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The 2024 Dakar Rally was a rally raid event held in Saudi Arabia. It was the 46th edition of the Dakar Rally , organized by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), and the 5th time Saudi Arabia has hosted the event.
Dakar Début Titles Luciano Benavides Argentina: 2018 Mohammed Abu-Issa Qatar: 2014 Joseph Adua France: 2004 Gianni Lora Lamia Italy: 1990 Nasser Al-Attiyah Qatar: 2004 Cars - 2011, 2015 Nunzio Coffaro Venezuela: 2012 Cars T1.2 - 2012 Yazeed Al-Rajhi Saudi Arabia: 2015 Philippe Alliot France: 1988 Luc Alphand France: 1998 Cars - 2006 Alain ...
Dakar Rally; Category: Rally raid: Region: Europe and Africa (1979–2007) South America (2009–2019) Saudi Arabia & Middle East (2020–present) Inaugural season: 1979
Blaise Diagne International Airport (French: Aéroport international Blaise-Diagne), (IATA: DSS, ICAO: GOBD) is an international airport near the town of Diass in Thiès Region, Senegal, 43 km (27 mi) east of downtown Dakar. It serves as the main airport for Dakar, replacing Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport, which had become too small.
The calendar for the 2024 season features five rally-raid events. The prestigious Dakar Rally once again hosted the opening event, with the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, Desafio Ruta 40, and Rallye du Maroc events returning to the calendar. [4] The Portugal-based BP Ultimate Rally-Raid would be added to the schedule. [5] [6]
On 30 November 2020, Audi announced their intent to compete in the Dakar Rally, [10] and during the announcement on 11 December, in which Q Motorsport became Audi's factory team. [5] Three crews of Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz , Stéphane Peterhansel and Edouard Boulanger and Mattias Ekström and Emil Bergkvist would drive the car.
The Dakar Rally has received criticism because of its high mortality rates, with the Vatican Paper describing the event as "the bloody race of irresponsibility". [1] The event received particular criticism in the 1988 race, when three Africans were killed in collisions with vehicles involved in the race.
The Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa (French: Forum International de Dakar sur la Paix et la Sécurité en Afrique) or simply Dakar International Forum, is an international conference launched by the governments of France and Senegal in 2013 during the Elysée Summit. Held annually, it has brought together heads of ...