The 47th edition of Dakar Rally will take place in Saudi Arabia. The event will kickoff on 3rd January 2025 and final stage of Dakar Rally 2025 held on 17th January, 2025. The first stage will be Bisha and final stage completed in Shubaytah. There will be 12 stages on which drivers compete.
How Much Dakar Rally 2025 Prize Money For Drivers & Riders?
Officially there is no prize money for such big event, however in past it’s reported that big drivers and riders in the competition get sponsorship deals from top motorsports companies and other brands, these deals help them to stay in the competition and compete for the title and also manage their budget.
| Competitors | Cost of Rides | Cash Prize (Winning Stage) | Sponsor Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Bike Riders | $50k – $200k | $50k | $300k |
| ATV Quads Riders | $50k – $150k | $50k | $300k |
| Cars Drivers | $500k | $100k – $300k | $500k – $1.5m |
| UTV Drivers | $420k | $50k – $200k | $500k |
| Trucks Drivers | $400k | $30k – $100k | $500k |
- A motor bike for Dakar Rally cost between $50k to $200k, but in cast any damage to the part during the competition may cost big money to the rider so funds from sponsors help them to cover these expenses.
- ATV Quads cost between $50k to $150k, the price depends on the build-up of the Quads, The maximum revenue a AT Quad winner a stage earn upto $50k and winning all stages will bring $600k bonus money.
- The big money earned by the car drivers in the Dakar Rally competition, the top sponsors always looking for the best drivers in the competition, a winning car driver in Dakar Rally can earn upto $500k to $1.5m these earnings depends on sponsorship deal they signed.
- UTV and Truck drivers earn maximum amount of $500k from the Dakar Rally competition, big sponsors target drivers who are regular in the competition.
Sponsors target top riders and drivers each year in Dakar Rally, before the competition began they signed them offered them contracts. Winning Dakar Rally in any of the categories will bring big cash money to the drivers or riders. The top three place holders are always in the spotlight of big money sponsors. Big money deals mostly offered to the car drivers winner compare to UTV, Motorbike and Truck competition winner.
Extra Cost on Maintenance Bikes & Cars:
The Dakar Rally race is not for everyone only professionals with years of experience on desert racing can compete in the competition. As per racing expers it’s one of the expensive desert sports racing. A good handsome amount have to pay before the race to prepare a good bike, car, UTV, quad or truck if no sponsorship or car manufacturer offer the deal. Technicans and mechanics services also cost a big budget between $10k to $50k during the race.
The particapant must have additional budget of $25k+ for bike and quad and $100k+ for cars, utv and trucks in-case if there is accident take place during the race and a part is damaged. To make changes or change of the parts during the racing session or event an extra epxenses required. Average time reported to 10 to 11 hours for Dakar Rally race, a better driver with professional skills can handle car and rider with bike skills can manage the race for long time period. The extra cost beside a car and bike budget is upto $200k maximum including mechanics, technicans.
BFGoodrich, RedBull, Motul and Aramco are some of the top sponsors in Dakar Rally, some drivers get cars from the manufacturers they dont have much to spend on cars, top car manufacturer are Alm-Act, Astra, Audi, Autoland, Bedford, BMC, BMW, GMC, Hanomag, and Jelcz.