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2017 ROUTE:
HARMONY IN DIVERSITY 

The Dakar is set to discover its 29th country, Paraguay, where humidity levels can reach 100% in January. Competitors will
set out from Asuncin, located at sea level, for an entire week at high altitude, with sections verging upon 5,000 masl.
Exiting the Bolivian plateau, which may end up being a nocturnal affair at temperatures close to freezing point, will
provide scant relief, for the Argentinian furnace will approach 50C! The mountainous quest features seven dune
specials playing to the advantage of dune specialists, while the mammoth Super Beln stage will keep competitors
going for almost 1,000 kilometres.

RACE DISTANCE RACE DISTANCE RACE DISTANCE

DAY BIKE / QUAD CAR / UTV TRUCK
PROVINCES START TOWN FINISH TOWN STAGE
DATE
SS Total SS Total SS Total

L 2/1 Asuncin/Formosa/Chaco Asuncin Resistencia 1 39 454 39 454 39 454

Chaco
M 3/1 Santiago del Estero Resistencia San Miguel de Tucumn 2 275 803 275 803 284 812
Tucumn

M 4/1 Tucumn/Salta/Jujuy San Miguel de Tucumn San Salvador de Jujuy 3 364 780 364 780 199 757

J 5/1 Jujuy/Potos San Salvador de Jujuy Tupiza 4 416 521 416 521 416 521

V 6/1 Potos/Oruro Tupiza Oruro 5 447 692 447 692 438 683

S 7/1 Oruro/La Paz Oruro La Paz 6 527 786 527 786 513 772

D 8/1 REST DAY

L 9/1 La Paz/Oruro/Potos La Paz Uyuni 7 322 622 322 622 322 622

M 10/1 Potos/Jujuy/Salta Uyuni Salta 8 492 892 492 892 492 892

Salta/Tucumn
M 11/1 Salta Chilecito 9 406 977 406 977 406 977
Catamarca/La Rioja

J 12/1 La Rioja/San Juan Chilecito San Juan 10 449 751 449 751 449 751

San Juan/La Rioja

V 13/1 San Juan Ro Cuarto 11 288 754 292 759 288 754
San Luis/Crdoba

Crdoba/Santa Fe
S 14/1 Ro Cuarto Buenos Aires 12 64 786 64 786 64 786
Buenos Aires

TOTAL 4088 8818 4093 8823 3909 8782

Key:
SS: Selective Section, also known as a special. This is the portion of the
stage during which the vehicles enrolled in the race are timed.

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THE FOURTH
DIMENSION 

Dakar adventurers are known for their athletic aptitudes and

acrobatic talents. In symbiosis with their machines, they have
learned to tame, on both sides of the Atlantic, the three aca-
demic dimensions known by mathematicians. The thousands
of kilometres completed in the Sahara or the Atacama have
accustomed them to long distances and the endurance abilities
contained in the kit essential to success on the Dakar. Similarly,
navigation fineness proves quite useful when it comes to keeping
an edge and not getting lost in the wide-open spaces. The depth,
or the height, that characterize the 3D, gives form to the holes,
bumps, stones, dunes and Rios that demand driving precision.
But for the past few years, the competitors have also learned
to adapt to the altitude: little by little in climbing the obstacles
of the Andes, then during a longer visit to the Salar de Uyuni...
In respecting the acclimatization protocol, our men and women
will now face the challenge of the fourth dimension. They will
start their ascent soon after leaving Asuncin in Paraguay,
the 29th country hosting the Dakar. The stay on the
Bolivian Altiplano will stretch out over a week
entirely spent at an altitude of more than
3,000 metres above seas level! Even at La
Paz, in the highest altitude capital in the
world, it will be imperative to catch
a breath, to then descend down
the South American Continent
map and head to Buenos Aires
at sea level.

tienne Lavigne
Dakar Director

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Countries
27 %
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the rally in 190 countries

