2022 Dakar Rally
The 2022 Dakar Rally will be a rally raid event held in Saudi Arabia and the 44th edition of the Dakar Rally organized by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO).[1] The event will take place 2 – 14 January 2022. This will be the third time Saudi Arabia had hosted the event, with support from the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation.[2] The race will start in Ha'il and end in Jeddah, going through canyons and cliffs in the Neom region, passing by the Red Sea coastline, into to stretches of dunes surrounding Riyadh, with a lot more action on sand dunes in the Empty Quarter.[3] The route consists of one prologue stage and 12 normal stages, with one rest day in Riyadh on 8 January.
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| Dates run | 2 – 14 January 2022 | ||
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| Stages | 12 | ||
| Stage surface | Sand, rocks, dirt, tarmac | ||
When ASO signed the five-year deal with Saudi Arabia, there was a first-year exclusivity clause. Since it has expired, more countries could have been added to the route. However, due to COVID-19 travel restrictions a decision has been made to remain only in Saudi Arabia.
A new FIA Cross-Country Rallying World Championship has been voted in favour by the FIA World Motor Sport Council in 2021. 2022 Dakar Rally became the first counting round of this championship.[4] On December 5, 2021, the FIA and FIM jointly combined both of their cross-country rally championships to form the FIA & FIM World Rally Raid Championship, which is co-sponsored by both organizations. The 2022 Dakar Rally serves as the first event in the inaugural championship calendar.[5]
Summary
The route
The feedback from competitors about previous event was that there were too many rocky surfaces resulting in excessive tyre wear and punctures, and not enough sandy stages which traditionally dominated Dakar rally. The organizers listened to the complaints and on 11 May 2021 revealed a new route which is characterized by a push into the sandy Empty Quarter.[6] Same as last year, the route includes 1 Prologue stage, 12 stages including 2 loop stages and 1 marathon stage. The route will consist of around 4,000 km (2,500 mi) of special stages and 2,500 km (1,600 mi) - 3,000 km (1,900 mi) of liaisons. The exact route was revealed in late November 2021.[7] The route did not feature the Empty Quarter this year. Initially, due to very difficult terrain, the competitors were planned to be airlifted from stage 8 finish to Riyadh.
Changes
Although initially promoted, last year's event did not have alternative fuels class, and only had several participants running on fuels different from petrol or diesel. In this edition there is stronger push to low-carbon vehicles, with an aim to have 100% low-carbon vehicles in the car, SSV and truck categories by 2030.[8] This edition will include a new T1-E category, with rules drawn up in collaboration with the FIA. This category has been created for prototype vehicles relying on electric motors or any technology focused on reducing carbon emissions, such as biofuels and hydrogen. Factory-supported Phoenix Racing team announced early that it will enter three Audi RS Q e-tron to T1-E category. Driven by Carlos Sainz, Stéphane Peterhansel and Mattias Ekström,[9] Audi Sport has set target of winning the rally.[10] In truck category, Hino announced support in building a hybrid vehicle that will enter the event.[11]
Pioneering the new T1.E class, Audi demanded tyre inflation-deflation system in the cockpit, a larger chassis, buggy-sized wheels (17 inches) and more suspension travel than the 4x4s in T1.1 category. Prodrive (with Ford) and Toyota Gazoo Racing teams objected, which forced the organizers to open up the possibility of a new T1+ category. Cars in this category will be 4x4s, will have a 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) wide chassis (instead of the current 2 m (6 ft 7 in)), 350 mm (14 in) of suspension travel (instead of the current 280 mm (11 in)) and 37 in wheels (instead of 32 in). The maximum weight will be increased by 100 kg (220 lb) to 1,950 kg (4,300 lb). The tyre inflation-deflation system controllable from the cockpit will remain exclusive to category T1.3 two-wheel drive buggies and the new T1-E hybrid or electric vehicles, "to optimise their energy consumption".[12]
In order to balance the performance balance between factory teams, the organizers ASO and the FIA will continue using air restrictors. The diameters are still under review. Currently, Toyota's petrol engine has a 37 mm (1.5 in) air restrictor, the turbo-diesel engine in the X-Raid Mini buggy has a 39 mm (1.5 in) air restrictor. Prodrive's twin-turbo V6 petrol engine is electronically limited by a power curve equal to the Toyota's.[12]
Electronic roadbooks will become standard to all vehicles from the car, SSV and truck categories with a view of limiting the differences in assistance resources between the teams. The motorbikes and quads entered in the elite category will also get a version that has been adapted for them.
