2015 Dakar Rally
The 2015 Dakar Rally was the 37th running of the event and the seventh successive year that the event was held in South America. The event started in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 4, then ran through Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, before returning to Buenos Aires on January 17 after 13 stages of competition, for a total distance of 9,000 km (5,600 mi). For the first time, organizers reserved separate rest days for different categories so that at least two classes raced on each day.
| 2015 Dakar Rally | |||
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Part of the Dakar Rally
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2015 Dakar logo and route | |||
| Host country | Argentina Bolivia Chile | ||
| Dates run | 4–17 January 2015 | ||
| Start | Buenos Aires | ||
| Finish | Buenos Aires | ||
| Stages | 13 | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel, dirt, sand | ||
| Overall distance | 9,295 km (5,776 mi) | ||
| Results | |||
| Cars winner | Nasser Al-Attiyah Matthieu Baumel Mini Qatar Raid Team | ||
| Bikes winner | Marc Coma Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | ||
| Quads winner | Rafał Sonik Yamaha Sonik Team | ||
| Trucks winner | Ayrat Mardeev Aydar Belyaev Dmitriy Svistunov Kamaz Master | ||
| Crews | 406 at start, 207 at finish | ||
Marc Coma won a fifth title in the motorcycle category for KTM, while Rafał Sonik secured a maiden quads crown aboard his Yamaha. Nasser Al-Attiyah took his second title for the X-Raid Mini squad in the car category, while Ayrat Mardeev continued Kamaz's winning streak – a third successive win in the Dakar Rally – in the truck category, with his maiden success.