List of Dakar Rally records

This is a list of records in the Dakar Rally since 1979. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Records are correct as of the 2020 Dakar Rally. Updates usually happen once the rally is complete due to the nature of time penalties occurring throughout the rally.

Bold names indicate active as of the most recently finished rally.

Bike

Most wins

	Rider	Years	Wins
1	Stéphane Peterhansel	1991–93, 1995, 1997, 1998	6
2	Cyril Neveu	1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987	5
	Cyril Despres	2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013
	Marc Coma	2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015
5	Edi Orioli	1988, 1990, 1994, 1996	4
6	Richard Sainct	1999, 2000, 2003	3
7	Hubert Auriol	1981, 1983	2
	Gaston Rahier	1984, 1985
	Fabrizio Meoni	2001, 2002
	Toby Price	2016, 2019
10	Gilles Lalay	1989	1
	Nani Roma	2004
	Sam Sunderland	2017
	Matthias Walkner	2018
	Ricky Brabec	2020

Most stage wins

	Rider	Wins
1	Stéphane Peterhansel	33
1	Cyril Despres	33
3	Jordi Arcarons	27
4	Marc Coma	25
5	Hubert Auriol	24
5	Joan Barreda	24
7	Alessandro De Petri	19
8	Edi Orioli	17
8	Gaston Rahier	17
10	Richard Sainct	15
11	Fabrizio Meoni	14

Most stage wins in a single Dakar

	Rider	Years	Wins
1	Hubert Auriol	1984	9
2	Stéphane Peterhansel	1997	7
3	Jordi Arcarons	1993, 1994	6
	Alessandro De Petri	1990
	Chuck Stearns	1985
6	Heinz Kinigadner	1995	5
	Francisco López Contardo	2013
	Joan Barreda	2014
	Toby Price	2016

Most podiums

	Driver				Total
1	Stéphane Peterhansel	6	0	0	6
2	Cyril Despres	5	4	1	11
3	Marc Coma	5	2	0	7
4	Edi Orioli	4	1	1	6
5	Cyril Neveu	4	0	0	4
6	Richard Sainct	3	1	1	5
7	Hubert Auriol	3	1	0	4
8	Fabrizio Meoni	2	1	2	5
9	Toby Price	2	0	3	5
10	Gaston Rahier	2	0	1	3
11	Gilles Lalay	1	2	1	4
12	Matthias Walkner	1	2	0	3
13	Sam Sunderland	1	0	1	2
14	Nani Roma	1	0	0	1
15	Jordi Arcarons	0	4	2	6

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Wins by manufacturer

	Manufacturer	Years	Wins
1	KTM	2001–2019	18
2	Yamaha	1979, 1980, 1991–1993, 1995–1998	9
3	Honda	1982, 1986–1989, 2020	6
4	BMW	1979–1993, 1995–1998	6
5	Cagiva	1990, 1994	2

Stage wins by manufacturer

	Manufacturer	Wins
1	KTM	222
2	Yamaha	140
3	Honda	82
4	Cagiva	59
5	BMW	48
6	Husqvarna	11
7	Suzuki	10
8	Aprilia	5
9	Sherco	5
10	Gilera	3
11	Barigo	2
12	Kawasaki	1

Most successful model of bike: KTM 450 Rally with 8 wins

Wins by nationality

	Nationality	Wins
1	France	22
2	Italy	6
2	Spain	6
4	Belgium	2
4	Australia	2
6	UK	1
	Austria
	United States

Quad

From 2009

Most wins

	Rider	Years	Wins
1	Marcos Patronelli	2010, 2013, 2016	3
1	Ignacio Casale	2014, 2018, 2020	3
3	Alejandro Patronelli	2011, 2012	2
3	Josef Macháček	2009	1
	Rafał Sonik	2015
	Sergey Karyakin	2017
	Nicolás Cavigliasso	2019

Most stage wins

	Rider	Wins
1	Ignacio Casale	21
2	Marcos Patronelli	19
3	Alejandro Patronelli	11
4	Nicolás Cavigliasso	9
5	Christophe Declerck	8
6	Tomas Maffei	6
7	Josef Macháček	5
	Sergey Karyakin
	Rafał Sonik
10	Sebastian Halpern	4

