Saudi Arabia will again host the famous Dakar Rally, with the race celebrating its 45th anniversary in 2023.
Competitors will navigate the desert with cars, motorcycles, trucks and quads, in one of the toughest and most demanding motor competitions on the planet.
Throughout 14 stages, the riders will fight against the Saudi Arabian conditions, terrain and their own machinery to be crowned winners of the Dakar.
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Below are the participants for the 2023 edition of the Dakar Rally (main categories).
Click to jump to each category: Car | Bike | Quad | Truck
Car competitors - Dakar Rally 2023
| Number | Driver | Co-driver | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Mathiu Baumel | Toyota Gazoo Racing |
| 201 | Sebastien Loeb | Fabian Lurquin | Bahrain Raid Xtreme |
| 202 | Yazeed Al-Rajhi | Michael Orr | Overdrive Racing |
| 203 | Jakub Przygonski | Armand Monleón | X-raid Mini JCW Team |
| 204 | Stéphane Peterhansel | Édouard Boulanger | Team Audi Sport |
| 205 | Giniel De Villiers | Dennis Murphy | Toyota Gazoo Racing |
| 206 | Guerlain Chicherit | Alex Winocq | GCK Motorsport |
| 207 | Carlos Sainz | Lucas Cruz | Team Audi Sport |
| 208 | Orlando Terranova | Alex Haro | Bahrain Raid Xtreme |
| 209 | Mathieu Serradori | Loic Minaudier | Century Racing Team |
| 210 | Martin Prokop | Viktor Chytka | Benzina Orlen Team |
| 211 | Mattias Ekstrom | Emil Bergkvist | Team Audi Sport |
| 212 | Sebastian Halpern | Bernardo Graue | X-raid Mini JCW Team |
| 213 | Vaidotas Zala | Paulo Fiúza | Teltonika Racing |
| 214 | Benediktas Vanagas | Kuldar Sikk | Toyota Gazoo Racing Baltics |
| 215 | Erik Van Loon | Sebastien Delaunay | Overdrime Racing |
| 216 | Brian Baragwanath | Leonard Cremer | Century Racing Team |
| 217 | Henk Lategan | Brett Cummings | Toyota Gazoo Racing |
| 218 | Christian Lavieille | Valentin Sarreaud | MD Rally Sport |
| 219 | Lionel Baud | Rémi Boulanger | Overdrime Toyota |
| 220 | Juan Cruz Yacopini | Daniel Oliveras | Overdrive Toyota |
| 221 | Khalid Al Qassimi | Dirk Von Zitzewitz | X-raid Mini JCW Team |
| 222 | Laia Sanz | Maurizio Gerini | Astara Team |
| 223 | Pierre Lachaume | Francois Beguin | MD Rally Sport |
| 224 | Wei Han | Li Ma | Hanwei Motorsport Team |
| 225 | Miroslav Zapletal | Marek Sykora | Offroadsport |
| 227 | Tim Coronel | Tom Coronel | Coronel Dakar Team |
| 228 | Jean Remy Bergounhe | Lionel Coster | MD Rally Sport |
| 229 | Isidre Esteve | Txema Villalobos | Repsol Rally Team |
| 230 | Lucas Moraes | Timo Gottschalk | Overdrive Racing |
| 231 | Romain Dumas | Max Delfino | Rebellion Racing |
| 232 | Jerome Pelichet | Pascal Larroque | Raidlynx |
| 233 | Guoyu Zhang | Jean Pierre Garcin | BAIC ORV |
| 234 | Óscar Fuertes | Diego Vallejo | Astara Team |
| 235 | Daniel Schroder | Ryan Bland | PS Laser |
| 236 | Simon Vitse | Frederic Lefebvre | MD Rally Sport |
| 237 | Po Tian | Xuanyi Du | Hanwei Motorsport Team |
