2020 Dakar Rally

2020 Dakar Rally
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Host country	Saudi Arabia
Dates run	5 – 17 January 2020
Start	Jeddah
Finish	Al-Qiddiya
Stages	12
Stage surface	Sand, rocks, dirt, tarmac
Results
Cars winner	Carlos Sainz Lucas Cruz Bahrain JCW X-Raid
Bikes winner	Ricky Brabec Monster Energy Honda
Quads winner	Ignacio Casale Casale Racing
Trucks winner	Andrey Karginov Kamaz-Master
UTVs winner	Casey Currie Monster Energy Can-Am
Crews	351 at start, 226 at finish

The 2020 Dakar Rally was the 42nd edition of the event and the first edition held in Saudi Arabia. The event started in Jeddah on 5 January and finished in Al-Qiddiya on 17 January after 12 stages of the competition.

This was also the first event under the direction of , who replaced when he stepped down from the role in March 2019 after 15 years in charge.

Spaniard Carlos Sainz won his third Dakar with a third different make, his first with the new Mini JCW X-Raid buggy. In the motorcycle class, American Ricky Brabec became the first person from North America to win any class in the Dakar Rally. It was also the first victory for Honda since 1989 and ended a streak of 18 consecutive wins for KTM. In trucks, Russian Andrey Karginov took his second Dakar win, while Kamaz won their 17th as a manufacturer. Chilean rider Ignacio Casale won his third Dakar rally in the quad category after returning from his brief foray into the UTV class in 2019. American Casey Currie took victory in the UTV class, marking the first American victory there.

The rally was marred by the fatal accidents of Portuguese motorcyclist Paulo Gonçalves on stage 7 and Dutch motorcyclist Edwin Straver on stage 11.

Summary[]

Host country selection[]

After 11 years in South America, the event was held in the Asian continent for the first time ever. Organisers admitted that there was "hesitation" before the decision to hold the event in a country which has been under fire over human rights abuses and its recent involvement in the war in Yemen. ^[1] The contract to host the event in Saudi Arabia has been signed for the next five years, ^[2] although it is rumoured that the agreement is actually for ten years. ^[3] The event had been looking for alternatives, as it is believed that the relationships between the A.S.O. and South American governments have degraded over the last few years for a variety of reasons, including the disqualification of Bolivian favourite from the quad class in 2019. ^[4]

The route[]

Total rally distance was close to 7,900 km (4,900 mi), with 5,000 km (3,100 mi) of special stages. The rally started from Jeddah, headed north along the Red Sea, passed through Red Sea Project towards ambitious city project Neom. The rally turn east, towards capital Riyadh. After the rest day the rally headed south to the Arabian Desert, across the dunes of the Empty Quarter, then south-east into the Eastern Province as far as , and then back north-west to finish in Qiddiya. ^[5] David Castera, director of the Dakar said "I'm already inspired and delighted to have to design a course in such a monumental geography, made for the most audacious itineraries. We are spoilt for choice. Sports, navigation, a will to surpass oneself: all these aspects will naturally be glorified on this territory made for rally-raids.” ^[6]

The competitors[]

Many well known rally drivers entered this edition, including 13-time winner Stephane Peterhansel, and previous year's winner Nasser Al-Attiyah. Former Formula One champion Fernando Alonso make a debut in the event in car category. ^{[7] [8]} The official entry list consisted of 351 vehicles (vs 334 in 2019). The entry list consisted of 557 competitors, which represented 53 nationalities. Most dominant was French with 258 entries, followed by Spanish 77 and the Dutch 53. As the rally moved out of South America, the proportion of South American entrants had logically decreased, however it had still strong with 42 vehicle entries. The most significant increase was from host country Saudi Arabia - 18 (13 drivers/riders and 5 navigators). 65 competitors took part in Dakar rallies on four continents. The oldest contestant was 73 years old, while the youngest turned 18 during the event. There were 13 female contestants. ^[9]

Changes in regulations[]

Several new formats were introduced in this edition of the rally. The road books, which are now in color, on six stages were handed out 15 minutes prior to the start of the timed sector. The aim was reduce competitive advantage of the big teams and to rebalance the parameters in favour of the less professional entries. In order to eliminate cheating with technology only affordable by the largest teams, all unapproved competitor electronic devices needed to be locked in a sealed compartment during the race. Also, the organizers placed cameras inside top 19 participant vehicles to be able to review footage if suspicion arises. ^[10] On top of already traditional all vehicle marathon stage, a motorcycle "Super Marathon" stage was introduced, where only 10 minutes of work on the machines were allowed. Compulsory bike and quad 15 min. breaks while refueling were now extended to all vehicle categories. Competitors who were forced to retire will be permitted to re-join the rally in the “Dakar Experience” classification, similar to the "Rally 2" classification used in the World Rally Championship.^[11] This year all UTV's were homogenized into a single FIA T3 category for lightweight buggies (< 900 kg) with an engine size less than 1,000 cc. Fitted with restrictors, UTV's were sub-categorized into T3.S (production vehicles) limited to 120 km/h and T3.P (prototypes) limited to 130 km/h. ^[12]

