List of Dakar Rally records
This is a list of records in the Dakar Rally since 1979.
Records are correct as of the 2020 Dakar Rally. Updates usually happen once the rally is complete due to the nature of time penalties occurring throughout the rally.
Bold names indicate active as of the most recently finished rally.
Bike
Most wins
| Rider | Years | Wins | |
| 1 |  Stéphane Peterhansel | 1991–93, 1995, 1997, 1998 | 6 |
| 2 | Cyril Neveu | 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987 | 5 |
| 2 | Cyril Despres | 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013 | 5 |
| 2 |  Marc Coma | 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015 | 5 |
| 5 |  Edi Orioli | 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996 | 4 |
| 6 | Richard Sainct | 1999, 2000, 2003 | 3 |
| 7 | Hubert Auriol | 1981, 1983 | 2 |
| 7 |  Gaston Rahier | 1984, 1985 | 2 |
| 7 | Fabrizio Meoni | 2001, 2002 | 2 |
| 7 |  Toby Price | 2016, 2019 | 2 |
| 10 | Gilles Lalay | 1989 | 1 |
| 10 | Nani Roma | 2004 | 1 |
| 10 |  Sam Sunderland | 2017 | 1 |
| 10 |  Matthias Walkner | 2018 | 1 |
| 10 |  Ricky Brabec | 2020 | 1 |
Most stage wins
Most stage wins in a single Dakar
Most podiums
Wins by manufacturer
Stage wins by manufacturer
- Most successful model of bike: KTM 450 Rally with 8 wins
Wins by nationality
Quad
From 2009Most wins
Most stage wins
Scratches in a single Dakar
| Rider | Years | Scratches | |
| 1 |  Nicolás Cavigliasso | 2019 | 9 |
| 2 |  Ignacio Casale | 2014 | 7 |
| 3 | Alejandro Patronelli | 2011 | 5 |
| 4 | Marcos Patronelli | 2010 - 2013 | 4 |
| 4 | Tomas Maffei | 2012 | 4 |
Wins by nationality
Wins by manufacturer
- Most successful model of quad: Yamaha Raptor 700R with 12 wins
Stage wins by manufacturer
SSV
From 2017Most wins
Most stage wins
Note1: Mitchell Guthrie won 2 stages in Dakar Experience category.Note2: Blade Hildebrand won 1 stage in Dakar Experience category.
Wins by nationality
Wins by manufacturer
- Most successful model of UTV: Can-Am Maverick with 3 wins
Stage wins by manufacturer
Note2: 2 stage wins in Dakar Experience class.
Wins by co-driver
Stage wins in a single Dakar
Car
Most wins
There are 14 one time winners.Most stage wins in a single Dakar
Most podiums
Wins by manufacturer
- Most successful model of car: Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution with 12 wins
Stage wins by manufacturer
Wins by nationality
Truck
Most wins
There are 12 one time winners.Most stage wins
| Driver | Wins | |
| 1 |  Vladimir Chagin | 63 |
| 2 | Firdaus Kabirov | 37 |
| 3 |  Gérard de Rooy | 33 |
| 4 | Eduard Nikolaev | 20 |
| 5 | Hans Stacey | 18 |
| 5 | Andrey Karginov | 18 |
| 6 |  Karel Loprais | 16 |
| 8 |  André De Azevedo | 9 |
| 8 | Aleš Loprais | 9 |
Wins by nationality
Wins by manufacturer
- Most successful model of truck: Tatra 815 with 6 wins
Stage wins by manufacturer
| Manufacturer | Wins | |
| 1 | Kamaz | 157 |
| 2 | Tatra | 43 |
| 3 | Iveco | 37 |
| 4 |  MAN | 28 |
| 5 |  DAF | 16 |
| 6 |  Hino | 15 |
| 7 | GINAF | 8 |
| 8 | Mitsubishi | 6 |
| 9 | Renault | 3 |
| 9 | Mercedes-Benz | 3 |
| 11 |  MAZ | 2 |
Overall
- Highest number of entrants : 688 .
- Highest number of entrants : 603
- Highest number of female entrants: 17
- Highest number of finishers: 301
- Highest percentage of entrants finishing: 69.18%
- Lowest number of entrants: 153
- Lowest number of finishers: 67
- Lowest percentage of entrants finishing: 20.58%
- Longest rally: 15,000 km/9,320 miles
- Shortest rally: 6263 km/3,892 miles
- Most countries: 1992
- Fewest countries: 2019, 2020
- Most podiums without a win: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 7 podiums
- Most entries: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 35 entries
- Most consecutive entries: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 35 entries
- Most finishes: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 29 finishes
- Most consecutive finishes: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 20
- Most classes competed in: Yoshimasa Sugawara 3 classes and Cyril Despres 3 classes
- Oldest competitor: Marcel Hugueny at 81 years
- Oldest rookie: Graham Knight at 68, ? months, ? days
- Oldest winner: Carlos Sainz at 57, 9 months, 5 days
- Youngest competitor: Mitchel van den Brink at 16 years, ? months, ? days
- First female winner : Jutta Kleinschmidt
- Most successful vehicle model: Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution with 14 wins
- Most manufacturer wins: KTM with 18 wins
Most stage wins