Day 8

On January 9, Stage7
La Paz (Bolivia) - Uyuni (Bolivia)
Liaison: 404km SS: 161km Liaison: 240km Total: 805km

On Jan. 9, the first day of the second half of Dakar Rally 2017, contestants raced in Bolivia en route from La Paz to Uyuni. Organizers originally scheduled a 322km SS for the day but were forced to shorten it to 161km due to inclement weather. Meanwhile, organizers also rerouted the liaison route to areas that were less affected by the rain, making this a long 805km stage, about 180km longer than originally planned.