Saudi Arabian fans were treated to yet another day of thrill as 2023 Dakar Rally’s stage two races finished with Mason Klein and Alexandre Giroud ending the day as standout performers of their respective divisions, know the schedule and live stream
Despite surprise withdrawal of defending champion Sam Sunderland due to injury, 2023 Dakar Rally continued on Monday with stage two across all categories. Following his strong finish as winner on the day, Mason Klein saw himself end at the top of bike category standings.
Dakar Rally 2023 schedule, date, time, results today, venue, tickets and live stream on TV
🏍 After his victory on Stage 2 Mason Klein leads the Bikes general ranking by 1'14".
See the full results here: https://t.co/fYY9fDnZmo#Dakar2023 pic.twitter.com/qrPiYxiSE9
— DAKAR RALLY (@dakar) January 2, 2023
Dakar Rally 2023 schedule, date, venue, format, race track, & other details
The 45th Dakar Rally, which will take place in Saudi Arabia, will be a rally raid competition and be run by the Amaury Sport Organization (ASO). Between December 31, 2022, and January 15, 2023, the event will occur. This will be Saudi Arabia’s fourth time serving as the host country. Additionally, it has been revealed that this event will serve as the opening round of the 2023 World Rally-Raid Championship for the second consecutive year.
Tickets can be bought here.
In the United States, NBC Sports has announced they will have daily coverage of the 2023 Dakar Rally from January 1 through January 15 and broadcasting starts every day at 6:30 p.m. ET on Peacock and will entail 30-minute programs.
In addition, CNBC will present three hour-long encore presentations throughout the event (Sat., Jan. 7 at noon ET, Sun., Jan. 8 at 11 a.m. ET, and Sun., Jan. 15 at noon ET) that will be streamed on NBCSports.com and NBC Sports app.
Coverage schedule on Peacock and CNBC:
| Date | Coverage | Platform | Time (ET) |
| Sun., Jan 1 | Stage 1 – Sea Camp | Peacock | 6:30 p.m. |
| Mon., Jan2 | Stage 2 – Sea Camp to Alula | Peacock | 6:30 p.m. |
| Tues., Jan 3 | Stage 3 – Alula to Ha’il | Peacock | 6:30 p.m. |
| Wed., Jan 4 | Stage 4 – Ha’il | Peacock | 6:30 p.m. |
| Thurs., Jan 5 | Stage 5 – Ha’il | Peacock | 6:30 p.m. |
| Fri., Jan 6 | Stage 6 – Ha’il to Al Duwadimi | Peacock | 6:30 p.m. |
| Sat., Jan 7 | Stages 5 & 6 | CNBC* | Noon |
| Sat., Jan 7 | Stage 7 – Al Duwadimi | Peacock | 6:30 p.m. |
| Sun., Jan 8 | Stages 6 & 7 | CNBC* | 11 a.m. |
| Sun., Jan 8 | Stage 8 – Al Duwadimi to Riyadh | Peacock | 6:30 p.m. |
| Mon., Jan 9 | Rest Day | Peacock | 6:30 p.m. |
| Tues., Jan 10 | Stage 9 – Riyadh to Haradh | Peacock | 6:30 p.m. |
| Wed., Jan 11 | Stage 10 – Haradh to Shaybah | Peacock | 6:30 p.m. |
| Thurs., Jan 12 | Stage 11 – Shaybah to Empty Quarter Marathon | Peacock | 6:30 p.m. |
| Fri., Jan 13 | Stage 12 – Empty Quarter Marathon to Shaybah | Peacock | 6:30 p.m. |
| Sat., Jan 14 | Stage 13 – Shaybah to Al-Hofuf | Peacock | 6:30 p.m. |
| Sun., Jan 15 | Stages 12 & 13 | CNBC* | Noon |
| Sun., Jan 15 | Stage 14 – Al-Hofuf to Dammam | Peacock | 6:30 p.m |
On June 5, 2022, the race’s course was unveiled with the route scheduled to begin in a “Sea Camp” close to Yanbu on the Red Sea coast before culminating in Dammam on the Persian Gulf coast. This year, the course has three stages, including the marathon stage, and it makes a return to the Empty Quarter. With less liaison and 5,000 kilometers of special stages, the route will include 70% new tracks. The route’s precise details were made public by the organizers in November. It has been noted that the path is longer, more challenging, and contains more dune fields.
| Stage | Race Day | Start | Finish | Total | Special | |
| Prologue | Saturday | 12/31/22 | Sea Camp | Sea Camp | 10 km | 10 km |
| 1 | Sunday | 01/01/23 | Sea Camp | Sea Camp | 603 km | 368 km |
| 2 | Monday | 01/02/23 | Sea Camp | Al-‘Ula | 590 km | 431 km |
| 3 | Tuesday | 01/03/23 | Al-‘Ula | Ha’il | 669 km | 447 km |
| 4 | Wednesday | 01/04/23 | Ha’il | Ha’il | 573 km | 425 km |
| 5 | Thursday | 01/05/23 | Ha’il | Ha’il | 646 km | 375 km |
| 6 | Friday | 01/06/23 | Ha’il | Ad Dawadimi | 876.68 km | 466 km |
| 7 | Saturday | 01/07/23 | Ad Dawadimi | Ad Dawadimi | 641.47 km | 473 km |
| 8 | Sunday | 01/08/23 | Ad Dawadimi | Riyadh | 722.41 km | 407 km |
| NA | Monday | 01/09/23 | Riyadh | NA | Rest day | NA |
| 9 | Tuesday | 01/10/23 | Riyadh | Haradh | 710 km | 439 km |
| 10 | Wednesday | 01/11/23 | Haradh | Shaybah | 623 km | 114 km |
| 11 | Thursday | 01/12/23 | Shaybah | Empty Quarter | 426 km | 275 km |
| 12 | Friday | 01/13/23 | Empty Quarter | Shaybah | 375 km | 185 km |
| 13 | Saturday | 01/14/23 | Shaybah | Al Hofuf | 669 km | 154 km |
| 14 | Sunday | 01/15/23 | Al Hofuf | Dammam | 414 km | 136 km |
2023 Dakar Rally: latest results, winners, & stage three schedule
After clinching victory in stage two of bike category, Mason Klein of United States is leading the pack with prologue stage winner Toby Price in second place. Meanwhile, Spanish driver Joan Barreda has continued his consistent run to finish the day with third place in the standings despite not winning any stage.
Elsewhere in the quads category, French driver Alexandre Giroud has held to his lead after winning stage two ahead of nearest rival Manuel Andújar. With his second victory in three stages, fans believe that Giroud will be the overwhelming favorite to finish as the winner of this year. During stage-3 on Tuesday, race will begin from Al-‘Ula and finish at Ha’il with the distance spanning over 669 km.
| Stage | Bikes | Quads | Cars | Light Proto (T3) | UTV (T4) | Trucks | Classics |
| Prologue | Australia Toby Price | France Alexandre Giroud | Sweden Mattias Ekström | Spain Cristina Gutiérrez | Lithuania Rokas Baciuška | Czech Republic Martin Macík | NA |
| Stage 1 | United States Ricky Brabec | Argentina Manuel Andújar | Spain Carlos Sainz | Chile Francisco López Contardo | Poland Eryk Goczal | Czech Republic Martin Macík | France Jérôme Galpin |
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