| 238 | Denis Krotov | Konstantin Zhiltsov | X-raid Mini JCW Team |
| 239 | Pascal Thomasse | Gérard Dubuy | MD Rally Sport |
| 240 | Gintas Petrus | José Marques | Petrus Racing |
| 241 | Andrea Lafarja | Ashley García | Overdrive Toyota |
| 242 | Carlos Checa | Marc Solà | Astara Team |
| 243 | Maik Willems | Robert Van Pelt | Bastion Hotels Dakar Team |
| 245 | Thomas Bell | Gerhard Schutte | Red-Lined TBR |
| 246 | Akira Miura | Laurent Litchtleuchter | Toyota Auto Body |
| 247 | Michel Kremer | Thomas de Bois | Coronel Dakar Team |
| 248 | Zi Yunliang | He Sha | BAIC ORV |
| 249 | Mohamad Altwijiri | Por definir | Altwijri Racing Team |
| 250 | Ronald Basso | Jean Michel Polato | Toyota Auto Body |
| 251 | Alexandre Pesci | Stephan Kuhni | Rebellion Motors |
| 252 | Gerard Tramoni | Dominique Totain | Team 100% Sud Ouest |
| 253 | Jean Pierre Strugo | Christophe Crespo | MD Rally Sport |
| 254 | Huges Moilet | Olivier Imschoot | Off Road Concept |
| 255 | Sergio Vallejo | Mario Tomé | Astara Racing |
| 256 | Manuel Plaza | Mónica Plaza | Sodicars Racing |
| 258 | Yannick Panagiotis | Valérie Panagiotis | Team FJ |
| 259 | Ibrahim Almunha | Por definir | Ibrahm Almuhna |
| 261 | Phillipe Raud | Maxime Raud | Sodicars Racing |
| 262 | Ludovic Gherardi | François Borsotto | MD Rally Sport |
| 263 | Ronald van Loon | Erik Lemmen | Oase Motorsport |
| 264 | Antoine Galland | Yannick Demay | Off Road Concept |
| 266 | Dave Klaassen | Tessa Rooth | Daklapack Rally Sport |
| 267 | Philippe Voisin | Franck Maldonado | Sodicars Racing |
| 269 | Magdalena Zajac | Jacek Czachor | Proxcars TME Rally Team |
| 270 | Karel Trneny | Milan Horyl | Workoutland ACCR Czech Team |
| 271 | Guranberdi Danatarow | Didar Orazmedow | Federation of Automobile Sport of Turkmenistan |
| 272 | Hydyrberdi Abduhrahmanov | Muhammetmyrat Gurbanov | Federation of Automobile Sport of Turkmenistan |
| 275 | Urvo Mannama | Risto Lepik | Rally Raid Estonia |
| 276 | Jean-Philippe Beziat | Vincent Albira | MD Rally Sport |
| 278 | Marco Piana | Nicolas Garnier | Xtremeplus Polaris Team |
Bike competitors - Dakar Rally 2023
| Number | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Sunderland | Gas Gas Factory Team |
| 2 | Ricky Brabec | Monster Energy Honda Team 2023 |
| 5 | Joan Barreda | Monster Energy JB Team |
| 7 | Pablo Quintanilla | Monster Energy Honda Team 2023 |
| 8 | Toby Price | Red Bull KTM Factory Team |
| 9 | Mason Klein | BAS Dakar KTM Racing Team |
| 10 | Skyler Howes | Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing |
| 11 | José Ignacio Cornejo | Monster Energy Honda Team 2023 |
| 12 | Martin Michek | Orion - Moto Racing Group |
| 14 | Sebastian Bühler | Hero Motosports Team Rally |
| 15 | Lorenzo Santolino | Sherco TVS Rally Factory |
| 16 | Ross Branch | Hero Motosports Team Rally |
| 18 | Daniel Sanders | Red Bull Gas Gas Factory Racing |
| 19 | Rui Gonçalves | Sherco TVS Rally Factory |