Entry lists[]

Last minute changes[]

French motorcycle rider has announced that he is withdrawing from entering the event due to knee injury. His brother took his place. ^[13] Polish motorcycle rider also suffered a knee injury while training, and was not able to start. ^[14]

Another Polish sportsman , co-driver to Benediktas Vanagas became ill with tropical virus while on holidays, and was forced to withdraw. Last year 11-th placed Benediktas Vanagas managed to reach agreement with as his replacement co-driver. ^[15] Filipe was to start the event as co-driver until Boris announced his withdrawal from 2020 rally due to political situation in Chile. ^[16] Stéphane Peterhansel was due to start with his wife Andrea as co-driver, however, pre-race medical tests revealed a health concern, and Andrea withdrew. Stephane's new co-pilot became , although they both lack fluency in English, their common language. ^[17]

During the shakedown three days before the start Martin Kolomý crashed his Ford Raptor. In addition to injuring his back, the rollcage of his vehicle was damaged enough to rule him out of starting the rally. ^[18]

In UTV category Cyril Despres got the last minute call-up to start in with co-driver Mike Horn. ^[19] could not resolve issues with his license in time and gave up his place in the team to fellow-Kazakh . ^[20]

Number of entries[]

Stage	Bikes	Quads	Cars	UTVs	Trucks	Total
Entry list	147	23	89	45	47	351
At start line	144	23	83	46	46	342
Rest day[21]	108(120)	15(21)	64(76)	32(39)	30(35)	249(291)
At finish line	96	12	58	31	29	226
Completed "Dakar Experience"	4	5	4	3	3	19

Note: The number in brackets includes participants in "Dakar Experience" class.

Vehicles and Categories[]

In 2020 event the major vehicle categories were motorbikes, quads, cars, UTV's and trucks. The vehicles are further divided into classes and subcategories in accordance to FIA homologation.

G1 - the "Elite" motorbike group. Defined by A.S.O. "Elite" riders have all finished in the Top 10 in the general classification or have at least won a special stage in the past few years. All motorbike classes have engine capacity limited to 450cc.

G2 - the "Non-Elite" motorbike group. This subcategory sometimes called the "Super Production". To participate, the rider must have already finished at least one round of the FIM Cross-Country World Cup or a "Dakar Series" race. Another subcategory is the "Marathon" sub-class, restrictions on which components may be changed during the race applies to competitors in this category.

G3 - the quad class. Quads are subdivided into the two-wheel drive quads with engine capacity limited to 750cc and the four-wheel drive quads with engine capacity limited to 900cc.

T1 - the most common Cars class, it is a prototype vehicle, built of a tubular frame, with fiberglass or carbon bodywork shell. They commonly have a "silhouette" of a production vehicle, but in reality only a few decorative parts in common, such as lights and grille. T1 is further subdivided into petrol/diesel and 2WD/4WD subcategories.

T2 - are production vehicles modified for competition in Cars class. The FIA regulations are very strict about what can and cannot be modified or up-rated. Typical modifications include roll cage, "bucket" seats with racing safety harness, competition fuel tanks.

T3 - are lightweight prototype vehicles, often equipped with motorcycle engines. Since 2017 the T3's are classified in a separate UTV (sometimes called SSV or SxS (side by side)) category.

T4 - is the truck category. The production-based trucks that meet FIA regulations are in T4.1 subcategory. Not many compete in the Dakar Rally because they are not very suitable for crossing dunes. T4.2, the most common category is created by the Dakar Rally organizers. These are prototype trucks, with cab and certain components standard. There is also T4.3 "rapid assistance" vehicles. They are essentially mobile workshops on T4.1 or T4.2 base, built to carry parts and assist their teams vehicles in other categories.

OPEN - includes vehicles meeting technical standards different from those of the FIA, such as the American SCORE regulation, electric vehicles or powered by alternative energy sources. Beginning with the 2019 Dakar Rally, UTV's that meet national regulations are also allowed under this category. ^[22]

Category	Bikes	Quads	Cars	UTVs	Trucks
	Class	Description	Class	Description	Class	Description	Class	Description	Class	Description
	G1.1	"Elite"	G3.1	750cc 2WD quads	T1.1	T1 petrol 4x4 modified	T3.S	Production UTVs	T4.1	Production Trucks
	G2.1	"Non-Elite"	G3.2	900cc 4WD quads	T1.2	T1 diesel 4x4 modified	T3.P	Prototype UTVs	T4.2	Modified Trucks
	G2.2	"Non-Elite" "Marathon"			T1.3	T1 petrol 2WD modified			T4.3	Rapid Assistance Vehicles
					T1.4	T1 diesel 2WD modified
					T1.5	T1 with SCORE approval
					T2.1	T2 petrol production
					T2.2	T2 diesel production
					T2.C	T2 production othersee note
					TAS	Special Stage Assistance
					OP.1	Renewable Energy Powered

