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1997 Paris–Dakar Rally
Off-road motorsport event in Africa
Off-road motorsport event in Africa
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1997 Dakar Rally |
| previous_round | 1996 Dakar Rally |
| next_round | 1998 Dakar Rally |
| country | |
| Mauritania | |
| startdate | 4 |
| enddate | 19 January 1997 |
| stages | 15 |
| stagekm_note | |
| overallkm_note | |
| category1 | Cars |
| driver1 | JPN Kenjiro Shinozuka |
| AND Henri Magne | |
| team1 | Mitsubishi |
| category2 | Bikes |
| driver2 | FRA Stéphane Peterhansel |
| team2 | Yamaha |
| category3 | Trucks |
| driver3 | AUT Peter Reif |
| AUT Johann Deinhofer | |
| team3 | Hino Ranger |
Mauritania AND Henri Magne AUT Johann Deinhofer
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. 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 winners | Bikes | Cars | Trucks | |||||
| 1 | 4 January | SEN Dakar | SEN Tambacounda | 587 | FRA S. Peterhansel | FRA J-P. Fontenay | FRA E. Pelichet | ||
| 2 | 5 January | SEN Tambacounda | MLI Kayes | 594 | FRA S. Peterhansel | FRA J-L. Schlesser | AUT P. Reif | ||
| 3 | 6 January | MLI Kayes | MLI Nara | 592 | FRA S. Peterhansel | JPN K. Shinozuka | AUT P. Reif | ||
| 4 | 7 January | MLI Nara | MLI Timbuktu | 658 | FRA S. Peterhansel | FRA B. Saby | CZE M. Koreny | ||
| 5 | 8 January | MLI Timbuktu | MLI Gao | 482 | FRA T. Magnaldi | FRA J-P. Fontenay | AUT P. Reif | ||
| 6 | 9 January | MLI Gao | MLI Ménaka | 332 | FRA S. Peterhansel | JPN K. Shinozuka | CZE B. Slenovsky | ||
| 7 | 10 January | MLI Ménaka | NIG Tahoua | 396 | ESP C. Sotelo | FRA J-P. Fontenay | CZE K. Loprais | ||
| 8 | 11 January | NIG Tahoua | NIG Agadez | 820 | FRA S. Peterhansel | JPN K. Shinozuka | CZE K. Loprais | ||
| 12 January | NIG Agadez | Rest day | |||||||
| 9 | 13 January | NIG Agadez | NIG Oclan | 460 | FRA T. Magnaldi | GER J. Kleinschmidt | AUT P. Reif | ||
| 10 | 14 January | NIG Oclan | MLI Kidal | 537 | ESP J. Arcarons | POR D. Guedes | AUT P. Reif | ||
| 11 | 15 January | MLI Kidal | MLI Timbuktu | 577 | USA J. Lewis | FRA J-P. Strugo | AUT P. Reif | ||
| 12 | 16 January | MLI Timbuktu | MRT Néma | 588 | FRA S. Peterhansel | FRA J-P. Fontenay | AUT P. Reif | ||
| 13 | 17 January | MRT Néma | MRT Kiffa | 604 | FRA É. Bernard | JPN H. Masuoka | AUT P. Reif | ||
| 14 | 18 January | MRT Kiffa | SEN Saint-Louis | 751 | POR P. Marques | FRA J-P. Fontenay | AUT P. Reif | ||
| 15 | 19 January | SEN Saint-Louis | SEN Dakar | 255 | FRA J. Brucy | DEU J. Kleinschmidt | BEL J. Petit |
Final standings
Motorcycles
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Entrant | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | FRA Stéphane Peterhansel | Yamaha | Yamaha Motor France | 65:14:37 | |
| 2 | 17 | ESP Oscar Gallardo | Cagiva | Pelayo Mutua de Seguros | +2:35:16 | |
| 3 | 8 | FRA David Castera | Yamaha | Yamaha Motor France | +2:56:25 | |
