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1986 Dakar Rally also known as the 1986 Paris–Dakar Rally was the 8th running of the Dakar Rally event. René Metge and Dominique Lemoyne won the car class for the second time, using a Porsche 959; Cyril Neveu won the motorcycle class on a Honda NXR750V, while Giacomo Vismara and Giulio Minelli used a Mercedes-Benz to win the truck class.
| 1986 Paris–Dakar Rally | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Host country |  France Algeria Niger Mali Mauritania Guinea Senegal | ||
The event was overshadowed by the death of the event organiser, Thierry Sabine, and four others, including French singer Daniel Balavoine and helicopter pilot François-Xavier Bagnoud in a helicopter crash.[1]
Final standings edit
Cars edit
| Rank | Driver | Country | Vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Metge / Dominique Lemoine | France |
Porsche 959 |
| 2 | Jacky Ickx / Claude Brasseur |  Belgium |
Porsche 959 |
| 3 | Pascal Rigal / Maingret | France |
Mitsubishi Pajero |
Bikes edit
| Rank | Driver | Country | Vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyril Neveu | France |
Honda |
| 2 | Gilles Lalay | France |
Honda |
| 3 | Andrea Balistrieri |  Italy |
Honda |
References edit
- ^ "History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2007" (PDF). Dakar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
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