM 450 Rally Replica Ashish Raorane G2.2 83 David Chavez KTM Club Aventura Touareg 84 Neil Hawker Husqvarna 450 Rally Neil Hawker G2.2 85 Alexandre Azinhais KTM 450 Rally Replica Club Aventura Touareg G2.1 86 Charlie Herbst KTM 450 Rally Team Charlie Herbst G2.1 87 Oriol Mena KTM FN Speed - Rieju Team G1.1 88 Joan Barreda Bort Honda CRF450R Monster Energy Honda Team 2021 G1.1 89 Gabor Saghmeister KTM 450 Rally Replica Saghmeister Team G2.1 90 Francesco Catanese Yamaha WR450F Tuttogru G2.1 92 Eric Martinez Husqvarna 450 Rally Replica Eric Martinez G2.2 93 Piolini Lorenzo KTM 450 Rally Replica Caravanserraglio Rally Racing Team G2.2 94 Olivier Susset Husqvarna 450 Rally Xtreme Garage G2.1 95 Xavier Flick Husqvarna 450 Rally Xtrem Racing G2.2 96 Daniel Albero Puig KTM 450 Rally Replica Team Un Diabetico En El Dakar G2.2 97 Martin Benko KTM 450 Rally Replica Norwit Racing G2.1 98 Sara Garcia Yamaha WR450F Pont Grup Yamaha G2.1 99 Javier Vega Puerta Yamaha WR450F Pont Grup Yamaha G2.2 100 Audrey Rossat KTM 450 Rossat Audrey G2.1 101 David Knight Husqvarna FR 450 Rally HT Rally Husqvarna Racing G2.1 102 Sara Jugla KTM 450 Rally Replica Team Baines Rally G2.1 104 Fawaz Altoaimi Yamaha Fawaz Racing 105 Fernando Dominguez KTM 450 Rally Replica Club Aventura Touareg G2.1 107 Giovanni Stigliano Yamaha WR450F Team JBRally G2.1 108 Marc Calmet KTM 450 Rally FN Speed - Rieju Team G2.2 110 Jacek Bartoszek KTM 450 Rally Replica Duust Rally Team G2.1 111 Pierre Cherpin Husqvarna 450 Pierre Cherpin G2.2 112 Juan Campdera KTM 450 Rally Replica Juan Campdera G2.2 114 Eladio Carbonell Mendez KTM 450 EXC F Pikaeras Team G2.1 115 Olaf Harmsen KTM 450 Rally Replica Bas Dakar KTM Racing Team G2.1 116 Erick Blandin KTM Team Baines Rally 117 James Alexander Yamaha WR450F The Kalahari Madala G2.2 118 Alexandre Bispo KTM 450 Rally Replica Expresso Racing G2.2 120 Jhon Trejos Husqvarna 450 Jhon Trejos 121 Guillaume Barthelemy KTM EXC 450 F Team RS Concept G2.1 123 Angelo Pedemonte KTM 450 Rally Pedemonte Angelo G2.1 125 Frédéric Barlerin KTM 450 EXC Rallye Fred G2.2 126 Diego Gamaliel Llanos KTM Diego Gamaliel Llanos 127 Willy Jobard Garnati 450 H2 Hybrid Hydrogen Garnati Racing G2.1 133 Cominardi Davide Honda 450 Rally Cominardi G2.1 142 Maurizio Gerini Husqvarna FR 450 Rally Solarys Racing G2.1

Entry list — Quads

Note   – The "Dakar Legends" - competitors that participated in 10 or more Dakar events.   – The first time starters - "rookies".   – Competitors that were not able to start the race.   – Competitors participating in "Original by Motul" — limited assistance marathon class. No. Driver Quad Team 150 Nicolás Cavigliasso Yamaha Dragon Rally Team 151 Rafał Sonik Yamaha Sonik Team 152 Alexandre Giroud Yamaha Team Giroud 153 Tomáš Kubiena Yamaha Story Racing S.R.O. 154 Manuel Andújar Yamaha 7240 Team 155 Kamil Wiśniewski Yamaha Orlen Team 156 Sebastien Souday Yamaha Team All TracksS 157 Romain Dutu Yamaha SMX Racing 159 Giovanni Enrico Yamaha Enrico Racing Team 160 Carlos Alejandro Verza Yamaha Verza Rally Team 162 Nicolas Robledo Serna Can-Am Colombia X Raid 163 Pablo Copetti Yamaha MX Devesa by Berta 164 Santiago Hansen Yamaha MX Devesa by Berta 168 Italo Pedemonte Yamaha Enrico Racing Team 169 Tobias Juan Carrizo Yamaha M.E.D. Racing Team 170 Arkadiusz Lindner Can-Am Lindner 91 Team 171 Abdulmajed Aakhulaifi Yamaha Bros KSA 174 Toni Vingut YAMAHA Visit Sant Antoni - Ibiza 175 Leonardo Martinez Can-Am Team Can Am Martinez 176 Laisvydas Kancius Yamaha Story Racing S.R.O. 177 Suany Martinez Can-Am Team an Am Martinez

