2023 Dakar Rally: Stage, overall recaps

After fourteen long stages, the 2023 Dakar Rally has come to a close. The Checkered Flag closely followed each day with live coverage on social media and recaps published here.

Missed any of the reports and stories from before and during the race? Check them out below!

Stories

6 June 2022: 2023 Dakar Rally route revealed 20 June 2022: KAMAZ-master presses on with rally raid programme despite invasion fallout 28 June 2022: Saudi all-women SHERO Rally Team gears up for Italian Baja, aims for Dakar 2023 29 June 2022: Despite Russian uncertainty, SNAG Racing hopeful for Dakar 2023 23 July 2022: Van den Brinks receive Eurol backing, set for Dakar run with Team de Rooy 26 July 2022: Nani Roma eyeing Rallye du Maroc, Dakar 2023 after cancer battle 29 July 2022: Mixed feelings, uncertainty surround Dakar 2023 plans for KAMAZ, MAZ 3 August 2022: Dakar 2023 Bike acceptances arrive for amateur newcomers 9 August 2022: Thomas Kongshøj to become first Danish rider at Dakar since 2011 17 August 2022: Baja 1000 champion Francisco Arredondo joins Puma Energy Dakar triumvirate 22 August 2022: INTERVIEW: Ace Nilson talks road to Dakar 2023 26 August 2022: Vaidotas Žala to pilot Prodrive Hunter at Dakar 2023 28 August 2022: Nico Stijnen to make Dakar début in 2023 31 August 2022: Molly Taylor enters Rallye du Maroc, Dakar 2023 2 September 2022: Audi reveals RS Q e-tron E2 6 September 2022: Luis Díaz qualifies for Dakar 2023 in Atacama Rally 9 September 2022: Vladimir Chagin: KAMAZ-master “negotiating with” Dakar Rally on 2023 entry 13 September 2022: Ignacio Casale departs Buggyra Racing after two years 15 September 2022: Guerlain Chicherit, GCK Motorsport to run Prodrive Hunter at Dakar 2023, W2RC 16 September 2022: Russia’s Zhiltsov, Kariakin hold differing views on Dakar 2023 entry conditions 17 September 2022: Yasir Seaidan’s 2023 Dakar entry jeopardised by injury 22 September 2022: Julien Ingrassia backs out of Dakar 2023 27 September 2022: Anastasiya Nifontova declines FIA Russian invasion condemnation, to skip Dakar 2023 28 September 2022: KAMAZ-master formally kills Dakar 2023 plans 30 September 2022: Nikita Mazepin still holding out hope for Dakar 2023 entry 30 September 2022: Nani Roma calls off Dakar 2023 effort 7 October 2022: Toomas Triisa, Stefano Caimi qualify for Dakar 2023 at Rallye du Maroc 8 October 2022: Buggyra Racing ends NASCAR Euro Series season to focus on Dakar 2023 9 October 2022: Gerard Farrés confirms Dakar 2023, Andalucia Rally entry 15 October 2022: Sergei Kariakin lobbies to FIA’s Mohammed Ben Sulayem for end of invasion condemnation policy 21 October 2022: Rallye du Maroc showing earns Ruben Saldaña Goñi a Dakar 2023 slot 21 October 2022: Sodicars, Nebrija University collaborating on Dakar Rally challenger 25 October 2022: Antanas Juknevičius calls off Dakar 2023 entry due to T1+ costs and supply 27 October 2022: David Pearson secures Road to Dakar 2023 invite at Sonora Rally 27 October 2022: Eryk Goczał receives licences ahead of Dakar 2023 30 October 2022: Carlos Checa, Laia Sanz join Astara Team for Dakar 2023 2 November 2022: M-Sport Ranger T1+ skipping Dakar 2023 though development continues 7 November 2022: Sébastien Loeb Racing allies with Polaris, to field SSV for Xavier de Soultrait at 2023 Dakar Rally 10 November 2022: Ottavio Missoni Jr. to make Dakar Rally début in 2023 10 November 2022: 144 riders receive numbers for 2023 Dakar Rally 12 November 2022: Isle of Man TT winner James Hillier set for Dakar Rally début in 2023 Malle Moto 14 November 2022: Hino Team Sugawara confirms Dakar 2023 effort despite parent’s emissions scandal 15 November 2022: Team Land Cruiser Toyota Auto Body eyes 10th straight T2 win at Dakar 15 November 2022: Spanish Rally Champion Sergio Vallejo making Dakar Rally debut in 2023 16 November 2022: Benediktas Vanagas upgrades to Toyota GR DKR Hilux T1+ for Dakar 2023 16 November 2022: European Bajas champion João Ferreira to make Dakar Rally début in 2023 with X-raid 17 November 2022: With no FIA response, Sergei Kariakin confirms Dakar 2023 absence 18 November 2022: 2023 Dakar Classic competitors total 187 across 91 entries 20 November 2022: Josef Macháček transitions to advisory role at Buggyra for Dakar 2023 20 November 2022: Rally Raid Estonia to field duo of Dakar debutants in Urvo Männama, Toomas Triisa 21 November 2022: Astara Team 01 Concept’s Dakar 2023 model modified from 2022 counterpart 22 November 2022: Isidre Esteve brings Toyota Hilux T1+ to Dakar 2023 23 November 2022: Dakar 2023 Cars, Prototypes, SSVs, Trucks total 218 24 November 2022: X-raid Team reveals 7-car stable for Dakar 2023 with newcomers Casale and Ferreira, 5 female pilots 24 December 2022: Former Bike rider Helder Rodrigues returns to Dakar after 5 years, racing in T3 24 December 2022: Tomas Ouředníček gains Toyota factory backing, to run GR Hilux T1+ in 2023 and Dakar 2024 26 November 2022: Heels on Wheels team’s Dakar entry delayed to 2024 2 December 2022: 2023 Dakar Rally route breakdown released 2 December 2022: Feryn Dakar Sport barred from 2023 Dakar Rally by FIA due to rollcage violations 3 December 2022: Russians Krotov, Kuzmich, Zhiltsov ready for Dakar 2023 with new licences 5 December 2022: KH-7 Epsilon truck to use hydrogen power for 2023 Dakar Rally 8 December 2022: Martin Šoltys returns to Buggyra Tatra for Dakar 2023 12 December 2022: X-raid Team to race MINI Cooper Plus in T1+ at Dakar 2023 13 December 2022: Century Racing brings 10 cars to Dakar 2023, including 2 new CR6-Ts 13 December 2022: Red Bull Can-Am Factory Team created ahead of 2023 Dakar Rally 20 December 2022: Josef Macáček replaces injury-sidelined Yasmeen Koloc at Dakar 2023 22 December 2022: Appendicitis sidelines Konrad Dąbrowski for Dakar 2023 23 December 2022: INTERVIEW: Aliyyah Koloc prepares for Dakar Rally début 29 December 2022: Julio Estanguet, Ignacio Sanchís withdraw from Dakar after late health incidents 6 January: Yasir Seaidan penalised, faces disqualification for co-driver’s watch 6 January: FIA clears Carlos Sainz Jr. for closing father’s door 9 January: Erik van Loon remains committed to 2023 being final Dakar 9 January: FIA penalties mount on rest day 10 January: Spectator dies in accident during Stage 9 11 January: Aleš Loprais withdraws from Dakar after fatal accident

