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00:00Recognized as the greatest rally raid in the world, and one of the biggest motorsports
00:07events on the planet, the Dakar is more than just a race, and represents the ultimate human
00:12and sporting adventure.
00:14Taking place over a period of 10 to 15 days each year, through several thousand kilometers
00:18of some of the most difficult, hostile and majestic terrain on the planet, the event
00:23brings together both amateur and professional competitors, in a test of human endurance
00:28and spirit.
00:29It's man, machine and nature against each other in an epic challenge, where just getting
00:35across the finish line is a huge achievement.
00:39The history of the Dakar dates back to 1977, when the adventure began.
00:45Motorcycle racer Thierry Sabine found himself lost in the Libyan desert during the Abidjan-Nies
00:50rally.
00:51Saved from the sands, he returned to France still enthralled with his landscape and promising
00:57himself, he would share his fascination with as many people as possible.
01:02He proceeded to come up with a route starting in Europe, continuing to Algiers and crossing
01:07Agadez before eventually finishing at Dakar.
01:10The founder coined a motto for his inspiration, a challenge for those who go, a dream for
01:17those who stay behind.
01:17Courtesy of his great conviction and that modicum of madness peculiar to all great ideas, the dream
01:25quickly became a reality.
01:27On the 26th of December 1978, 182 vehicles turned up in the Place du Trocadéro in Paris for a 10,000
01:35km journey into the unknown for the inaugural race.
01:39Among the 74 trailblazers who made it to the Senegalese capital, Cyril Neveu, at the handlebars of a Yamaha 500 XT, wrote the opening
01:48entry on the honors list of the greatest rally in the world.
01:52Since then, the race has continued to adapt, going beyond what's been done before, winning over the
01:57public with stories of ordinary adventurers defying the wilderness with limited resources.
02:02Sadly, in 1986, the race lost its founder and inspiration Thierry Sabine, who died as he lived,
02:10chasing adventure in the Sahara Desert.
02:13During the running of that year's race, his helicopter crashed into dunes during a sandstorm,
02:17whilst out searching for vehicles.
02:20His legacy lived on, however, and the race that he inspired has grown into the biggest annual rally
02:26raid event in the world.
02:27A race that has taken place every year since its inception, except for 2008, when it was cancelled
02:34due to security concerns.
02:36With each year's edition of the race, new pages have been written into the history of this remarkable
02:42event, with each telling a story of extraordinary feats of human endeavor and featuring some names
02:48in legend.
02:49Names such as Stéphane Peterhansel, who has won the race an incredible 14 times with victories in
02:54both the motorcycle and car classes.
02:57Ari Vatanen, who went on to win the category four times, from 1987 to 1991.
03:04As well as Jutta Kleinschmidt, who in 1998 became the first female to win a stage in Dakar,
03:10later going on to do even better, when in 2001, behind the wheel of a Mitsubishi,
03:14she became the first woman to win the overall event.
03:17Looking back, it is a history that, to date, can be divided into three distinct chapters,
03:23shaped by the lands through which it has journeyed and the people it has touched.
03:27From its early and inspired beginnings, journeying out of Europe and into the harsh
03:32yet beautiful conditions of the African continent, the race grew in legend and stature,
03:37spanning 24 countries in Europe and Africa, and winning over fans and competitors alike,
03:42all bound by a spirit of adventure and willingness to journey into the unknown.
03:47The success of the event and its growing worldwide popularity, however, also brought with it growing
03:52security concerns. This culminated in 2008 when the dark shadow of terrorism cast itself over what
03:58would have been the 30th consecutive edition of the race, forcing its cancellation that year.
04:03However, the spirit of Dakar, which had its origins on the African continent, was to live on elsewhere.
04:092009 saw the Dakar rise from the ashes, reborn on the South American continent,
04:17and lovingly embraced by the millions of loyal and passionate motorsport fans that lived there.
