1983 Paris–Dakar Rally

Off-road motorsport event in France and Africa October 2018 1983 Paris–Dakar Rally 1982 Paris–Dakar Rally 1984 Paris–Dakar Rally MRT 1959 Mercedes Benz -- 2018 North American International Auto Show (41211988772) (cropped).jpg the successful Mercedes-Benz 280 GE Cars Bikes Trucks 1983 Dakar Rally also known as the 1983 Paris–Dakar Rally was the 5th running of the Dakar Rally event. The course crossed the Ténéré desert for the first time. A sandstorm led to 40 competitors becoming lost.http://www.dakar.com/2009/DAK/presentation/docs/histo_1979_2007_us.pdf PDF History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2007 Dakar 2009-01-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110708222829/http://www.dakar.com/2009/DAK/presentation/docs/histo_1979_2007_us.pdf July 8, 2011 Mercedes won the car category with a 280 G, and the truck category with a 1936 AK, making them the only manufacturer in the history of the event to have won the race overall in two different categories. Final standings Cars RankDriverCo-driverCountryCar 1 Jacky Ickx Claude Brasseur Mercedes 2 André Trossat Eric Briavoine Lada 3 Pierre Lartigue P. Destaillats Rover Bikes RankDriverCountryBike 1 Hubert Auriol BMW 2 Patrick Dobrecq Honda 3 Marc Joineau Suzuki References Category:Dakar Rally by year Paris Paris Category:1983 in African sport