| 20 | Harith Noah Koitha Veettil | Sherco TVS Rally Factory |
| 25 | Mohammed Balooshi | MX Ride Dubai |
| 27 | Joaquim Rodrigues | Hero Motosports Team Rally |
| 28 | Maciej Giemza | Orlen Team |
| 30 | Antonio Maio | Franco Sport Yamaha Racing Team |
| 33 | Franco Caimi | Hero Motosports Team Rally |
| 42 | Adrien Van Beveren | Monster Energy Honda Team 2023 |
| 47 | Kevin Benavides | Red Bull KTM Factory Team |
| 52 | Matthias Walkner | Red Bull KTM Factory Team |
| 54 | Daniel Nosiglia Jager | Rieju - Xraidsexperience |
| 68 | Tosha Schareina | BAS Dakar KTM Racing Team |
| 77 | Luciano Benavides | Husqvarna Factory Racing |
| 142 | Štefan Svitko | Cross Team |
Quad competitors - Dakar Rally 2023
| Number | Driver | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 151 | Alexandre Giroud | France |
| 152 | Manuel Andrújar | Argentina |
| 153 | Juraj Varga | Slovakia |
| 154 | Francisco Moreno Flores | Argentina |
| 155 | Kamil Wisniewski | Poland |
| 156 | Zdenek Tuma | Czech Republic |
| 159 | Marcelo Medeiros | Brazil |
| 160 | Axel Dutrie | France |
| 162 | Laisvydas Kancius | Lithuania |
| 163 | Pablo Copetti | United States |
| 164 | Toni Vingut | Spain |
| 164 | Sebastien Souday | France |
| 166 | Giovanni Enrico | Chile |
| 167 | Abdulaziz Ahli | UAE |
| 168 | Julio Estanguet | Argentina |
| 169 | Alejandro Fantoni | Argentina |
| 170 | Xavier Verbeke | France |
Truck competitors - Dakar Rally 2023
| Number | Driver | Co-driver | Mechanic | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | Kees Koolen | Wouter de Graaf | Wouter Rozegaar | Projekt 2030 |
| 501 | Martin Macík Jr. | František Tomášek | David Švanda | MM Technology |
| 502 | Janus van Kasteren | Darek Rodewald | Marcel Snijders | Boss Machinery Team De Rooy Iveco |
| 503 | Martin Šoltys | Roman Krejčí | David Hoffmann | Tatra Buggyra Slovakia |
| 504 | Victor Versteijnen | Andreas van der Sande | Teun van Dal | Boss Machinery Team De Rooy Iveco |
| 505 | Jaroslav Valtr | Rene Kilian | Tomáš Šikola | Buggyra Racing Team |
| 506 | Martin Van Den Brink | Rijk Mouw | Erik Kofman | Eurol Team De Rooy Iveco |
| 507 | Pascal de Baar | Stefan Slootjes | Marcin Krüger | Riwald Dakar Team |
| 508 | Aleš Loprais | Petr Pokora | Jaroslav Valtr Jr | Instaforex Loprais Praga |
| 509 | Tomáš Vrátný | Jaromír Martinec | Bartłomiej Boba | Fesh Fesh Team |
| 510 | Richard de Groot | Mark Laan | Jan Hulsebosch | Firemen Dakar Team |
| 511 | Mitchel van den Brink | Jarno van de Pol | Moi Torrallardona | Eurol Team De Rooy Iveco |
| 512 | Ben van de Laar | Jan van de Laar | Adolph Huijgens | Fried Van De Laar Racing |
| 514 | Vaidotas Paškevičius | Tomas Gužauskas | Slavimor Volkov | Fesh Fesh Team |
| 515 | Claudio Bellina | Bruno Gotti | Giulio Minelli | MM Technology |
| 516 | Egbert Wingens | Marije van Ettekoven | Marijn Beekmans | DDW Rally Team |
| 517 | Ben de Groot | Tom Brekelmans | Govert Boogaard | De Groot Sport |
