This is a list of records in the Dakar Rally since 1979.
Records are correct as of the 2026 Dakar Rally. Updates are likely to happen during a rally and are subject to change due to the nature of time penalties occurring throughout the rally.
Bold names indicate active as of the most recent rally.
Stage wins for pilots and manufacturers will include any Dakar Experience/joker and prologue stage wins.
Bike
Most wins
Most stage wins
Most podiums
Most stage wins in a single Dakar
Wins by manufacturer
- Most successful model of bike: KTM 450 Rally with 11 wins in 2011-2019, 2023 and 2025 (12 including the Gas Gas 450 Rally Factory Replica's win in 2022).
Stage wins by manufacturer
Wins by nationality
Combined competitor and make podiums by nationality
Quad
2009 - 2024
Most wins
Most stage wins
Most podiums
Most stage wins in a single Dakar
Wins by manufacturer
Stage wins by manufacturer
Wins by nationality
Combined competitor and make podiums by nationality
Car
Most wins
Most stage wins
Most podiums
Most stage wins in a single Dakar
Wins by manufacturer
Stage wins by manufacturer
Wins by nationality
Combined competitor and make podiums by nationality
Stock
Since 2026
Most wins
Most stage wins
Stage wins in a single Dakar
Most podiums
Wins by manufacturer
Stage wins by manufacturer
Wins by nationality
Combined competitor and make podiums by nationality
Lightweight
Since 2017 SSVs became a separate class from the cars.
Since 2021 the Lightweight class was further separated into T3 Lightweight Prototype and T4 Modified Production SSV.
For 2021 all Lightweights were under a single entry list but had separate general classifications. T3s had entry numbers from 380 to 399 and T4s had 400 to 454.
T3 Lightweight Prototype
Since 2021
Most wins
Most stage wins
Wins by co-driver
Most podiums
Stage wins in a single Dakar
Wins by manufacturer
Stage wins by manufacturer
Wins by nationality
Combined competitor and make podiums by nationality
T4 Modified Production SSV
Most wins
Most stage wins
Wins by co-driver
Most podiums
Stage wins in a single Dakar
Wins by manufacturer
- Most successful model of UTV: Can-Am Maverick with 6 wins
Stage wins by manufacturer
Wins by nationality
Combined competitor and make podiums by nationality
Truck
Most wins
Most stage wins
(Since 1999)
Most podiums
Stage wins in a single Dakar
(since 1999)
Wins by manufacturer
- Most successful model of truck: Tatra 815 with 6 wins
Stage wins by manufacturer
(since 1997)
Wins by nationality
Combined competitor and make podiums by nationality
Classic
Since 2021
Most wins
Most stage wins
Fewest points at finish
Most podiums
Most stage wins in a single Dakar
Wins by manufacturer
Stage wins by manufacturer
Wins by nationality
Combined competitor and make podiums by nationality
Mission 1000
Since 2024
Most wins
Most stage wins
Most points at finish
Most podiums
Most stage wins in a single Dakar
Wins by manufacturer
Stage wins by manufacturer
Wins by nationality
Combined competitor and make podiums by nationality
Overall
The following records aggregate results across the primary competitive categories of the Dakar Rally: Bikes, Quads, Cars, Stock, Challenger (T3), SSV (T4), and Trucks. These categories constitute the main event, competing under shared sporting regulations for elapsed-time victory over the full rally distance.
This section excludes the Dakar Classic (regularity-based) and Mission 1000 (experimental/reduced distance) events, which operate under distinct scoring systems and routes.
Wins
Wins by nationality
Stage wins
Wins by manufacturer
Stage wins by manufacturer
Rally
Entrants
- Highest number of entrants (including 224 assistance cars and trucks): 688 (2005)
- Highest number of entrants (only competitors): 603 (1988)
- Highest number of female entrants: 17 (2019)
Finishers
- Highest number of finishers: 317 (2022) (446 including Classic)
- Highest percentage of entrants finishing: 77.51% (2017) (80.94% including Classic)
- Lowest number of entrants: 153 (1993)
- Lowest number of finishers: 67 (1993)
- Lowest percentage of entrants finishing: 20.58% (1986)
Distance
- Longest rally: 15,000 km/9,320 miles (1986)
- Shortest rally: 6263 km/3,892 miles (1981)
Countries
- Most countries: 11 in 1992 (France, Libya, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Namibia, South Africa)
- Fewest countries: 1 in 2019 (Peru), 2020 - 2023 (Saudi Arabia)
Largest difference between winner and last place
(since 2009, until further reliable data is found)
Individuals
- Highest percentage of stage wins in a single rally: Seth Quintero with 92.31% (12/13) (2022)
- Most podiums without a win: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 7 podiums (6x and 1x )
- Most entries: Yoshimasa Sugawara and Stéphane Peterhansel with 36 entries
- Most consecutive entries: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 36 entries (1983-2007, 2009-2019)
- Most finishes: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 29 finishes
- Most consecutive finishes: Giniel de Villiers with 21 (2003-2007, 2009-2024)
- Most consecutive top 10 finishes: Giniel de Villiers with 16 (2009-2024)
- Most classes competed in: Kees Koolen 5 classes (Bike/Quad/Car/Truck/SSV), Ignacio Casale 5 classes (Bike/Quad/Truck/SSV/Challenger), Yoshimasa Sugawara 3 classes (Bike/Car/Truck), Cyril Despres 3 classes (Bike/Car/SSV), Giulio Verzeletti 3 classes (Bike/Car/Truck), Xavier Foj 3 classes (Truck/Car/SSV), Francisco López Contardo 3 classes (Bikes/Challenger/SSV), Hélder Rodrigues 3 classes (Bikes/Challenger/SSV), Eryk GoczaÃ
 3 classes (Car/Challenger/SSV), Rokas BaciuÃ
¡ka 3 classes (Car/Challenger/SSV) and Oriol Vidal 3 classes (Car/Challenger/SSV)
- Oldest competitor: Marcel Hugueny at 81 years (1995)
- Oldest rookie: Graham Knight at 68, ? months, ? days (2020)
- Oldest winner: Josef MacháÃÂek at 63, 10 months, 2 days (2021)
- Youngest competitor: Mitchel van den Brink at 16 years, 357 days (2019)
- Youngest winner of a stage:
- Bike: Edgar Canet at 20 years, 294 days (Stage 1, 2026)
- Car: Saood Variawa at 19 years, 190 days (Stage 3, 2025)
- Challenger T3: Seth Quintero at 18 years, 114 days (Stage 2, 2021)
- SSV T4: Eryk GoczaÃ
 at 18 years, 56 days (Stage 1, 2023)
- Truck: Mitchel van den Brink at 21 years, 357 days (Stage 6, 2023)
- Youngest finisher:
- Bike: Konrad Dabrowski at 19 years, 162 days (2021)
- Car: Saood Variawa at 19 years, 200 days (2025)
- Truck: Mitchel van den Brink at 17 years, 3 days (2019)
- First female winner (cars): Jutta Kleinschmidt (2001)
- Fewest Classic points: 399 Serge Mogno (2022)
- Most Classic points: 307,707 Roberto Camporese (2021)
- Most Classic penalty points: 87,420 Ignacio Corcuera (2021)
Vehicle
- Most successful vehicle model: Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution with 12 wins
- Most manufacturer wins: Kamaz with 19 wins.
- Most manufacturer finishes: Yamaha (bikes), Honda (bikes), Toyota (cars) had a vehicle finish in all 43 rallies
Countries
Number of times started in
Number of times finished in
Number of times entered
References