| 4 | 7 | USA Jimmy Lewis | KTM | KTM USA | +3:28:15 | |
| 5 | 11 | DEU Dirk von Zitzewitz | KTM | KTM Sport | +4:28:38 | |
| 6 | 73 | DEU Jurgen Mayer | KTM | MSA | +6:01:53 | |
| 7 | 45 | FRA Jean Brucy | KTM | Raid Aventure | +7:17:10 | |
| 8 | 41 | PRT Paulo Manuel Marques | KTM | Portugal RPM | +7:18:10 | |
| 9 | 27 | DEU Norbert Schilcher | KTM | MSA | +7:20:30 | |
| 10 | 10 | FRA Eric Bernard | KTM | E.Leclerc | +7:27:54 |
Cars
| Pos | No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Car | Entrant | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 205 | JPN Kenjiro Shinozuka | AND Henri Magne | Mitsubishi | Sonauto Mitsubishi | 61:56:31 |
| 2 | 200 | FRA Jean-Pierre Fontenay | FRA Bruno Musmarra | Mitsubishi | Sonauto Mitsubishi | +4:16 |
| 3 | 202 | FRA Bruno Saby | FRA Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | Sonauto Mitsubishi | +9:12 |
| 4 | 220 | JPN Hiroshi Masuoka | DEU Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | Sonauto Mitsubishi | +2:25:27 |
| 5 | 206 | DEU Jutta Kleinschmidt | FRA Jean Boutaire | Schlesser | Schlesser-SEAT | +4:35:51 |
| 6 | 204 | ESP Salvador Servia | FRA Gilles Picard | Nissan | Nissan Europe | +5:15:14 |
| 7 | 216 | FRA Jean-Pierre Strugo | FRA Bruno Catarelli | Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi International | +6:20:08 |
| 8 | 208 | PRT Duarte Guedes | FRA Jacky Dubois | Nissan | Team Dessoude | +9:23:13 |
| 9 | 268 | ITA Edoardo Argazzi | ITA Riccardo Argazzi | Nissan | Team Dessoude | +9:40:41 |
| 10 | 224 | PRT Carlos Sousa | FRA Philippe Rey | Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi International | +23:28:05 |
Trucks
| Pos | No. | Driver | Co-Drivers | Truck | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 427 | AUT Peter Reif | AUT Johann Deinhofer | Hino Ranger | 78:21:02 |
| 2 | 402 | JPN Yoshimasa Sugawara | JPN Naoko Matsumoto | ||
| JPN Katsumi Hamura | Hino Ranger | +3:33:27 | |||
| 3 | 411 | BEL Joseph Petit | FRA Jean-Christophe Wagner | ||
| JPN Takeshi Hashimoto | Hino Ranger | +4:08:52 | |||
| 4 | 425 | FRA Edmond Pelichet | FRA Hubert Molina | Mercedes-Benz | +6:43:50 |
| 5 | 406 | FRA Gilbert Versino | FRA Christian Lacourt | ||
| FRA Christian Versino | Mitsubishi Fuso The Great | +7:51:50 | |||
| 6 | 415 | FRA Christophe Granjon | JPN Masaaki Imai | ||
| FRA Anthony Martineau | Mitsubishi Fuso The Great | +10:33:16 | |||
| 7 | 404 | FRA Christian Barbier | FRA Eric André | ||
| FRA Jean-Louis Berger | Mercedes-Benz | +15:41:33 | |||
| 8 | 417 | FRA Yves Ferri | FRA Michel Plateau | ||
| FRA Hubert Auvray | Mercedes-Benz | +22:11:30 | |||
| 9 | 433 | FRA Bernard Malferiol | FRA Patrick Croset | ||
| FRA Jean Rodrigues | Mercedes-Benz | +23:43:18 | |||
| 10 | 434 | FRA Michel Gambillon | FRA Raymond Louin | ||
| FRA Reynald Prive | Mercedes-Benz | +25:52:51 |
References
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