The 2022 edition of the Dakar Rally starts on January 1 with the prologue stage. Saudi Arabia will host the toughest rally in the world for the third time in a row. The test starts in Jeddah with a prologue stage of 19 kilometers of special and 815 of links to reach Hail. After twelve stages and many kilometers with different types of sand, the rally will come to an end on January 14 also in Jeddah.
Date, stages and schedules
Prologue (January 1)
Jeddah-Hail 834 total km | 19 km of special
Motorcycle departure time: 05:30
Car departure time: 08:20
Stage 1 (January 2)
Hail-Hail 546 total km | 334 km of special
Motorcycle departure time: 05:25
Car departure time: 07:37
Stage 2 (January 3)
Hail-Al Artawiya 585 total km | 339 km of special
Motorcycle departure time: 05:40
Car departure time: 07:55
Stage 3 (January 4)
Al Artawiyah-Al Qaysumah 554 total km | 368 km of special
Motorcycle departure time: 05:10
Car departure time: 07:55
Stage 4 (January 5)
Al Qaysumah-Riad 707 total km | 465 km of special
Motorcycle departure time: 05:10
Car departure time: 07:55
Stage 5 (January 6)
Riad-Riad 563 km total | 348 km of special
Motorcycle departure time: 05:35
Car departure time: 05:35
Stage 6 (January 7)
Riad-Riad 635 km total | 421 km of special
Motorcycle departure time: 05:30
Car departure time: 05:30
Rest stage (January 8)
Stage 7 (January 9)
Riad-Al Dawadimi 700 total km | 401 km of special
Motorcycle departure time: 05:40
Car departure time: 08:15
Stage 8 (January 10)
Al Dawadimi-Wadi Ad Dawasir 828 total km | 394 km of special
Motorcycle departure time: 05:25
Car departure time: 07:30
Stage 9 (January 11)
Wadi Ad Dawasir-Wadi Ad Dawasir 490 total km | 287 km of special
Motorcycle departure time: 05:05
Car departure time: 07:10
Stage 10 (January 12)
Wadi Ad Dawasir-Bisha 757 km total | 374 km of special
Motorcycle departure time: 05:00
Car departure time: 07:05
Stage 11 (January 13)
Bisha-Bisha 500 total km | 345 km of special
Motorcycle departure time: 05:10
Car departure time: 07:35
Stage 12 (January 14)
Bisha-Jeddah 676 km total | 163 km of special
Motorcycle departure time: 05:25
Car departure time: 07:50
Where to follow the Dakar on TV and live
As usual, the Teledeporte television channel will offer fans a summary with images of the stages every day at 22:00. Eurosport also broadcasts a summary program of each stage every day from 21:00 to 22:00. Later the canar Eurosport 2 offers a rebroadcasting from 22:30 to 23:30. In addition, on as.com you can follow each of the stages of the Dakar Rally 2022 live and you will also find the best information about the raid and all the reactions of the protagonists, chronicles and analysis …