Entry list — Cars

Note   – The "Dakar Legends" - competitors that participated in 10 or more Dakar events.   – The first time starters - "rookies".   – Competitors that were not able to start the race. No. Driver Co-driver Vehicle Team Class 300 Carlos Sainz Lucas Cruz Mini John Cooper Works Buggy X-raid Mini JCW Team T1.4 301 Nasser Al-Attiyah Matthieu Baumel Toyota Gazoo Racing Hilux Toyota Gazoo Racing T1.1 302 Stéphane Peterhansel Edouard Boulanger Mini John Cooper Works Buggy X-raid Mini JCW Team T1.4 303 Yazeed Al Rajhi Dirk von Zitzewitz Toyota Hilux Overdrive Overdrive Toyota T1.1 304 Giniel De Villiers Alex Haro Bravo Toyota Gazoo Racing Hilux Toyota Gazoo Racing T1.1 305 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Prodrive BRX Hunter Bahrain Raid Extreme T1.1 306 Bernhard ten Brinke [fr] Tom Colsoul [fr] Toyota Hilux Overdrive Overdrive Toyota T1.1 307 Jakub Przygoński Timo Gottschalk Toyota Hilux Overdrive Overdrive Toyota T1.1 308 Mathieu Serradori Fabian Lurquin Century CR6 SRT Racing T1.3 309 Orlando Terranova Bernardo Graue Mini John Cooper Works Rally X-raid Team T1.4 310 Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi Xavier Panseri [fr] Peugeot 3008 DKR Abu Dhabi Racing T1.4 311 Nani Roma Alexandre Winocq Prodrive BRX Hunter Bahrain Raid Extreme T1.1 312 Martin Prokop Viktor Chytka Ford Raptor RS Cross Country Orlen Benzina Team T1.1 313 Erik van Loon [nl] Sébastien Delaunay Toyota Hilux Overdrive Overdrive Toyota T1.1 314 Cyril Despres Mike Horn Peugeot 3008 DKR Abu Dhabi Racing T1.4 315 Romain Dumas Gilles De Turckheim Rebellion DXX REBELLION MOTORS T1.3 316 Yasir Seaidan Alexey Kuzmich Century CR6 SRT Racing T1.2 317 Vladimir Vasilyev Dmytro Tsyro Mini John Cooper Works Rally X-RAID MINI JCW RALLY TEAM T1.2 318 Wei Han Min Liao SMG Hanwei Motorsport Quzhou Motorsport City Team T1.3 319 Jérôme Pélichet Pascal Larroque MD Rallye Sport Optimus Raidlynx T1.3 320 Benediktas Vanagas Filipe Palmeiro [lt] Toyota Gazoo Racing Hilux Inbank Toyota Gazoo Racing Baltics T1.1 321 Dominique Housieaux Simon Vitse MD Rallye Sport Optimus MD Rallye Sport T1.3 322 Ronan Chabot Gilles Pillot Toyota Hilux Overdrive Overdrive Toyota T1.1 323 Denis Krotov Oleg Uparenko Mini John Cooper Works Rally MSK Rally Team T1.2 325 Vaidotas Žala Paulo Fiúza Mini All4 Racing Agrorodeo T1.2 326 Christian Lavieille Jean-Pierre Garcin MD Rallye Sport Optimus MD Rallye Sport T1.3 327 Isidre Esteve Pujol [Wikidata] Txema Villalobos Toyota Hilux Overdrive Repsol Rally Team T1.1 328 Miroslav Zapletal Marek Sýkora Ford F150 Evo Offroadsport T1.1 329 Antanas Juknevičius Darius Vaičiulis Toyota Hilux Kreda T1.1 330 Shameer Variawa Dennis Murphy Toyota Gazoo Racing Hilux Toyota Gazoo South Africa T1.1 331 Victor Khoroshavsev Anton