The competition will be held in Saudi Arabia from December 31, 2022 to January 15, 2023. The race schedule started from the sea base camp on December 31. After 16 days and a total mileage of 8,549 kilometers, including a 4,706 kilometers special stage, it ended in Daman on January 15.

2023 Dakar Rally route map

Stage settings

Prologue – December 31

Seaside Base Camp – Seaside Base Camp (11km)

Stage 1 – January 1

Seaside Base Camp – Seaside Base Camp (Special Stage – 368km)

Stage 2 – January 2

Seaside Base Camp-Ola (Special Stage-431km)

Stage 3 – January 3

Euler – Hail (special stage – 447km)

Stage 4 – January 4

Hail – Hail (special stage – 425km)

Stage 5 – January 5

Hail – Hail (special stage – 375km)

Stage 6 – January 6

Khail – Duwadami (special stage – 466 km)

Stage 7 – January 7

Duwadami – Duvadami (Special Stage – 473 km)

Stage 8 – January 8

Duwadami – Riyadh (Special Stage – 407km)

Closed day – January 9

Stage 9 – January 10

Riyadh – Harad (Special Stage – 439km)

Stage 10 – January 11

Harad – Shaybai (special stage – 114km)

Stage 11 – January 12

Shabye – Alda (Special stage – 275km)

Stage 12 – January 13

Arda – Sheba (special stage – 185km)

Stage 13 – January 14

Thank you – Hofuf (special stage – 154km)

Stage 14 – January 15

Hofuf-Daman (special stage-136km)

2023 Dakar Rally entry line-up

453 racing cars, including 124 motorcycles, 19 quad bikes, 73 cars, 56 trucks, 93 all-terrain vehicles, 76 Dakar Classic cars and 13 Dakar Classic trucks

150 rookie drivers

54 female riders

List of entries for the automobile group (for reference only, the official announcement shall prevail)

Drivers in the car category

(Reposted from Dakar Rally official website/DAKAR Dakar Rally official Weibo)