This is a list of records in the Dakar Rally since 1979.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Records are correct as of the 2022 Dakar Rally . Updates are likely to happen during a rally and are subject to change due to the nature of time penalties occurring throughout the rally.
Bold names indicate active as of the most recently finished rally.
Stage wins for pilots and manufacturers will include any Dakar Experience/joker and prologue stage wins.
Bike [ ]
Most wins [ ]
Rider
Years
Wins
1
Stéphane Peterhansel
1991–93, 1995, 1997, 1998
6
2
Cyril Neveu
1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987
5
Cyril Despres
2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013
Marc Coma
2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015
5
Edi Orioli
1988, 1990, 1994, 1996
4
6
Richard Sainct
1999, 2000, 2003
3
7
Sam Sunderland
2017, 2022
2
Hubert Auriol
1981, 1983
Gaston Rahier
1984, 1985
Fabrizio Meoni
2001, 2002
Toby Price
2016, 2019
12
Gilles Lalay
1989
1
Nani Roma
2004
Matthias Walkner
2018
Ricky Brabec
2020
Kevin Benavides
2021
Most stage wins [ ]
Most stage wins in a single Dakar [ ]
Most podiums [ ]
Quad [ ]
From 2009
Most wins [ ]
Most stage wins [ ]
Scratches in a single Dakar [ ]
(since 2010)
Wins by nationality [ ]
Wins by manufacturer [ ]
Manufacturer
Years
Wins
1
Yamaha
2009–2022
14
Stage wins by manufacturer [ ]
Lightweight [ ]
From 2017 SSVs became a separate class from the cars.
From 2021 the Lightweight class was further separated into T3 Lightweight Prototype and T4 Modified Production SSV.
For 2021 all Lightweights were under a single entry list but had separate general classifications. T3s had entry numbers from 380 to 399 and T4s had 400 to 454.
T4 Modified Production SSV [ ]
Most wins [ ]
Most stage wins [ ]
Wins by nationality [ ]
Stage wins in a single Dakar [ ]
T3 Lightweight Prototype [ ]
From 2021
Most wins [ ]
Most stage wins [ ]
Stage wins in a single Dakar [ ]
Wins by nationality [ ]
Car [ ]
Most wins [ ]
Driver
Years
Wins
1
Stéphane Peterhansel
2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021
8
2
Ari Vatanen
1987, 1989 – 1991
4
Nasser Al-Attiyah
2011, 2015, 2019, 2022
4
René Metge
1981, 1984, 1986
3
Pierre Lartigue
1994, 1995, 1996
Carlos Sainz
2010, 2018, 2020
7
Jean-Louis Schlesser
1999, 2000
2
Hiroshi Masuoka
2002, 2003
Most stage wins [ ]
Most stage wins in a single Dakar [ ]
Wins by manufacturer [ ]
Manufacturer
Years
Wins
1
Mitsubishi
1985, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001 – 2007
12
2
Peugeot
1987 – 1990, 2016 – 2018
7
3
Mini
2012–2015, 2020-2021
6
4
Citroën
1991, 1994 – 1996
4
Volkswagen
1980, 2009 – 2011
6
Porsche
1984, 1986
2
Range Rover
1979, 1981
Schlesser
1999, 2000
Toyota
2019, 2022
10
Mercedes
1983
1
Renault
1982
Stage wins by manufacturer [ ]
Truck [ ]
Most wins [ ]
Driver
Years
Wins
1
Vladimir Chagin
2000, 2002 – 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011
7
2
Karel Loprais
1988, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001
6
3
Eduard Nikolaev
2013, 2017 - 2019
4
4
1982, 1983
2
1992, 1993
Firdaus Kabirov
2005, 2009
Gerard de Rooy
2012, 2016
Andrey Karginov
2014, 2020
Dmitry Sotnikov
2021, 2022
Wins by nationality [ ]
Most stage wins [ ]
(Since 1999)
Stage wins in a single Dakar [ ]
(since 1999)
Wins by manufacturer [ ]
Manufacturer
Years
Wins
1
Kamaz
1996, 2000, 2002 – 2006, 2009 – 2011, 2013 – 2015, 2017 – 2022
19
2
Tatra
1988, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001
