The new track of the Dakar Rally - Saudi Arabia 2022 has been announced, which will be ready to host the contestants in January of next year. Details of the rally were revealed via a virtual press conference.

The Dakar Rally will land for the third time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in its 44th edition, which will be held between January 2 and 14, 2022. The rally will start in Hail and end in Jeddah after a day off in Riyadh. As the trail headed southeast, organizers saw a more sandy hue of the challenge in the Empty Quarter.

Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, said: “Welcome again to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the land of dreams and the future, the home of the most famous and difficult Dakar Rally in the world, and the theater of many international sporting events.”

He added: “The Kingdom has succeeded, thanks to the efforts of our wise leadership, and in line with the vision of His Highness, the Crown Prince of 2030, to write new chapters with the arms of its children, in hosting the most famous global event, the Dakar Rally, which the Kingdom hosted for the first time in 2020 after many years in which it moved between two continents. Africa and South America ”.

He continued: As we are on the verge of the 2022 Dakar Rally, we are well aware of the difficulties that lie ahead, but we also realize that we are able, thanks to God, and then thanks to the unlimited support from our rational government, and the great experience we have gained in the past two years, to show the Dakar Rally 2022 in its most beautiful and beautiful way And to satisfy the love and passion of motorsport throughout this historic rally.

He affirmed: “We promised you in 2020 to hold the Dakar Rally with the best possible means and methods. To become the best rally to be held in 30 years, and we succeeded - thank God - in that ably, and we also promised you in 2021 to organize the rally, despite the repercussions of the Corona virus (Covid-19), the restrictions imposed on the movement of travel and difficult challenges, and the multiple protocols Because of this virus, which has harmed the whole world, but we also kept the promise. Today, as we approach the Dakar Rally 2022, we promise you a global version with new tracks in our unique deserts and diverse terrain; To provide participants in all categories with unparalleled challenges among the countries of the world, and a different experience that keeps pace with the requirements of the modern era in the field of sustainable energy, and we will make the Dakar Rally 2022 an environment-friendly event in various aspects.

David Castera, Director of the Dakar Rally, expressed the surprise of the desert nature, saying: “The Empty Quarter is an ocean of sand dunes. Our surveys began about a month ago, which came as a surprise. We are very happy with what we found. There are a lot of sand dunes, well spaced, with a few hills here and there to give them some relief, before returning to the five or six kilometers of the dunes. The first week will be excitement par excellence. ”