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2024 DAKAR RALLY BEGINS THIS FRIDAY, JAN. 5, AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON PEACOCK

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Annual Off-Road Endurance Race Begins This Friday and Continues Through Friday, Jan. 19, with 30-Minute Programs on Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 4, 2024 – Nightly coverage of the 12-stage 2024 Dakar Rally — the world’s most challenging off-road endurance race — begins this Friday, January 5, at 7:30 p.m. ET on Peacock and continues through Sunday, January 15. Highlights from all classes as well as racer interviews will be available on Peacock and NBC Sports digital platforms.

More than 700 competitors across seven classes will race across 3,000+ miles of varying terrain, including desert, canyons, dunes and mountains throughout Saudi Arabia. This will mark the fifth time that the country has hosted the race. This will be the 46th edition of the race; the inaugural competition in 1979 began in Paris, France, and finished in Dakar, Senegal.

An elite group of U.S. racers are expected to compete this year, headlined by two-time Dakar Rally champion Austin Jones and Ricky Brabec who, in 2020, became the first American to ever win the motorcycle division of the Dakar Rally.

Other notable riders include Seth Quintero, who holds the record for most number of stage wins in a single Dakar (12, 2022), and is moving up to the main cars class to take on legends Nasser Al-Attiyah, Carlos Sainz, Stephane Peterhansel, and Sebastien Loeb. 2023 Dakar Rally third-place bike finisher Skyler Howes is back with a new team, while Mitchell Guthrie looks to challenge fellow countryman Jones in the T3 category, while Sara Price makes her Dakar debut in the T4 class.

On the international side, two-time and defending Dakar Rally bike winner Kevin Benavides (Argentina), his brother and reigning World Rally-Raid Champion Luciano Benavides (Argentina) and two-time Dakar Rally bike champions Toby Price (Australia) and Sam Sunderland (Great Britain) are all expected to ride.

Following is the complete same-day coverage schedule of the 2024 Dakar Rally on Peacock:

Date Coverage Platform Time (ET)
Fri., Jan. 5 Prologue: Al-‘Ula Peacock 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 6 Stage 1: Al-‘Ula to Al Henakiyah Peacock 7:30 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 7 Stage 2: Al Henakiyah to Al Duwadimi Peacock 7:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 8 Stage 3: Al Duwadimi to Al Salamiya Peacock 7:30 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 9 Stage 4: Al Salamiya to Al-Hofuf Peacock 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 10 Stage 5: Al-Hofuf to Shubaytah Peacock 7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Jan. 11 Stage 6 (Part 1): Shubaytah Peacock 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 12 Stage 6 (Part 2): Shubaytah Peacock 7:30 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 14 Stage 7: Riyadh to Al Duwadimi Peacock 7:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 15 Stage 8: Al Duwadimi to Ha’il Peacock 7:30 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 16 Stage 9: Ha’il to Al-‘Ula Peacock 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 17 Stage 10: Al-‘Ula Peacock 7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Jan. 18 Stage 11: Al-‘Ula to Yanbu Peacock 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 19 Stage 12: Yanbu Peacock 7:30 p.m.

 

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NIGHTLY COVERAGE OF 2022 DAKAR RALLY PRESENTED ACROSS NBC SPORTS AND PEACOCK, BEGINNING SUNDAY AT 8 P.M. ET

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Annual Off-Road Endurance Race Begins This Sunday and Continues Nightly Through Friday, Jan. 14, on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

Extended Highlights of Dakar Rally Coverage Will be Available on NBC Sports Digital Platforms and Peacock

Dakar Rally Begins NBC Sports’ 2022 “Home of Motorsports” Programming

STAMFORD, Conn. – Dec. 30, 2021 – Coverage of the 2022 Dakar Rally — the world’s most challenging off-road endurance race — begins this Sunday, January 2, at 8 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. NBC Sports presents nightly hour-long coverage of the 12-stage race in Saudi Arabia through Friday, January 14. Extended highlights of every show (all 12 stages and the rest day) will be available on NBC Sports digital platforms and Peacock.

More than 550 competitors across seven classes will race across 5,000+ miles of varying terrain, including desert, canyons, dunes and mountains throughout Saudi Arabia. This will mark the third consecutive time that the country has hosted the race.

American Ricky Brabec, who followed his historic Bike class victory in 2020 with a second-place finish last year, headlines the field of competitors. Other top U.S. riders feature Skyler Howes, who has back-to-back top-ten finishes in the Bike class, and Austin Jones, second-place finisher in last year’s SSV class.

NASCAR on NBC analyst and reporter Parker Kligerman will provide commentary on Dakar Rally coverage.