Bike and quad rider airbag vests introduced last year have received positive feedback. Airbag vest effectiveness and comfort have been improved.[8]
In Dakar Classic category, the regularity will no longer be the only evaluation criteria. On portions representing roughly 20% of the route, only navigation will be judged and not time, and each excess kilometre covered will cost points.[1]
Entry List
Announced early entries
| Entrant | Team | Car | Class/Notes |
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| Carlos Sainz | Phoenix Racing | Audi RS Q e-tron | T1-E[9] |
| Stéphane Peterhansel | |||
| Mattias Ekström | |||
| Sébastien Loeb | Prodrive | BRX Hunter T1+ | T1+[13][14] |
| Nani Roma | |||
| Orlando Terranova[15] | |||
| tbc | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Toyota GR DKR Hilux | T1+[16] |
| Guerlain Chicherit | GCK Motorsport | GCK Thunder | T1, bioethanol[17] |
| Jesús Calleja | Astara Team | Century CR6 | T1, synthetic fuel[18] |
| Óscar Fuertes | |||
| Akira Miura | Toyota Auto Body | Toyota Land Cruiser | T2[19] |
| Jerome de Sadeleer | Mika Metge | Can-Am Maverick XRS | T4[20] |
| Teruhito Sugawara | Hino Team Sugawara | Hino Ranger (HINO 600 Series) | T5, hybrid powertrain[11] |
| Martin Macík | Big Shock Racing | Iveco PowerStar | T5[21] |
Number of entries
| Stage | Bikes | Quads | Cars | SxS–T3 | UTV–T4 | Trucks | Classic Cars | Classic Trucks | Total |
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| Entry list[lower-alpha 1] | 149 | 21 | 97 | 44 | 61 | 58 | 128 | 20 | 578 |
- as of 26 November, before scrutineering
A total of 750 riders, drivers and co-drivers entered the event, among them 209 rookies (first-time entries), 130 legends (participating for the 10th or more years), 34 original by Motul (riders without support team) and 60 women. Another 315 drivers and co-drivers entered the Dakar Classic (classic car and truck categories).[22]
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Stages
| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Bike/Quad | Cars/SSV | Truck | |
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| Stage 1A | Sunday | January 1, 2022 | Jeddah | Ha'il | 636 km / 19 km | 1029 km / 393 km | 1029 km / 393 km |
| Stage 1B | Monday | January 2, 2022 | Ha'il | Ha'il | 546 km / 334 km | 691 km / 145 km | 691 km / 145 km |
| Stage 2 | Tuesday | January 3, 2022 | Ha'il | Al Artawiya | 585 km / 339 km | 657 km / 72 km | 657 km / 72 km |
| Stage 3 | Wednesday | January 4, 2022 | Al Artawiya | Al Quaysumah | 554 km / 368 km | 719 km / 165 km | 719 km / 165 km |
| Stage 4 | Thursday | January 5, 2022 | Al Quaysumah | Riyadh | 707 km / 465 km | 852 km / 145 km | 852 km / 145 km |
| Stage 5 | Friday | January 6, 2022 | Riyadh | Riyadh | 563 km / 348 km | 694 km / 131 km | 694 km / 131 km |
| Stage 6 | Saturday | January 7, 2022 | Riyadh | Riyadh | 635 km / 421 km | 714 km / 79 km | 714 km / 79 km |
| Rest day | Sunday | January 8, 2022 | Riyadh | — | |||
| Stage 7 | Monday | January 9, 2022 | Riyadh | Al Dawadimi | 700 km / 401 km | 793 km / 93 km | 793 km / 93 km |
| Stage 8 | Tuesday | January 10, 2022 | Al Dawadimi | Wadi Ad Dawasir | 828 km / 394 km | 1096 km / 268 km | 1096 km / 268 km |
| Stage 9 | Wednesday | January 11, 2022 | Wadi Ad Dawasir | Wadi Ad Dawasir | 490 km / 287 km | 600 km / 110 km | 600 km / 110 km |
| Stage 10 | Thursday | January 12, 2022 | Wadi Ad Dawasir | Bisha | 757 km / 374 km | 930 km / 173 km | 930 km / 173 km |
| Stage 11 | Friday | January 13, 2022 | Bisha | Bisha | 500 km / 345 km | 568 km / 68 km | 568 km / 68 km |
| Stage 12 | Saturday | January 14, 2022 | Bisha | Jeddah | 676 km / 163 km | 960 km / 284 km | 960 km / 284 km |
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