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 Andrey Mokeev Igor Leonov Kamaz-Master
UTVs winner	Casey Currie Sean Berriman 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 David Castera, who replaced Etienne Lavigne 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 Juan Carlos Salvatierra 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 Shubaytah, 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 Michael Metge has announced that he is withdrawing from entering the event due to knee injury. His brother Adrien Metge took his place. ^[13] Polish motorcycle rider Jackek Bartoszek also suffered a knee injury while training, and was not able to start. ^[14]

Another Polish sportsman Sebastian Rozwadowski, 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 Filipe Palmeiro as his replacement co-driver. ^[15] Filipe was to start the event as Boris Garafulic 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 Paulo Fiúza, 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 OT3 buggy with co-driver Mike Horn. ^[19] Artur Ardavichus could not resolve issues with his license in time and gave up his place in the team to fellow-Kazakh Denis Berezovskiy. ^[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

Main article: Dakar Rally § Vehicles and classes

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

Entry list — Bikes

Note   The "Dakar Legends" - competitors that participated in 10 or more Dakar events - are marked in yellow.   The first time starters - "rookies" - are marked in blue.   In orange are marked the competitors participating in "Original by Motul" - limited assistance marathon class. No. Driver Country Vehicle Team 1 Toby Price   Australia KTM 450 Red Bull KTM Factory Team 2 Matthias Walkner   Austria KTM 450 Red Bull KTM Factory Team 3 Sam Sunderland   United Kingdom KTM 450 Red Bull KTM Factory Team 4 Adrien Van Beveren   France Yamaha WR450F Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team 5 Pablo Quintanilla   Chile Husqvarna FR 450 Rally Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing 6 Andrew Short   USA Husqvarna FR 450 Rally Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing 7 Kevin Benavides   Argentina Honda CRF 450 Rally Monster Energy Honda Team 2020 8 Paulo Gonçalves †   Portugal Hero 450 Rally Hero Motosports Team Rally 9 Ricky Brabec   USA Honda CRF 450 Rally Monster Energy Honda Team 2020 10 Xavier de Soultrait   France Yamaha WR450F Rally Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team 11 Adrien Metge   France Sherco TVS 450 RTM Sherco TVS Rally Factory 12 Joan Barreda Bort   Spain Honda CRF 450 Rally Monster Energy Honda Team 2020 14 Laia Sanz   Spain KTM 450 Gas Gas Factory Team 16 Luciano Benavides   Argentina KTM 450 Red Bull KTM Factory Team 17 José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo   Chile Honda CRF 450 Rally Monster Energy Honda Team 2020 18 Ross Branch   Botswana KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Bas Dakar KTM Racing Team 19 Štefan Svitko   Slovakia KTM 450 Rally Replica Slovnaft Rally Team 20 Johnny Aubert   France Sherco TVS 450 Sherco TVS Rally Factory 21 Daniel Nosiglia Jager   Bolivia Honda CRF 450 Rally Team Honda Nosiglia 22 Franco Caimi   Argentina Yamaha WR450F Rally Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team 23 Ivan Jakeš   Slovakia KTM 450 Rally Replica Jakes Dakar Team 24 Lorenzo Santolino   Spain Sherco TVS 450 RTR Sherco TVS Rally Factory 25 Juan Pedrero Garcia   Spain KTM 450 Rally Ls2 Aventura Touareg 26 Aaron Mare   South Africa Honda CRF 450 Rally Monster Energy Honda Team 2020 27 Joaquim Rodrigues   Portugal Hero 450 Rally Hero Motosports Team Rally 28 Jamie Mccanney   United Kingdom Yamaha WRF 450 Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team 29 Milan Engel   Czech Republic KTM 450 Rally Replica Moto Racing Group (mrg) 30 Adam Tomiczek   Poland Husqvarna FR 450 RR Orlen Team 31 Mario Patrão   Portugal KTM 450 KTM Factory Team 32 Sebastian Bühler   Germany Hero 450 Rally Hero Motosports Team Rally 33 Loic Minaudier   France KTM 450 Rally Replica Team All Tracks 34 Arūnas Gelažninkas   Lithuania KTM Rally Replica Arūnas Gelažninkas 35 Maciej Giemza   Poland Husqvarna FR 450 RR Orlen Team 36 Mohammed Balooshi   United Arab Emirates Husqvarna FR 450 Duust Rally Team 37 Paul Spierings   Netherlands Husqvarna FR 450 Rally Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing 38 Fausto Mota   Spain Husqvarna 450 Rally Replica Xraids Team 39 Benjamin Melot   France KTM 450 Rally Replica Benjamin Melot 40 Edwin Straver †   Netherlands KTM 450RR Edwin Straver 41 Jacopo Cerutti   Italy Husqvarna FR 450 Rally Solarys Racing 42 Maurizio Gerini   Italy Husqvarna Husqvarna 450 Rally Solarys Racing 43 Jan Brabec   Czech Republic KTM 450 Rally Big Shock Racing 44 Emanuel Gyenes   Romania KTM 450 Rally Replica Autonet Motorcycle Team 45 Arnold Brucy   France KTM 450 Replica Brucy Racing Team 46 Mauricio Javier Gomez   Argentina Yamaha WR 450F Rally Replica Paco Gomez 47 Garrett Poucher   USA KTM 450 Rally Klymciw Racing 49 Nicolas Brabeck-Letmathe   Austria KTM 450 RR Team Casteu 50 Santosh Chunchunguppe Shivashankar   India Hero 450 Rally Hero Motosports Team Rally 51 Patricio Cabrera   Chile KTM Rally Replica Kawasaki Chile Cidef 52 Petr Vlček   Czech Republic Husqvarna 450 Petr Vlček 53 Antonio Maio   Portugal Yamaha 450 Yamaha Fino Motor Racing 54 Mirjam Pol   Netherlands Husqvarna FR 450 Rally Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing 55 Patrice Carillon   France KTM 450 Rallye Carillon 56 Rodney Faggotter   Australia Yamaha WR450F Yamaha Motor Australia 57 Philippe Cavelius   France KTM Rally 450 Cavelius Team 58 Sebastian Cavallero   Peru KTM 450 Rally Rides 4 Hope 59 Skyler Howes   USA Husqvarna FR 450 Rally Klymciw Racing 60 Zhang Min   China KTM Rally Replica 450 Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Dakar Rally Team 61 Anthony Boursaud   France Yamaha 450 Rally Antho Moto Sport - Drag'on Rally Team 63 Ben Young   Australia KTM Rally Replica Duust Rally Team 64 Carlo Vellutino   Peru KTM 450 Xraids Team 65 Guillaume Chollet   France Yamaha 450 Drag'on Rally Team 66 Abdullah Al Shatti   Kuwait KTM 450 Rally Replica Duust Rally Team 68 Jan Veselý   Czech Republic Husqvarna FE 450 Ivar Cs Team 69 Florent Vayssade   France KTM 450 Rallye Team Vayssade Florent 70 Mishal Alghuneim   Saudi Arabia KTM 450 Rally Mishal Alghuneim 71 Krzysztof Jarmuż   Poland KTM Rally 115moto 72 Philippe Gendron   France KTM 450 Rally Repliqua Nomade Racing 73 Cesar Pardo   Peru KTM KTM Peru Rally Team 2018 74 Jaume Betriu   Spain KTM FR 450 Rally Motor FN Speed Team 75 Willy Jobard   France Bosuer 450 Dkr Rally Guadalpin Banus / Bosuer Racing 76 Martin Freinademetz   Austria KTM 450 Rally Replica Red Bull Romaniacs 77 Jerome Denibaud   France Husqvarna 450 Fr Rally Team Jog - Original 78 Olivier Pain   France KTM 450 Rally Team Jog - Nomade Racing 79 Guillaume Simonnet   France KTM 450 Rally Replica Team Jog - Original 80 Marcel Butuza   Romania KTM Rally Replica Vectra Racing Team 81 Josep Maria Mas Arcos   Spain Husqvarna WR 450F Pedrega Team 82 Francisco Arredondo   Argentina KTM 450 Rally Replica 2019 Duust Rally Team 83 Harith Noah Koitha Veettil   India Sherco TVS Sherco TVS Rally Factory 84 Zhao Hongyi   China KTM 450 Rally Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Dakar Rally Team 85 Charlie Herbst   France KTM 450 Rally Nomade Racing 86 Julian Jose Garcia Merino   Spain Yamaha WR 450 Merino Team 87 Rachid Al-Lal Lahadil   Spain KTM Rally Replica Ciudad Autónoma De Melilla Rachid Rally 88 Javier Alvarez Fernandez   Spain KTM 450 Rally Team Tierrastur 89 Francesco Catanese   Italy Yamaha 450 Tmf Racing Asd 90 Michael Extance   United Kingdom KTM 450EXCF Mick Extance 91 Enrique Guzman   Chile KTM 450 Rally Replica Xraids Team 93 Guillaume Martens   Netherlands KTM 450 RR Macad Rally Team 94 Oswaldo Burga   Peru KTM Rally 450 Lalo Burga 95 Sebastien Lagut   France KTM 450 Rally Replica Nomade Racing 97 Simon Marčič   Slovenia KTM EXC 450 Marcic 98 Sara Garcia   Spain Yamaha WRF450 Pont Grup Yamaha 99 Javier Vega Puerta   Spain Yamaha Wr450 Pont Grup Yamaha 100 Stuart Gregory   South Africa KTM 450 Rally Replica Stuart Gregory 102 Neil Hawker   United Kingdom Husqvarna 450 RRally Neil Hawker 103 Gabor Saghmeister   Serbia KTM 450 Rally Replica Saghmeister Team 104 Kyle Mc Coy   USA KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Bas Dakar KTM Racing Team 105 Daniel Albero Puig   Spain Husqvarna 450 FE Rally Team Un Diabetico En El Dakar 106 Alessandro Barbero   Italy KTM KTC 450 SXE Alessandro Barbero 107 Lionel Costes   France KTM 450 Nomade Racing 108 Ignacio Sanchis   Spain KTM 450 Replica Rally FN Speed Team 109 Mirko Pavan   Italy Beta Nsm Racing Team 110 Alberto Bertoldi   Italy KTM 450 Rally BMS Moto 111 Cesare Zacchetti   Italy KTM 450 Rally Cesare Zacchetti 113 Sebastian Alberto Urquia   Argentina KTM 450 Rally X Raids PJM General Deheza 114 Craig Keyworth   United Kingdom Husqvarna 450 Factory Rally Adventure-Tech 115 Olaf Harmsen   Netherlands KTM 450 Rally Replica Bas Dakar KTM Racing Team 116 Carl Johan Bjerkert   Sweden Husqvarna FR 450 Rally Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing 117 Kirsten Landman   South Africa KTM 450 Rally Replica Bas Dakar KTM Racing Team 118 Alexandre Bispo   France Yamaha WRF Rallye Expresso Racing 119 Fabio Fasola   Italy Husqvarna Fasola 120 Taye Perry   South Africa KTM 450 Rally Replica Nomade Racing 122 Alejandro Aros   Chile KTM 450 Rally Replica Xraids Team 123 Wessel Bosman   South Africa KTM 450 Rally Replica Race-2-dakar 124 Martien Jimmink   Netherlands Husqvarna FR 450 RR Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing 125 Frederic Barlerin   France KTM EXC Rallye Fred 126 Simon Hewitt   United Kingdom Yamaha WR450F Crazy Camel Motorsport 127 Sebastien Cojean   France Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory Förch Seb Cojean 128 Giordano Pacheco   Colombia KTM 450 Replica Calidoso Racing Team 129 Antonio Lincoln Berrocal   Brazil KTM Rally Team Pro Tork 130 Myunggul Ryu   South Korea Husqvarna HQV FR450 Rally Klymciw Racing 131 David Chávez   Peru KTM EXC-F 450 Club Aventura Touareg 132 Martin Michek   Czech Republic KTM 450 Moto Racing Group (mrg) 133 Dmitry Agoshkov   Russia KTM 450 Rally Troykateam 134 Zaker Yakp   China KTM 450 Rally Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Dakar Rally Team 135 Leonardo Cola   Argentina KTM 450 Rally Replica Little Bigger 136 Bruno Bony   France KTM 450 Rally Team Casteu 137 Fabrice Lardon   France KTM Team Casteu 138 Romain Leloup   France KTM Wolfie Team Repar'stores 139 Pierre Louis Le Bonniec   France KTM 450 Rallye Factory Replica Nomade Racing 142 Graeme Sharp   Zimbabwe KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Bas Dakar KTM Racing Team 143 Matthew Tisdall   Australia KTM 450 Rally Bas Dakar KTM Racing Team 144 Roman Krejčí   Czech Republic KTM 450 Rally Ivar Cs Team 145 Blas Zapag Hijo Zapag Peralta   Paraguay KTM 450 Replica M.e.d. Racing Team 146 Gerben Lieverdink   Netherlands KTM 450 Rally Replica Bas Dakar KTM Racing Team 147 David Mabbs   United Kingdom KTM Rally Vendettaracinguae.com 148 David McBride   United Kingdom KTM 450 Ralley Vendettaracinguae.com 149 Ismael Nietto   Chile Speedbrain 450 Factory Ismael Nietto 150 Salman Mohamed Humood Farhan Farhan   Bahrain Husqvarna FR 450 Rally Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing 151 Eric Martinez   France KTM/Husquvarna Rallye Replica Eric Martinez 152 Phillip Wilson   Australia KTM Rally Replica 450 Bas Dakar KTM Racing Team 153 Philip Turner   United Kingdom KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Bas Dakar KTM Racing Team 154 Eduardo Iglesias Sanchez   Spain KTM Rally Eduardo Iglesias Sanchez 155 Matteo Olivetto   Italy KTM 450 EXC 2019 Abc Old Farm Racing 158 Trevor Colin Wilson   Australia Husqvarna FR 450 Rally Trevor Wilson