Scratches in a single Dakar

(since 2010)

	Rider	Years	Scratches
1	Nicolás Cavigliasso	2019	9
2	Ignacio Casale	2014	7
3	Alejandro Patronelli	2011	5
4	Marcos Patronelli	2010 - 2013	4
4	Tomas Maffei	2012	4

Wins by nationality

	Nationality	Wins
1	Argentina	6
2	Chile	3
3	Czech Republic	1
	Poland
	Russia

Wins by manufacturer

	Manufacturer	Years	Wins
1	Yamaha	2009–2020	12

Most successful model of quad: Yamaha Raptor 700R with 12 wins

Stage wins by manufacturer

	Manufacturer	Wins
1	Yamaha	126
2	Honda	10
3	Polaris	5
3	Can-Am	5
5	E-ATV	3
6	Suzuki	1
7	Barren	1

SSV

From 2017

Most wins

	Driver	Years	Wins
1	Leandro Torres	2017	1
	Reinaldo Varela	2018
	Francisco López Contardo	2019
	Casey Currie	2020

Most stage wins

	Driver	Wins
1	Reinaldo Varela	9
2	Francisco López Contardo	8
3	Patrice Garrouste	5
4	Ravil Maganov	4
5	Mitchell Guthrie^{See note1}	3
6	Mao Ruijin	2
	Leandro Torres
	Blade Hildebrand^{See note2}

Note1: Mitchell Guthrie won 2 stages in Dakar Experience category.
Note2: Blade Hildebrand won 1 stage in Dakar Experience category.

Wins by nationality

	Nationality	Wins
1	Brazil	2
2	Chile	1
2	United States	1

Wins by manufacturer

	Manufacturer	Years	Wins
1	Can-Am	2018 - 2020	3
2	Polaris	2017	1

Most successful model of UTV: Can-Am Maverick with 3 wins

Stage wins by manufacturer

	Manufacturer	Wins
1	Can-Am	24 ^{See Note1}
2	Polaris	16
3	/ OT3	4 ^{See Note2}
4	BRP	1

Note1: 2 stage wins in Dakar Experience class.
Note2: 2 stage wins in Dakar Experience class.

Wins by co-driver

	Co-driver	Years	Wins
1	Lourival Roldan	2017	1
	Gustavo Gugelmin	2018
	Alvaro Juan Leon Quintanilla	2019
	Sean Berriman	2020

Stage wins in a single Dakar

	Driver	Years	Wins
1	Reinaldo Varela	2018	5
1	Patrice Garrouste	2018	5
3	Francisco López Contardo	2019	4
3	Ravil Maganov	2019	4

Car

Most wins

	Driver	Years	Wins
1	Stéphane Peterhansel	2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017	7
2	Ari Vatanen	1987, 1989 – 1991	4
3	Nasser Al-Attiyah	2011 , 2015 , 2019	3
	René Metge	1981, 1984, 1986
	Pierre Lartigue	1994, 1995, 1996
	Carlos Sainz	2010, 2018, 2020
4	Jean-Louis Schlesser	1999, 2000	2
4	Hiroshi Masuoka	2002, 2003

There are 14 one time winners.

Most stage wins in a single Dakar

	Driver	Years	Wins
1	Pierre Lartigue	1994	10
2	Jacky Ickx	1984	9
3	Ari Vatanen	1989, 1990, 1992, 1996	7
	Carlos Sainz	2011
	Jean-Louis Schlesser	2001
6	Hubert Auriol	1994	6
6	Stéphane Peterhansel	2003	6
8	Nasser Al-Attiyah	2015	5
8	Sébastien Loeb	2017	5

Most podiums

	Driver
1	Stéphane Peterhansel	7	2	2
2	Ari Vatanen	4	0	0
3	Pierre Lartigue	3	3	1
4	Carlos Sainz	3	0	1
5	Nasser Al-Attiyah	3	4	1
6	René Metge	3	0	0
7	Hiroshi Masuoka	2	2	0
8	Bruno Saby	2	1	1
9	Jean-Louis Schlesser	2	0	3
10	Giniel de Villiers	1	4	3
11	Kenjiro Shinozuka	1	2	4

