Key dates for Dakar 2024
Dakar
- 3 June 2023: Registrations opening
- 20 July 2023: Selection of drivers and vehicles
- 15 September 2023: End of 1st assistance fee
- 30 September 2023: End of 2nd assistance fee
- 20 October 2023: Closing of entries
- End of November 2023: Press conference
- 30 November & 1 December 2023: Administrative and technical checks (Barcelona)
- 30 November & 1 December 2023: Vehicles boarding (Barcelona)
- 2 December 2023: Administrative and technical checks for Spanish competitors only (Barcelona)
- 2 December 2023: Vehicles boarding for Spanish competitors only (Barcelona)
- 1 January 2024: Vehicles pick-up in Yanbu
- 2 and 3 January 2024: Private tests
- 3 and 4 January 2024: Administrative and technical checks in Saudi Arabia
- 3 January 2024: Dakar briefing
- 5 January 2024: Dakar 2024 start podium and prologue
- 6 January 2024: First stage of the Dakar 2024
- 19 January 2024: Final stage and finish podium of the Dakar 2024
Dakar Classic
- 3 June 2023: Registrations opening
- 15 September 2023: End of 1st assistance fee
- 30 September 2023: End of 2nd assistance fee
- 20 October 2023: Closing of entries
- End of November 2023: Press conference
- 30 November & 1 December 2023: Administrative and technical checks (Barcelona)
- 30 November & 1 December 2023: Vehicles boarding (Barcelona)
- 2 December 2023: Administrative and technical checks for Spanish competitors only (Barcelona)
- 2 December 2023: Vehicles boarding for Spanish competitors only (Barcelona)
- 1 January 2024: Vehicles pick-up in Yanbu
- 2 and 3 January 2024: Private tests
- 3 and 4 January 2024: Administrative and technical checks in Saudi Arabia
- 4 January 2024: Dakar Classic briefing
- 5 January 2024: Dakar Classic 2024 start podium and prologue
- 6 January 2024: First stage of the Dakar Classic 2024
- 19 January 2024: Final stage and finish podium of the Dakar Classic 2024