1997 Paris–Dakar Rally

Off-road motorsport event in AfricaAugust 2026 1997 Dakar Rally 1996 Dakar Rally 1998 Dakar Rally Mauritania 1959 4 19 January 1997 15 Cars JPN Kenjiro ShinozukaAND Henri Magne Mitsubishi Bikes FRA Stéphane Peterhansel Yamaha Trucks AUT Peter ReifAUT Johann Deinhofer Hino Ranger 1997 Dakar Rally also known as the 1997 Paris–Dakar Rally was the 19th running of the Dakar Rally event. The rally started and finished in Dakar, taking in a loop including Niger and the Ténéré desert.http://www.dakar.com/2009/DAK/presentation/docs/histo_1979_2007_us.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 2011-07-08 Jutta Kleinschmidt became the first woman to win a stage of the Dakar Rally. Japanese driver, Kenjiro Shinozuka, won the car class and Stephane Peterhansel won his fifth motorcycle title. Stages Stage Date From To Total(km)Stage winnersBikesCarsTrucks1 4 January SEN Dakar SEN Tambacounda 587 FRA S. Peterhansel FRA J-P. Fontenay FRA E. Pelichet2 5 January SEN Tambacounda MLI Kayes 594 FRA S. Peterhansel FRA J-L. Schlesser AUT P. Reif3 6 January MLI Kayes MLI Nara 592 FRA S. Peterhansel JPN 1947 K. Shinozuka AUT P. Reif4 7 January MLI Nara MLI Timbuktu 658 FRA S. Peterhansel FRA B. Saby CZE M. Koreny5 8 January MLI Timbuktu MLI Gao 482 FRA T. Magnaldi FRA J-P. Fontenay AUT P. Reif6 9 January MLI Gao MLI Ménaka 332 FRA S. Peterhansel JPN 1947 K. Shinozuka CZE B. Slenovsky7 10 January MLI Ménaka NIG Tahoua 396 ESP C. Sotelo FRA J-P. Fontenay CZE K. Loprais8 11 January NIG Tahoua NIG Agadez 820 FRA S. Peterhansel JPN 1947 K. Shinozuka CZE K. Loprais 12 January NIG Agadez Rest day9 13 January NIG Agadez NIG Oclan 460 FRA T. Magnaldi GER J. Kleinschmidt AUT P. Reif10 14 January NIG Oclan MLI Kidal 537 ESP J. Arcarons POR D. Guedes AUT P. Reif11 15 January MLI Kidal MLI Timbuktu 577 USA J. Lewis FRA J-P. Strugo AUT P. Reif12 16 January MLI Timbuktu MRT 1959 Néma 588 FRA S. Peterhansel FRA J-P. Fontenay AUT P. Reif13 17 January MRT 1959 Néma MRT 1959 Kiffa 604 FRA É. Bernard JPN 1947 H. Masuoka AUT P. Reif14 18 January MRT 1959 Kiffa SEN Saint-Louis 751 POR P. Marques FRA J-P. Fontenay AUT P. Reif15 19 January SEN Saint-Louis SEN Dakar 255 FRA J. Brucy DEU J. Kleinschmidt BEL J. Petit Final standings Motorcycles PosNo.RiderBikeEntrantTime 1 1FRA Stéphane PeterhanselYamahaYamaha Motor France65:14:37 2 17ESP Oscar GallardoCagivaPelayo Mutua de Seguros+2:35:16 3 8FRA David CasteraYamahaYamaha Motor France+2:56:25 4 7USA Jimmy LewisKTMKTM USA+3:28:15 5 11DEU Dirk von ZitzewitzKTMKTM Sport+4:28:38 6 73DEU Jurgen MayerKTMMSA+6:01:53 7 45FRA Jean BrucyKTMRaid Aventure+7:17:10 8 41PRT Paulo Manuel MarquesKTMPortugal RPM+7:18:10 9 27DEU Norbert SchilcherKTMMSA+7:20:30 10 10FRA Eric BernardKTME.Leclerc+7:27:54 Cars PosNo.DriverCo-DriverCarEntrantTime 1205JPN 1947 Kenjiro ShinozukaAND Henri MagneMitsubishiSonauto Mitsubishi61:56:31 2200FRA Jean-Pierre FontenayFRA Bruno MusmarraMitsubishiSonauto Mitsubishi+4:16 3202FRA Bruno SabyFRA Dominique SerieysMitsubishiSonauto Mitsubishi+9:12 4220JPN 1947 Hiroshi MasuokaDEU Andreas SchulzMitsubishiSonauto Mitsubishi+2:25:27 5206DEU Jutta KleinschmidtFRA Jean BoutaireSchlesserSchlesser-SEAT+4:35:51 6204ESP Salvador ServiaFRA Gilles PicardNissanNissan Europe+5:15:14 7216FRA Jean-Pierre StrugoFRA Bruno CatarelliMitsubishiMitsubishi International+6:20:08 8208PRT Duarte GuedesFRA Jacky DuboisNissanTeam Dessoude+9:23:13 9268ITA Edoardo ArgazziITA Riccardo ArgazziNissanTeam Dessoude+9:40:41 10224PRT Carlos SousaFRA Philippe ReyMitsubishiMitsubishi International+23:28:05 Trucks PosNo.DriverCo-DriversTruckTime 1427AUT Peter ReifAUT Johann DeinhoferHino Ranger78:21:02 2402JPN 1947 Yoshimasa SugawaraJPN 1947 Naoko MatsumotoJPN 1947 Katsumi HamuraHino Ranger+3:33:27 3411BEL Joseph PetitFRA Jean-Christophe WagnerJPN 1947 Takeshi HashimotoHino Ranger+4:08:52 4425FRA Edmond PelichetFRA Hubert MolinaMercedes-Benz+6:43:50 5406FRA Gilbert VersinoFRA Christian LacourtFRA Christian VersinoMitsubishi Fuso The Great+7:51:50 6415FRA Christophe GranjonJPN 1947 Masaaki ImaiFRA Anthony MartineauMitsubishi Fuso The Great+10:33:16 7404FRA Christian BarbierFRA Eric AndréFRA Jean-Louis BergerMercedes-Benz+15:41:33 8417FRA Yves FerriFRA Michel PlateauFRA Hubert AuvrayMercedes-Benz+22:11:30 9433FRA Bernard MalferiolFRA Patrick CrosetFRA Jean RodriguesMercedes-Benz+23:43:18 10434FRA Michel GambillonFRA Raymond LouinFRA Reynald PriveMercedes-Benz+25:52:51 References Category:Dakar Rally by year D Category:1997 in French motorsport Category:1997 in African sport