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Since 1979, 79 people are known to have died as a result of the Dakar rally. Among the 33 competitor fatalities, 24 were motorcycle related, 6 car related, 1 truck related, and 2 competitors died as a result of local rebel conflict. Up to 1992, collision was the most common cause of death among competitors.
The 2024 Dakar Rally was a rally raid event held in Saudi Arabia. It was the 46th edition of the Dakar Rally, organized by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), and the 5th time Saudi Arabia has hosted the event. The event took place between 5 and 19 January 2024.
This is a list of notable motorsports athletes that have competed in the Dakar Rally. This list includes drivers, riders, co-drivers, and mechanics. This list includes drivers, riders, co-drivers, and mechanics.
Driver Simon Vitse and co-driver Max Delfino compete during the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally with start and finish in Al Duwadimi, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena ...
2001 was the final time that the rally used the familiar Paris-Dakar route, and was notable for Mitsubishi's Jutta Kleinschmidt, as she was the first woman to win the rally – albeit only after Schlesser was penalised one hour for unsportsmanlike conduct. [11]
Highest percentage of stage wins in a single rally: Seth Quintero with 92.31% (12/13) Most podiums without a win: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 7 podiums (6x and 1x ) Most entries: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 36 entries; Most consecutive entries: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 35 entries (1983-2019) [9] Most finishes: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 29 finishes
On 10 November 2022 ASO announced the list of competitors. [3] [4] [5] In the truck category, the Kamaz and MAZ factory teams - two of the most dominant teams in the category - elected not to enter the 2023 Dakar Rally due to complaints that the FIA would force them to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine to enter. The two teams are based in ...
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