List of Dakar Rally records explained
This is a list of records in the Dakar Rally since 1979.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Records are correct as of the 2024 Dakar Rally. Updates are likely to happen during a rally and are subject to change due to the nature of time penalties occurring throughout the rally.
Bold names indicate active as of the most recently finished rally.
Stage wins for pilots and manufacturers will include any Dakar Experience/joker and prologue stage wins.
Bike
Most wins
| Rider | Years | Wins |
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1 | | 1991-93, 1995, 1997, 1998 | 6 |
2 | | 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987 | 5 |
| 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013 |
| 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015 |
5 | | 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996 | 4 |
6 | | 1999, 2000, 2003 | 3 |
7 | | 1981, 1983 | 2 |
| 1984, 1985 |
| 2001, 2002 |
Toby Price | 2016, 2019 |
Sam Sunderland | 2017, 2022 |
Kevin Benavides | 2021, 2023 |
Ricky Brabec | 2020, 2024 |
12 | | 1989 | 1 |
| 2004 |
Matthias Walkner | 2018 | |
Most stage wins (no prologues)
Most podiums
Most stage wins in a single Dakar
Wins by manufacturer
| Manufacturer | Years | Wins |
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1 | KTM | 2001–2019, 2023 | 19 |
2 | Yamaha | 1979, 1980, 1991–1993, 1995–1998 | 9 |
3 | Honda | 1982, 1986–1989, 2020–2021, 2024 | 8 |
4 | | 1981, 1983–1985, 1999–2000 | 6 |
5 | | 1990, 1994 | 2 |
6 | Gas Gas | 2022 | 1 | |
Stage wins by manufacturer
- Most successful model of bike: KTM 450 Rally with 10 wins in 2011-2019 and 2023 (11 if the Gas Gas is counted in 2022).
Wins by nationality
| Nationality | Wins |
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1 | | 22 |
2 | | 6 |
|
4 | | 2 |
|
|
|
|
9 | | 1 |
|
Combined competitor and make podiums by nationality
Rank | Nation | Make | | | |
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1 | | | 22 | 16 | 15 |
2 | | KTM | 20 | 17 | 18 |
3 | | Honda, Yamaha | 17 | 16 | 18 |
4 | | Gas Gas | 7 | 10 | 4 |
5 | | Aprilia, Cagiva | 6 | 8 | 8 |
6 | | BMW | 6 | 1 | 2 |
7 | | | 2 | 2 | 3 |
8 | | | 2 | 1 | 4 |
9 | | | 2 | 1 | |
10 | | | 2 | | 2 |
11 | | | 2 | | 1 |
12 | | | | 2 | 3 |
13 | | | | 2 | 2 |
14 | | | | 1 | 2 |
15 | | Husqvarna | | 1 | 2 |
16 | | | | 1 | |
17 | | | | 1 | |
19 | | | | 1 | |
20 | | Hero | | 1 | | |
Quad
Since 2009
Most wins
Most stage wins
Most podiums
| Pilot | | | | Total |
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1 | | 3 | 2 | | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | | 5 |
3 | | 2 | 2 | | 4 |
4 | | 2 | 1 | | 3 |
5 | | 2 | | | 2 |
6 | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
7 | | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
8 | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 1 | | | 1 |
10 | | | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Scratches in a single Dakar
(since 2010)
| Rider | Years | Scratches |
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1 | | 2019 | 9 |
2 | | 2014 | 7 |
3 | | 2024 | 6 |
4 | | 2011 | 5 |
5 | | 2010 - 2013 | 4 |
| 2012 |
| 2021 |
| 2023 | |
Wins by manufacturer
Stage wins by manufacturer
| Manufacturer | Wins |
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1 | | 179 |
2 | | 10 |
3 | | 5 |
Can-Am |
5 | E-ATV | 3 |
6 | | 1 |
7 | Barren | 1 | |
Wins by nationality
| Nationality | Wins |
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1 | | 8 |
2 | | 3 |
3 | | 2 |
4 | | 1 |
Poland |
Russia | |
Combined competitor and make podiums by nationality
Rank | Nation | Make | | | |
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1 | | Honda, Yamaha | 16 | 17 | 18 |
2 | | | 8 | 10 | 4 |
3 | | | 3 | 3 | |
4 | | | 2 | 2 | |
5 | | | 1 | 1 | 5 |
6 | | | 1 | | |
7 | | | 1 | | |
8 | | | | 1 | |
9 | | | | | 2 |
10 | | | | | 1 |
11 | | | | | 1 |
12 | | | | | 1 |
13 | | | | | 1 |
14 | | | | | 1 | |
Lightweight
Since 2017 SSVs became a separate class from the cars.