Nikolaev Mini John Cooper Works Rally X-raid Team T1.1 332 Henk Lategan Brett Cummings Toyota Gazoo Racing Hilux Toyota Gazoo Racing T1.1 333 Mark Corbett Rodney Burke Century CR6 Century Racing T1.3 334 Ricardo Porem Jorge Monteiro Borgward BX7 Evo Borgward Rally Team T1.1 335 Guilherme Spinelli Youssef Haddad Mini All4 Racing X-raid Team T1.1 336 Jean Pierre Strugo François Borsotto Peugeot 2008 DKR PH-Sport T1.4 337 Juan Cruz Yacopini Alejandro Miguel Yacopini Toyota Hilux Overdrive Overdrive Toyota T1.1 338 Tomáš Ouředníček David Křípal Toyota Hilux Ultimate Dakar T1.1 339 Brian Baragwanath [Wikidata] Taye Perry Century CR6 Century Racing T1.3 340 Akira Miura Laurent Lichtleuchter Toyota Land Cruiser VDJ200 Toyota Auto Body T2.2 341 Michael Pisano Max Delfino MD Rallye Sport Optimus MD Rallye Sport T1.3 342 Gintas Petrus José Marques MD Rallye Sport Optimus Evo3 Petrus Kombucha Team T1.3 343 Yangui Liu Hongyu Pan BAIC BJ40 BAIC ORV T1.1 344 Philippe Boutron Mayeul Barbet Sodicars BV2 Sodicars Racing T1.3 345 Ronald Basso Jean Michel Polato Toyota Land Cruiser VDJ200 Toyota Auto Body T2.2 346 Khalid Aljafla Ali Mirza Toyota Hilux Khalid Aljafla T1.1 347 Tim Coronel Tom Coronel Jefferies Dakar Rally Maxxis Dakar Team Powered by Eurol T1.1 348 Alexandre Leroy Nicolas Delangue Century CR6 SRT Racing T1.3 349 Manuel Plaza Pérez Monica Plaza Sodicars BV2 Sodicars Racing T1.3 350 Herve Toscano Pascal Gambillon Renault Sadev Megane Team SSP T1.1 351 Alexandre Pesci Stephan Kuhni Rebellion DXX Rebellion Motors T1.3 352 Guoyu Zhang He Sha BAIC BJ40 BAIC ORV T1.1 353 Balazs Szalay Laszlo Bunkoczi Opel Grandland X Opel Dakar Team T1.1 355 Alabdalali Saleh Mohammed Alnaim Hummer H3 Saleh T1.1 356 Edvinas Juškauskas Aisvydas Paliukėnas Toyota Hilux Heston Airlines Team Pitlane T1.1 357 Alexey Titov Dmitry Pavlov Ford F150 Evo Offoradsport T1.1 358 Marcelo Tiglia Gastaldi Lourival Roldan Century CR6 Century Racing T1.3 359 Abdulaziz Alyaeesh Faisal Mohammed Ftyh Isuzu D-Max Naizk T2.2 360 Mohamad Altwijri Waleed Altoaigri Toyota Land Cruiser Altuwaijri Racing Team T1.1 361 Binglong Lu Wenke Ma BAIC BJ40 BAIC ORV T1.1 363 Borja Rodriguez Ruben Rodriguez Toyota Land Cruiser FN Speed - Automotor 4X4 T1.2 364 Erwin Imschoot Olivier Imschoot MD Rallye Sport Optimus MD Rallye Sport T1.3 365 Hugues Moilet Antoine Galland Fouquet Chevrolet FC2 Off Road Concept T1.3 366 Miguel Bravo Mariano Banderas Toyota Land Cruiser FN Speed - Urano 4X4 T2.C 367 Andrei Halabarodzka Andrei Rudnitski Toyota Hilux Team Pitlane T1.1 368 Joan Font Sergi Brugue Toyota Land Cruiser FN Speed Team TAS 369 Marco Piana David Giovanetti Toyota Land Cruiser Xtremeplus Polaris Factory Team TAS 373 Roger Audas Franck Maldonado MD Rallye Sport Springbok Buggy Sodicars Racing T1.3

