In this year’s edition of the Dakar rally which has just started there is the participation of nearly 500 drivers/riders/athletes from 59 countries. On the list we find 145 motorcycles, 79 cars, 37 quads and 50 trucks. In addition, for the first time the rally will start with eight UTV’s (small 4×4 vehicles).
In this year’s edition of the Dakar, there is also no shortage of women. On motorcycles will be: Laia Sainz, Anastasiya Nifontov and Rosa Romero Font (KTM 450). ATV’s will have Camelia Liparoti (Yamaha YFM 700R). Mitsubishi will have driver, Cristina Gutierrez Herrero, and Nissan Frontier will have Maria Del Huerto Mattar Smith.
Dakar 2017 – stages:
Stage I – January 2 Asuncion (Par) – Resistencia (Arg) – 454 km
Stage II – January 3 Resistencia (ARG) – San Miguel de Tucuman (ARG) – 803 km
Stage III – January 4 San Miguel de Tucuman (ARG) – San Salvador de Jujuy (ARG) – 780 km
Stage IV – January 5, San Salvador de Jujuy (Arg) – Tupiza (Bol) – 521km
Stage V – January 6 Tupiza (Bol) – Oruro (Bol) – 692 km
Stage VI – January 7 Oruro (Bol) – La Paz (Bol) – 786 km
Break – January 8, La Paz (Bol)
Phase VII – January 9 La Paz – Uyuni (Bol) – 622 km
Phase VIII – 10 January Uyuni (Bol) – Salta (ARG) – 892 km
Phase IX – JANUARY 11 Salta (ARG) – Chilecito (ARG) – 977 km
Phase X – JANUARY 12, Chilecito (ARG) – San Juan (ARG) – 751 km
Phase XI – January 13, San Juan (ARG) – Rio Cuarto (ARG) – 754 km
Phase XII – Jan. 14 Rio Cuarto (ARG) – Buenos Aires (Arg) – 786 km
We wish all of them safe journey and good luck.