Note: T2.C category is T2 production vehicles with obsolete FIA approval

Bikes[]

Quads[]

Cars[]

UTVs[]

Trucks[]

Stages[]

Stage 8 was cancelled for motorbikes and quads, following the death of Paulo Gonçalves on stage 7. ^[23]

Date	Stage	Start	Finish	Length: Liaison / Special	Bikes (winner)	Quads (winner)	Cars (winner)	UTV (winner)	Trucks (winner)
5 January 2020	Stage 1	Jeddah	Al Wajh	433 km (269 mi) / 319 km (198 mi)	Toby Price	Ignacio Casale	Vaidotas Žala	[pl]	Anton Shibalov
6 January 2020	Stage 2	Al Wajh	Neom	26 km (16 mi) / 367 km (228 mi)	Ross Branch	Ignacio Casale	Giniel De Villiers	Francisco López	[fr]
7 January 2020	Stage 3	Neom	Neom	77 km (48 mi) / 427 km (265 mi)	Ricky Brabec	Giovanni Enrico	Carlos Sainz	[es]	Andrey Karginov
8 January 2020	Stage 4	Neom	Al-'Ula	219 km (136 mi) / 453 km (281 mi)		Ignacio Casale	Stéphane Peterhansel		Anton Shibalov
9 January 2020	Stage 5	Al-'Ula	Ha'il	211 km (131 mi) / 353 km (219 mi)	Toby Price		Carlos Sainz	Cyril Despres	Dmitry Sotnikov
10 January 2020	Stage 6	Ha'il	Riyadh	353 km (219 mi) / 477 km (296 mi)	Ricky Brabec		Stéphane Peterhansel	[es]	Andrey Karginov
11 January 2020	Rest day	Riyadh		–	Rest day
12 January 2020	Stage 7	Riyadh	Wadi ad-Dawasir	195 km (121 mi) / 546 km (339 mi)	Kevin Benavides		Carlos Sainz		Andrey Karginov
13 January 2020	Stage 8	Wadi ad-Dawasir	Wadi ad-Dawasir	239 km (149 mi) / 477 km (296 mi)	Cancelled				Andrey Karginov
14 January 2020	Stage 9	Wadi ad-Dawasir	Haradh	476 km (296 mi) / 410 km (250 mi)		Ignacio Casale	Stéphane Peterhansel		Andrey Karginov
15 January 2020	Stage 10	Haradh		74 km (46 mi) / 534 km (332 mi)	Joan Barreda Bort		Carlos Sainz		Anton Shibalov
16 January 2020	Stage 11		Haradh	365 km (227 mi) / 379 km (235 mi)		Rafał Sonik	Stéphane Peterhansel	Francisco López	Andrey Karginov
17 January 2020	Stage 12	Haradh	Al-Qiddiya	73 km (45 mi) / 374 km (232 mi)			Nasser Al-Attiyah	Reinaldo Varela	Andrey Karginov
Rally winners					Ricky Brabec	Ignacio Casale	Carlos Sainz	Casey Currie	Andrey Karginov

Stage results[]

Bikes[]

Stage 8 was canceled for motorbikes and quads following Paulo Gonçalves death.^[23]