Entry list — SSV/UTV

Note   – The "Dakar Legends" - competitors that participated in 10 or more Dakar events.   – The first time starters - "rookies".   – Late entries.   – Competitors that were not able to start the race. No. Driver Co-driver Vehicle Team Class 380 Kris Meeke Wouter Rosegaar PH-Sport PH-Sport T3 381 Mitch Guthrie Ola Fløene OT3 Red Bull Off-Road Team USA T3 383 Seth Quintero Dennis Zenz OT3 Red Bull Off-Road Team USA T3 384 Jean Remy Bergounhe Jean Brucy [it] PH-Sport PH-Sport T3 385 Mattias Ekström Emil Bergkvist Yamaha YXZ1000R Yamaha Powered by X-Raid Team T3.1 386 Mansour Al Helei Michael Orr PH-Sport Abu Dhabi Racing T3 387 Cristina Gutierrez Herrero Francois Cazalet OT3 01 Red Bull Off-Road Team USA T3.1 388 Jean Pascal Besson Patrice Roissac Pinch Racing Rally Raid Concept T3 390 Rui Miguel Costa Carneiro Filipe Serra MMP MMP T3 391 Camelia Liparoti Annett Fischer Yamaha X-Raid Yamaha Racing Rally Supported Team T3 392 Philippe Pinchedez Vincent Ferri Pinch Racing Pinch Racing T3 393 Lionel Baud Loic Minaudier PH-SPORT PH-SPORT T3 394 Geoffrey Moreau Henri Moreau MMP MMP T3 396 Tomáš Enge Vlastimil Tosenovsky Can-Am Buggyra Zero Mileage Racing T3.1 397 Jean-Luc Pisson Valentin Sarreaud PH-Sport JLT Racing T3 398 Pablo Olivas Raul Ortiz Can-Am FN Speed - Automotor 4X4 T3 399 Josef Macháček Pavel Vyoral Can-Am Buggyra Zero Mileage Racing T3 400 Sergei Kariakin Anton Vlasiuk Can Snag Racing Team T4 401 Francisco Lopez Contardo Juan Pablo Latrach Vinagre Can-Am South Racing Can-Am T4 403 Jose Antonio Hinojo Lopez Diego Ortega Gil Can-Am Hibor Raid T4 404 Reinaldo Varela Maykel Justo Can-Am Monster Energy Can-Am T4 405 Gerard Farrés Güell Armand Monleon Can-Am Monster Energy Can-Am T4 406 Aron Domżała Maciej Marton Can-Am Monster Energy Can-Am T4 408 Austin Jones Gustavo Gugelmin Can-Am Monster Energy Can-Am T4 409 Kristen Matlock Max Eddy Jr. Polaris Polaris RZR Factory Racing T4 410 Santiago Navarro Marc Sola Terradellas Can-Am FN Speed Team T4 411 Jeremie Warnia Steven Griener Polaris CST / Polaris France T4 412 Saleh Alsaif [ar] Oriol Vidal Montijano Can-Am Black Horse T4 414 Juan Miguel Fidel Medero Victor Gonzalez Can-Am FN Speed Team T4 416 Kees