2021 Dakar Rally
The 2021 Dakar Rally was a rally raid event held in Saudi Arabia and the 43rd edition of the Dakar Rally. 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. 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. 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.
| 2021 Dakar Rally | |||
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Part of the 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 | ||