6
3
Mercedes-Benz
1982–1986
5
4
Perlini
1990–1993
4
5
Iveco
2012, 2016
2
6
Sonacome
1980
1
ALM/Acmat
1981
DAF
1987
Hino
1997
MAN
2007
Most successful model of truck: Tatra 815 with 6 wins
Stage wins by manufacturer [ ]
(since 1997)
Classic [ ]
From 2021
Most wins [ ]
Most stage wins [ ]
Scratches in a single Dakar [ ]
Rider
Years
Scratches
1
Marc Douton
2021
6
2
2022
4
3
2021
2
Wins by manufacturer [ ]
Stage wins by manufacturer [ ]
Overall [ ]
Wins by manufacturer [ ]
Stage wins by manufacturer [ ]
Rally [ ]
Entrants [ ]
Highest number of entrants (including 224 assistance cars and trucks ): 688 (2005 )
Highest number of entrants (only competitors ): 603 (1988 )
Highest number of female entrants: 17 (2019 )[8]
Finishers [ ]
Highest number of finishers: 301 (2013 )
Highest percentage of entrants finishing: 69.18% (2017 )
Lowest number of entrants: 153 (1993 )
Lowest number of finishers: 67 (1993 )
Lowest percentage of entrants finishing: 20.58% (1986 )
Distance [ ]
Longest rally: 15,000 km/9,320 miles (1986 )
Shortest rally: 6263 km/3,892 miles (1981 )
Countries [ ]
Most countries: 11 in 1992 (France , Libya , Niger , Chad , Central African Republic , Cameroon , Gabon , Congo , Angola , Namibia , South Africa )
Fewest countries: 1 in 2019 (Peru ), 2020 - 2022 (Saudi Arabia )
Individuals [ ]
Highest percentage of stage wins in a single rally: with 92.31% (12/13) (2022 )
Most podiums without a win: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 7 podiums (6x and 1x )
Most entries: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 36 entries
Most consecutive entries: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 35 entries (1983 – 2019 )[9]
Most finishes: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 29 finishes
Most consecutive finishes: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 20 (1989 – 2009 )[10]
Most classes competed in: Kees Koolen 5 classes (Bike/Quad/Car/Truck/ssv),[11] Yoshimasa Sugawara 3 classes (Bike/Car/Truck)[12] and Cyril Despres 3 classes (Bike/Car/SSV)
Oldest competitor: at 81 years (1995 )[13]
Oldest rookie: Graham Knight at 68, ? months, ? days (2020 )[14]
Oldest winner: Josef Macháček at 63, 10 months, 2 days (2021 )
Youngest competitor: at 16 years, 357 days (2019 )[15]
Youngest winner of a stage: at 18, 3 months, 27 days (Stage 6, 2021 )
First female winner (cars): Jutta Kleinschmidt (2001 )
Fewest Classic points: 399 (2022 )
Most Classic points: 307,707 (2021 )
Most Classic penalty points: 87,420 (2021 )
Vehicle [ ]
Most successful vehicle model: Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution with 12 wins
Most manufacturer wins: Kamaz with 19 wins.
Most manufacturer finishes: Yamaha (bikes), Honda (bikes), Toyota (cars) had a vehicle finish in all 43 rallies
Countries [ ]
Number of times started in [ ]
Country
Years
Starts
France
1979–1994, 1998, 2001–2004
21
Argentina
2009–2012, 2014–2016
7
Spain
1995, 1996, 1999, 2005
4
Portugal
2006–2008
3
Peru
2013, 2018-2019
Saudi Arabia
2020-2022
Senegal
1997, 2000
2
Paraguay
2017
1
Number of times finished in [ ]
Country
Years
Finishes
Senegal
1979 – 1991, 1993 – 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004 – 2007
26
Argentina
2009 – 2011, 2015 – 2018
7
Saudi Arabia
2020 - 2022
3
Chile
2013, 2014
2
Egypt
2000, 2003
Peru
2013, 2019
South Africa
1992
1
France
1994
Number of times entered [ ]
References [ ]
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