Mobile video game A party for the public

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THE
COMPETITORS1

491 competitors A few remarkable

316 vehicles in the race participants in the car category
146 37 83* 50 Bryce Menzies - USA (MINI): 3-time winner of the Baja 500, 2011 SCORE
Champion winner of the RED BULL Frozen Rush
Following Loeb, Hirvonen, Pons and Prokop in 2016, some other
drivers from the rally world:
* Cars: 83 including 10 vehicles in
the new UTV category Khalid Al Qassimi (Abu Dhabi): 2-time Middle East Champion (2004 & 2014)
59 nationalities Nicolas Fuchs (Peru): 2010 NACAM rally Champion,
(assistance included) 2013 WRC-2 runner-up
1 information as of 8/11/2016 Conrad Rautenbach (Zimbabwe): twice African Rally Champion

THE
2017 ROUTE

3 countries to cross: 12 stages

Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina (including 6 stages above 3,000m)
Start at Asuncin 1 marathon stage
Rest day at La Paz Nearly 9,000km
Arrival at Buenos Aires More than 4,000km of special stages
SAFETY: A MAJOR
PREOCCUPATION
OF THE ORGANISATION

Spectator zones and prevention An advanced medical service

22,000 personnel (gendarmes, police, military) for 1 field hospital
the security of the public and the rally 1 air ambulance / 7 helicopters
51 secured spectator zones 32 wheeled vehicles including
In Argentina, where the public turnout is the heaviest, 10 paramedic vehicles
30 officers from the Highway Security (Seguridad Vial) 60 person nursing staff
aboard 15 dedicated vehicles will supervise the behavior
of the public

The PCO
35 people on round-the-clock duty

AN ECO-RESPONSIBLE
EVENT

A course designed in collaboration with the local authorities in each country.

Selective sorting and waste treatment program with local authorities.
The Dakar Rally compensates 100 % of its carbon footprint.
With the Techo association, the Dakar supports over 400 social projects.
SPORTING
CHANGES 

Navigation spotlighted, balanced conditions in the mountains for the cars and a new category
with the UTVs. An overview of the key regulation reforms
GPS: navigating with a compass!
To run with consistency and to know how to respect the road-book are the
two pillars of rally-raid success. To promote navigation qualities and bring
navigation back into the heart of the Dakar, the GPS systems made available
to the drivers and co-drivers have received limited functionalities. Also, the
Masked Way Points (WPM) have in large part been replaced by Controlled
Way Points (WPC), which are only activated once reached by the vehicle. The
competitors will thus be far less helped in their search by the guidance of the
instruments. Tested on the Afriquia Merzouga Rally last May, this new system
restores all the importance to the good old-fashioned compass.

Altitude: balance the chances

The change of the atmospheric pressure linked to the altitude produces a
different impact on the performance of the vehicles. This finding, which is
detailed in the Balance of Performance study conducted for many years by
the FIA (International Automobile Federation), has brought about a change
of the regulations concerning the diameter of the air restrictor feeding the
engine with oxygen. In order for the petrol 4x4 vehicles to be less penalized
by this law of physics, they will be allowed to use 38 mm air restrictors (+1 mm
vs. 2016), which will put them at the same level as their rivals, the same FIA
study has reduced the air restrictor of the Peugeots to 38 mm (-1 mm vs 2016).

UTV category: small engines, big future

Rally raid enthusiasts all share the ambition to embark on the Dakar, but too
often conditions are difficult to meet. The cost of a 4x4 or a buggy can pose
a problem, but light-weight vehicles (-1,050cm3) are an ever-increasing cre-
dible alternative. More affordable for drivers who do not have an entourage of
powerful partners, they have proven on the terrain that their technical progress
meets the muster. In recognition of this reliability, a stand-alone category has
been created for the UTVs and innovations are expected by 2018. There is now
a new title to be won on the Dakar.

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ROUTE
PARAGUAY JOINS THE DAKAR CLUB
With the addition of Paraguay, the Dakar will visit the 29th country in
its history, the 5th on the South American continent. Then the rally will
head for its longest stay so far in Bolivia and more specifically the capital
city of La Paz. Argentina, which has been a part of every edition since
2009, will be the theatre for the final battle decided in Buenos Aires.