	Stage result					General classification
Stage	Pos	Competitor	Make	Time	Gap	Pos	Competitor	Make	Time	Gap
1	1	Toby Price	KTM	03:21:33		1	Toby Price	KTM	03:21:33
	2	Ricky Brabec	Honda	03:21:38	00:00:05	2	Ricky Brabec	Honda	03:21:38	00:00:05
	3	Matthias Walkner	KTM	03:22:13	00:00:40	3	Matthias Walkner	KTM	03:22:13	00:00:40
2	1	Ross Branch	KTM	03:39:10		1	Sam Sunderland	KTM	07:05:22
	2	Sam Sunderland	KTM	03:40:34	00:01:24	2	[fr; es]	Husqvarna	07:06:40	00:01:18
	3	[fr; es]	Husqvarna	03:41:31	00:02:21	3	Kevin Benavides	Honda	07:06:54	00:01:32
3	1	Ricky Brabec	Honda	03:29:31		1	Ricky Brabec	Honda	10:39:04
	2		Honda	03:35:27	00:05:56	2	Kevin Benavides	Honda	10:43:47	00:04:43
	3	Kevin Benavides	Honda	03:36:53	00:07:22	3	Matthias Walkner	KTM	10:45:06	00:06:02
Due to a technical GPS problem the race stewards have decided to modify bikers Stage 3 results recorded at the finishing line of the special.
4	1		Honda	04:24:51		1	Ricky Brabec	Honda	15:06:43
	2	Kevin Benavides	Honda	04:25:26	00:00:35	2	Kevin Benavides	Honda	15:09:13	00:02:30
	3	Ross Branch	KTM	04:25:46	00:00:55	3		Honda	15:15:14	00:08:31
5	1	Toby Price	KTM	03:57:33		1	Ricky Brabec	Honda	19:07:19
	2	[fr; es]	Husqvarna	03:58:45	00:01:12	2	Toby Price	KTM	19:16:25	00:09:06
	3		Husqvarna	04:00:04	00:02:31	3	Kevin Benavides	Honda	19:18:51	00:11:32
6	1	Ricky Brabec	Honda	04:36:28		1	Ricky Brabec	Honda	23:43:47
	2	Joan Barreda Bort	Honda	04:38:02	00:01:34	2		Husqvarna	24:04:43	00:20:56
	3	Matthias Walkner	KTM	04:39:13	00:02:45	3	Toby Price	KTM	24:09:26	00:25:39
7	1	Kevin Benavides	Honda	04:36:22		1	Ricky Brabec	Honda	28:25:01
	2	Joan Barreda Bort	Honda	04:37:45	00:01:23	2		Husqvarna	28:49:49	00:24:48
	3	Matthias Walkner	KTM	04:40:39	00:04:17	3		Honda	28:52:02	00:27:01
8	Stage cancelled
9	1		Husqvarna	03:30:33		1	Ricky Brabec	Honda	31:59:29
	2	Toby Price	KTM	03:32:27	00:01:54	2		Husqvarna	32:20:22	00:20:53
	3	Joan Barreda Bort	Honda	03:33:15	00:02:42	3	Toby Price	KTM	32:26:12	00:26:43
10	1	Joan Barreda Bort	Honda	02:11:42		1	Ricky Brabec	Honda	34:12:18
	2	Ricky Brabec	Honda	02:12:49	00:01:07	2		Husqvarna	34:38:02	00:25:44
	3	Kevin Benavides	Honda	02:14:13	00:02:31	3	Joan Barreda Bort	Honda	34:39:27	00:27:09
11	1		Husqvarna	04:09:22		1	Ricky Brabec	Honda	38:33:28
	2	Matthias Walkner	KTM	04:09:31	00:00:09	2		Husqvarna	38:47:24	00:13:56
	3		KTM	04:12:10	00:02:48	3	Toby Price	KTM	38:56:02	00:22:34
12	1		Honda	01:28:15		1	Ricky Brabec	Honda	40:02:36
	2	Ricky Brabec	Honda	01:29:08	00:00:53	2		Husqvarna	40:19:02	00:16:26
	3	Toby Price	KTM	01:30:40	00:02:25	3	Toby Price	KTM	40:26:42	00:24:06

Quads[]

	Stage result					General classification
Stage	Pos	Competitor	Make	Time	Gap	Pos	Competitor	Make	Time	Gap
1	1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	04:17:37		1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	04:17:37
	2	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha	04:23:13	00:05:36	2	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha	04:23:13	00:05:36
	3		Yamaha	04:24:32	00:06:55	3		Yamaha	04:24:32	00:06:55
2	1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	04:46:07		1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	09:03:44
	2	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha	04:49:40	00:03:33	2	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha	09:12:53	00:09:09
	3		Yamaha	04:56:58	00:10:51	3	Giovanni Enrico	Yamaha	09:26:52	00:23:08
3	1	Giovanni Enrico	Yamaha	04:30:52		1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	13:38:05
	2		Yamaha	04:31:53	00:01:01	2	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha	13:52:34	00:14:29
	3	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	04:34:21	00:03:29	3	Giovanni Enrico	Yamaha	13:57:44	00:19:39
4	1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	05:22:42		1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	19:00:47
	2	Giovanni Enrico	Yamaha	05:24:06	00:01:24	2	Giovanni Enrico	Yamaha	19:21:50	00:21:03
	3		Yamaha	05:26:04	00:03:22	3		Yamaha	19:31:37	00:30:50
5	1		Yamaha	05:07:44		1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	24:10:47
	2		Yamaha	05:08:31	00:00:47	2	Giovanni Enrico	Yamaha	24:42:24	00:31:37
	3	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	05:10:00	00:02:16	3		Yamaha	24:52:26	00:41:39
6	1		Yamaha	05:54:23		1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	30:08:35
	2	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	05:57:48	00:03:25	2		Yamaha	30:46:49	00:38:14
	3		Yamaha	05:57:59	00:03:36	3	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha	31:22:54	01:14:19
7	1		Yamaha	06:02:52		1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	36:12:58
	2	Giovanni Enrico	Yamaha	06:03:03	00:00:11	2		Yamaha	36:49:41	00:36:43
	3	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	06:04:23	00:01:31	3	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha	37:36:29	01:23:31
8	Stage cancelled
9	1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	04:39:25		1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	40:52:23
	2	Giovanni Enrico	Yamaha	04:39:28	00:00:03	2		Yamaha	41:37:20	00:44:57
	3		Yamaha	04:45:52	00:06:27	3	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha	42:24:56	01:32:33
10	1		Yamaha	03:04:11		1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	44:41:33
	2		Yamaha	03:04:59	00:00:48	2		Yamaha	44:57:51	00:16:18
	3	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha	03:07:53	00:03:42	3	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha	45:47:49	01:06:16
11	1	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha	05:22:18		1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	50:07:07
	2	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	05:25:34	00:03:16	2		Yamaha	50:28:23	00:21:16
	3	Giovanni EnricoSee note	Yamaha	05:26:37	00:04:19	3	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha	51:10:07	01:03:00
Note: Giovanni Enrico is competing in the Dakar Experience category and does not appear in the overall rankings. He did not finish Stage 6 due to mechanical failure.
12	1		Can-Am	01:53:15		1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	52:04:39
	2	Giovanni EnricoSee note	Yamaha	01:54:36	00:01:21	2		Yamaha	52:23:03	00:18:24
	3		Yamaha	01:54:40	00:01:25	3	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha	53:08:54	01:04:15
Note: Giovanni Enrico is competing in the Dakar Experience category and does not appear in the overall rankings. He did not finish Stage 6 due to mechanical failure.