Overall winners

Class	Number	Competitor	Team	Time	Recap
T1	200	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Toyota Gazoo Racing	45:03:15	Recap
T2	250	Ronald Basso*	Team Land Cruiser Toyota Auto Body	107:39:42	Recap
T3	303	Austin Jones	Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team	51:55:53	Recap
T4	428	Eryk Goczał	EnergyLandia Rally Team	53:10:14	Recap
T5	502	Janus van Kasteren	Boss Machinery Team de Rooy IVECO	54:03:33	Recap
RallyGP	47	Kevin Benavides	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	44:27:20	Recap
Rally2	17	Romain Dumontier	Team Dumontier Racing	47:03:58	Recap
Malle Moto	40	Charan Moore*	HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing	52:24:42	Recap
Quad	151	Alexandre Giroud*	Drag’on Rally Team	56:44:30	Recap
Classic	778	Juan Morera*	Toyota Classic	428 points	Recap

* – Not competing in World Rally-Raid Championship

Stage recaps

Stage	Date	Overall Cars winner	Overall Bikes winner	Recap
Prologue	31 December 2022	Mattias Ekström	Toby Price	Prologue
1	1 January 2023	Carlos Sainz	Ricky Brabec	Stage #1
2	2 January	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Mason Klein	Stage #2
3	3 January	Guerlain Chicherit	Daniel Sanders	Stage #3
4	4 January	Sébastien Loeb	Joan Barreda	Stage #4
5	5 January	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Adrien van Beveren	Stage #5
6	6 January	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Luciano Benavides	Stage #6
7	7 January	Yazeed Al-Rajhi	Cancelled due to rain	Stage #7
8	8 January	Sébastien Loeb	Ross Branch	Stage #8
9	10 January	Sébastien Loeb	Luciano Benavides	Stage #9
10	11 January	Sébastien Loeb	Ross Branch	Stage #10
11	12 January	Sébastien Loeb	Luciano Benavides	Stage #11
12	13 January	Sébastien Loeb	José Ignacio Cornejo	Stage #12
13	14 January	Sébastien Loeb	Kevin Benavides	Stage #13
14	15 January	Guerlain Chicherit	Kevin Benavides	Stage #14