| 518 | Mathias Behringer | Hugo Kupper | Robert Striebe | X-Raid Yamaha Supported Team |
| 519 | Teruhito Sugawara | Hirokazu Somemiya | Yuji Mochizuki | Hino Team Sugawara |
| 520 | Gert Huzink | Rob Buursen | Martin Roesink | Riwald Dakar Team |
| 521 | Gerrit Zuurmond | Tjeerd Van Ballegooy | Klaas Kwakkel | Stichting Rainbow Truck Team |
| 522 | Jordi Juvanteny | José Luis Criado | Jordi Ballbé | KH7 Epsilon |
| 523 | Albert Llovera | Margot Llobera | Petr Vojkovský | Fesh Fesh Team |
| 524 | Umberto Fiori | Dario de Lorenzo | Aldo de Lorenzo | Team TH |
| 525 | Alberto Herrero | Susana Hernando Inés | Mario Rodríguez Sastre | TH-Trucks |
| 526 | Ad Hofmans | Remon van der Steen | Mark Salomons | De Groot Sport |
| 527 | Rafael Tibau Maynou | Arnald Bastida Ubals | Jordi Esteve Oro | TH-Trucks Team |
| 528 | Nico Stijnen | Joël Ebbers | Christiaan van der Haar | Eurol Rallysport |
| 529 | Dave Ingels | Johannes Schotanus | South Racing Service | |
| 530 | Miklós Kovács | Péter Czeglédi | Ács László | Qualisport Racing |
| 531 | Robert Kasak | Tomáš Kazarka | Jaroslav Kolář | Tatra Buggyra Slovakia |
| 532 | José Martins | Jérémie Gimbre | Antonia de Roissard | Team Boucou |
| 533 | William Groningen | Wesley van Groningen | Marco van Oevern | Dust Warriors |
| 534 | Igor Bouwens | Syndiely Wade | Ulrich Boerboom | Gregoor Racing Team |
| 535 | Michael Baumann | Philipp Beier | Sebastian Lindner | Q Motorsport Team |
| 536 | Tomáš Tomeček | Niccolo Funaioli | Ard Munster | South Racing Service |
| 537 | Sylvain Besnard | Nicolas Falloux | Sylvain Laliche | Toyota Auto Body |
| 538 | Adwin Hoondert | Jasper Riezebos | Erwin de Vos | Riwald Dakar Team |
| 539 | Dave Berghmans | Sam Koopmann | Tom Geuens | Overdrive Racing |
| 540 | Richard Gonzalez | Patrick Prot | Roger Audas | Sodicars Racing |
| 541 | Pep Sabaté | Jordi Montaner Busquets | Pol Tibau Roura | Bahrain Raid Xtreme |
| 542 | Dušan Randýsek | Joël Darboure | Anthony Robineau | Team SSP |
| 543 | Alex Aguirregaviria | Francesc Salisi | Jordi Perera | FN Speed Team |
| 544 | Jordi Celma Obiols | Xavier Moreau | Claudio Gianformaggio | PBX Team |
| 545 | Cesare Rickler Del Mare | Oscar Bravo Garcia | R Team | |
| 546 | Stefan Henken | Philipp Rettig | Michael Helminger | South Racing Service |
| 547 | Zsolt Darázsi | Pierre Calmon | Palco Lubomir | Team SSP |
| 548 | Tariq Alrammah | Samir Benbekhti | Ramzi Menhem | STA |
| 549 | Javier Jacoste | Jose María Fontdevila Boloix | Juan Francisco Silva Pineiro | Astara Team |
| 550 | Ahmed Benbekhti | Bruno Seillet | Mickaël Fauvel | STA Competition |
| 552 | David Giovannetti | Renato Delmastro | Paco Fernandes | Xtremeplus Polaris Factory Team |
| 553 | Sébastien Fargeas | Armando Loureiro | Luc Fertin | Team Boucou |
| 554 | Philippe Perry | Philippe Pedeche | Team Boucou | |
| 555 | Giso Verschoor | Laurent Lalanne | Edwin van der Vegt | Team SSP |