Koolen Jurgen Van Den Goorbergh Can-Am South Racing Can-Am T4 418 Eric Abel Christian Manez Can-Am BBR/Mercier T4 419 Fernando Alvarez Antonio Gimeno García Can-Am South Racing Can-Am T4 420 Wayne Matlock Sam Hayes POLARIS Polaris RZR Factory Racing T4 421 Vincent Gonzalez Renaud Niveau BRP El Blanco Rosso Racing Team T4 422 Nasser Khalifa Al Attiyah Paolo Ceci Can-Am South Racing Can-Am T4 423 Michele Cinotto Fulvio Zini Polaris Xtremeplus Polaris Factory Team T4 424 Michał Goczał Szymon Gospodarczyk Can-Am Energylandia Rally Team T4 425 Craig Scanlon Keith Redsrom Polaris Polaris RZR Factory Racing T4 426 Graham Knight David Watson Polaris Xtremeplus Polaris Factory Team T4 427 Christophe Cresp Serge Henninot Can-Am MMP T4 428 Sebastian Guayasamin Ricardo Adrian Torlaschi Polaris Xtremeplus Polaris Factory Team T4 430 Marek Goczał Rafał Marton Can-Am Energylandia Rally Team T4 431 Fahad Ahmed Alkuwari Nasser Alkuwari Yamaha FN Speed T4 432 Liam Griffin Stephane Duple Polaris Xtremeplus Polaris Factory Team T4 433 Fabrice Lardon Romain Souvignet Can-Am Team Casteu T4 434 Danny Pearl Charly Gotlib Can-Am FN Speed Team T4 436 Benoit Lepietre Aurelie Sifferlen Can-Am MYX Racing T4 437 Nicolas Brabeck-Letmathe Bruno Bony Can-Am Team Casteu T4 438 Ricardo Ramilo Suarez Xavier Blanco Garcia Can-Am Buggy Masters Team & Vehilsxtreme T4 439 Matthieu Margaillan Axelle Roux-Decima Can-Am Margaillan T4 440 Patrick Becquart Romain Becquart Can-Am BBR/Mercier T4 441 Ferdinando Brachetti Peretti Rafael Tornabell Cordoba Polaris Xtremeplus Polaris Factory Team T4 442 Lourenço Rosa Joaquim Dias Can-Am South Racing Can-Am T4 443 Gael Queralt Juan Silva Can-Am FN Speed Team T4 444 Frederic Chesneau Stephane Chesneau Can-Am FS 21 T4 445 Saeed Almouri Sergio Lafuente Can-Am South Racing Can-Am T4 446 Michel Fadel Craig Tyson Polaris Panda Cars Racing T4 447 Emilio Ferrando Aragon Illana Eduardo Can-Am Graphenano Racing Team T4 449 Santiago Prado Losada Alvaro Rodriguez Sans Yamaha Van Orton T4 450 Javier Velez Mateo Moreno Kristiansen Can-Am FN Speed Team T4 452 Claudiu Barbu Marius Lupu POLARIS Transcarpatic Rally Team T4 454 Gert-Jan Van Der Valk Branco De Lange Can-Am Team Valk Events T4

