Is this the hardest race in the world?
This will be the fourth edition of the Dakar to be held in Saudi Arabia, departing on December 31, 2022, and crossing the finish line on January 15, 2023. It will also be the first round of the FIA-FIM World Rally-Raid Championship.
Universally recognized as one of the most grueling and challenging motorsport events in the world, the Dakar is a tremendous showcase for Motul’s products. Successfully involved for many years through technical partnerships with competitors in all categories, the international lubricant specialist stepped up in 2018 to become a Major Partner of the event.
Performance and reliability are paramount: on the mechanical side, every single component, lubricant and accessory plays its part while the terrain, climate and endurance required by competitors can be punishing. The Dakar offers Motul the perfect living laboratory to test and develop its full range of products under the most extreme of conditions. Carried out in conjunction with some of the world’s most successful factory teams such as HRC, Polaris, Toyota Auto Body, Motul offers its partners specially adapted high-performance lubricants and coolants from its 300V Motorsport Line (Auto) and 300V Factory Line (Powersports), for maximum protection and outstanding results.
In total, with almost 5,000 kilometres of special stages, this event will feature the longest distance of competition since 2014.
Performance and reliability are paramount: on the mechanical side, every single component, lubricant and accessory plays its part while the terrain, climate and endurance required by competitors can be punishing. The Dakar offers Motul the perfect living laboratory to test and develop its full range of products under the most extreme of conditions.
Motul will be fully involved with competitors in all six categories – Cars, Bikes, Trucks, Quads, SSVs and Classics.
During the event itself, competitors can count on the advice and expertise of Motul’s Motorsport Technical Team which works on prestigious and exciting events such as MotoGP™, 24 Hours of Le Mans or Isle of Man TT. At the Dakar, the team is present at every Service Centre with the Motul Racing Laboratory: an invaluable service offering a daily oil analysis to all competitors of all categories, to ensure their engine is performing at its peak, whether they use Motul oils or not.