Dakar Categories
The Dakar Rally 2025 features updated categories and classifications for participants. Here's an overview of the current structure:
Motorcycles (Bikes)
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RallyGP: For professional riders and factory teams.
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Rally2: For privateers and semi-professional participants.
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Original by Motul: Riders competing without technical support, handling their own maintenance and repairs.
Cars
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T1 (Ultimate): High-performance cross-country vehicles, including prototypes with 4x4 or 4x2 drive.
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T2 (Stock): Production-based cross-country vehicles with minimal modifications.
Lightweight Prototypes (Challenger - T3)
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T3: Lightweight prototype vehicles specifically designed for off-road racing
Side-by-Side Vehicles (SSV - T4)
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T4: Near-production side-by-side vehicles with modifications tailored for rally conditions.
Trucks (T5)
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T5.1: Competition trucks, both prototype and production-based, modified for the race.
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T5.2: Assistance trucks providing logistical and mechanical support during the rally.
Classic
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Classic Cars and Trucks: Vehicles manufactured before 2005 or with historical significance. This category uses a regularity rally format, focusing on consistency rather than outright speed.
Mission 1000 (M1000)
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M1000: A special category for vehicles with alternative or zero-emission propulsion systems, showcasing innovative technology.