As announced earlier on Friday, the 2027 Dakar Rally has been confirmed for a start in Portugal before primarily taking place in Morocco. In essence, it is a return to the glory days of going from Europe to Africa last done in 2007, even if it’s only in two countries this time.

The route spans 7,824 kilometers in total with 4,341 km being Selective Sections and the remaining 3,483 km are road sections.

3,345 km are set aside for assistance vehicles on their way to the bivouac: 380 km in Stage 1 to the port ahead fo the January 11 transfer, 545 km on Stage 4 to Zagora, 475 km for Stage 6 ahead of the rest day in Agadir, 550 km for Stage 7 to Smara, and 805 km to the final stretch in Marrakesh.

Stage 7, the first after the rest day, is the longst in terms of timed sections at 500 km. In total, the penultimate stage from Smara to Marrakesh tops out at 1,035 km.

Route