Dakar Rally organisers have revealed the route for the 2024 edition, with 60% all-new stages and a 48-hour long test.
The event will remain in Saudi Arabia for the fifth year running, and will be held from 5 to 19 January.
The 5,000-kilometre route, encompassing a prologue and 12 competitive stages, will begin in the historic town of Al-Ula before competitors venture across the Empty Quarter toOrganisers state that 60% of stages will be new, with the most significant novelty coming in the form of awill be divided into eight different bivouacs depending on where they are when the clock strikes 16:00, before setting off the following morning at 07:00 to complete the stage in the Empty Quarter.
Vehicles with hydrogen engines, fully electric powertrains or hybrids with a minimum of biofuel will be eligible, with the contest monitored by a jury of experts who will measure technical reliability, energy consumption and carbon footprint.
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