42nd edition of the Dakar Rally, held in Saudi Arabia
2020 Dakar Rally
Part of the 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.
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Saudi Arabia
Carlos Sainz
Ricky Brabec
Ignacio Casale
Andrey Karginov