2015 Dakar Rally

The 2015 Dakar course

In just a couple of hours, the 645 vehicles that embarked on the long sea voyage from France to Argentina in November will start the 2015 Dakar rally. Each driver and rider will have to be determined and endure a great deal of hardship to cover the 9,000 kilometers long race through Argentina, Chile and Bolivia. Departing from Buenos Aires on January 4, the participants will race to Iquique and be back in Buenos Aires on January 17, if all goes as planned.

If you're a fan of rally or endurance racing, then you will enjoy following this unique rally. To watch the live feed, please click here.

Alternatively, you can watch daily highlights on NBCSN. France Televisions will broadcast live on France 4 and France 3. RTL will broadcast in Holland, TVE in Spain, and TVN in Poland. Eurosport will cover the rally in Asia as well as Europe.

Below dates and the corresponding course.

Jan. 4, Buenos Aires to Villa Carlos Paz,
Jan. 5, Villa Carlos Paz to San Juan,
Jan. 6, San Juan to Chilecito,
Jan. 7, Chilecito to Copiapo,
Jan. 8, Copiapo to Antofagasta,
Jan. 9, Antofagasta to Iquique,
Jan. 10, Iquique to Uyuni (Car)/Maraton (Truck), Rest Day Bike/Quad
Jan. 11, Uyuni (Car)/Maraton (truck)/Iquique (Bike) to Iquique (Car/Truck)/ Uyuni (Bike)
Jan. 12, Uyuni to Iquique (rest day car/truck)
Jan. 13, Uquique to Calama
Jan. 14, Calama to Maratin (Bike)/Salta (Car/Truck)
Jan. 15, Termas Rio Hondo ro Rosario
Jan. 16, Rosario to Buenos Aires


Stephane Peterhansel (FRA), Carlos Sainz (SPA), Robby Gordon (USA), and Romain Dunas (FRA), are just a couple of well known drivers from other racing series around the world. To browse through the full entry list, click here.

Source: DAKAR, Jalopnik.
Photo credit: Dakar.