PARAGUAY BOLIVIA ARGENTINA

Paraguay has a population of nearly
7 million people, and its geography
is marked by the presence of a river
of the same name, which separates
the country between the Eastern and
Western regions. When it comes to
sport, Paraguayans have stood out on
the world stage thanks to two cham-
pions with temperament: football goal
keeper Jose-Luis Chilavert, who in
addition to having been elected keeper
of the year by FIFA on three occasions
also scored 62 goals in his professional
career, and tennis star Victor Pecci,
who reached the mens final at Roland
Garros in 1979 and today is the Minister
of Sport for Paraguay. He was closely
involved in the creation of the Desafo
Guaran, the event that through its
two editions has unveiled Paraguays
enthusiasm for rally-raid.
Asuncin
A new capital city will host the start of
the Dakar. Bordering Argentina, sepa-
rated by the Paraguay River, the city
with its suburbs totals nearly a third of
the countrys entire population. For the
reception of the biggest sporting event
that it will host in its history, Asuncin
will provide the Dakar competitors
with colourful encouragement for the
journey that will await them.
In addition to its regular visitors, in
2014 Bolivia hosted the Dakar motor-
cycle competitors for the first time,
giving them the opportunity to dis-
cover the sumptuous Uyuni salt flats,
the largest salt desert in the world. In
2015, the car crews also had the chance
to experience the unique welcome that
the Bolivian people provide the rally
and in 2016 the entire bivouac stopped
over in Uyuni. Now connoisseurs of
the region, the rally competitors will
take the adventure further in 2017,
all the way to Lake Titicaca and then
to La Paz. Five stages in total will be
fought out in the country of adop-
tion of the Liberator of the continent,
Simon Bolivar.
La Paz
The administrative responsibilities of
the country are shared between two
capitals. Sucre is home to the Supreme
Court. La Paz is known as being the
highest capital in the world at 3,600
meters above sea level where water
for example boils at 87 Celsius. It is
in this atmosphere of rarefied oxygen
that the 2017 Dakar competitors will
have to catch their breath
Argentineans have enjoyed immense
moments thanks to the competitors
that carry their colours on the rally.
Since 2009, the Patronelli saga that
has been the big story with five titles
won in the quad category by Marcos
and Alejandro between 2010 and 2016
and the promise of the duo returning
to the highest level this year! Argentina
is also defended with honour in the car
category by Orlando Terranova, who
has justified his status as a podium con-
tender by finishing twice in 5th place.
Last January, Argentina was also rep-
resented on the podium in the truck
category thanks to the reconversion
of Federico Villagra (3rd).
Buenos Aires
The Argentinean capital represents a
lot for the Dakar: it is here that it all
began (again)! At the moment of an
indispensable rebound following the
cancellation of the rally in 2008, the
Porteos welcomed the participants
coming from all continents with the
same enthusiasm they demonstrate
for their countrymen. For everyone,
the memory of the massive crowd on
the Avenida 9 de Julio symbolized the
start of a new era. Buenos Aires, which
has hosted the start and finish of the
first three South American editions,
will, once again, be the ultimate goal
to reach in January 2017.

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2017 ROUTE:
A TASTE OF THE EXTREME 

Marc Coma, Dakar Sporting Director

The route of the 2017 Dakar preserves rally-raid traditions, with a physical challenge
that will push the competitors into the world of extreme endurance: 7 selective
sections will be over 400 kilometres with one of more than 500 kilometres.
The rally will be spent 6 days at more than 3,000 metres above sea level.
The balance of difficulties can be illustrated by a double upward trend:
the level of difficulty will increase just until the rest day, then a second increase
in power will be necessary, to reach ones ideal level for the Super Beln.
Nothing will be decided until the very last special stage at Ro Cuarto.

Monday 2nd January Stage 1 Asuncin Resistencia

Motorcycles-quad bikes-cars-UTV-trucks Selective section: 39km Total 454km
Start your engines
It wont be the distance that will preoccupy the competitors, but rather the
tension that will accompany the opening days of competition. Everyone will
have to be aware that an error on the technical tracks and even the trial-style
sections early on could be costly. The tactic for the following days starting
positions will also have its importance for the top contenders.