04:23It was a chapter that lasted a decade, in which time the race crossed the continent from the Pacific
04:28to the Atlantic, spanning Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay. Each year, legions of fans,
04:35about 4 million, lined the roads of Dakar to watch competitors battle the unique and challenging
04:41conditions of the South American landscape. From vast deserts to amazing highlands,
04:47sold flats and floods, the land and the people of South America firmly etched their place in the
04:53history of the Dakar. In 2020, the Dakar rally entered a new era as it shifted to Saudi Arabia,
05:00marking the start of an exciting chapter in the race's history.
05:03The country's majestic and diverse landscape has proven to be a perfect natural home for this
05:08grueling event, offering a challenging terrain that tests the limits of both drivers and machines.
05:14Saudi Arabia's geography is a striking blend of vast deserts, rocky plateaus,
05:19coastal plains and rugged mountains, each offering its own unique set of challenges.
05:25This chapter has also seen the introduction of the Dakar Future Programme,
05:29an ambitious initiative designed to modernize and sustain the Dakar rally in the face of new global
05:34challenges, with the ultimate goal of leaving a positive social and environmental legacy.
05:41Although the race takes place over two weeks, with one rest day in between,
05:44the Dakar actually begins well before the starting podium and represents a huge logistical and
05:49technical challenge. One month prior to the event, many of the vehicles competing in Dakar,
05:54including those of the race organizers, are shipped together from Europe to the start in the host
05:59country. About a week prior to the start, competitors and organizers arrive in Saudi Arabia. This is
06:06followed by what's known as scrutineering. Taking place over two days prior to the event,
06:11it involves both an administrative and technical component.
06:14The administrative requires all competitors submit to a whole host of regulatory obligations,
06:21such as checking off licenses and medical forms, whilst technical scrutineering involves the reviewing
06:27of competitors' vehicles, such as navigation and safety equipment. The scrutineering phase also enables
06:34competitors to make any last-minute adjustments, such as fine-tune the settings, double-check all the nuts
06:39and bolts and bolts and finish welding the subframes. Once scrutineering is finished, competitors must attend
06:44a big race briefing, where they receive important race information. After all this done, then and only then
06:51can competitors finally get ready to the starting podium and tackle the prologue. The most intense and
06:57challenging two weeks of their lives await the competitors. This is because despite changing places,
07:04the central pillar of the Dakar Rally is, and always has been, endurance. The challenge of overcoming
07:12thousands of kilometers of some of the most difficult terrain on the planet and battling the many
07:17physical, mental and mechanical challenges along the way is what makes the Dakar so unique. In fact,
07:24so difficult is the challenge that it is not uncommon for at least 50% of the field to fail to complete the
07:30journey. Another unique thing about Dakar is that everyone can potentially enter. You don't need
07:35to be a rally raid champion to take part. In fact, the vast majority of its competitors are amateurs.
07:41The only condition is to be at least 18 years of age and possess a FIA international license for cars
07:47and trucks or a FIM international license for bikes. The motorbikes, however, are subject to a special
07:52selection process. You can find out more about it by watching our dedicated video. The openness of Dakar
07:58Dakar means that each year it attracts a diverse range of competitors spanning the broad spectrum
08:03of humanity. Whether they be amateurs, professionals and even celebrities, all share a common desire to
08:09compete in the race and are bound by the spirit of Dakar and the brotherhood it brings. In fact,
08:15although they are ultimately competing against each other, camaraderie is essential. It is a common
08:21feature of the race for competitors to stop and help each other out when encountering difficulty. This
08:26camaraderie finds expression each night at the end of each day's racing in the bivouac sites.
08:32The bivouac is the place where participants camp for the night and appears to be like a traveling
08:36village following the race. There are between 2,500 and 3,000 people in a bivouac including competitors,
08:44mechanics, team staff, rally officials, medical staff and media representatives. Every race day in the Dakar
08:50rally starts and ends at a bivouac and is made up of two different sections known as the special and the
08:56liaison. The special stages are the most exciting parts of the Dakar. These are the competitive time
09:01sections often off-road across hostile terrain in which competitors try to achieve the fastest time
09:07possible while trying desperately not to crash out completely. The time set in the special stage to
09:13which are added possible penalties determines the overall positions in the classification standings.