Quads

Entry list — Quads

Note   The "Dakar Legends" - competitors that participated in 10 or more Dakar events - are marked in yellow.   The first time starters - "rookies" - are marked in blue. No. Driver Country Vehicle Team 250 Ignacio Casale   Chile Yamaha Raptor 700 Hemi Casale Racing 251 Rafał Sonik   Poland Yamaha Raptor 700 Hemi Sonik Team 252 Alexandre Giroud   France Yamaha YFZ 700 Hemi Team Giroud 254 Nelson Sanabria Galeano  [ es ]   Paraguay Yamaha Raptor 700 Hemi M.E.D. Racing Team 255 Manuel Andújar   Argentina Yamaha Raptor 700 Hemi 7240 Team 257 Kamil Wiśniewski  [ fr ]   Poland Yamaha Raptor 700 Hemi Orlen Team 258 Tomáš Kubiena   Czech Republic Ibos YFM 700 Raptor Hemi Moto Racing Group (mrg) 259 Axel Dutrie   France Yamaha Raptor 700 Hemi Drag'on Rally Team 260 Carlos Alejandro Verza   Argentina Yamaha 099 Renegade X XC 850 Hemi Verza Rally Team 261 Martin Sarquiz   Argentina Can-Am 800 R Hemi Martin Sarquiz Team 262 Sebastien Souday   France Yamaha 700YFMR Hemi Team All Tracks 263 Zdeněk Tůma   Czech Republic Yamaha Raptor Hemi Barth Racing Team 265 Simon Vitse   France Yamaha 700 Raptor Hemi Je Peux 2020-bbr Mercier Racing 266 Leonardo Martínez   Bolivia Can-Am Renegade Hemi Team Can Am Martinez 267 Giovanni Enrico   Chile Yamaha Raptor 700 Hemi Enrico Racing Team 268 Italo Pedemonte   Chile Yamaha Raptor 700 Hemi Enrico Racing Team 271 Nicolas Robledo Serna   Colombia Can-Am 2018 Hemi Mazzucco Can-Am Team 272 Mariano Bennazar   Argentina Yamaha Raptor Hemi Bennazar Quad Team 273 Romain Dutu   France Yamaha 700 Raptor Hemi Smx Racing 274 Toni Vingut   Spain Yamaha Raptor 700 Hemi Visit Sant Antoni - Ibiza 275 Abdulmajed Aakhulaifi   Saudi Arabia Yamaha 2019 Hemi Race World Team 277 Arkadiusz Lindner   Poland Can-Am Renegade Hemi Lindner 91 Team 278 Paweł Otwinowski   Poland Yamaha Raptor Hemi Duust Rally Team

