2023 Dakar – Key dates
Dakar
- June 6th, 2022 : Registration opening
- July 22nd, 2022 : Bikes and Quads selection session
- October 31st, 2022 : Registrations closing
- End of November, 2022 : Press conference
- November 28th, 29th and 30th, 2022 : Administrative & Technical Scrutineering in Le Castellet, France
- November 28th, 29th and 30th, 2022 : Vehicles boarding at the port of Marseille
- December 28th, 2022 : Vehicles recovery in Yanbu
- December 28th (afternoon) and 29th, 2022 : Private tests
- December 29th and 30th, 2022 : Final Administrative & Technical Scrutineering in Saudi Arabia
- December 30th, 2022 : Dakar General Briefing
- December 31st, 2022 : Starting podium and Dakar 2023 Prologue
- January 1st, 2023 : Dakar 2023 first stage
- January 15th, 2023 : Last stage and Dakar 2023 Final Podium
- January 15th, 2023 : Opening of Dammam port for vehicles drop off
Dakar Classic
- June 6th, 2022 : Registration opening
- July 15th, 2022 : Dakar Classic selection section
- October 31st, 2022 : Registrations closing
- End of November, 2022 : Press conference
- November 28th, 29th and 30th, 2022 : Administrative & Technical Scrutineering in Le Castellet, France
- November 28th, 29th and 30th, 2022 : Vehicles boarding at the port of Marseille
- December 28th, 2022 : Vehicles recovery in Yanbu
- December 28th (afternoon) and 29th, 2022 : Private tests
- December 29th and 30th, 2022 : Final Administrative & Technical Scrutineering in Saudi Arabia
- December 30th, 2022 : Dakar General Briefing
- December 31st, 2022 : Starting podium and Dakar 2023 Prologue
- January 1st, 2023 : Dakar 2023 first stage
- January 14th, 2023 : Last stage
- January 15th, 2023 : 2023 Dakar Classic Podium
- January 15th, 2023 : Opening of Dammam port for vehicles drop off