Cars[]

	Stage result					General classification
Stage	Pos	Competitor	Make	Time	Gap	Pos	Competitor	Make	Time	Gap
1	1	Vaidotas Žala	Mini	03:19:04		1	Vaidotas Žala	Mini	03:19:04
	2	Stéphane Peterhansel	Mini	03:21:18	00:02:14	2	Stéphane Peterhansel	Mini	03:21:18	00:02:14
	3	Carlos Sainz	Mini	03:21:54	00:02:50	3	Carlos Sainz	Mini	03:21:54	00:02:50
2	1	Giniel De Villiers	Toyota	03:37:20		1	Orlando Terranova	Mini	07:07:36
	2	Orlando Terranova	Mini	03:41:17	00:03:57	2	Carlos Sainz	Mini	07:12:19	00:04:43
	3	Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi	Peugeot	03:43:02	00:05:42	3	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota	07:13:43	00:06:07
3	1	Carlos Sainz	Mini	03:48:01		1	Carlos Sainz	Mini	11:00:20
	2	[fr; pl]	Mini	03:52:20	00:04:19	2	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota	11:08:15	00:07:55
	3		Mini	03:53:29	00:05:28	3	Orlando Terranova	Mini	11:08:29	00:08:09
4	1	Stéphane Peterhansel	Mini	04:04:34		1	Carlos Sainz	Mini	15:12:12
	2	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota	04:07:00	00:02:26	2	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota	15:15:15	00:03:03
	3	Carlos Sainz	Mini	04:11:52	00:07:18	3	Stéphane Peterhansel	Mini	15:23:54	00:11:42
5	1	Carlos Sainz	Mini	03:52:01		1	Carlos Sainz	Mini	19:04:13
	2	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota	03:54:57	00:02:56	2	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota	19:10:12	00:05:59
	3	Stéphane Peterhansel	Mini	03:58:12	00:07:18	3	Stéphane Peterhansel	Mini	19:22:06	00:17:53
6	1	Stéphane Peterhansel	Mini	04:27:17		1	Carlos Sainz	Mini	23:33:03
	2	Carlos Sainz	Mini	04:28:50	00:01:33	2	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota	23:40:51	00:07:48
	3	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota	04:30:39	00:03:22	3	Stéphane Peterhansel	Mini	23:49:23	00:16:20
7	1	Carlos Sainz	Mini	04:16:11		1	Carlos Sainz	Mini	27:49:14
	2	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota	04:18:23	00:02:12	2	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota	27:59:14	00:10:00
	3	Stéphane Peterhansel	Mini	04:18:23	00:02:53	3	Stéphane Peterhansel	Mini	28:08:27	00:19:13
8	1		Century	03:48:23		1	Carlos Sainz	Mini	31:56:52
	2	Fernando Alonso	Toyota	03:52:27	00:04:04	2	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota	32:03:32	00:06:40
	3	Orlando Terranova	Mini	03:54:42	00:06:19	3	Stéphane Peterhansel	Mini	32:10:01	00:13:09
9	1	Stéphane Peterhansel	Mini	03:08:31		1	Carlos Sainz	Mini	35:11:54
	2	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota	03:08:46	00:00:15	2	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota	35:12:18	00:00:24
	3		Mini	03:13:19	00:04:48	3	Stéphane Peterhansel	Mini	35:18:12	00:06:38
10	1	Carlos Sainz	Mini	02:03:43		1	Carlos Sainz	Mini	37:15:37
	2		Mini	02:06:48	00:03:05	2	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota	37:33:47	00:18:10
	3	Giniel de Villiers	Toyota	02:08:09	00:04:26	3	Stéphane Peterhansel	Mini	37:34:03	00:18:26
11	1	Stéphane Peterhansel	Mini	04:14:11		1	Carlos Sainz	Mini	41:37:51
	2	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota	04:14:21	00:00:10	2	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota	41:48:08	00:10:17
	3	Carlos Sainz	Mini	04:22:14	00:08:03	3	Stéphane Peterhansel	Mini	41:48:14	00:10:23
12	1	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota	01:17:30		1	Carlos Sainz	Mini	42:59:17
	2		Mini	01:19:02	00:01:32	2	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota	43:05:38	00:06:21
	3	Orlando Terranova	Mini	01:20:46	00:03:16	3	Stéphane Peterhansel	Mini	43:09:15	00:09:58