Cars

Entry list — Cars

Note   The "Dakar Legends" - competitors that participated in 10 or more Dakar events - are marked in yellow.   The first time starters - "rookies" - are marked in blue.   Competitors that were not able to start the race. No. Driver Country Co-driver Country Vehicle Team Class 300 Nasser Al-Attiyah   Qatar Matthieu Baumel   France Toyota Hilux Toyota Gazoo Racing T1.1 301 Nani Roma   Spain Daniel Oliveras Carreras  [ fr ]   Spain Borgward BX7 Evo Borgward Rally Team T1.1 302 Stéphane Peterhansel   France Paulo Fiúza   Portugal Mini John Cooper Works Buggy Bahrain JCW X-Raid Team T1.4 303 Jakub Przygoński   Poland Timo Gottschalk   Germany Mini John Cooper Works Rally Orlen X-Raid Team T1.2 304 Giniel De Villiers   South Africa Alex Haro Bravo   Spain Toyota Hilux Toyota Gazoo Racing T1.1 305 Carlos Sainz   Spain Lucas Cruz   Spain Mini John Cooper Works Buggy Bahrain JCW X-Raid Team T1.4 306 Martin Prokop   Czech Republic Viktor Chytka   Czech Republic Ford Raptor RS Cross Country MP-Sports T1.1 307 Bernhard ten Brinke  [ fr ]   Netherlands Tom Colsoul  [ fr ]   Belgium Toyota Hilux Toyota Gazoo Racing T1.1 308 Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi   United Arab Emirates Xavier Panseri  [ fr ]   France Peugeot 3008 DKR PH-Sport T1.4 309 Yazeed Al Rajhi   Saudi Arabia Konstantin Zhiltsov   Russia Toyota Hilux Overdrive Toyota T1.1 310 Fernando Alonso   Spain Marc Coma   Spain Toyota Hilux Toyota Gazoo Racing T1.1 311 Orlando Terranova   Argentina Bernardo Graue   Argentina Mini John Cooper Works Rally X-Raid Mini JCW Team T1.2 312 Benediktas Vanagas   Lithuania Filipe Palmeiro   Portugal Toyota Hilux Inbank Team Pitlane T1.1 314 Erik Van Loon   Netherlands Sebastien Delaunay   France Toyota Hilux Overdrive Overdrive Toyota T1.1 315 Mathieu Serradori   France Fabian Lurquin   Belgium Century Buggy SRT Racing T1.3 316 Peter Van Merksteijn   Netherlands Michael Orr   United Kingdom Toyota Hilux Overdrive Overdrive Toyota T1.1 317 Vladimir Vasilyev   Russia Vitaliy Yevtyekhov   Ukraine Mini John Cooper Works Rally X-Raid G-Energy T1.2 318 Antanas Juknevičius   Lithuania Darius Vaičiulis   Lithuania Toyota Overdrive Hilux 2016 IRS Model VSI Dakaras LT T1.1 319 Vaidotas Žala   Lithuania Saulius Jurgelėnas   Lithuania Mini All4 Racing Agrorodeo T1.2 320 Ronan Chabot   France Gilles Pillot   France Toyota Hilux Overdrive Overdrive Toyota T1.1 321 Dominique Housieaux   France Pascal Delacour   France MD Rallye Sport Optimus MD Rallye Sport T1.3 322 Wei Han   China Min Liao   China Hanwei Motorsport 2wd Geely Auto Shell Lubricant Team T1.3 323 Denis Krotov   Russia Dmytro Tsyro   Ukraine Mini John Cooper Works Rally MSK Rally Team T1.2 324 Yasir Seaidan   Saudi Arabia Alexy Kuzmich   Russia Mini 2013 Race World Team T1.2 325 Isidre Esteve Pujol   Spain Txema Villalobos   Spain BMW BV6 Repsol Rally Team / Sodicars Racing T1.2 326 Christian Lavieille   France Jean-Pierre Garcin   France Toyota VDJ200 Toyota Auto Body T2.2 327 Pascal Thomasse   France Christophe Crespo   France MD Rallye Sport Optimus Keepower Motorsports MD T1.3 328 Tomáš Ouředníček   Czech Republic David Kripal   Czech Republic Ford Ranger Ultimate Dakar T2.2 329 Romain Dumas   France Alexandre Winocq   France RD Limited DXX RD Limited T1.3 330 Pierre Lachaume   France Jean Michel Polato   France Peugeot 2008 DKR PH-Sport T1.4 331 Miroslav Zapletal   Czech Republic Marek Sýkora   Slovakia Ford F150 Evo Offroadsport T1.1 332 Ricardo Porem   Portugal Manuel Porem   Portugal Borgward BX7 Evo Borgward Rally Team T1.1 333 Remy Vauthier    Switzerland Gerard Dubuy   France MD Rallye Sport Optimus MD Rallye Sport T1.3 334 Jesus Calleja   Spain Jaume Aregall   Spain Toyota Hilux Overdrive Overdrive Toyota T1.1 335 Jerôme Pelichet   France Pascal Larroque   France MD Rallye Sport Optimus Raidlynx T1.3 336 Cristina Gutiérrez Herrero   Spain Pablo Moreno Huete   Spain Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Mitsubishi / Sodicars Racing T1.2 337 Jean Pierre Strugo   France Francois Borsotto   France MD Rallye Sport Optimus MD Rallye Sport T1.3 338 Akira Miura   Japan Laurent Lichtleuchter   France Toyota VDJ200 Toyota Auto Body T2.2 340 Aidong Li   China Zhaoyang Shen   China Chevrolet Qian’an Jiu Jiang Landsail Racing Club T1.1 341 Oscar Fuertes Aldanondo   Spain Diego Vallejo   Spain Ssangyong Korando DKR Ssangyong Motosport / Sodicars Racing T1.3 342 Thomas Bell   United Kingdom Patrick McMurren   United Kingdom Nissan Navara Sabertooth Motoring Adventure T1.1 343 Boris Vaculík   Czech Republic Martin Plechaty   Czech Republic Ford F150 Evo 3rcz.com T1.1 344 Bobby Patton   USA Robby Pierce   USA Toyota Hilux Overdrive Overdrive Toyota T1.1 345 Xavier Foj   Spain Ignacio Santamaria   Spain Toyota Land Cruiser Foj Motorsport T1.2 346 Gerard Tramoni   France Dominique Totain   France Land Rover Discovery Team 100% Sud Ouest T1.1 347 Tim Coronel   Netherlands Tom Coronel   Netherlands Jefferies Dakar Rally "The Beast 3.0" Maxxis Dakar Team Powered By Eurol T1.5 348 Blas Zapag   Paraguay Juan Jose Sanchez   Paraguay Volkswagen Amarok South Racing T1.1 349 Jerome Renaud   France Max Delfino   France Rover Nemesis R Team Ssp T1.1 350 Jean Remy Bergounhe   France Jean Brucy   France Buggy LCR30 SRT Racing T1.3 351 Alexandre Pesci    Switzerland Stephan Kuhni    Switzerland Rebellion DXX RD Limited T1.3 352 Andrey Cherednikov   Kazakhstan Ignat Falkov   Kazakhstan Ford F150 Evo Offroad Kazakhstan T1.1 353 Juan Carlos Vallejo   Chile Leonardo Baronio   Peru Volkswagen Amarok Team Proraid Peru T1.2 354 Hennie De Klerk   South Africa Johann Wilhelm Smalberger   South Africa Nissan Navara Treasuryone T1.1 355 Aleksandr Dorossinskij   Russia Oleg Uperenko   Latvia Mini All4 Racing X-Raid Mini JCW Team T1.2 356 Markus Walcher   Germany Tobias Henschel   Germany QT Bowler Wildcat Enduro XXX T1.1 357 Frederic Tuheil   France Pierre Tuheil   France Toyota Rav V8 Team 100% Sud Ouest T1.1 358 Philippe Boutron   France Mayeul Barbet   France Sodicars BV2 Sodicars Racing T1.3 359 Maik Willems   Netherlands Robert Van Pelt   Netherlands Toyota Overdrive Bastion Hotels Dakar Team T1.1 360 Roman Starikovich   Cyprus Bert Heskes   Netherlands Toyota Hilux Overdrive Autolife T1.1 361 Mohamad Altwijri   Saudi Arabia Khalid Almarshood   Saudi Arabia Toyota Land Cruiser Altuwaijri Racing Team T1.1 362 Jianyun Jin   China Wenke Ma   China MD Rallye Sport Optimus Keepower Motorsports MD T1.3 363 Quan Ruan   China Yirong Wang   China Chevrolet Qian’an Jiu Jiang Landsail Racing Club T1.1 364 Manuel Plaza Perez   Spain Monica Plaza   Spain Sodicars BV2 Sodicars Racing T1.3 365 Fernanda Kanno   Peru Alonso Carrillo   Peru Toyota Land Cruiser De 0 Al Dakar T1.1 367 Andrea Schiumarini   Italy Enrico Gaspari   Italy Mitsubishi Pajero WRC Plus R Team T1.2 368 Gintas Petrus   Lithuania Tomas Jančys   Lithuania Toyota Hilux Petrus Racing T1.1 369 Teun Stam   Netherlands Rene Bargeman   Netherlands Toyota Rally Cruiser Schijf Rally T1.2 371 Francois Cousin   France Stephane Cousin   France Nissan No3 Compagnie Des Dunes T1.1 372 Sebastián Guayasamín   Ecuador Mauro Esteban Lipez   Argentina Chevrolet BV8 Sodicars Racing T1.1 373 Yuqiao Zhao   China Ke Yan   China Chevrolet Qian’an Jiu Jiang Landsail Racing Club T1.1 374 Abdulaziz Alyaeesh   Saudi Arabia Faisal Mohammed Ftyh   Saudi Arabia Isuzu D-Max Naizk T2.2 376 Thierry Richard   France Franck Maldonado   France Nissan Springbok Sodicars Racing T1.1 377 Joan Font   Spain Borja Rodriguez   Spain Toyota Land Cruiser FN Speed Team TAS 379 Lei Zhong   China Feng Chen   China Chevrolet BV2 Soaring Dragon / Sodicars Racing T1.3 381 Juan Manuel Maña   Spain Jose Calvar   Spain Toyota Land Cruiser KDJ 120 Automode T.2C 382 Edvinas Juškauskas   Lithuania Aisvydas Paliukėnas   Lithuania Toyota Hilux Heston MRO Team Pitlane T1.1 383 Salman Alshummari   Saudi Arabia Saud Nasser Altamimi   Saudi Arabia Nissan Patrol Salman Al Shummari Team T2.1 385 Yves Tartarin   France Patrick Lepers   France Land Rover Nemesis R RD Limited T1.2 386 Marco Piana   France William Alcaraz   France Toyota KDJ 125 Xtremeplus Polaris Factory Team TAS 387 Philippe Raud   France Patrice Saint Marc   France Toyota Land Cruiser Sodicars Racing T1.2 389 Pablo Canto Martínez   Spain Facundo Jaton   Argentina Toyota Hilux Fusiona T1.2 390 Jordi Queralto   Spain Petra Zemánková   Czech Republic Jeep Rubicon Krestex Team OP.1 392 Marco Carrara   Italy Maurizio Dominella   Italy Mitsubishi Pajero WRC Plus R Team T1.2