Tuesday 3rd January Stage 2 Resistencia San Miguel de Tucumn

Motorcycles-quad bikes-cars-UTV Selective section: 275km Total 803km
Trucks Selective section: 284km Total 812km
Chaco, heads or tails
The regulars believe they know Argentina, but they have yet to encounter
the Chaco! In this region chalk-full of history for connoisseurs of world rally
competition (Transchaco, etc.), patience and a cool head will be invaluable
assets, especially when it comes to the dust. Unless, of course, it turns to mud!

Wednesday 4th January Stage 3 San Miguel de Tucumn San Salvador de Jujuy
Motorcycles-quad bikes-cars-UTV Selective section: 364km Total 780km
Trucks Selective section: 199km Total 757km
Off-road, act I
The rise in temperature and altitude will accompany a drastic change of scenery.
With the first off-road sections, the riders and crews will head straight to the
business at hand. The first real test in terms of endurance will also call for
vigilance and lucidity when crossing the Rios. On the other hand, the trucks
will be spared this final difficulty.

Thursday 5th January Stage 4 San Salvador de Jujuy Tupiza

Motorcycles-quad bikes-cars-UTV-trucks Selective section: 416km Total 521km
High altitude dunes
At around 3,500 metres, the Dakar will reach a cruising altitude of which
competitors will have to navigate for six days. There are few that have already
seen dunes at this altitude that will require an expert climbing technique.
The co-drivers will have no time to relax, with a number of direction changes
in the Bolivian section of the special stage.

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2017 ROUTE:
A TASTE OF THE EXTREME 

Friday 6th January Stage 5 Tupiza Oruro

Motorcycles-quad bikes-cars-UTV Selective section: 447km Total 692km
Trucks Selective section: 438km Total 683km
Altiplano, maximum effort!
The Dakar will take up residence on the Bolivian Altiplano. While the organisms
will become acclimated, fatigue will set in. In this context, the large variety of
terrain makes this stage one of the most demanding. In the purest Dakar spirit
the density of the day will be characterized by the two dune sectors that will
complicate the final kilometres of the special stage.

Saturday 7th January Stage 6 Oruro La Paz

Motorcycles-quad bikes-cars-UTV Selective section: 527km Total 786km
Trucks Selective section: 513km Total 772km
Orinoca special stage: the goal is the capital
Everyone will have the chance to take a photo in front of Lake Titicaca! The dunes
to overcome early in the special stage will be just one of the challenges of
this long day. The fastest will complete there running in daylight but for many,
headlamps will be invaluable. Reaching the rest day in the Bolivian capital will
be considered a success in itself.

Monday 9th January Stage 7 La Paz Uyuni

Motorcycles-quad bikes-cars-UTV-trucks Selective section: 322km Total 622km
A marathon before the resumption
The rally begins its return trip by heading towards what has become one of its
regular stomping grounds since 2014. The Uyuni casern, which is well known
to the raiders, will once again be transformed into a bivouac for a day. For this
first part of the marathon stage, which will include very long sections of sandy
tracks, the service park will be open to all vehicles, except for those entered
in the assistance category.

Tuesday 10th January Stage 8 Uyuni Salta

Motorcycles-quad bikes-cars-UTV-trucks Selective section: 492km Total 892km
A smooth and colourful descent
The Dakar will leave the Altplano for an off-road special stage in its first half,
where the crossing of fords will follow the dune sectors. The race has often set
up camp in Salta, but never has a special stage been contested in the region
where the battle for the general classification will be played out in new canyons
to be admired with a marriage of spectacular colours.

Wednesday 11th January Stage 9 Salta Chilecito

Motorcycles-quad bikes-cars-UTV-trucks Selective section: 406km Total 977km
The Super Beln
Nearly 1,000 kilometres to cover during the day, including a small half in the
special stage with 98% off-road for this timed section. This will be the toughest
test for the navigators, who will play a decisive role. The verdict of this day
could mark a turning point in the conquest for the titles.

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2017 ROUTE:
A TASTE OF THE EXTREME 

Thursday 12th January Stage 10 Chilecito San Juan

Motorcycles-quad bikes-cars-UTV-trucks Selective section: 449km Total 751km
Solid footing!
The arms, shoulders and legs of the riders will be put to a rude test, especially
during the long trial section that will be the key moment early in the day.
The special stage will become a lot more rolling as it nears its end, but the
navigation subtleties will impede maximum attacks. Errors will be penalized
not in seconds but in minutes.

