Nasser Al-Attiyah en autos, Daniel Sanders en motos y Eduard Nikolaev en camiones tomaron el liderazgo.
Así marcha la carrera en las categorías:
Autos
1. Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) Toyota Gazoo Racing 10m56s
2. Carlos Sainz (ESP) Team Audi Sport +00:12
3. Brian Baragwanath (ZAF) Century Racing +00:36
Motos
1. Daniel Sanders (AUS) Gas Gas 55m30s
2. Pablo Quintanilla (CHL) Honda Team 2022 +01:00
3. Ross Branch (BWA) Yamaha Rally Team +01:55
Kevin Benavides (ARG) of Red Bull KTM Factory Team races during the prologue stage of Rally Dakar2022 from Jeddah to Hail, Saudi Arabia on January 01, 2022
Camiones
1. Eduard Nikolaev (RUS) Kamaz Master 13m01s
2. Dmitry Sotnikov (RUS) Kamaz Master +00:07
3. Andrey Karginov (RUS) Kamaz Master +00:15
Karginov Andrey (RUS) for KAMAZ Master races during Qualifying stage Jeddah to Ha’il, Saudi Arabia on January 01, 2022 // SI202201010126 // Usage for editorial use only //
Prototipos ligeros
1. Seth Quintero (USA) Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team 13m07s
2. Andreas Mikkelsen (NOR) Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team +00:03
3. Francisco Lopez Contardo (CHL) EKS – South Racing +00:05
Cyril Despres and Taye Perry on the Peugeot 3008 KDR of the Abu Dhabi Racing Team during the Stage 1A of the Dakar Rally 2022 between Jeddah and Hail, on January 1st 2022 in Hail, Saudi Arabia // SI202201010166 // Usage for editorial use only //