Rally Dakar 1986
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; Cyril Neveu won the motorcycle class. The event was overshadowed by the death of the event organiser, Thierry Sabine, and four others, including French singer Daniel Balavoine, in a helicopter crash.
Dakar '86, Dakar of the Heart": Thierry Sabine makes the announcement that several water pumps will be offered to the
most impoverished cities and villages of the Sahel.
The Dakar veteran: he has a white beard and has celebrated 73 birthdays. His name is Marcel Hugueny, a retired surgeon,
who, for the first time since 1978, will not participate in the race as a competitor (lack of sponsors), but as a driver of an official race vehicle.The Marreaus desert Renault: the "foxes of the desert", also known as the Marreau brothers, abandon their loyalty to the house of Renault. After the R4 (1978 and 80), R20 (81, 82), R18 (83, 84 and 85), this year they will compete in a Lada Niva.Honda triple feat in motorcycles: behind Cyril Neveu are Frenchman Lalay and Italy's Balestrieri.Porsche's double: the Metge-Lemoyne duo finish ahead of Ickx and Brasseur.
NUMBER OF COMPETITORS: 486
- At the start: 282 cars
131 motorcycles
73 camions
- At the finish: 100 véhicles
including 71 cars/trucks
29 motorcycles
Dakar '86, Dakar of the Heart": Thierry Sabine makes the announcement that several water pumps will be offered to the
most impoverished cities and villages of the Sahel.
The Dakar veteran: he has a white beard and has celebrated 73 birthdays. His name is Marcel Hugueny, a retired surgeon,
who, for the first time since 1978, will not participate in the race as a competitor (lack of sponsors), but as a driver of an official race vehicle.The Marreaus desert Renault: the "foxes of the desert", also known as the Marreau brothers, abandon their loyalty to the house of Renault. After the R4 (1978 and 80), R20 (81, 82), R18 (83, 84 and 85), this year they will compete in a Lada Niva.Honda triple feat in motorcycles: behind Cyril Neveu are Frenchman Lalay and Italy's Balestrieri.Porsche's double: the Metge-Lemoyne duo finish ahead of Ickx and Brasseur.
NUMBER OF COMPETITORS: 486
- At the start: 282 cars
131 motorcycles
73 camions
- At the finish: 100 véhicles
including 71 cars/trucks
29 motorcycles