UTVs[]

	Stage result					General classification
Stage	Pos	Competitor	Make	Time	Gap	Pos	Competitor	Make	Time	Gap
1	1	[pl]	Can-Am	04:00:58		1	[pl]	Can-Am	04:00:58
	2	Casey Currie	Can-Am	04:02:49	00:01:51	2	Casey Currie	Can-Am	04:02:49	00:01:51
	3		Can-Am	04:06:47	00:05:49	3		Can-Am	04:06:47	00:05:49
2	1	Francisco López Contardo	Can-Am	04:13:30		1	Francisco López Contardo	Can-Am	08:21:15
	2	Conrad Rautenbach	PH Sport	04:25:18	00:11:48	2	Casey Currie	Can-Am	08:30:52	00:09:37
	3		Can-Am	04:25:25	00:11:55	3		Can-Am	08:34:03	00:12:48
3	1	[es]	Can-Am	04:42:47		1	Casey Currie	Can-Am	13:15:16
	2	Sergey Karyakin	BRP	04:43:05	00:00:18	2	Francisco López Contardo	Can-Am	13:15:31	00:00:15
	3	Casey Currie	Can-Am	04:44:24	00:01:37	3		Can-Am	13:16:56	00:01:40
4	1		OT3	05:01:13		1		Can-Am	18:24:52
	2	[pl]	Can-Am	05:01:32	00:00:19	2	Francisco López Contardo	Can-Am	18:27:53	00:03:01
	3		Can-Am	05:02:27	00:01:14	3	Casey Currie	Can-Am	18:29:26	00:04:34
5	1	Cyril DespresSee note	OT3	04:40:43		1	Sergey Karyakin	BRP	23:21:52
	2	[pl]	Can-Am	04:41:24	00:00:41	2	Casey Currie	Can-Am	23:23:02	00:01:10
	3	Conrad Rautenbach	Can-Am	04:44:57	00:04:14	3	Francisco López Contardo	Can-Am	23:23:39	00:01:47
Note: Cyril Despres is competing in Dakar Experience category, and do not appear in the Overall standings. He did not complete Stage 3 due to engine failure.
6	1	Francisco López Contardo	Can-Am	05:28:47		1	[es]	Can-Am	28:52:26
	2	[es]	Can-Am	05:29:25	00:00:38	2	Casey Currie	Can-Am	29:02:14	00:09:48
	3	Reinaldo Varela	Can-Am	05:32:24	00:03:37	3	Sergey Karyakin	BRP	29:22:50	00:30:24
7	1		OT3	05:26:35		1	Casey Currie	Can-Am	34:40:04
	2	Casey Currie	Can-Am	05:37:50	00:11:15	2	Francisco López Contardo	Can-Am	35:12:07	00:32:03
	3	[pl]	Can-Am	05:39:51	00:13:16	3	Sergey Karyakin	BRP	35:23:01	00:42:57
8	1	See note	Can-Am	04:48:21		1	Casey Currie	Can-Am	39:47:37
	2	Reinaldo Varela	Can-Am	04:50:48	00:02:27	2	Francisco López Contardo	Can-Am	40:03:17	00:15:40
	3	Francisco López Contardo	Can-Am	04:51:10	00:02:49	3	Sergey Karyakin	BRP	40:22:06	00:34:29
Note: is competing in Dakar Experience category, and does not appear in the Overall standings. He did not complete Stage 7 due to engine failure.
9	1	See note	OT3	4:00:42		1	Casey Currie	Can-Am	43:51:49
	2	See note	Can-Am	04:01:40	00:00:58	2	Francisco López Contardo	Can-Am	44:15:26	00:23:37
	3	Casey Currie	Can-Am	04:04:12	00:03:30	3	Sergey Karyakin	BRP	44:33:15	00:41:26
Note: Both and are competing in the "Dakar Experience" category and do not appear in the overall rankings. Both drivers failed to finish a previous stage of the rally.
10	1	See note	Can-Am	02:23:47		1	Casey Currie	Can-Am	46:22:15
	2	See note	OT3	02:24:12	00:00:25	2	Sergey Karyakin	BRP	47:08:55	00:46:40
	3		Can-Am	02:25:09	00:01:22	3	Francisco López Contardo	Can-Am	47:37:14	01:14:58
Note: and are competing in the Dakar Experience category and do not appear in the overall rankings. Both drivers failed to finish a previous stage of the rally.
11	1	Francisco López Contardo	Can-Am	04:59:51		1	Casey Currie	Can-Am	51:39:32
	2		Can-Am	05:10:44	00:10:53	2	Sergey Karyakin	BRP	52:25:05	00:45:33
	3	Conrad Rautenbach	PH Sport	05:12:27	00:12:36	3	Francisco López Contardo	Can-Am	52:37:04	00:57:32
12	1	Reinaldo Varela	Can-Am	01:36:19		1	Casey Currie	Can-Am	53:25:52
	2	See note	OT3	01:36:43	00:00:24	2	Sergey Karyakin	BRP	54:05:04	00:39:12
	3		Can-Am	01:39:37	00:03:18	3	Francisco López Contardo	Can-Am	54:18:28	00:52:36
Note: is competing in the Dakar Experience category and does not appear in the overall rankings. He failed to finish a previous stage of the rally.

