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.[1] Jutta Kleinschmidt became the first woman to win a stage of the Dakar Rally.[1] Japanese driver, Kenjiro Shinozuka, won the car class and Stephane Peterhansel won his fifth motorcycle title.[1]

Stages

StageDateFromToTotal
(km)
Stage winners
BikesCarsTrucks
14 JanuarySenegal DakarSenegal Tambacounda587 France S. PeterhanselFrance J-P. FontenayFrance E. Pelichet
25 JanuarySenegal TambacoundaMali Kayes594France S. PeterhanselFrance J-L. SchlesserAustria P. Reif
36 JanuaryMali KayesMali Nara592France S. PeterhanselJapan K. ShinozukaAustria P. Reif
47 JanuaryMali NaraMali Timbuktu658France S. PeterhanselFrance B. SabyCzech Republic M. Koreny
58 JanuaryMali TimbuktuMali Gao482France T. MagnaldiFrance J-P. FontenayAustria P. Reif
69 JanuaryMali GaoMali Ménaka332France S. PeterhanselJapan K. ShinozukaCzech Republic B. Slenovsky
710 JanuaryMali MénakaNiger Tahoua396Spain C. SoteloFrance J-P. FontenayCzech Republic K. Loprais
811 JanuaryNiger TahouaNiger Agadez820France S. PeterhanselJapan K. ShinozukaCzech Republic K. Loprais
12 JanuaryNiger AgadezRest day
913 JanuaryNiger AgadezNiger Oclan460France T. MagnaldiGermany J. KleinschmidtAustria P. Reif
1014 JanuaryNiger OclanMali Kidal537Spain J. ArcaronsPortugal D. GuedesAustria P. Reif
1115 JanuaryMali KidalMali Timbuktu577United States J. LewisFrance J-P. StrugoAustria P. Reif
1216 JanuaryMali TimbuktuMauritania Néma588France S. PeterhanselFrance J-P. FontenayAustria P. Reif
1317 JanuaryMauritania NémaMauritania Kiffa604France É. BernardJapan H. MasuokaAustria P. Reif
1418 JanuaryMauritania KiffaSenegal Saint-Louis751Portugal P. MarquesFrance J-P. FontenayAustria P. Reif
1519 JanuarySenegal Saint-LouisSenegal Dakar255France J. BrucyGermany J. KleinschmidtBelgium J. Petit

Final standings

Motorcycles

PosNo.RiderBikeEntrantTime
11France Stéphane PeterhanselYamahaYamaha Motor France65:14:37
217Spain Oscar GallardoCagivaPelayo Mutua de Seguros+2:35:16
38France David CasteraYamahaYamaha Motor France+2:56:25
47United States Jimmy LewisKTMKTM USA+3:28:15
511Germany Dirk von ZitzewitzKTMKTM Sport+4:28:38
673Germany Jurgen MayerKTMMSA+6:01:53
745France Jean BrucyKTMRaid Aventure+7:17:10
841Portugal Paulo Manuel MarquesKTMPortugal RPM+7:18:10
927Germany Norbert SchilcherKTMMSA+7:20:30
1010France Eric BernardKTME.Leclerc+7:27:54

Cars

PosNo.DriverCo-DriverCarEntrantTime
1205Japan Kenjiro ShinozukaAndorra Henri MagneMitsubishiSonauto Mitsubishi61:56:31
2200France Jean-Pierre FontenayFrance Bruno MusmarraMitsubishiSonauto Mitsubishi+4:16
3202France Bruno SabyFrance Dominique SerieysMitsubishiSonauto Mitsubishi+9:12
4220Japan Hiroshi MasuokaGermany Andreas SchulzMitsubishiSonauto Mitsubishi+2:25:27
5206Germany Jutta KleinschmidtFrance Jean BoutaireSchlesserSchlesser-SEAT+4:35:51
6204Spain Salvador ServiaFrance Gilles PicardNissanNissan Europe+5:15:14
7216France Jean-Pierre StrugoFrance Bruno CatarelliMitsubishiMitsubishi International+6:20:08
8208Portugal Duarte GuedesFrance Jacky DuboisNissanTeam Dessoude+9:23:13
9268Italy Edoardo ArgazziItaly Riccardo ArgazziNissanTeam Dessoude+9:40:41
10224Portugal Carlos SousaFrance Philippe ReyMitsubishiMitsubishi International+23:28:05

Trucks

PosNo.DriverCo-DriversTruckTime
1427Austria Peter ReifAustria Johann DeinhoferHino78:21:02
2402Japan Yoshimasa SugawaraJapan Naoko Matsumoto
Japan Katsumi Hamura
Hino+3:33:27
3411Belgium Joseph PetitFrance Jean-Christophe Wagner
Japan Takeshi Hashimoto
Hino+4:08:52
4425France Edmond PelichetFrance Hubert MolinaMercedes-Benz+6:43:50
5406France Gilbert VersinoFrance Christian Lacourt
France Christian Versino
Mitsubishi+7:51:50
6415France Christophe GranjonJapan Masaaki Imai
France Anthony Martineau
Mitsubishi+10:33:16
7404France Christian BarbierFrance Eric André
France Jean-Louis Berger
Mercedes-Benz+15:41:33
8417France Yves FerriFrance Michel Plateau
France Hubert Auvray
Mercedes-Benz+22:11:30
9433France Bernard MalferiolFrance Patrick Croset
France Jean Rodrigues
Mercedes-Benz+23:43:18
10434France Michel GambillonFrance Raymond Louin
France Reynald Prive
Mercedes-Benz+25:52:51

References

  1. 1 2 3 "History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2007" (PDF). Dakar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
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