1984 Paris–Dakar Rally

Off-road motorsport event in France and Africa October 2018 1984 Paris–Dakar Rally 1983 Paris–Dakar Rally 1985 Paris–Dakar Rally MTN 1959 Cars FRA René Metge Porsche 911 Bikes BEL Gaston Rahier BMW Trucks FRA Pierre Lalleu Mercedes thumb|250px|The 1984 Paris-Dakar winning Porsche 953 driven by René Metge and Dominique Lemoyne. 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.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 2011-07-08 Final standings Bikes RiderBike1.BEL Gaston RahierBMW2.FRA Hubert AuriolBMW3.FRA Philippe VassardHonda Cars DriverCar1.FRA René MetgePorsche 9112.FRA Patrick ZaniroliRange Rover V83.UK Andrew CowanMitsubishi Pajero Evolution References Category:Dakar Rally by year Paris Paris Category:1984 in African sport