1984 Paris–Dakar Rally

1984 Dakar Rally also known as the 1984 Paris–Dakar Rally was the 6th running of the Dakar Rally event. The course was extended through Ivory Coast, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Mauritania. 427 competitors started. René Metge and Dominique Lemoyne won the car class with a Porsche 953, which was often called the 911 SC/RS 4x4, and Gaston Rahier won the motorcycles class.[1]

1984 Paris–Dakar Rally
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Host country France
 Ivory Coast
 Guinea
 Sierra Leone
 Mauritania
 Senegal
Results
Cars winnerFrance René Metge
Porsche 911
Bikes winnerBelgium Gaston Rahier
BMW
Trucks winnerFrance Pierre Lalleu
Mercedes
The 1984 Paris-Dakar winning Porsche 953 driven by René Metge and Dominique Lemoyne.

Final standings edit

Bikes edit

Rider Bike
1.   Gaston Rahier BMW
2.   Hubert Auriol BMW
3.   Philippe Vassard Honda

Cars edit

Driver Car
1.   René Metge Porsche 911
2.   Patrick Zaniroli Range Rover V8
3.   Andrew Cowan Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution

References edit

  1. ^ "History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2007" (PDF). Dakar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-01-07.