Entry list — Trucks

Note   – The "Dakar Legends" - competitors that participated in 10 or more Dakar events.   – The first time starters - "rookies".   – Late entries.   – Competitors that were not able to start the race. No. Driver Co-driver Technician Vehicle Team Class 500 Andrey Karginov Andrey Mokeev Igor Leonov Kamaz 43509 Kamaz-Master T5.2 501 Anton Shibalov Dmitrii Nikitin Ivan Tatarinov Kamaz 43509 Kamaz-Master T5.2 502 Siarhei Viazovich [fr] Pavel Haranin Anton Zaparoshchanka MAZ 6440RR MAZ-Sportauto T5.2 503 Martin Macík František Tomášek David Švanda Iveco PowerStar Big Shcok Racing T5.2 504 Aleš Loprais Petr Pokora Khalid Alkendi Praga V45 DKR Instaforex Loprais Praga T5.2 505 Aliaksei Vishneuski Maksim Novikau Siarhei Sachuk MAZ 6440RR MAZ-Sportauto T5.2 506 Martin van den Brink [nl] Wouter De Graaf Daniel Kozlovský Renault C460 Trucks Mammoet Rallysport T5.2 507 Dmitry Sotnikov Ruslan Akhmadeev Ilgiz Akhmetzianov Kamaz 43509 Kamaz-Master T5.2 508 Teruhito Sugawara [it] Hirokazu Somemiya Yuji Mochizuki Hino 500 Hino Team Sugawara T5.2 509 Airat Mardeev Dmitriy Svistunov Akhmet Galiautdinov Kamaz 43509 Kamaz-Master T5.2 511 Gert Huzink Rob Buursen Martin Roesink Renault C460 Hybrid Edition Riwald Dakar Team T5.2 514 Martin Šoltys David Schovánek Tomáš Šikola Tatra Phoenix Tatra Buggyra Racing T5.2 515 Pascal De Baar Jan Van Der Vaet Stefan Slootjes Renault K520 Riwald Dakar Team T5.2 517 Ignacio Casale Alvaro León David Hoffmann Tatra Phoenix Tatra Buggyra Racing T5.2 518 Jaroslav Valtr Radim Kaplánek Jaroslav Valtr Jr Iveco PowerStar Valtr Racing Team T5.2 519 Maurik Van Den Heuvel Wilko Van Oort Martijn Van Rooij International Scania LoneStar Dakarspeed T5.2 520 Jan Tománek Tomáš Kašpárek Jiří Stross Tatra T815-2 Instaforex Loprais Praga T5.2 521 Alberto Herrero Juan Carlos Macho Del Olmo Nuno Jorge Silva Fojo Man Polaris RZR Factory T5.1 522 Mathias Behringer Stefan Henken Robert Striebe MAN SX South Racing T5.2 523 William De Groot Marcel Snijders Bart Gloudemans DAF FT XF105 Team de Groot T5.2 524 Javier Jacoste Jordi Celma Obiols José Luis Rosa Olivera MAN TGA 11 Team Boucou T5.3 525 Richard De Groot Jan Hulsebosch Markus J Laan Iveco Magirus 4x4 DRNL Firemen Dakar Team T5.2 526 Jordi Juvanteny José Luis Criado MAN DGA 26.480 KH7 Epsilon T5.1 527 Paolo Calabria Loris Calubini Mauro Grezzini MAN AG 4x4 Orobica Raid T5.2 528 Pieter Alexander Koot Arjen Remco Aangeenbrug Wesley Van Groningen DAF FAV 75 Dust Warriors T5.2 529 Mitchel Van Den Brink Rijk Mouw Wilfred Schuurman Volvo FMX Mammoet Rallysport T5.2 530 Károly Fazekas Albert Péter Horn Péter Csákány Scania P 4x4 Fazekas Motorsport Racing T5.2 532 Jordi Esteve Oro Rafael Tibau Maynou Arnald Bastida MAN TGA 18.480 Bahrain Raid Xtreme T5.3 535 Giulio Verzeletti [it] Giuseppe Fortuna Marino Mutti Mercedes Unimog U400 Orobica Raid T5.2 536 Aviv Kadshai Izhar Armony Maoz Vilder DAF CF85MX510 Team CRV T5.2 537 William Jacobus Joha Van Groningen Cornelis Marten De Wit Jaco Van Groningen Iveco NG3/BA 03 Dust Warriors T5.2 538 Tomáš Tomeček Ladislav Lála Philipp Rettig Tatra 815-2T0R45 South Racing T5.3 539 Zsolt Darazsi Thierry Pacquelet Geoffrey Thalgott MAN TGA PH-Sport T5.3 540 Ibrahm Almuhna Osama Alsanad Raed Abo Theeb Mercedes Unimog Ibrahim Almuhna T5.1 541 Dave Berghmans Robert Nicholas Warmisham Bob Geens Iveco Trakker Overdrive Toyota T5.3 542 Jose Martins Jean-Francois Cazeres Jerome Naquart Iveco Trakker Team Boucou T5.3 543 Ahmed Benbekhti Bruno Seillet Mickael Fauvel MAN TGS Sta Competition T5.3 544 Richard Gonzalez Marc Plaindoux Patrick Prot DAF TSB Sodicars Racing T5.3 545 Tariq Al-Rammah Samir Benbekhti Serge Lambert MAN Tariq Al-Rammah T5.3 546 Michael Baumann Philipp Beier Rafael Tibau MAN TGA 26480 X-Raid Team T5.3 547 Jordi Ginesta Marc Dardaillon Loris Blot MAN TGA Team Boucou T5.3 548 Francesc Salisi Alex Aguirregaviria Pau Navarro Mercedes 1844 AK 4x4 FN SPEED - EPSILON TEAM T5.3 549 Sylvain Besnard Sylvain Laliche Tom Besnard MAN TGA 114 Team SSP T5.3 550 Dušan Randýsek Francois Regnier Julien Martin MAN TGA H PH-Sport T5.3 551 Thomas Robineau David Lamelas Morell DAF CF75 Team Boucou

