Monster Energy Honda Team All Set For 2019 Dakar Rally

The sole Marathon stage of this edition will play out on day four, as riders head out from Arequipa to the bivouac at Moquegua. Riders will be unable to receive mechanical assistance from their teams and will have to undertake any bike repairs by themselves. The following day will feature a motocross-style line start.

The rest day is scheduled for Arequipa on Saturday, January 12th before the second week gets underway and returns to Lima with looping stages in San Juan de Marcona and Pisco. The ‰Û÷Super-Ica‰Ûª will be held in the dunes of Ica on January 15th, which will see riders battling it out alongside cars and trucks in a stage that includes the rally‰Ûªs most lengthy special with 361 kilometres against the clock. The following day will feature another motocross-style line start.

The arrival back in Lima is scheduled for Thursday, January 17th with any survivors by now having completed a total of 5541 kilometres of track including some 2889 km of timed special stages.

Of the 334 vehicles taking part in the 2019 Dakar, a total of 138 will be motorcycles. The race will be broadcast over 70 television channels in 190 countries.