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The rally is to be held in the Middle East, in Saudi Arabia, for the sixth time, between January 3-17, 2025, over a total of 15 days. There will be 5,115 km of SS (competition sections), and a total distance of 7,759 km is planned, making the route about 500 km longer than the 2024 rally. We expect to see the durability of the cars and machines fully tested.
After the prologue on January 3, which is to be held in Bisha in the southwest, the rally will commence with a loop course starting from the same location for the first day of competition stages. Many competitors in the 2024 rally struggled with THE 48H CHRONO STAGE* and 2-day Marathon Stage, where teams must push through without any support from the mechanics. These stages will no doubt be the highlights of the first half of the rally.
After a rest day in the central-northern city of Ha'il on January 10, the route will proceed through Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, to the second half’s highlight in the Empty Quarter – a vast expanse of land. The teams will need to tackle steep dunes as well as clusters of demanding sand dunes with intense undulations, continuing through the most difficult stages to reach the finish line of the 2025 rally in Shubaytah on January 17.