Trucks[]

	Stage result					General classification
Stage	Pos	Competitor	Make	Time	Gap	Pos	Competitor	Make	Time	Gap
1	1	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	03:40:35		1	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	03:40:35
	2	[fr]	MAZ	03:42:08	00:01:33	2	Siarhei Viazovich	MAZ	03:42:08	00:01:33
	3		Iveco	03:43:44	00:03:09	3	Janus Van Kasteren	Iveco	03:43:44	00:03:09
2	1	[fr]	MAZ	03:47:44		1	Siarhei Viazovich	MAZ	07:29:52
	2	Dmitry Sotnikov	Kamaz	03:49:30	00:01:46	2	Dmitry Sotnikov	Kamaz	07:34:12	00:04:20
	3	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	03:49:51	00:02:07	3	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	07:37:04	00:07:12
3	1	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	03:59:15		1	Siarhei Viazovich	MAZ	11:34:01
	2	[fr]	MAZ	04:04:39	00:04:54	2	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	11:36:19	00:02:18
	3	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	04:10:28	00:11:13	3	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	11:54:02	00:20:01
4	1	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	04:15:43		1	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	15:54:43
	2	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	04:18:24	00:02:41	2	Siarhei Viazovich	MAZ	16:05:26	00:10:43
	3	Dmitry Sotnikov	Kamaz	04:24:48	00:09:05	3	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	16:09:45	00:15:02
5	1	Dmitry Sotnikov	Kamaz	04:12:04		1	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	20:10:02
	2	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	04:15:10	00:03:06	2	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	20:24:55	00:14:53
	3	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	04:15:19	00:03:15	3	Siarhei Viazovich	MAZ	20:34:00	00:23:58
6	1	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	04:56:18		1	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	25:06:20
	2	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	05:00:39	00:04:21	2	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	25:25:34	00:19:14
	3		MAZ	05:08:50	00:12:32	3	Siarhei Viazovich	MAZ	25:42:50	00:36:30
7	1	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	05:01:02		1	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	30:06:45
	2	Dmitry Sotnikov	Kamaz	05:01:05	00:00:03	2	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	30:27:57	00:21:12
	3	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	05:03:07	00:02:05	3	Siarhei Viazovich	MAZ	30:53:24	00:46:39
8	1	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	04:24:58		1	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	34:31:43
	2	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	04:30:52	00:05:54	2	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	34:58:49	00:27:06
	3	Aleš Loprais	Tatra	04:34:04	00:09:06	3	Siarhei Viazovich	MAZ	35:37:00	01:05:17
9	1	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	03:33:42		1	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	38:05:25
	2		MAZ	03:37:01	00:03:19	2	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	38:44:00	00:38:35
	3	Eduard NikolaevSee note	Kamaz	03:43:06	00:09:24	3	Siarhei Viazovich	MAZ	39:14:01	01:08:36
Note: Eduard Nikolaev is competing in the Dakar Experience category and does not appear in the general classification. He did not complete Stage 6 due to engine failure.
10	1	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	02:12:12		1	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	40:20:04
	2	Dmitry Sotnikov	Kamaz	02:13:20	00:01:08	2	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	40:56:12	00:36:08
	3	Eduard NikolaevSee note	Kamaz	02:13:42	00:01:30	3		MAZ	42:00:04	01:40:00
Note: Eduard Nikolaev is competing in the Dakar Experience category and does not appear in the general classification. He did not complete Stage 6 due to engine failure.
11	1	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	04:44:51		1	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	45:04:55
	2	Dmitry Sotnikov	Kamaz	04:46:18	00:01:27	2	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	45:44:28	00:39:33
	3	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	04:48:16	00:03:25	3		MAZ	46:57:09	01:52:14
12	1	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	01:28:41		1	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	46:33:36
	2		MAZ	01:30:42	00:02:01	2	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	47:16:02	00:42:26
	3	Eduard NikolaevSee note	Kamaz	01:30:48	00:02:07	3		MAZ	48:38:18	02:04:42
Note: Eduard Nikolaev is competing in the Dakar Experience category and does not appear in the general classification. He did not complete Stage 6 due to engine failure.

