2005 is when Dakar Rally was founded  . 200 from 43 nations competed in Dakar Rally . 16 (from 6 confederations) were the number of teams who competed in Dakar Rally . Stade Roland Garros (since 1928) were the venues of Dakar Rally . The official site of Dakar Rally is www.hardrock100.com . The no. of events in sport was 12 . It was held in 28 July – 9 August 2012
Dakar Rally will celebrate it's  Platinum jubilee on 2075