Since 2021 the Lightweight class was further separated into T3 Lightweight Prototype and T4 Modified Production SSV.
For 2021 all Lightweights were under a single entry list but had separate general classifications. T3s had entry numbers from 380 to 399 and T4s had 400 to 454.
T4 Modified Production SSV
Most wins
| Driver | Years | Wins |
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1 | | 2019, 2021 | 2 |
2 | | 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 |
| 2020 |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
| 2024 | |
Most stage wins
Wins by co-driver
| Co-driver | Years | Wins |
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1 | | 2018, 2022 | 2 |
2 | | 2017 | 1 |
| 2019 |
| 2020 |
| 2021 |
| 2023 |
Martin Bonnet | 2024 | |
Most podiums
Stage wins in a single Dakar
| Driver | Years | Wins |
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1 | | 2022 | 6 |
2 | | 2018 | 5 |
| 2018 |
| 2021 |
5 | | 2019 | 4 |
| 2019 |
| 2023 | |
Wins by manufacturer
| Manufacturer | Years | Wins |
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1 | | 2018 - 2023 | 6 |
2 | | 2017, 2024 | 2 | |
- Most successful model of UTV: Can-Am Maverick with 6 wins
Stage wins by manufacturer
| Manufacturer | Wins |
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1 | | 73 |
2 | | 20 |
3 | / OT3 | 5 |
4 | BRP | 1 | |
Wins by nationality
Combined competitor and make podiums by nationality
Rank | Nation | Make | | | |
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1 | | Can-Am | 6 | 6 | 6 |
2 | | Polaris | 4 | 3 | 2 |
3 | | | 3 | 1 | 1 |
4 | | | 2 | | 1 |
5 | | | 1 | 3 | 1 |
6 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 |
7 | | | 1 | | 3 |
8 | | | | 2 | |
9 | | | | 1 | 1 |
10 | | | | 1 | 1 |
11 | | | | 1 | | |
T3 Lightweight Prototype
Since 2021
Most wins
| Driver | Years | Wins |
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1 | | 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
| 2024 | |
Most stage wins
Wins by co-driver
| Co-driver | Years | Wins |
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1 | | 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
Pablo Moreno Huete | 2024 | |
Most podiums
Stage wins in a single Dakar
| Driver | Years | Wins |
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1 | | 2022 | 12 |
2 | | 2021 | 6 |
3 | | 2023 | 5 |
4 | | 2021 | 4 |
5 | | 2021 | 3 |
Mitch Guthrie | 2024 | |
Wins by manufacturer
| Manufacturer | Years | Wins |
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1 | | 2021 - 2023 | 3 |
2 | Taurus | 2024 | 1 | |
Stage wins by manufacturer
| Manufacturer | Wins |
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1 | / OT3 | 24 |
2 | Taurus | 10 |
3 | PH Sport | 5 |
MCE-5 |
|
6 | | 3 |
|
Wins by nationality
Combined competitor and make podiums by nationality
Rank | Nation | Make | | | |
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1 | | Can-Am | 3 | 2 | 1 |
2 | | | 1 | 2 | |
| Taurus | 1 | 2 | |
3 | | | 1 | | |
4 | | | 1 | | |
5 | | | 1 | | |
7 | | | 1 | | 1 |
8 | | | | 2 | |
9 | | Yamaha | | 2 | |
10 | | | | 1 | |
11 | | | | 1 | |
12 | | Pinch Racing | | | 4 |
13 | | OT3 | | | 2 | |
Car
Most wins
| Driver | Years | Wins |
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1 | Stéphane Peterhansel | 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021 | 8 |
2 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023 | 5 |
3 | | 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991 | 4 |
Carlos Sainz | 2010, 2018, 2020, 2024 |
5 | | | 1981, 1984, 1986 | 3 |
| 1994, 1995, 1996 |
7 | | 1999, 2000 | 2 |
| 2002, 2003 | |
Most stage wins
Most podiums
Most stage wins in a single Dakar
Wins by manufacturer
| Manufacturer | Years | Wins |
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1 | Mitsubishi | 1985, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001-2007 | 12 |
2 | Peugeot | 1987-1990, 2016-2018 | 7 |
3 | Mini | 2012–2015, 2020-2021 | 6 |
4 | | 1991, 1994-1996 | 4 |
| 1980, 2009-2011 |
5 | | 2019, 2022, 2023 | 3 |
6 | | 1984, 1986 | 2 |
| 1979, 1981 |
| 1999, 2000 |
11 | | 1983 | 1 |
| 1982 |
| 2024 | |
Stage wins by manufacturer
- Web site: Retrospective 1979-2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130614234211/http://www.dakar.com/2011/DAK/presentation/docs/historique-dakar-1979-2009_us.pdf . dead . 2013-06-14 . 2018-02-07.
