1986 Paris–Dakar Rally

Off-road motorsport event in France and Africa October 2018 1986 Paris–Dakar Rally 1985 Paris–Dakar Rally 1987 Paris–Dakar Rally MRT 1959 Cars Bikes Trucks 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. 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.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 Final standings Cars RankDriverCountryVehicle 1 René Metge / Dominique Lemoine Porsche 959 2 Jacky Ickx / Claude Brasseur Porsche 959 3 Pascal Rigal / Maingret Mitsubishi Pajero Bikes RankDriverCountryVehicle 1 Cyril Neveu Honda 2 Gilles Lalay Honda 3 Andrea Balistrieri Honda References Category:Dakar Rally by year Paris Paris Category:1986 in African sport