Friday 13th January Stage 11 San Juan Ro Cuarto

Motorcycles-quad bikes-trucks Selective section: 288km Total 754km
Cars-UTV Selective section: 292km Total 759km
A surprise at Crdoba?
The San Juan dunes, which will come in the first 50 kilometres of the special
stage will be the final to surf on the 2017 Dakar. Those who best handle sliding
and the racing line will be right at home on the WRC like tracks of the Crdoba
region. Everyone knows that a surprise can come at any moment.

Saturday 14th January Stage 12 Ro Cuarto Buenos Aires

Motorcycles-quad bikes-cars-UTV-trucks Selective section: 64km Total 786km
Time for heroes
They took on the adventure, and will now become heroes. The 64 final kilometres
of the selective section will pose nary a problem you just have to go the dis-
tance, before enjoying an arrival of the special stage placed in the heart of the
bivouac. At the end of a long liaison section, the podium ceremony in Buenos
Aires will be conducted in front of the Argentine Automobile Club (ACA).

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THE DAKAR
VALUES 

The Dakar is an atypical event and exceptional human adventure that deeply transforms
each participant.
It is an invitation to live intensely and responds to a quest of extreme sensations.
The Dakar is atypical: by its assumed extreme character, it is a unique adven-
ture in the wilderness, a real-time exploration that demands atypical sporting,
physical and mental aptitudes.

The Dakar is daring: it reinvents and adapts to different contexts and offers
a new adventure every year.

The Dakar is intense: it takes place in extreme conditions on difficult terrains,

demands endurance and concentration. Until the last minute, nothing is ever won.

The Dakar is committed: Organized with meaning, reasonability and solidarity,

it forges links with the peoples of the countries it crosses.

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SAFETY:
THE OBSESSION 

The safety of the competitors, public and credentialed persons is priority one of the organizers.
Like with all major extreme sporting adventures, the Dakar comes with risks. The organizers do
everything possible to limit the risks as much as possible.
Every year all the processes related to safety are reviewed in order to be optimized.
Spectator zones and prevention
22,000 personnel (gendarmes, police, military) for the security of the public
and the rally.
The Dakar enjoys a phenomenal success in South America (4.4 million spec-

tators in 2016).
We
will put in place protected and surveyed spectator zones in order to
ensure the safety of spectators.
-51 secured spectator zones will be arranged for the 2017 edition.
-A massive communication campaign (print media, radio, television, display)
will begin ahead of time to inform the public of the correct behavior to
observe.
-The localization of the spectator zones will be made public three days before
the passing of the rally on the official internet site and via local media.
-In Argentina, where the public turnout is the heaviest, 30 officers from
the Highway Security (Seguridad Vial) aboard 15 dedicated vehicles will
supervise the behavior of the public.

Road safety
All
accredited drivers (competitors or not) on the Dakar must sign a charter,
a commitment to proper behaviour before the start of the event.
Respect
of current driving regulation in the different countries is an absolute
necessity.
Data
recorded by the GPS is analysed for possible sanctions.
Speed
controls are also conducted by law enforcement.

The PCO, a veritable control tower of the rally

This
is an Operational Coordination Post that manages all the rally info (Iri-
track, beacons, radio communication, etc.).
The
PCO on site has a mirror PC in Paris.
35
people on round-the-clock duty.
The
tracking equipment has been doubled this year on all motorbikes and
quads.
Safety
and simulation sessions are organized prior to the rally with the
authorities of all the concerned countries.

An advanced medical service

Up
to 7 medical helicopters and 32 vehicles on the tracks, including 10 para-
medic vehicles.
A
field hospital equipped with leading emergency equipment.
A
60-member medical team.
Helicopter transport to hospitals of host countries in the shortest possible time.

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THE 2017
DAKAR CALENDAR 

November 24/25 Port du Havre

New for 2017, the European vehicles will undergo scrutineering before setting
off for South America. In all, more than 600 vehicles (organization, media,
competitors) will take to the sea for the three-week crossing of the Atlantic.

