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The 2008 Dakar Rally would have been the 30th running of the annual off-road race. The rally was to start in Lisbon, Portugal on 5 January 2008, running through Europe and Africa until the finish in Dakar, Senegal on 20 January. The event was postponed and moved one day before the intended start date, due to concerns over a possible terrorist ...
Later in the year the ASO created a new event, the 2008 Central Europe Rally, to fill the void created by the cancellation of 2008 edition of the Dakar. [14] All entries for 2008 Dakar were allowed to participate in this event held in Hungary and Romania .
List of Dakar Rally records. 4 languages. Español; ... 2006–2008: 3 Peru: 2013, 2018-2019 Senegal: 1997, 2000: 2 Paraguay: 2017: 1 Number of times finished in. Country
NOTE: Because of the 2007 killing of French tourists in Mauritania, the ASO postponed and relocated the Dakar Rally in 2008, and the race became the 2008 Central Europe Rally. The ASO deferred all Dakar entries to that event, which is technically part of the Dakar lineage.
The Amaury Sport Organisation created this event to fill the gap created by the cancellation of the 2008 Dakar Rally after 2007 killing of French tourists in Mauritania less than two weeks before the originally scheduled start of the race. [2] In the Cars category, Carlos Sainz Sr. won his first Dakar by 2:01 over Stéphane Peterhansel.
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.
Rally organizers said an incorrect road book note 158 kilometers into the 418-kilometer loop around Al Duwadimi sent some front-runners driving around in circles. Lategan was apparently first to ...
The Dakar Rally has received criticism because of its high mortality rates, with the Vatican Paper describing the event as "the bloody race of irresponsibility". [1] The event received particular criticism in the 1988 race, when three Africans were killed in collisions with vehicles involved in the race.