Key Dates :
- May 17th , 2021: Opening of the registration
- July, 15th, 2021: Closing of the registration for the Dakar Classic
- July 20th , 2021: Selection session for bikes and quads
- November 1st , 2021: Closing of the registration
- End of November, 2021: Press Conference
- Beginning of December, 2021: Boarding of the vehicles at the port of Marseille
- December 27th & 28th , 2021: Recovery of the vehicles in Jeddah
- December 28th & 29th , 2021: Pick-up of the safety materials in Jeddah
- December 28th (afternoon) & 29th , 2021: Private test in Jeddah
- December 30th, 2021 : Dakar Classic Administrative & Technical Scrutineering in Jeddah
- December 30th, 2021 : Dakar Classic Briefing in Jeddah
- December 30th & 31st , 2021 : Administrative & Technical Scrutineering in Jeddah
- December 31st, 2021 : Dakar Classic departure to Ha’il
- December 31st, 2021 : Dakar General Briefing in Jeddah
- January 1st, 2022: Dakar Departure from Jeddah to Ha’il and then, Prologue
- January 1st, 2022: Dakar Classic Prologue in Ha’il
- January 1st, 2022: Starting Podium in Ha’il
- January 2nd, 2022: Start of the first stage
- January 8th , 2022: Rest Day in Riyadh
- January 14th , 2022: Last stage and Final Podium in Jeddah