This picture shows the sculpted logo of the 2023 Dakar Rally on the eve of the technical check-up, in the bivouac near the Red Sea town of Ynabu on December 28, 2022, ahead of the rally, which this year will take place in Saudi Arabia from December 31 to January 15. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
This picture shows the sculpted logo of the 2023 Dakar Rally on the eve of the technical check-up, in the bivouac near the Red Sea town of Ynabu on December 28, 2022, ahead of the rally, which this year will take place in Saudi Arabia from December 31 to January 15. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
Competitors arrive on the eve of the technical check-up, in the bivouac near the Red Sea town of Ynabu
Competitors arrive on the eve of the technical check-up, in the bivouac near the Red Sea town of Ynabu
A competitor works on his car
A competitor works on his car
Audi's hybrid driver Stephane Peterhansel, centre, speaks with staff members on the eve of the technical check-up
Audi's hybrid driver Stephane Peterhansel, centre, speaks with staff members on the eve of the technical check-up
A competitor checks equipment
A competitor checks equipment
Audi's hybrid driver Peterhansel, right, speaks with Audi's hybrid Spanish driver Carlos Sainz during a technical check-up
Audi's hybrid driver Peterhansel, right, speaks with Audi's hybrid Spanish driver Carlos Sainz during a technical check-up
An Audi in the technical check-up area
An Audi in the technical check-up area
A mechanic checks a truck
A mechanic checks a truck
A vehicle in the technical check-up area ahead of the 2023 Dakar Rally
A vehicle in the technical check-up area ahead of the 2023 Dakar Rally
More than 550 competitors will race across varying terrain, including desert, canyons, dunes and mountains
More than 550 competitors will race across varying terrain, including desert, canyons, dunes and mountains
The decorated front of a vehicle
The decorated front of a vehicle
Competitors arrive ahead of the rally
Competitors arrive ahead of the rally
This will be the fourth time Saudi Arabia has hosted the event
This will be the fourth time Saudi Arabia has hosted the event

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The event will take place from December 31 to January 15

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