UTVs

Entry list — UTVs

Note   The "Dakar Legends" - competitors that participated in 10 or more Dakar events - are marked in yellow.   The first time starters - "rookies" - are marked in blue. No. Driver Country Co-driver Country Vehicle Team 400 Francisco "Chaleco" López Contardo   Chile Juan Pablo Latrach Vinagre   Chile Can-Am Maverick South Racing Can-Am 401 Gerard Farrés Güell   Spain Armand Monleon   Spain Can-Am Maverick Monster Energy Can-Am 402 Reinaldo Varela   Brazil Gustavo Gugelmin   Brazil Can-Am Maveric X3 Monster Energy Can-Am 403 Cyril Despres   France Michael Horn    Switzerland OT3 buggy Red Bull Off-Road Team USA 404 Conrad Rautenbach   Zimbabwe Pedro Bianchi Prata   Portugal PH-Sport Zephyr PH-Sport 405 Casey Currie   USA Sean Berriman   USA Can-Am Maverick Monster Energy Can-Am 406 Jose Luis Pena Campo   Spain Rafael Tornabell Cordoba   Spain Polaris RZR 1000 Turbo Xtremeplus Polaris Factory Team 407 Denis Berezovskiy   Kazakhstan Ricardo Adrian Torlaschi   Argentina Can-Am Maverick X3 Forestal Team 409 Blade Hildebrand   USA Francois Cazalet   France OT3 buggy Red Bull Off-Road Team USA 410 José Antonio Hinojo López   Spain Diego Ortega Gil   Spain Can-Am Maverick X3 Hibor Raid 411 Sergey Karyakin   Russia Anton Vlasiuk   Russia BRP Maverick X3 Snag Racing Team 412 Mitchell Guthrie   USA Ola Fløene   Norway OT3 buggy Red Bull Off-Road Team USA 414 Josef Macháček   Czech Republic Vlastimil Tošenovský   Czech Republic Can-Am Maverick X RS Turbo R Buggyra Racing 415 Ruben Gracia   Spain Sergio Peinado Jimenez   Spain Extreme GPR20 GPR Sport 417 Axel Alletru   France Francois Beguin   Belgium Can-Am X3 # Je Peux 2020-BBR Mercier Racing 418 Graham Knight   United Kingdom David Watson   United Kingdom Polaris RZR 1000 Turbo Xtremeplus Polaris Factory Team 419 Aron Domżała   Poland Maciej Marton   Poland Can-Am Maverick X3 Domzala 420 Jesus Puras   Spain Xavier Blanco   Spain Can-Am Maverick X3 Xraids & Buggymaster Team 421 Camelia Liparoti   Italy Annett Fischer   Germany Yamaha YXZ 1000R C.A.T. Racing Yamaha 423 Omar Eliseo Gandara   Argentina Sergio Lafuente   Uruguay Can-Am Maverick X3 Omar Gandara Dakar Team 424 Eric Abel   France Christian Manez   France Polaris RZR 1000 Turbo Xtremeplus Polaris Factory Team 425 Maciej Domżała   Poland Rafał Marton   Poland Can-Am Macerick X3 Domzala 426 Patrick Sireyjol   France Jean Luc Martin   France Can-Am Team BTR 427 Austin Jones   USA Kellon Walch   USA Can-Am Maverick South Racing Can-Am 428 Herve Diers   France Alain Brousse   France Can-Am X3 # Je Peux 2020-BBR Mercier Racing 429 Kees Koolen   Netherlands Jurgen Van Den Goorbergh   Netherlands Can-Am Maverick X3 MEC Team 430 Roberto Carranza   Spain Juan Carlos Fernandez   Spain Extreme GPR20 GPR Sport 431 Juan Miguel Fidel Medero   Spain Juan Silva   Argentina Can-Am X3 FN Speed Team 432 Fabio Del Punta   Italy Giacomo Tognarini   Italy Can-Am Maverick R Team 433 Santiago Navarro   Spain Marc Sola Terradellas   Spain Can-Am X3 FN Speed Team 434 Vincent Gonzalez    Switzerland Stephane Duple   France Can-Am Maverick X-RS El Blanco Rosso Racing Team 437 Antonio Marmolejo   Colombia Eduardo Blanco   Spain Can-Am Maverick South Racing Can-Am 438 Miguel Ardid Viturro   Spain Pedro Lopez Chaves   Spain Can-Am Maverick X3 Xraids & Buggymaster Team 439 Jeremy Croizon   France Gregory Croizon   France Suzuki 1000 GSXR MD Rallye Sport 440 Hugues Lapouille   France Eric Croquelois   France Can-Am X3 # Je Peux 2020-BBR Mercier Racing 441 Frederic Pitout   France Renaud Niveau   France Can-Am DFDSF Team BTR 442 Saleh Alsaif   Saudi Arabia Moad Alarja   Jordan Can-Am X3 RRS Asasi 443 Aleksei Shmotev   Russia Andrei Rudnitski   Belarus Can-Am Maverick X3 X RS Snag Racing Team 444 Ilya Rouss   Russia Anton Yarashuk   Belarus Can-Am Maverick X3 Forestal Team 445 Pedro Burgo Vilanova   Spain Marcos Burgo Vilanova   Spain Can-Am Maverick X3 Galimplant Team 446 Stefano Marrini   Italy Nicolas Garcia   Argentina Yamaha YXZ 1000R Stefano Marrini 447 Michele Cinotto   Italy Marco Arnoletti   Italy X3 FN Speed Team 448 Cedric Lemaire   France Dominique Marcant   France Can-Am X3 # Je Peux 2020-BBR Mercier Racing 450 Domingo Roman Pardos   Spain Eduardo Izquierdo Rodriguez   Spain Extreme GPR20 GPR Sport 451 Talal El Badr   Saudi Arabia Ali Mirza   United Arab Emirates Can-Am Lc200 TB Motorsports 473 Elvis Borsoi   Italy Stefano Pelloni   Italy Can-Am Maverick X3 XRS RT73

