1983 Paris–Dakar Rally
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| 1983 Paris–Dakar Rally | |||
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 the successful Mercedes-Benz 280 GE | |||
| Host country |  France Algeria Niger Mali Mauritania Senegal | ||
1983 Dakar Rallyalso known as the1983 Paris–Dakar Rallywas the 5th running of theDakar Rallyevent. The course crossed theTénérédesert for the first time. A sandstorm led to 40 competitors becoming lost.[1]
Mercedes won the car category with a280 G,and the truck category with a 1936 AK, making them the only manufacturer in the history of the event to have won the race overall in two different categories.
Final standings
[edit]Cars
[edit]| Rank | Driver / Co-driver |
Country | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacky Ickx/ Claude Brasseur |
France |
Mercedes |
| 2 | André Trossat/ Jean-Claude Briavoine |
France |
Lada |
| 3 | Pierre Lartigue/ P. Destaillats |
France |
Rover |
Bikes
[edit]| Rank | Driver | Country | Bike |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hubert Auriol | France |
BMW |
| 2 | Patrick Dobrecq | France |
Honda |
| 3 | Marc Joineau | France |
Suzuki |
References
[edit]- ^"History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2007"(PDF).Dakar. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on July 8, 2011.Retrieved2009-01-07.
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