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Dakar 2027 in Argentina time

Dakar 2027 starts on Jan 9, 2027 in Loulé, Portugal, and finishes on Jan 23, 2027 in Marrakech. Here you get every stage, its kilometres and how to turn their clock into Argentina's.

Dakar 2027 starts in69days · Saturday Jan 9 · Loule

12 stages plus a prologue, 4,341 km of timed specials, from Jan 9 to Jan 23. The longest special: 500 km.

  1. Sat Jan 9Prologue

    Loule Portugal

    29of 129 km

  2. Sun Jan 10Stage 1

    Loule Portugal

    100of 300 km

  3. Mon Jan 11Transfer

    Loule → Bouârfa Portugal

  4. Tue Jan 12Stage 2

    Bouârfa

    390of 490 km

  5. Wed Jan 13Stage 3

    Bouârfa

    410of 490 km

  6. Thu Jan 14Stage 4

    Bouârfa → Zagora

    490of 750 km

  7. Fri Jan 15Stage 5

    Zagora

    365of 540 km

  8. Sat Jan 16Stage 6

    Zagora → Agadir

    365of 760 km

  9. Sun Jan 17Rest day

    Agadir

  10. Mon Jan 18Stage 7

    Agadir → Smara

    500of 790 km

  11. Tue Jan 19Stage 8

    Smara → Refuge

    355of 525 km

  12. Wed Jan 20Stage 9

    Refuge → Smara

    390of 625 km

  13. Thu Jan 21Stage 10

    Smara

    470of 560 km

  14. Fri Jan 22Stage 11

    Smara → Marrakech

    455of 1,035 km

  15. Sat Jan 23Stage 12

    Marrakech

    22of 240 km

Morocco clock to Argentina clock

In Argentina05:00

Morocco is 3 hours ahead of Argentina in January: when a stage starts at 08:00 there, it is 05:00 here, still night time.

Route data as of Nov 1 2026, from the official Dakar site. The organisers do not publish stage start times in advance. dakar.com

Illustration: Dakar 2027 in Argentina time

Dakar 2027 in numbers

ItemValue
StartJan 9, 2027
FinishJan 23, 2027
Stages12 plus a prologue
Kilometres of specials4,341
Longest special500 km
Gap to ArgentinaMorocco is 3 hours ahead

Official route published by the organisers, checked on Nov 1, 2026.

Dakar words

Special
The timed section: that is where the time is won or lost.
Liaison
Untimed section to reach the special or the bivouac.
Bivouac
The camp where teams sleep and vehicles get fixed.
Prologue
A short special before the first stage that sets the starting order.

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Questions

When does Dakar 2027 start?

On Jan 9, 2027 with the prologue in Loulé, Portugal. The finish is on Jan 23, 2027 in Marrakech.

What is the time difference with Morocco?

During the rally Morocco is 3 hours ahead of Argentina: subtract 3 hours from the local time.

Is Dakar 2027 in Saudi Arabia?

No: the 2027 edition runs in Portugal and Morocco, according to the official route.