The Dakar Rally: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Dakar Rally adventure began back in 1977, when Thierry Sabine got lost on his motorbike in the Libyan desert during the Abidjan-Nice Rally. Saved from the sands in extremis, he returned to France still in thrall to this landscape and promising himself he would share his fascination with as many people as possible. He proceeded to come up with a route starting in Europe, continuing to Algiers and crossing Agadez before eventually finishing at Dakar. The founder coined a motto for his inspiration: "A challenge for those who go. A dream for those who stay behind." Courtesy of his great conviction and that modicum of madness peculiar to all great ideas, the plan quickly became a reality. Since then, the Paris-Dakar, a unique event sparked by the spirit of adventure, open to all riders and carrying a message of friendship between all men, has never failed to challenge, surprise and excite. Over the course of almost thirty years, it has generated innumerable sporting and human stories.

Series details

• Title: The Dakar Rally
• Format: Sports
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2004-01-01
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBCSN
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11199
• TVDB ID: 275131

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2004: premiered 2004-01-01; final listed air date 2004-01-18.
• Season 2005: premiered 2004-12-30; final listed air date 2005-01-16.
• Season 2006: premiered 2005-12-30; final listed air date 2006-01-15.
• Season 2007: premiered 2007-01-05; final listed air date 2007-01-21.
• Season 2008: premiered 2008-01-04; final listed air date 2008-01-04.
• Season 2009: premiered 2009-01-02; final listed air date 2009-01-17.
• Season 2010: premiered 2010-01-01; final listed air date 2010-01-01.
• Season 2011: premiered 2011-01-01; final listed air date 2011-01-01.
• Season 2012: premiered 2012-01-01; final listed air date 2012-01-15.
• Season 2013: premiered 2013-01-05; final listed air date 2013-01-19.
• Season 2014: premiered 2014-01-04; final listed air date 2014-01-18.
• Season 2015: premiered 2015-01-04; final listed air date 2015-01-17.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-01-02; final listed air date 2016-01-16; episode order: 15.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-01-02; final listed air date 2017-01-15; episode order: 14.
• Season 2018: premiered 2018-01-07; final listed air date 2018-01-21; episode order: 15.
• Season 2019: premiered 2019-01-07; final listed air date 2019-01-17; episode order: 11.
• Season 2020: premiered 2020-01-05; final listed air date 2020-01-17; episode order: 13.
• Season 2021: premiered 2021-01-03; final listed air date 2021-01-15; episode order: 13.
• Season 2022: premiered 2022-01-02; final listed air date 2022-01-14; episode order: 14.
• Season 2023: premiered 2023-01-01; final listed air date 2023-01-15; episode order: 15.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-01-05; final listed air date 2024-01-19; episode order: 15.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-01-03; final listed air date 2025-01-17; episode order: 15.
• Season 2026: premiered 2026-01-03; final listed air date 2026-01-17.

Source and licence

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