Final standings[]

Bikes[]

Pos	No.	Rider	Brand	Time
1	9	Ricky Brabec	Honda	40:02:36
2	5		Husqvarna	+0:16:26
3	1	Toby Price	KTM	+0:24:06
4	17		Honda	+0:31:43
5	2	Matthias Walkner	KTM	+0:35:00
6	16		KTM	+0:37:34
7	12	Joan Barreda Bort	Honda	+0:50:57
8	22		Yamaha	+1:42:35
9	59		Husqvarna	+2:04:01
10	6		Husqvarna	+2:10:40

Quads[]

Pos	No.	Rider	Brand	Time
1	250	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	52:04:39
2	265		Yamaha	+0:18:24
3	251	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha	+1:04:15
4	255		Yamaha	+3:30:16
5	257		Yamaha	+4:38:53
6	262		Yamaha	+5:45:14
7	268		Yamaha	+6:34:28
8	254		Yamaha	+8:56:03
9	263		Yamaha	+15:58:30
10	261		Can-Am	+17:14:39

Cars[]

Pos	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Brand	Team	Time
1	305	Carlos Sainz	Lucas Cruz	Mini	Bahrain JCW X-Raid Team	42:59:17
2	300	Nasser Al-Attiyah		Toyota	Toyota Gazoo Racing	+0:06:21
3	302	Stéphane Peterhansel		Mini	Bahrain JCW X-Raid Team	+0:09:58
4	309	Yazeed Al Rajhi		Toyota		+0:49:10
5	304	Giniel de Villiers		Toyota	Toyota Gazoo Racing	+1:07:09
6	311	Orlando Terranova		Mini	X-Raid Mini JCW Team	+1:12:15
7	307			Toyota	Toyota Gazoo Racing	+1:18:34
8	315					+1:59:21
9	324			Mini	Race World Team	+3:42:17
10	322					+3:51:07

UTVs[]

Pos	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Brand	Team	Time
1	405	Casey Currie		Can-Am		53:25:52
2	411	Sergey Karyakin		BRP		+0:39:12
3	400	Francisco López Contardo		Can-Am		+0:52:36
4	404	Conrad Rautenbach		PH-Sport	PH-Sport	+1:12:19
5	410			Can-Am		+1:20:38
6	420	Jesús Puras		Can-Am		+2:19:15
7	417			Can-Am	# Je Peux 2020-BBR Mercier Racing	+2:24:23
8	427			Can-Am		+2:57:38
9	402	Reinaldo Varela		Can-Am		+5:44:01
10	433			Can-Am		+5:44:35

Trucks[]

Pos	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Mechanic	Brand	Team	Time
1	511	Andrey Karginov			Kamaz	Kamaz Master	46:33:36
2	516	Anton Shibalov			Kamaz	Kamaz Master	+0:42:26
3	503				MAZ		+2:04:42
4	501	Dmitry Sotnikov			Kamaz	Kamaz Master	+2:55:28
5	504				Iveco		+3:28:08
6	505				Iveco		+4:26:57
7	502	Aleš Loprais			Tatra		+5:16:57
8	528				MAZ		+5:24:30
9	521				Tatra		+6:07:53
10	512				Hino		+6:18:39

Original by Motul[]

The “Original by Motul” category, refers to bikes and quads competitors competing without any kind of assistance. The organizers provide 1 trunk per competitor for storage of the personal belongings, spare parts and tools. Competitors are only allowed to bring 1 headlight, 1 set of wheels, 1 set of tyres, 1 tent with sleeping bag and mattress, 1 travel bag and 1x 25L backpack. Organizers allow free use of the generators, compressors and tool-boxes in the bivouac. 38 competitors started the race in this category, and 27 reached the finish.

Top 10

Pos	No.	Rider	Brand	Time
1	44	Emanuel Gyenes	KTM	48:05:07
2	39		KTM	+1:12:34
3	69		KTM	+2:33:39
4	52		Husqvarna	+3:46:26
5	138		KTM	+3:55:25
6	71		KTM	+6:29:38
7	57		KTM	+6:58:53
8	97		KTM	+7:37:55
9	133		KTM	+8:48:50
10	128		KTM	+9:27:13

Fatalities[]

On 12 January 2020, Portuguese motorcycle rider Paulo Gonçalves suffered a crash 276 kilometres into Stage 7 and went into cardiac arrest following severe trauma to the head, neck and backbone. Several riders stopped in an attempt to aid Gonçalves before paramedics arrived, but Gonçalves was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital. It was the 13th Dakar event for Paulo.^[24] Following the accident, Stage 8 was cancelled for the bike and quad classes.^[23] Hero Motorsports Team Rally, for whom Gonçalves had been riding, elected to withdraw its remaining entries following the crash.^[25]

On 16 January 2020 during the 11th stage, Dutch KTM rider Edwin Straver crashed his motorcycle and suffered a fractured cervical vertebra. Initial reports indicated that he had no heartbeat for 10 minutes before being resuscitated and transported to hospital in Riyadh. Straver was listed in critical condition and remained in a coma for several days before being transported back to the Netherlands. After receiving diagnosis of significant brain damage from the crash, Straver's family elected to cease assisted respiration, and Straver died on January 24, 2020.^[26]

See also[]

• Dakar Rally
• List of Dakar Rally records
• List of Dakar Rally competitors
• List of Dakar Rally fatal accidents
• A.S.O.

References[]