Africa Eco Race

The rally claims to have innovated to give a special focus on security issues and sustainable development.The second edition of the Africa Eco Race started from Portimão, Portugal where administrative and technical verifications took place on 27 and 28 of December 2009, preceded by a shakedown, in which the contestants could show and test their vehicles.The fifth edition made its departure on December 28, 2012 in Saint-Cyprien and arrived on the shores of Lac Rose in Dakar on January 9, 2013.The sixth edition made its departure December 29, 2013 in Saint-Cyprien and arrived on the shores of Lac Rose in Dakar on January 11, 2014 .A sixth consecutive victory was achieved by Jean-Louis Schlesser in a buggy built by himself, co-driven by Thierry Magnaldi.[3] Russian Mini driver Vladimir Vasilyev won the cars' category, his fellow countryman Andrey Karginov captured the victory in the trucks' section, while 17-year-old Gev Sella from Israel claimed the bikes' title ahead of last year's winner Pål Anders Ullevålseter from Norway.A series of projects will aim to use renewable resources to a long-term contribution to the lives of people in remote areas of several countries that the race will cross.Competitors choose at the start of the rally an average speed category to cover the Regularity Zones: low, intermediate, high.
Passage of Jan de Rooy's truck through the Tijirit zone of Mauritania during the 2009 Africa Race.
2012 Route
Rally raidJacopo CeruttiApriliaCurrent seasonJan de Rooy'sMauritania2008 Dakar RallyMoroccoWestern SaharaSenegalMarseillePortimãoPortugalshakedownChâteaux de LastoursJean-Louis SchlesserSaint-CyprienLac RoseAnton ShibalovRally DakarPål Anders UllevålseterMonacoMentonTagouniteDakhlaAzouguiAkjoujtSaint-LouisAndrey KarginovGev SellaGerard de RooyTangierMhamidTidjikjaCovid-19 pandemicOuad Naga2024 15th Edition2024 Africa Eco Race2025 16th Edition2025 Africa Eco RaceNouakchottChinguettiPolisarioregularity rallyRenaultBMW 450 XJan de RooyAgadirScaniaZONGSHEN HybridDmitry SotnikovToyota HiluxVladimir VasilyevMoi TorrallardonaYamahaMercedesŠtefan SvitkoPolarisCFMotoCan-AmToyotaHummerKTM HybridBruno N'DiayeHusqvarnaRui OliveiraStefan SvitkoMAN SEMercedes-BenzGérard de RooyPal Anders UllevalseterBudapest-BamakoRallye des PharaonsDakar Rally‎Silk Way Rally‎Abu Dhabi Desert ChallengeBP Ultimate Rally-Raid PortugalDesafío Ruta 40Rallye du MarocBaja Russia – Northern ForestBaja AragónDubai International BajaJordan BajaWorld Rally-Raid ChampionshipFIA World Baja CupEuropean CupFIM Bajas World CupFIA World Cup for Cross-Country RalliesFIM Cross-Country Rallies World ChampionshipDakar SeriesAndalucía RallyMerzouga RallyRally KazakhstanAmaury Sport OrganizationFédération Internationale de l'AutomobileFédération Internationale de Motocyclisme