Dakar Rally 2022

The most complex race car in Audi’s history to date passed its baptism of fire at the Dakar Rally with flying colors. All three Audi RS Q e-tron cars mastered the world’s toughest off-road rally on their debut in Saudi Arabia. In total, they covered around 24,000 desert kilometers – almost three times the 8,700 test kilometers that Audi had previously completed. Mattias Ekström/Emil Bergkvist finished ninth in Jeddah as the best Audi driver team in a demanding edition of the desert classic. With the arrival of electric mobility, Audi has ushered in a new era in off-road rallying.

Audi Sport offers Dakar Rally fans exciting coverage from the desert. Every evening from around 10 p.m. CET the Inside Dakar show on Facebook provides a varied overview of all the day’s stages. Molly Pettit hosts a show with up-to-date interviews of officials and drivers in the bivouac. A daily summary of the action in the desert, interesting background information on the rally and route information round off the show. In addition, the audience can follow Audi’s premiere at the world’s toughest desert rally on the social media channels Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. High-resolution footage, video sequences, a basic information, infographics as well as a preliminary report, an interim report on the rest day and a final report in the Audi MediaCenter complete the service. On audi.com/dakar fans will additionally find a general overview of Audi’s involvement in the tradition-steeped desert rally. Finally, the Audi Official YouTube channel summarizes the development of the Audi RS Q e-tron from the start of the project to the rally in fascinating behind-the-scenes videos.