Wins by manufacturer

	Manufacturer	Years	Wins
1	Mitsubishi	1985, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001 – 2007	12
2	Peugeot	1987 – 1990, 2016 – 2018	7
3	Mini	2012–2015, 2020	5
4	Citroën	1991, 1994 – 1996	4
4	Volkswagen	1980, 2009 – 2011	4
6	Porsche	1984, 1986	2
	Range Rover	1979, 1981
	Schlesser	1999, 2000
9	Mercedes	1983	1
	Renault	1982
	Toyota	2019

Most successful model of car: Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution with 12 wins

Stage wins by manufacturer

	Manufacturer	Wins
1	Mitsubishi	161
2	Peugeot	78
3	Citroën	59
3	Volkswagen	59
5	Mini	38
6	Range Rover	34
7	Schlesser	30
8	Nissan	21
8	Porsche	21
10	Lada	18
11	Mercedes	17
12	Toyota	16
13	BMW	13
14	Hummer	9
15	Renault	8
16	Opel	5
17	Audi	3
18	Land Rover	2
	Aixam-Mega[5]
	SEAT
	Red Bull/SMG[6]
22	Fiat	1
	Haval
	Subaru
	Gordini
	Century[7]

Wins by nationality

	Nationality	Wins
1	France	22
2	Finland	5
3	Spain	4
4	Japan	3
4	Qatar	3
6	Germany	2
7	South Africa	1
7	Belgium	1

Truck

Most wins

	Driver	Years	Wins
1	Vladimir Chagin	2000, 2002 – 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011	7
2	Karel Loprais	1988, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001	6
3	Eduard Nikolaev	2013, 2017 - 2019	4
4	Georges Groine	1982, 1983	2
	Francesco Perlini	1992, 1993
	Firdaus Kabirov	2005, 2009
	Gerard de Rooy	2012, 2016
	Andrey Karginov	2014, 2020

There are 12 one time winners.

Most stage wins

(Since 1999)

	Driver	Wins
1	Vladimir Chagin	63
2	Firdaus Kabirov	37
3	Gérard de Rooy	33
4	Eduard Nikolaev	20
5	Hans Stacey	18
5	Andrey Karginov	18
6	Karel Loprais	16
8	André De Azevedo	9
8	Aleš Loprais	9

Wins by nationality

	Nationality	Wins
1	Russia	17
2	Czech Republic	6
3	France	5
4	Italy	4
4	Netherlands	4
6	(Germany)	1
6	Austria	1

Wins by manufacturer

	Manufacturer	Years	Wins
1	Kamaz	1996, 2000, 2002 – 2006, 2009 – 2011, 2013 - 2015, 2017 - 2020	17
2	Tatra	1988, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001	6
3	Mercedes-Benz	1982–1986	5
4	Perlini	1990–1993	4
5	Iveco	2012, 2016	2
6	Sonacome	1980	1
	ALM/Acmat	1981
	DAF	1987
	Hino	1997
	MAN	2007

Most successful model of truck: Tatra 815 with 6 wins

Stage wins by manufacturer

(since 1997)

	Manufacturer	Wins
1	Kamaz	157
2	Tatra	43
3	Iveco	37
4	MAN	28
5	DAF	16
6	Hino	15
7	GINAF	8
8	Mitsubishi	6
9	Renault	3
9	Mercedes-Benz	3
11	MAZ	2