Nightly hour-long coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will be streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

Following is the complete same-day coverage schedule of the 2022 Dakar Rally on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA:

Date Coverage Time (ET)
Sun., January 2 Stage 1 – Jeddah to Ha’il 8 p.m.
Mon., January 3 Stage 2 – Ha’il to Al Artawiyah 8 p.m.
Tues., January 4 Stage 3 – Al Artawiyah to Al Qaisumah 8 p.m.
Wed., January 5 Stage 4 – Al Qaisumah to Riyadh 8 p.m.
Thurs., January 6 Stage 5 – Riyadh to Riyadh 8 p.m.
Fri., January 7 Stage 6 – Riyadh to Riyadh 8 p.m.
Sat., January 8 Rest Day 8 p.m.
Sun., January 9 Stage 7 – Riyadh to Al Dawadimi 8 p.m.
Mon., January 10 Stage 8 – Al Dawadimi to Wadi Ad-Dawasir 7 p.m.
Tues., January 11 Stage 9 – Wadi Ad-Dawasir to Wadi Ad-Dawasir 7 p.m.
Wed., January 12 Stage 10 – Wadi Ad-Dawasir to Bisha 7 p.m.
Thurs., January 13 Stage 11 – Bisha to Bisha 7 p.m.
Fri., January 14 Stage 12 – Bisha to Jeddah 7:30 p.m.

The Dakar Rally begins NBC Sports’ “Home of Motorsports” programming throughout 2022, spanning NASCAR, INDYCAR, IMSA, Monster Energy Supercross, MotoGP, Monster Jam, and more.

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NIGHTLY COVERAGE OF 2021 DAKAR RALLY BEGINS SUNDAY AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

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Annual Off-Road Endurance Race Begins Sunday, Jan. 3, at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, Continuing Nightly Through Friday, Jan. 15

Motorcycles, Cars, Side by Sides, Quads, Trucks and Classic Vehicles will Traverse Nearly 5,000 Miles Across Saudi Arabia

Dakar Rally Begins NBC Sports’ “Home of Motorsports” Programming in 2021

STAMFORD, Conn. – Dec. 30, 2020 – Coverage of the 2021 Dakar Rally — the world’s most challenging off-road endurance race — begins this Sunday, January 3, at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, the start of nightly coverage of the 12-stage race in Saudi Arabia.

More than 550 competitors will race across nearly 5,000 miles of varying terrain, including desert, canyons, dunes and mountains, throughout Saudi Arabia. This will mark the second consecutive time that the country has hosted the race. Dakar Classic, a class featuring historic Dakar vehicles, will make its first-ever appearance in this year’s edition of the Dakar.

NASCAR on NBC analyst and reporter Parker Kligerman will provide commentary on NBCSN’s nightly Dakar Rally coverage.

The 2021 field is headlined by American Ricky Brabec, who became the first American winner of the Dakar Rally Bike class in last year’s race. Other top U.S. competitors in the Bike class are Andrew Short, who has back-to-back top-ten finishes, and Skyler Howes, who finished 9th in 2020.

Following is NBCSN’s complete same-day coverage of the 2021 Dakar Rally:

Date Coverage Time (ET)
Sun., January 3 Stage 1 – Jeddah to Bisha 7:30 p.m.
Mon., January 4 Stage 2 – Bisha to Wadi Al Dawasir 6:30 p.m.
Tues., January 5 Stage 3 – Wadi Al Dawasir Loop Stage 6:30 p.m.
Wed., January 6 Stage 4 – Wadi Al Dawasir to Riyadh 6:30 p.m.
Thurs., January 7 Stage 5 – Riyadh to Buraydah 6:30 p.m.
Fri., January 8 Stage 6 – Buraydah to Ha’il 6:30 p.m.
Sat., January 9 Rest Day 11 p.m.
Sun., January 10 Stage 7 – Ha’il to Sakaka 6:30 p.m.
Mon., January 11 Stage 8 – Sakaka to Neom 6:30 p.m.
Tues., January 12 Stage 9 – Neom Loop Stage 6:30 p.m.
Wed., January 13 Stage 10 – Neom to Al- ‘Ula 2:30 a.m.
Thurs., January 14 Stage 11 – Al- ‘Ula to Yanbu 9:30 p.m.
Fri., January 15 Stage 12 – Yanbu to Jeddah 6 p.m.

 

The Dakar Rally begins NBC Sports’ “Home of Motorsports” programming throughout 2021, spanning NASCAR, INDYCAR, IMSA, Mecum Auctions, Monster Energy Supercross, the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, MotoGP, Monster Jam, American Flat Track, and more.

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