December 5 The Asuncin Manzana de la Rivera cultural center

Press conference and meeting with the Paraguayan competitors followed
by the inauguration of the Dakar Expo, which is an area to learn about the
rallying universe. Free admission to the public until 15 January.

December 6 Buenos Aires

Press conference and meeting with the Argentinean competitors.

December 8 La Paz
Press conference and meeting with the Bolivian competitors. Inauguration of
the Dakar Expo at the Estacin Taypi Uta, the nerve center of the convergence
of the La Paz cable lines. Free admission to the public.

December 27/28/29 Euroamerica port area

At Zarate in the Argentinean province of Buenos Aires, the competitors are
invited to recuperate their vehicles. The journey begins with a more than
1,000-kilometre trip to Asuncin.

December 29 Ferias Dakar

In the 14 Argentinean provinces concerned by the passing of the Dakar, the
community of rally enthusiasts are invited to enjoy the atmosphere in the days
leading up to the arrival of the competitors: (simulators, games, demonstra-
tions, concerts, etc.). The dates of the programme: Formosa (29 December),
Resistencia (30 December), Monte Quemado (1 January), Tucumn (2 January),
Jujuy (3+4 January), Salta (6+7 January), Catamarca (8 January), Chilecito (09
January), San Juan (10 January), Lujan (11 January), Rio Cuarto (12 January),
Rosario (13 January), Buenos Aires (14 January).

December 30/31 - January 1 Scrutineering at Asuncin

Over two and a half days, the competitors will present themselves for the admi-
nistrative scrutineering at the Conmebol convention center. They will then head
to the Base Aerea Nu Guazu to present their vehicles for inspection by the tech-
nical stewards. At the end of this process they will receive official authorization
to participate! The public is invited to encourage the competitors at the Start
Village, as well as the podium in front of the Palacio de Lopez presidential palace.

January 2 1st stage of the 2017 Dakar

January 7 Parade and podium at La Paz

After completing stage six, the crews will be welcomed in the heart of La Paz
for a mid-race podium ceremony. They will then head to the bivouac by para-
ding on a circuit where they will receive congratulations and encouragement
from the Bolivian public.

January 8 La Paz, rest day

The Dakar will take a pause in the highest altitude capital in the world. In order
to enjoy this break in the best conditions, the bivouac will be installed at the
lowest altitude site of the city at 3,300m above sea level.

January 14 Finish at Buenos Aires

Before heading to the arrival podium located in front of the Argentine Auto-
mobile Club (ACA), the heroes of the 39th edition will take part in a final special
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MERZOUGA RALLY:
JOIN THE NEW DAKAR
GENERATION! 

The eighth edition of the Merzouga Rally will be held in Morocco on

7-12 May, 2017 - the second time that it is run under the aegis of the
DAKAR SERIES.
This event is not just the ideal Dakar warm-up for motorcycle, quad and UTV
competitors, but also a place where the new Dakar generation can hone its
skills and make a breakthrough.

Learn with the best under the guidance of a five-time Dakar winner:

Marc Coma: The rally aims to be the first step of a rally-raid adventure which
could lead all the way to the Dakar. We want to give young competitors the
opportunity to test their mettle on a course which is tailored to their abilities
but also gives them a taste of the big challenges of our sport: navigation and
endurance. The course lays bare each competitors technical and physical level.
Anyone who completes the Merzouga Rally in its entirety on a motorcycle is
automatically eligible to enter the Dakar. The 2017 Dakar will feature 49 riders
who took part in the ultimate edition of the Merzouga Rally.

The Merzouga Rally in short:

A stepping stone to the Dakar

1,200km of fully off-road specials

6 days of racing in south-east Morocco: the perfect terrain with open

spaces and navigation

121 vehicles and 24 nationalities in 2016

Broadcast in 155 countries

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INTERNATIONAL
TV COVERAGE 

DAKAR DEDICATED PROGRAMS COVERAGE NEWS COVERAGE

Pan-Europe Western Europe
Eurosport
1 & Eurosport 2 Austria:
ORF
Belgium:
RTBF
Western Europe Germany: ZDF, RTL, n-TV

France: France 2, France 3, France 4, France

Spain: La Una

Spain:
Teledeporte, TV3 Catalunya
France: BeIn Sport

Netherlands:
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