09:19The sections before and after the specials are referred to as liaison sections. For safety and
09:24security reasons, it is not always possible to begin and end the special stage at the bivouac sites.
09:29In this case, race vehicles must proceed from the bivouac site to the special stage start point.
09:34Crucial to success in the special stages is navigation, as the Dakar is in essence an orienteering race.
09:40Competitors must find their way through over and around the many obstacles of the course
09:46as quickly as possible. However, they must do so in a way that preserves both man and machine.
09:51The goal is to not make any navigational mistakes that could result in a crash, penalties,
09:56poor performances or getting lost. Speed is important but not as important as safety and attention to detail.
10:04To aid competitors in their quest, they are provided with a digital roadbook.
10:09The roadbook is the key navigation element. It describes all the necessary information to
10:14navigate between the many waypoints and checkpoints during each stage. The roadbook is provided by
10:19the organizers and is distributed every morning, five minutes before the start of the stage.
10:24The rally route remains a secret until the delivery of the roadbook to the competitors. But even then,
10:30the roadbook only provides step-by-step instructions on how to navigate the course. An overall map remains
10:37elusive. It is only through following the instructions in the roadbook and then validating the checkpoints
10:42and waypoints during the race that the overall route of the course is discovered.
10:47The roadbook is divided into three columns and is read from left to right. On the left,
10:52the large number is the total number of kilometers into the section. The smaller number in the bottom
10:57corner is the number of kilometers from one item to the next. Notification of start and ending of speed
11:02control zones as well as checkpoint and waypoints will also appear in this box. In the middle is
11:08the tulip, which is a drawing showing the trail, terrain and landmarks at that particular kilometer.
11:14You enter each tulip drawing from the bottom of the drawing. On the right is an observation giving
11:19more information about that tulip, such as its cap or compass headings, the relevant speed for speed
11:26control zones and whether or not there is waypoint marker in that section. The observations use a lexicon
11:32of symbols established by race organizers, which also must be learnt. So, as much as the race is a
11:39physical challenge for riders, drivers and navigators, it is equally a mental challenge to stay focused,
11:45alert and prepared over the two weeks in order to face all difficulties. Navigation is facilitated by an
11:54all-in-one device. The digital tablet provides all the information necessary to successfully navigate
11:59the special stages of each day's course. The tablet includes the road book, a resettable digital
12:07odometer and speedometer that keeps track of distance traveled, a compass to provide CAP headings,
12:14an alert system known as Sentinel that alerts competitors to the presence of other vehicles.
12:19It facilitates overtaking between them but also increases the safety in case of opposite directions.
12:26A GPS system that gives location data and is set up to guide competitors to waypoints
12:31once they reach a certain radius, validating them once reached. Additionally to the tablet,
12:38the competitors also have a safety tracking instrument and beacon called e-retrack. Indeed,
12:43despite the solitude of competing in the Dakar, competitors are never completely alone. During
12:49the race, real-time data is transmitted back to the race headquarters, known as the PCO, located in
12:55Paris but also on-site in Saudi Arabia. This enables the PCO to monitor positions and track competitors,
13:03taking action if there is a potential problem. For instance, if a competitor suddenly stops,
13:07the PCO use the tracking system to contact him. The Dakar features four categories of vehicles,
13:13teamed by one to three competitors, not counting support crew for the larger professional teams.
13:19These categories are the motorcycles, cars, trucks and the lightweight cross-country vehicles,
13:25also known as side-by-side vehicles. Whilst these categories do feature professional teams with
13:31backing from large auto-constructors who see the Dakar as the ideal testing ground for their vehicles and
13:37prototypes, the majority of the field comes from the amateur ranks or privateers. However,
13:43whether it be factory cars officially entered by constructors to buggy prototypes assembled in
13:49a garage by an enthusiastic amateur, the Dakar has always been for those that compete more than just
13:56a race. It is and remains an adventure into the unknown and a journey of self-quest, transforming
14:03participants from inside-out and thrilling generations of fans for over 40 years.
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