- Web site: Historic Book . Dakar . 2023-01-23.
- Web site: The Odyssey Historic Book . Dakar . 2018-02-07.
- Web site: Rankings . Dakar . 2018-02-07.
- Web site: Competition . Aixam.com . 2018-02-07.
- Web site: Red Bull SMG Buggy: A Dakar Dream Machine. Red Bull. 7 February 2018.
- Web site: Century Racing Buggy. https://web.archive.org/web/20200117120530/https://www.centuryracing.co.za/. dead. 17 January 2020. 17 January 2020.
Wins by nationality
| Nationality | Wins |
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1 | | 23 |
2 | | 5 |
|
|
5 | | 3 |
6 | | 2 |
7 | | 1 |
| |
Combined competitor and make podiums by nationality
Rank | Nation | Make | | | |
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1 | | Citroën, Peugeot, Renault | 37 | 21 | 32 |
2 | | Mitsubishi, Toyota | 16 | 5 | 16 |
3 | | Mini, Range Rover, Prodrive | 9 | 1 | 8 |
4 | | Mercedes, Porsche, Volkswagen | 9 | 1 | 3 |
5 | | | 5 | 5 | |
6 | | | 5 | 3 | |
7 | | | 5 | | |
8 | | | 1 | 4 | |
9 | | | 1 | 3 | |
10 | | | 1 | 1 | |
11 | | Lada | | 2 | 1 |
12 | | Hummer | | 1 | 3 |
13 | | | | | 1 |
14 | | | | | 1 |
15 | | | | | 1 | |
Truck
Most wins
| Driver | Years | Wins |
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1 | | 2000, 2002-2004, 2006, 2010, 2011 | 7 |
2 | | 1988, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001 | 6 |
3 | | 2010, 2013, 2017-2019 | 5 |
4 | Georges Groine | 1982, 1983 | 2 |
Francesco Perlini | 1992, 1993 |
| 2005, 2009 |
| 2012, 2016 |
| 2014, 2020 |
| 2021, 2022 | |
Most stage wins
(Since 1999)
Most podiums
| Pilot | | | | Total |
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1 | | 7 | 1 | | 8 |
2 | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
3 | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
4 | Georges Groine | 2 | | 1 | 3 |
5 | Francesco Perlini | 2 | | | 2 |
6 | Firdaus Kabirov | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
7 | | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
8 | | 2 | | 2 | 4 |
9 | | 2 | 2 | | 4 |
10 | Jacques Houssat | 1 | 3 | | 4 | |
Stage wins in a single Dakar
(since 1999)
| Driver | Wins | Wins |
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1 | | 2010 | 9 |
2 | | 2001 | 8 |
3 | | 2002, 2006, 2011 | 7 |
4 | | 2004 | 6 |
| 2013 |
| 2015 |
| 2023 |
8 | | 2007 | 5 |
| 2001 |
| 2021, 2022 | |
Wins by manufacturer
| Manufacturer | Years | Wins |
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1 | | 1996, 2000, 2002-2006, 2009-2011, 2013-2015, 2017-2022 | 19 |
2 | Tatra | 1988, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001 | 6 |
3 | | 1982–1986 | 5 |
4 | | 1990–1993 | 4 |
Iveco | 2012, 2016, 2023, 2024 |
6 | | 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 |
DAF | 1987 |
Hino | 1997 |
MAN | 2007 | |
- Most successful model of truck: Tatra 815 with 6 wins
Stage wins by manufacturer
(since 1997)
Wins by nationality
Combined competitor and make podiums by nationality
Rank | Nation | Make | | | |
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1 | | Kamaz | 19 | 14 | 11 |
2 | | Iveco, Perlini | 9 | 5 | 6 |
3 | | Tatra | 7 | 8 | 8 |
4 | | ALM-ACMAT, UNIC | 6 | 8 | 4 |
5 | | MAN | 6 | 5 | 6 |
6 | | DAF, GINAF | 5 | 4 | 9 |
7 | | | 3 | | |
8 | | | 2 | 2 | 4 |
9 | | Hino | 1 | 6 | 2 |
10 | | | 1 | | 3 |
11 | | Sonacome | 1 | | 1 |
12 | | | 1 | | 1 |
13 | | Pinzgauer | 1 | | |
14 | | | | 2 | 1 |
15 | | MAZ | | 1 | 1 |
16 | | Volvo | | 1 | |
17 | | Ford | | 1 | |
18 | | | | | 2 |
19 | | | | | 1 |
20 | | | | | 1 | |