Overall

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)[8]
Highest number of finishers: 301 (2013)
Highest percentage of entrants finishing: 69.18% (2017)
Lowest number of entrants: 153 (1993)
Lowest number of finishers: 67 (1993)
Lowest percentage of entrants finishing: 20.58% (1986)
Longest rally: 15,000 km/9,320 miles (1986)
Shortest rally: 6263 km/3,892 miles (1981)
Most countries: 1992 (France, Libya, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Namibia, South Africa)
Fewest countries: 2019 (Peru), 2020 (Saudi Arabia)
Most podiums without a win: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 7 podiums (6x and 1x )
Most entries: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 35 entries
Most consecutive entries: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 35 entries (1983 – 2019)[9]
Most finishes: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 29 finishes
Most consecutive finishes: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 20 (1989 – 2009)[10]
Most classes competed in: Yoshimasa Sugawara 3 classes (Bike/Car/Truck)[11] and Cyril Despres 3 classes (Bike/Car/SSV)
Oldest competitor: Marcel Hugueny at 81 years (1995)[12]
Oldest rookie: Graham Knight at 68, ? months, ? days (2020)[13]
Oldest winner: Carlos Sainz at 57, 9 months, 5 days (2020)
Youngest competitor: Mitchel van den Brink at 16 years, ? months, ? days (2019)[14]
First female winner (cars): Jutta Kleinschmidt (2001)
Most successful vehicle model: Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution with 14 wins
Most manufacturer wins: KTM with 18 wins (also most consecutive manufacturer wins 2001 - 2019)

Most stage wins

	Driver	Stage Wins	Category
1	Stéphane Peterhansel	80	Bikes/Cars
2	Vladimir Chagin	63²	Trucks
3	Ari Vatanen	50	Cars
4	Firdaus Kabirov	42	Trucks
5	Hubert Auriol	37	Bikes/Cars
5	Carlos Sainz	37	Cars
7	Cyril Despres	35^{See Note1}	Bikes/Cars/SSV
8	Gérard de Rooy	34	Trucks
9	Nasser Al-Attiyah	33	Cars
10	Eduard Nikolaev³	32	Trucks
11	Jacky Ickx	29	Cars
12	Jordi Arcarons	27	Bikes
13	Hiroshi Masuoka	25	Cars
13	Nani Roma	25	Bikes/Cars
15	Marc Coma	24	Bikes
	Jean-Pierre Fontenay		Cars
	Ignacio Casale		Quads
18	Joan Barreda	23	Bikes
19	Pierre Lartigue	21¹	Cars
19	Kenjiro Shinozuka	21¹	Cars
21	Karel Loprais	20	Trucks
22	Alessandro de Petri	19	Bikes
	Marcos Patronelli		Quads
	Hans Stacey		Trucks
25	Edi Orioli	17	Bikes
25	Gaston Rahier	17	Bikes

Note1: Cyril Despres has 1 SSV stage win in Dakar Experience class.

Countries

Number of times started in

Country	Years	Starts
France	1979–1994, 1998, 2001–2004	21
Argentina	2009–2012, 2014–2016	7
Spain	1995, 1996, 1999, 2005	4
Portugal	2006–2008	3
Peru	2013, 2018-2019	3
Senegal	1997, 2000	2
Paraguay	2017	1
Saudi Arabia	2020	1

Number of times finished in

Country	Years	Finishes
Senegal	1979 – 1991, 1993 – 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004 – 2007	26
Argentina	2009 – 2011, 2015 – 2018	7
Chile	2013, 2014	2
Egypt	2000, 2003
Peru	2013, 2019
South Africa	1992	1
France	1994
Saudi Arabia	2020

Number of times entered

Country	Entries
Senegal	27
Mali	22
France	21
Mauritania	20
Niger	14
Morocco	12
Spain	12
Algeria	10
Argentina	10
Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)	7
Chile	7
Libya	6
Guinea	6
Bolivia	5
Peru	4
Ivory Coast	3
Egypt	2
Portugal
Chad
Tunisia
South Africa	1
Angola
Cameroon
Gabon
Congo
Namibia
Central African Republic
Sierra Leone
Paraguay
Saudi Arabia

Notes

Source:[1] The source fails to mention 21-time stage winner Kenjiro Shinozuka^1 , while also including Chagin's wins as a navigator for Viktor Moskovskikh during the 1999 event^2 , while also including Nikolaev's wins as a navigator for Vladimir Chagin during the 2009 event and the 2010 event^3 and also includes incorrectly Cyril Despres as winner of stage 9 of 2010 Dakar (it was Marc Coma).

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[oldest-12] Sports (12 October 2017). "Dakar-2018: le Dakar en chiffres – Le Point". Lepoint.fr. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

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