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5000 km round trip between Lima and Tacna, the border with Chile, almost 3,000 kilometers of special for 10 days. Here is the face of the Dakar 2019. The rally-raid will take place from January 6 to 17 in Peru.
All for Peru
If the organizers have set their sights on South America for some years now, this is the first time that the race takes place in one country. Argentina, Chile, Paraguay or Bolivia have preferred to withdraw because of the austerity policies that affect them. In Peru, the race will be mainly on the sand, which will delight Stéphane Peterhansel multiple winner of the event:
"I have very good memories in Peru, we went through in 2012/2013 and we won, I remember that the driving is very complicated and it's very easy to make mistakes. there is only one country, so Peru is really the best "
The attraction for the competition remains intact: 167 motorcycles and quads, 126 cars and 41 trucks will line up at the start. Among these crews, Sebastien Loeb, who finished second two years ago, rejoins with his co-driver Daniel Elena.
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