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Scrutineering has commenced in Lima, Peru ahead of the 2018 Dakar Rally which starts this weekend.
The task, which is being undertaken at the Las Palmas Air Base, will take three days before competition begins on Saturday January 6 (local time).
The 2018 Dakar Rally takes in Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina through 14 stages across the 15-day journey.
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See below for list of stages and route map.
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2018 Dakar route
| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Bike/Quad distance | Car/SxS distance | Truck distance | |||
| Total | Special | Total | Special | Total | Special | ||||
| 1 | Sat Jan 6 | Lima | Pisco | 273 km | 31 km | 273 km | 31 km | 273 km | 31 km |
| 2 | Sun Jan 7 | Pisco | Pisco | 279 km | 267 km | 279 km | 267 km | 279 km | 267 km |
| 3 | Mon Jan 8 | Pisco | San Juan de Marcona | 504 km | 296 km | 504 km | 296 km | 504 km | 296 km |
| 4 | Tue Jan 9 | San Juan de Marcona | San Juan de Marcona | 444 km | 330 km | 444 km | 330 km | 444 km | 330 km |
| 5 | Wed Jan 10 | San Juan de Marcona | Arequipa | 774 km | 266 km | 934 km | 268 km | 934 km | 268 km |
| 6 | Thu Jan 11 | Arequipa | La Paz | 760 km | 313 km | 760 km | 313 km | 760 km | 313 km |
| Rest | Fri Jan 12 | La Paz | |||||||
| 7 | Sat Jan 13 | La Paz | Uyuni | 727 km | 425 km | 727 km | 425 km | 671 km | 369 km |
| 8 | Sun Jan 14 | Uyuni | Tupiza | 585 km | 498 km | 585 km | 498 km | 561 km | 381 km |
| 9 | Mon Jan 15 | Tupiza | Salta | 755 km | 242 km | 755 km | 242 km | 755 km | 242 km |
| 10 | Tue Jan 16 | Salta | Belén | 797 km | 373 km | 797 km | 373 km | 797 km | 373 km |
| 11 | Wed Jan 17 | Belén | Fiambalá/ Chilecito | 485 km | 280 km | 747 km | 280 km | 747 km | 280 km |
| 12 | Thu Jan 18 | Fiambalá | Chilecito/ San Juan | 723 km | 375 km | 793 km | 523 km | 793 km | 523 km |
| 13 | Fri Jan 19 | San Juan | Córdoba | 907 km | 424 km | 929 km | 369 km | 929 km | 369 km |
| 14 | Sat Jan 20 | Córdoba | Córdoba | 286 km | 120 km | 286 km | 120 km | 286 km | 120 km |