Trucks

Entry list — Trucks

Note   The "Dakar Legends" - competitors that participated in 10 or more Dakar events - are marked in yellow.   The first time starters - "rookies" - are marked in blue. No. Driver Country Co-driver Country Technician Country Vehicle Team 500 Eduard Nikolaev   Russia Evgenii Iakovlev   Russia Vladimir Rybakov   Russia Kamaz 43509 Kamaz Master 501 Dmitry Sotnikov   Russia Ruslan Akhmadeev   Russia Ilgiz Akhmetzianov   Russia Kamaz 43509 Kamaz Master 502 Aleš Loprais   Czech Republic Petr Pokora   Czech Republic Khalid Alkendi   United Arab Emirates Tatra Jamal - Queen 69 Instaforex Loprais Team 503 Siarhei Viazovich  [ fr ]   Belarus Pavel Haranin   Belarus Anton Zaparoshchanka   Belarus MAZ 6440RR MAZ-Sportauto 504 Martin Macik   Czech Republic František Tomášek   Czech Republic David Švanda   Czech Republic Iveco PowerStar Big Shock Racing 505 Janus van Kasteren   Netherlands Darek Rodewald   Poland Marcel Snijders   Netherlands Iveco PowerStar Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco 506 Martin van den Brink  [ nl ]   Netherlands Wouter De Graaff   Netherlands Mitchel Van Den Brink   Netherlands Renault Trucks K520 Mammoet Rallysport 507 Gert Huzink   Netherlands Rob Buursen   Netherlands Martin Roesink   Netherlands Renault C460 Hybrid Edition Riwald Dakar Team 508 Aleksandr Vasilevski   Belarus Dzmitry Vikhrenka   Belarus Vitali Murylev   Belarus MAZ 5309RR MAZ-Sportauto 509 Martin Šoltys   Czech Republic Tomáš Šikola   Czech Republic David Schovánek   Czech Republic Tatra Phoenix Tatra Buggyra Racing 510 Robert Szustkowski  [ pl ]   Poland Jarosław Kazberuk   Poland Filip Skrobanek   Czech Republic Tatra Jamal Fesh Fesh / R-sixteam 511 Andrey Karginov   Russia Andrey Mokeev   Russia Igor Leonov   Russia Kamaz 43509 Kamaz Master 512 Teruhito Sugawara   Japan Yuji Mochizuki   Japan Hirokazu Somemiya   Japan Hino 500 Hino Team Sugawara 514 Pascal De Baar   Netherlands Jan Van Der Vaet   Belgium Stefan Slootjes   Netherlands Renault K520 Riwald Dakar Team 515 Mathias Behringer   Germany Stefan Henken   Germany Bruno Sousa   Portugal MAN SX South Racing 516 Anton Shibalov   Russia Dmitrii Nikitin   Russia Ivan Tatarinov   Russia Kamaz 43509 Kamaz Master 517 Albert Llovera   Andorra Ferran Marco Alcayna   Spain Marc Torres   Spain Iveco PowerStar Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco 518 Claudio Bellina   Italy Giulio Minelli   Italy Bruno Gotti   Italy DAF X2223 Italtrans 519 Ikuo Hanawa   Japan Yudai Hanawa   Japan Mayumi Kezuka   Japan Hino 600 Hino Team Sugawara 521 Patrice Garrouste   France Szymon Gospodarczyk   Poland Petr Vojkovský   Czech Republic Tatra Jamal Fesh Fesh / R-sixteam 522 Victor Willem Corne Versteijnen   Netherlands Andreas Wilhelmus Michiel Marius Van Der Sande   Netherlands Teun Van Dal   Netherlands Iveco PowerStar Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco 523 Jordi Juvanteny   Spain Jose Luis Criado   Spain Xavier Domenech   Spain MAN TGA 26.480 Epsilon 524 Richard De Groot   Netherlands Van Den Elshout Raph   Netherlands Hulsebosch Jan   Netherlands Renault K-520 Firemen Dakar Team 525 Gerrit Zuurmond   Netherlands Jasper Riezebos   Netherlands Klaas Kwakkel   Netherlands MAN H51 Rainbow Truck Team 526 Paolo Calabria   Italy Loris Calubini   Italy Giuseppe Fortuna   Italy MAN AG 4x4 Orobica Raid 527 Jan Van De Laar   Netherlands Ben Van De Laar   Netherlands Simon Stubbs   United Kingdom DAF FAV 85 Fried Van De Laar Racing 528 Aliaksei Vishneuski   Belarus Maksim Novikau   Belarus Andrei Neviarovich   Belarus MAZ 5309RR MAZ-Sportauto 529 Alberto Herrero   Spain Julio Romero Lorenzo   Spain Matthias Vetiska   Austria MAN TGS 18.480 4x4BB TH-Trucks 530 Ed Wigman   Netherlands Joel Ebbers   Netherlands Hendrik Elisabert Schatorie   Netherlands MAN H51 Riwald Dakar Team 531 Michiel Becx   Netherlands Bernard Der Kinderen   Netherlands Edwin Kuijpers   Netherlands Iveco Trakker Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco 532 Turki Mohammed Al Sudairy   Saudi Arabia Samir Benbekhti   Algeria Sofiane Megueni   Algeria MAN TGS Al Sudairy 533 William De Groot   Netherlands Edwin Van De Langenberg   Netherlands Lambertus Gloudemans   Netherlands DAF FT XF105 Team De Groot 534 Almuhna Ibrahm   Saudi Arabia Osama Alsanad   Saudi Arabia Raed Abo Theeb   Saudi Arabia Unimog U500 Ibrahim Almuhna 535 Robert Randýsek   Czech Republic Geoffrey Thalgott   France Erick Gilbert   France MAN TGA PH-Sport 536 Antonio Cabini   Italy Giulio Verzeletti   Italy Carlo Cabini   Italy Mercedes Unimog 400 Orobica Raid 537 Frances Ester Fernandez   Spain Jean-Francois Cazeres   France Jose Martins   Portugal Iveco Team Boucou 539 Rafael Tibau Maynou   Spain Ramon Maria Invernon Bardia   Spain Philipp Beier   Germany MAN TGA26.480 6x6 BB TH-Trucks 540 Cesare Gianfranco Rickler Del Mare   Italy Dragos Razvan Buran   Romania - - Iveco EuroCargo R Team 541 Jordi Esteve Oro   Spain Enric Marti Flix   Spain Yue Ning   China Mercedes Jjspor/TH-Trucks 543 Richard Gonzalez   France Jean-Philippe Salviat   France Jean-Pierre Normand Courivaud   France DAF TSB Sodicars Racing 545 Tariq Alrammah   Saudi Arabia Denis Martin   France Eric Baudoin   France Renault Kerax STA Competition 546 Jordi Ginesta   Andorra Marc Dardaillon   France Armando Loureiro   Portugal MAN TGA Team Boucou 547 Sylvain Besnard   France Antoine Vitse   France Sylvain Laliche   France MAN TGA114 Team SSP 548 Dave Ingels   Belgium Jean Bernard Cassoulet   France Johannes Schotanus   Netherlands DAF 75CF Team Boucou 549 Ahmed Benbekhti   Algeria Ramzi Osmani   Algeria Bruno Seillet   France MAN TGA Sodicars Racing 550 Dave Berghmans   Belgium Tom Geuens   Belgium Luca Lorenzato   Italy Iveco Trakker Overdrive Toyota

