1983 Paris–Dakar Rally

1983 Dakar Rally also known as the 1983 Paris–Dakar Rally was the 5th running of the Dakar Rally event. The course crossed the Ténéré desert for the first time. A sandstorm led to 40 competitors becoming lost.[1]

1983 Paris–Dakar Rally
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the successful Mercedes-Benz 280 GE
Host country France
 Algeria
 Niger
 Mali
 Mauritania
 Senegal

Mercedes won the car category with a 280 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

Cars
Rank Driver /
Co-driver		 Country Car
1Jacky Ickx /
Claude Brasseur		 FranceMercedes
2André Trossat /
Jean-Claude Briavoine		 FranceLada
3Pierre Lartigue /
P. Destaillats		 FranceRover

Bikes
Rank Driver Country Bike
1Hubert Auriol FranceBMW
2Patrick Dobrecq FranceHonda
3Marc Joineau FranceSuzuki

References
  1. "History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2007" (PDF). Dakar. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-07.


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