Classic
Since 2021
Most wins
| Pilot | Years | Wins |
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1 | | 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 |
| 2023 | |
Most stage wins
| Rider | Wins |
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1 | | 7 |
2 | | 4 |
Urbano Alfonso Gherardo Clerici |
Carlos Santaolalla |
4 | | 3 |
Juan Morera |
6 | | 2 | |
Fewest points at finish
| Driver | Points | Year |
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1 | | 399 | 2022 |
2 | | 428 | 2023 |
3 | | 529 | 2023 |
4 | | 602 | 2022 |
5 | | 631 | 2023 |
6 | | 701 | 2022 |
7 | | 803 | 2022 |
8 | | 813 | 2023 |
8 | | 889 | 2023 |
9 | | 922 | 2022 |
10 | | 923 | 2023 | |
Most podiums
| Driver | | | | Total |
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1 | Marc Douton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Serge Mogno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Juan Morera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Juan Donatiu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Arnaud Euvrard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Carlos Santaolalla | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Lilian Harichoury | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Jesus Fuster Pliego | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Paolo Bedeschi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Scratches in a single Dakar
| Rider | Years | Scratches |
---|
1 | | 2021 | 6 |
2 | | 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 |
4 | | 2021 | 2 | |
Wins by manufacturer
| Manufacturer | Years | Wins |
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1 | Toyota | 2022 | 2 |
2 | | 2021 | 1 | |
Stage wins by manufacturer
| Manufacturer | Wins |
---|
1 | | 16 |
2 | | 6 |
|
4 | | 3 |
Protruck |
|
7 | | 2 |
8 | | 1 |
Mitsubishi | |
Wins by nationality
Combined competitor and make podiums by nationality
Rank | Nation | Make | | | |
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1 | | Mitsubishi, Toyota | 2 | 2 | 1 |
2 | | Renault, Sunhill | 3 | 1 | 2 |
3 | | | 1 | 2 | 1 |
4 | | Mercedes-Benz | | 1 | 1 |
5 | | | | | 1 | |
Overall
Wins
Stage wins
Wins by manufacturer
Stage wins by manufacturer
| Manufacturer | Stage Wins | Category |
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1 | Yamaha | 293 | Bikes/Quads/SSVT3 |
2 | KTM | 228 | Bikes |
3 | Kamaz | 178 | Trucks |
4 | Mitsubishi | 157 | Cars/Trucks/Classic |
5 | Honda | 107 | Bikes/Quads |
6 | Peugeot | 78 | Cars |
7 | | 61 | Bikes/Cars |
8 | | 59 | Bikes |
| Cars |
Volkswagen | Cars |
11 | | 54 | Quads/SSVT4 |
12 | Mini | 42 | Cars |
Tatra | Trucks |
14 | Iveco | 40 | Trucks |
Toyota | Cars/Classic |
16 | | 34 | Cars |
17 | | 30 | Cars |
18 | / OT3 | 27 | SSVT3/SSVT4 |
19 | | 23 | Cars/Trucks/Classic |
20 | MAN | 22 | Trucks |
| Cars/Classic |
22 | | 21 | Quads/SSVT4 |
Nissan | Cars |
24 | | 18 | Cars |
25 | DAF | 16 | Trucks |
26 | Hino | 15 | Trucks | |
Rally
Entrants
- Highest number of entrants (including 224 assistance cars and trucks): 688 (2005)
- Highest number of entrants (only competitors): 603 (1988)
- Highest number of female entrants: 17 (2019)[8]
Finishers
- Highest number of finishers: 317 (2022) (446 including Classic)
- Highest percentage of entrants finishing: 77.51% (2017) (80.94% including Classic)
- Lowest number of entrants: 153 (1993)
- Lowest number of finishers: 67 (1993)
- Lowest percentage of entrants finishing: 20.58% (1986)