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)	Price	Casale	Zala	Domzala	Anton Shibalov
6 January 2020	Stage 2	Al Wajh	Neom	26 km (16 mi) / 367 km (228 mi)	Branch	Casale	De Villiers	López Contardo	Siarhei Viazovich  [ fr ]
7 January 2020	Stage 3	Neom	Neom	77 km (48 mi) / 427 km (265 mi)	Brabec	Enrico	Sainz	Gerard Farrés Güell	Karginov
8 January 2020	Stage 4	Neom	Al-'Ula	219 km (136 mi) / 453 km (281 mi)	Cornejo Florimo	Casale	Peterhansel	Mitch Guthrie	Shibalov
9 January 2020	Stage 5	Al-'Ula	Ha'il	211 km (131 mi) / 353 km (219 mi)	Price	Dutu	Sainz	Despres	Sotnikov
10 January 2020	Stage 6	Ha'il	Riyadh	353 km (219 mi) / 477 km (296 mi)	Brabec	Vitse	Peterhansel	Gerard Farrés Güell	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	Vitse	Sainz	Hildebrand	Karginov
13 January 2020	Stage 8	Wadi ad-Dawasir	Wadi ad-Dawasir	239 km (149 mi) / 477 km (296 mi)	Cancelled		Serradori	Mitch Guthrie	Karginov
14 January 2020	Stage 9	Ad-Dawasir	Haradh	476 km (296 mi) / 410 km (250 mi)	Pablo Quintanilla	Ignacio Casale	Peterhansel	Hildebrand	Karginov
15 January 2020	Stage 10	Haradh	Shubaytah	74 km (46 mi) / 534 km (332 mi)	Barreda Bort	Wisniewski	Sainz	Mitch Guthrie	Shibalov
16 January 2020	Stage 11	Shubaytah	Haradh	365 km (227 mi) / 379 km (235 mi)	Quintanilla	Sonik	Peterhansel	López Contardo	Karginov
17 January 2020	Stage 12	Haradh	Al-Qiddiya	73 km (45 mi) / 374 km (232 mi)	Cornejo Florimo	Arkadiusz Lindner	Al-Attiyah	Varela	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	Pablo Quintanilla	Husqvarna	07:06:40	00:01:18
	3	Pablo Quintanilla	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	José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo	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	José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo	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	José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo	Honda	15:15:14	00:08:31
5	1	Toby Price	KTM	03:57:33		1	Ricky Brabec	Honda	19:07:19
	2	Pablo Quintanilla	Husqvarna	03:58:45	00:01:12	2	Toby Price	KTM	19:16:25	00:09:06
	3	Andrew Short	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	Pablo Quintanilla	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	Pablo Quintanilla	Husqvarna	28:49:49	00:24:48
	3	Matthias Walkner	KTM	04:40:39	00:04:17	3	José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo	Honda	28:52:02	00:27:01
8	Stage cancelled
9	1	Pablo Quintanilla	Husqvarna	03:30:33		1	Ricky Brabec	Honda	31:59:29
	2	Toby Price	KTM	03:32:27	00:01:54	2	Pablo Quintanilla	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	Pablo Quintanilla	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	Pablo Quintanilla	Husqvarna	04:09:22		1	Ricky Brabec	Honda	38:33:28
	2	Matthias Walkner	KTM	04:09:31	00:00:09	2	Pablo Quintanilla	Husqvarna	38:47:24	00:13:56
	3	Luciano Benavides	KTM	04:12:10	00:02:48	3	Toby Price	KTM	38:56:02	00:22:34
12	1	José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo	Honda	01:28:15		1	Ricky Brabec	Honda	40:02:36
	2	Ricky Brabec	Honda	01:29:08	00:00:53	2	Pablo Quintanilla	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	Tomáš Kubiena	Yamaha	04:24:32	00:06:55	3	Tomáš Kubiena	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	Simon Vitse	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	Simon Vitse	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	Simon Vitse	Yamaha	05:26:04	00:03:22	3	Simon Vitse	Yamaha	19:31:37	00:30:50
5	1	Romain Dutu	Yamaha	05:07:44		1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	24:10:47
	2	Alexandre Giroud	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	Simon Vitse	Yamaha	24:52:26	00:41:39
6	1	Simon Vitse	Yamaha	05:54:23		1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	30:08:35
	2	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	05:57:48	00:03:25	2	Simon Vitse	Yamaha	30:46:49	00:38:14
	3	Alexandre Giroud	Yamaha	05:57:59	00:03:36	3	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha	31:22:54	01:14:19
7	1	Simon Vitse	Yamaha	06:02:52		1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	36:12:58
	2	Giovanni Enrico	Yamaha	06:03:03	00:00:11	2	Simon Vitse	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	Simon Vitse	Yamaha	41:37:20	00:44:57
	3	Tomáš Kubiena	Yamaha	04:45:52	00:06:27	3	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha	42:24:56	01:32:33
10	1	Kamil Wiśniewski	Yamaha	03:04:11		1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	44:41:33
	2	Zdeněk Tůma	Yamaha	03:04:59	00:00:48	2	Simon Vitse	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	Simon Vitse	Yamaha	50:28:23	00:21:16
	3	Giovanni Enrico See 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	Arkadiusz Lindner	Can-Am	01:53:15		1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	52:04:39
	2	Giovanni Enrico See note	Yamaha	01:54:36	00:01:21	2	Simon Vitse	Yamaha	52:23:03	00:18:24
	3	Simon Vitse	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	Jakub Przygoński	Mini	03:52:20	00:04:19	2	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota	11:08:15	00:07:55
	3	Yasir Hamad Seaidan	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	Mathieu Serradori	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	Yasir Hamad Seaidan	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	Jakub Przygoński	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	Yasir Hamad Seaidan	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	Aron Domżała	Can-Am	04:00:58		1	Aron Domżała	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	José Antonio Hinojo López	Can-Am	04:06:47	00:05:49	3	José Antonio Hinojo López	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	Austin Jones	Can-Am	04:25:25	00:11:55	3	José Antonio Hinojo López	Can-Am	08:34:03	00:12:48
3	1	Gerard Farrés Güell	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	José Antonio Hinojo López	Can-Am	13:16:56	00:01:40
4	1	Mitchell Guthrie	OT3	05:01:13		1	José Antonio Hinojo López	Can-Am	18:24:52
	2	Aron Domżała	Can-Am	05:01:32	00:00:19	2	Francisco López Contardo	Can-Am	18:27:53	00:03:01
	3	Austin Jones	Can-Am	05:02:27	00:01:14	3	Casey Currie	Can-Am	18:29:26	00:04:34
5	1	Cyril Despres See note	OT3	04:40:43		1	Sergey Karyakin	BRP	23:21:52
	2	Aron Domżała	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	Gerard Farrés Güell	Can-Am	28:52:26
	2	Gerard Farrés Güell	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	Blade Hildebrand	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	Aron Domżała	Can-Am	05:39:51	00:13:16	3	Sergey Karyakin	BRP	35:23:01	00:42:57
8	1	Mitchell Guthrie 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: Mitchell Guthrie 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	Blade Hildebrand See note	OT3	4:00:42		1	Casey Currie	Can-Am	43:51:49
	2	Mitchell Guthrie 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 Blade Hildebrand and Mitchell Guthrie 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	Mitchell Guthrie See note	Can-Am	02:23:47		1	Casey Currie	Can-Am	46:22:15
	2	Blade Hildebrand See note	OT3	02:24:12	00:00:25	2	Sergey Karyakin	BRP	47:08:55	00:46:40
	3	Gerard Farrés Güell	Can-Am	02:25:09	00:01:22	3	Francisco López Contardo	Can-Am	47:37:14	01:14:58
Note: Mitchell Guthrie and Blade Hildebrand 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	Aron Domżała	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	Blade Hildebrand See note	OT3	01:36:43	00:00:24	2	Sergey Karyakin	BRP	54:05:04	00:39:12
	3	Austin Jones	Can-Am	01:39:37	00:03:18	3	Francisco López Contardo	Can-Am	54:18:28	00:52:36
Note: Blade Hildebrand 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	Siarhei Viazovich  [ fr ]	MAZ	03:42:08	00:01:33	2	Siarhei Viazovich	MAZ	03:42:08	00:01:33
	3	Janus van Kasteren	Iveco	03:43:44	00:03:09	3	Janus van Kasteren	Iveco	03:43:44	00:03:09
2	1	Siarhei Viazovich  [ 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	Siarhei Viazovich  [ 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	Siarhei Viazovich	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	Siarhei Viazovich	MAZ	03:37:01	00:03:19	2	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	38:44:00	00:38:35
	3	Eduard Nikolaev See 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 Nikolaev See note	Kamaz	02:13:42	00:01:30	3	Siarhei Viazovich	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	Siarhei Viazovich	MAZ	46:57:09	01:52:14
12	1	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	01:28:41		1	Andrey Karginov	Kamaz	46:33:36
	2	Aliaksei Vishneuski	MAZ	01:30:42	00:02:01	2	Anton Shibalov	Kamaz	47:16:02	00:42:26
	3	Eduard Nikolaev See note	Kamaz	01:30:48	00:02:07	3	Siarhei Viazovich	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	Pablo Quintanilla	Husqvarna	+0:16:26
3	1	Toby Price	KTM	+0:24:06
4	17	José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo	Honda	+0:31:43
5	2	Matthias Walkner	KTM	+0:35:00
6	16	Luciano Benavides	KTM	+0:37:34
7	12	Joan Barreda Bort	Honda	+0:50:57
8	22	Franco Caimi	Yamaha	+1:42:35
9	59	Skyler Howes	Husqvarna	+2:04:01
10	6	Andrew Short	Husqvarna	+2:10:40

