1979 Paris–Dakar Rally
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1979 Dakar Rally, also known as the 1979 Paris–Alger–Dakar Rally was the first running of the Dakar Rally event. The rally began on 26 December 1978 from Paris, France and finished on 14 January 1979 in Dakar, Senegal, interrupted by a transfer across the Mediterranean. Cyril Neveu won the motorcycle category on a Yamaha, while the car category was won by Alain Génestier in a Range Rover.[1]
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Host country | France Algeria Niger Mali Senegal | |
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Cars winner | Alain Génestier Range Rover | |
Bikes winner | Cyril Neveu Yamaha XT500 | |
Trucks winner | Jean-François Dunac Pinzgauer |
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