Distance
- Longest rally: 15,000 km/9,320 miles (1986)
- Shortest rally: 6263 km/3,892 miles (1981)
Countries
- Most countries: 11 in 1992 (France, Libya, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Namibia, South Africa)
- Fewest countries: 1 in 2019 (Peru), 2020 - 2023 (Saudi Arabia)
Biggest variation between first and last finisher (since 2009, until further reliable data is found)
!Class!Year!First Pilot!First Result!Last Pilot!Last Result!VariationBike | 2022 | Sam Sunderland | 38:47:30 | Juan Puga | 203:59:47 | +165:12:17 |
Quad | 2014 | Ignacio Casale | 68:28:04 | Eugenio Favre | 155:25:31 | +86:57:27 |
T3 | 2022 | Francisco López Contardo | 45:50:51 | Boris Gadasin | 230:03:52 | +184:13:01 |
T4 | 2018 | Reinaldo Varela | 72:44:06 | Leo Larrauri | 205:04:18 | +132:20:12 |
Car | 2019 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | 34:38:14 | Alex Aguirregaviria | 524:26:48 | +489:48:34 |
Truck | 2014 | Andrey Karginov | 55:00:28 | Georges Ginesta | 336:49:15 | +391:48:47 |
Classic | 2021 | Marc Douton | 961 | Ignacio Corcuera | 307707 | +306746 | |
Individuals
- Highest percentage of stage wins in a single rally: Seth Quintero with 92.31% (12/13) (2022)
- Most podiums without a win: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 7 podiums (6x and 1x)
- Most entries: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 36 entries
- Most consecutive entries: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 35 entries (1983-2019)[9]
- Most finishes: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 29 finishes
- Most consecutive finishes: Giniel de Villiers with 21 (2003-2024)
- Most consecutive top 10 finishes: Giniel de Villiers with 16 (2009-2024)
- Most classes competed in: Kees Koolen 5 classes (Bike/Quad/Car/Truck/ssv),[10] Yoshimasa Sugawara 3 classes (Bike/Car/Truck)[11] and Cyril Despres 3 classes (Bike/Car/SSV)
- Oldest competitor: Marcel Hugueny at 81 years (1995)[12]
- Oldest rookie: Graham Knight at 68, ? months, ? days (2020)[13]
- Oldest winner: Josef Macháček at 63, 10 months, 2 days (2021)
- Youngest competitor: Mitchel van den Brink at 16 years, 357 days (2019)[14]
- Youngest winner of a stage: Eryk Goczał at 18 years, 56 days (Stage 1, 2023)
- First female winner (cars): Jutta Kleinschmidt (2001)
- Fewest Classic points: 399 Serge Mogno (2022)
- Most Classic points: 307,707 Roberto Camporese (2021)
- Most Classic penalty points: 87,420 Ignacio Corcuera (2021)
Vehicle
- Most successful vehicle model: Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution with 12 wins
- Most manufacturer wins: Kamaz with 19 wins.
- Most manufacturer finishes: Yamaha (bikes), Honda (bikes), Toyota (cars) had a vehicle finish in all 43 rallies
Countries
Number of times started in
Country | Years | Starts |
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| 1979–1994, 1998, 2001–2004 | 21 |
| 2009–2012, 2014–2016 | 7 |
| 2020-2024 | 5 |
| 1995, 1996, 1999, 2005 | 4 |
| 2006–2008 | 3 |
| 2013, 2018-2019 |
| 1997, 2000 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | |
Number of times finished in
Country | Years | Finishes |
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| 1979-1991, 1993-1999, 2001, 2002, 2004-2007 | 26 |
| 2009-2011, 2015-2018 | 7 |
| 2020 - 2024 | 5 |
| 2013, 2014 | 2 |
| 2000, 2003 |
| 2013, 2019 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1994 | |
Number of times entered
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