Paris Dakar 2009

Paris Dakar 2009. The ParisDakar rapidly won over the public fascinated by these ordinary adventurers defying the desert with limited resources Yamahas and Hondas “cobbled together at the back of the garage” rubbed shoulders with Thierry de Montcorgé&#39s RollsRoyce and the Citroen CX of the F1 driver Jacky Ickx accompanied by Claude Brasseur Hubert Auriol already nicknamed “the African” won his first Dakar.

The Dakar rally now in its 44th edition started in 1978 as a race from Paris to the Senegalese capital but moved from Africa to South America for safety reasons in 2009 It has been held.

The 2009 Dakar Rally Photos The Big Picture Boston.com

The 2009 Dakar Rally was the 31st running of the Dakar Rally In addition to motorcycle automobile and truck categories a separate quad (allterrain vehicle) class was added for the first time The race began on 3 January 2009 and took place across Argentina and Chile The rally was for the first time to take place outside of Europe and.

France investigates possible second blast at Dakar rally in

The Dakar Rally was traditionally an offroad multistage race from Paris to Dakar Senegal However due to fears of terrorist attacks the Rally was cancelled last year and this year moved to.

History Dakar Rally

The Dakar Rally (or simply “The Dakar” formerly known as the “Paris–Dakar Rally”) is an annual rally raid organised by the Amaury Sport OrganisationMost events since the inception in 1978 were staged from Paris France to Dakar Senegal but due to security threats in Mauritania which led to the cancellation of the 2008 rally events from 2009 to 2019 were held in South America Region Europe and Africa (1979–2007) South America (2009–2019) Saudi Arabia (2020–2022) Middle East (2023–)Drivers&#39 champion (Cars) (Bikes) (Trucks) (Quads) (Light Prototypes) () Serge Mogno (Classics)Category Inaugural season.