Quads

Pos	No.	Rider	Brand	Time
1	250	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha	52:04:39
2	265	Simon Vitse	Yamaha	+0:18:24
3	251	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha	+1:04:15
4	255	Manuel Andújar	Yamaha	+3:30:16
5	257	Kamil Wiśniewski	Yamaha	+4:38:53
6	262	Sebastien Souday	Yamaha	+5:45:14
7	268	Italo Pedemonte	Yamaha	+6:34:28
8	254	Nelson Sanabria Galeano	Yamaha	+8:56:03
9	263	Zdeněk Tůma	Yamaha	+15:58:30
10	261	Martin Sarquiz	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	Matthieu Baumel	Toyota	Toyota Gazoo Racing	+0:06:21
3	302	Stéphane Peterhansel	Paulo Fiúza	Mini	Bahrain JCW X-Raid Team	+0:09:58
4	309	Yazeed Al Rajhi	Konstantin Zhiltsov	Toyota	Overdrive Toyota	+0:49:10
5	304	Giniel de Villiers	Alex Haro Bravo	Toyota	Toyota Gazoo Racing	+1:07:09
6	311	Orlando Terranova	Bernardo Graue	Mini	X-Raid Mini JCW Team	+1:12:15
7	307	Bernhard ten Brinke  [ fr ]	Tom Colsoul	Toyota	Toyota Gazoo Racing	+1:18:34
8	315	Mathieu Serradori	Fabian Lurquin	Century	SRT Racing	+1:59:21
9	324	Yasir Hamad Seaidan	Alexy Kuzmich	Mini	Race World Team	+3:42:17
10	322	Wei Han	Min Liao	Hanwei	Geely Auto Shell Lubricant Team	+3:51:07

UTVs

Pos	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Brand	Team	Time
1	405	Casey Currie	Sean Berriman	Can-Am	Monster Energy Can-Am	53:25:52
2	411	Sergey Karyakin	Anton Vlasiuk	BRP	Snag Racing Team	+0:39:12
3	400	Francisco López Contardo	Juan Pablo Latrach Vinagre	Can-Am	South Racing Can-Am	+0:52:36
4	404	Conrad Rautenbach	Pedro Bianchi Prata	PH-Sport	PH-Sport	+1:12:19
5	410	José Antonio Hinojo López	Diego Ortega Gil	Can-Am	Hibor Raid	+1:20:38
6	420	Jesús Puras	Xavier Blanco	Can-Am	Xraids & Buggymaster Team	+2:19:15
7	417	Axel Alletru	Francois Beguin	Can-Am	# Je Peux 2020-BBR Mercier Racing	+2:24:23
8	427	Austin Jones	Kellon Walch	Can-Am	South Racing Can-Am	+2:57:38
9	402	Reinaldo Varela	Gustavo Gugelmin	Can-Am	Monster Energy Can-Am	+5:44:01
10	433	Santiago Navarro	Marc Sola Terradellas	Can-Am	FN Speed Team	+5:44:35

Trucks

Pos	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Mechanic	Brand	Team	Time
1	511	Andrey Karginov	Andrey Mokeev	Igor Leonov	Kamaz	Kamaz Master	46:33:36
2	516	Anton Shibalov	Dmitrii Nikitin	Ivan Tatarinov	Kamaz	Kamaz Master	+0:42:26
3	503	Siarhei Viazovich	Pavel Haranin	Anton Zaparoshchanka	MAZ	MAZ-Sportauto	+2:04:42
4	501	Dmitry Sotnikov	Ruslan Akhmadeev	Ilgiz Akhmetzianov	Kamaz	Kamaz Master	+2:55:28
5	504	Martin Macik	František Tomášek	David Švanda	Iveco	Big Shock Racing	+3:28:08
6	505	Janus Van Kasteren	Darek Rodewald	Marcel Snijders	Iveco	Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco	+4:26:57
7	502	Aleš Loprais	Petr Pokora	Khalid Alkendi	Tatra	Instaforex Loprais Team	+5:16:57
8	528	Aliaksei Vishneuski	Maksim Novikau	Andrei Neviarovich	MAZ	MAZ-Sportauto	+5:24:30
9	521	Patrice Garrouste	Szymon Gospodarczyk	Petr Vojkovský	Tatra	Fesh Fesh / R-sixteam	+6:07:53
10	512	Teruhito Sugawara	Yuji Mochizuki	Hirokazu Somemiya	Hino	Hino Team Sugawara	+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	Benjamin Melot	KTM	+1:12:34
3	69	Florent Vayssade	KTM	+2:33:39
4	52	Petr Vlček	Husqvarna	+3:46:26
5	138	Romain Leloup	KTM	+3:55:25
6	71	Krzysztof Jarmuż	KTM	+6:29:38
7	57	Philippe Cavelius	KTM	+6:58:53
8	97	Simon Marčič	KTM	+7:37:55
9	133	Dmitry Agoshkov	KTM	+8:48:50
10	128	Giordano Pacheco	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.

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