1988 Paris–Dakar Rally

Off-road motorsport event in Europe and Africa 1988 Dakar Rally 1987 1989 alt=Front of 1988 Tatra 815 truck|thumb|Tatra 815 4x4, winner in the truck competition 1988 Dakar Rally also known as the 1988 Paris–Dakar Rally was the 10th running of the Dakar Rally event. 311 cars, 183 motorcycles, and 109 trucks started the rally.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 The rally was won by Juha Kankkunen, the motorcycle category was won by Edi Orioli, and the truck category was won by Karel Loprais on a Tatra 815.https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/13/world/dangerous-paris-dakar-race-is-endangered.html?sq=%22Dakar+Rally%22&scp=18&st=cse Dangerous Paris-Dakar Race Is Endangered Brooke James 13 March 1988 New York Times 2009-03-01 The event was marred by the death of six people, three participants, a mother and child killed in Mauritania when a camera car ran into a group of spectators, and a 10-year-old girl killed crossing the road in Mali. In addition, the rally leader Ari Vatanen's Peugeot 405 was allegedly stolen in Bamako, and would only be returned if a ransom of 25 million francs CFA was paid. The car was eventually found, but it was too late to rejoin the race.1988: The desperate Peugeot search (28/40) https://www.dakar.com/en/news/2018/1988-the-desperate-peugeot-search-28-40 2020-07-14 www.dakar.com en Final standings Trucks PosNo.DriverCo-DriversTruckTime 1607TCH Karel LopraisTCH Radomir StachuraTCH Tomáš MückTatra - 2617TCH Jiří MoskalTCH František VojtíšekTCH Pavel ZáleskýLIAZ+? 3606FRG Lutz BernauFRG BartmanFRG KlugeMAN+? References Category:Dakar Rally by year Paris Category:1988 in French motorsport Category:1988 in African sport Category:Auto racing controversies