Entry list — Classics

Note   – The "Dakar Legends" - competitors that participated in 10 or more Dakar events.   – The first time starters - "rookies".   – Competitors that were not able to start the race. No. Driver Co-driver Technician Vehicle Team 200 Ignacio Corcuera Laurent Iker San Vicente No technician Volkswagen Iltis Equipo Euskadi 4X4 201 Emmanuel Eggermont Edouard De Braekeleer Volkswagen Apal Racing Wings 202 Amy Lerner Sara Carmen Bossaert Porsche 911 SC Al Rally 204 Benoit Callewaert Ghislain Morel Volkswagen Baja Racing Wings 205 Christian Bigou TBA Peugeot Team Bimoto 206 Ondřej Klymčiw Petr Vlček Škoda LR130 Klymciw Racing 207 Roberto Camporese Umberto Fiori Peugeot 504 Pickup Camporese Fiori 209 Juan Donatiu Pere Serrat Puig Mitsubishi Montero Doria Racing 210 Antonio Gutierrez Luis Heras Rodriguez Mercedes G-320 Rumbo Zero 211 Carlos Vento Sanchez Juan Carlos Ramirez Moure Mercedes G-320 Rumbo Zero 212 Stephan Lamarre Benjamin Laroche Mitsubishi Pajero Racing Wings 213 Frédéric Verdaguer Julie Verdaguer Sunhill Buggy Team Sunhill 214 Andres Vidal Pere Maimi Codina Land Rover Range Rover Classics Competicio 215 Juan Llopis Francesc Xavier Guillem Coromines Land Rover Range Rover Classics Competicio 216 Kilian Revuelta Oscar Sanchez Hernandez Toyota Land Cruiser Naturhouse 217 Pere Barrios Sturlese Maria Helena Tarruell Tibau Toyota Land Cruiser HDJ80 TH-Trucks 219 Maxime Lacarrau Pierre Louis Quemin Toyota Proto KDJ95 Lacarrau/Quemin 220 Francisco J Benavente Rafael Benavente Del Rio Nissan Terrano Recinsa Sport 221 Homood Majed TBA Nissan Jubbah Knights 223 Alberto Garcia Merino Julian Jose Garcia Merino Toyota Land Cruiser HDJ80 Merinoteam 225 Luciano Carcheri Roberto Musi Nissan Patrol Carcheri Luciano 227 Juan Roura Iglesias Oscar Gonçalves Gomez Toyota Land Cruiser HDJ80 Roura Lighting Team 229 Marc Douton Emilien Etienne Sunhill Buggy Team Sunhill 251 Didier Monseu Niels Lescot Edouard Fraipont MAN 41460 Bel Edouard Fraipont Man Racing Wings 252 Miquel Angel Boet Alexandre Rabell No technician Mercedes Unimog Classics Competicio 253 Lilian Harichoury Laurent Correia Luc Fertin Renault Trucks 420DCI FRA Laurent Correia Renault Trucks Team Boucou

A number of participants were affected by the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. Before participants travelled to Saudi Arabia on 26-27 of December, Nani Roma co-driver Daniel Oliveras Carreras had to be replaced by Alexandre Winocq, Gintas Petrus co-driver Povilas Valaitis replaced by José Marques, Denis Krotov co-driver Konstantin Zhiltsov replaced by Oleg Uparenko, Ricardo Porem co-driver Manuel Porem replaced by Jorge Monteiro. Vaidotas Žala two main technicians contracted the coronavirus, numerous other teams were forced to make last-minute changes to replace team members that were tested positive for coronavirus. Trucks #523 and #526 withdrew after Francesc Ester and Jorge Ballbe contracted coronavirus. After arrival in Jeddah, all participants had to take two coronavirus tests two days apart. #56 Giordano Pacheco and #357 Alexey Titov tests came back positive, repeat tests were also positive, and they were forced to withdraw from the race. #23 Ivan Jakeš second test came back positive. They all had to self-isolate for 7 days before being allowed to travel home.^[11][12]

Stages[edit]

Stage 5 proved to be very difficult for significant number of competitors who finished it very late. Therefore, organizers decided to delay the start of stage 6 by 1 hour 30 minutes and shorten the special on stage 6 by 100 kilometres.^[13]

Stage 11 has been shortened by 50 km due to weather conditions.^[14]

Stage winners[edit]

Stage	Bikes	Quads	Cars	Light Proto (T3)	UTV (T4)	Trucks	Classics
Prologue	Ricky Brabec	Alexandre Giroud	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Kris Meeke	Austin Jones	Siarhei Viazovich [fr]	Did not participate
Stage 1	Toby Price	Alexandre Giroud	Carlos Sainz	Cristina Gutiérrez Herrero	Austin Jones	Dmitry Sotnikov	Marc Douton
Stage 2	Joan Barreda Bort	Pablo Copetti	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Seth Quintero	Saleh Alsaif [ar]	Dmitry Sotnikov	Marc Douton
Stage 3	Toby Price	Nicolás Cavigliasso