1992 Paris–Cape Town Rally

The 1992 Paris-Cape Town Rally was the 14th running of the Dakar Rally event with a unique routing. The rally had a 7,722-mile (12,427 km) long route, starting from Paris, France, on 23 December 1991 and finishing at Cape Town, South Africa, on 16 January 1992. The route passed through Libya, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Angola, and Namibia.[1] Participants used maritime transport to get from Pointe-Noire (Republic of the Congo) to Lobito (Angola), so they did not cross the territory of Zaire. Hubert Auriol won the car category to go with his two victories in the motorcycle category. Stephane Peterhansel won the motorcycle category for the second year in succession.[1] The fastest truck in common car-truck classification was Francesco Perlini's Perlini on 16th place.

Cars and motorcycles on the start of the rally in Paris

Stages

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Stage[2] Date Start point Finish point Distance (km) Distance (mi) Special Stage (km) Special Stage (mi)
Prologue 23 December   Rouen, France   Rouen, France 3.6 2.2 3.6 2.2
1 24 December   Rouen, France   Paris, France 130 81 0 0
2 25 December   Paris, France   Sète, France 820 510 0 0
3 26 December   Misrata, Libya   Sirte, Libya 653 406 204 127
4 27 December   Sirte, Libya   Sabha, Libya 375 233 375 233
5 28 December   Sabha, Libya   Waw al-Kabir, Libya 546 339 546 339
6 29 December   Waw al-Kabir, Libya   Tummo, Libya 520 323 520 323
7 30 December   Tummo, Libya   Dirkou, Niger 738 459 738 459
8 31 December   Dirkou, Niger   N'Guigmi, Niger 601 373 601 373
9 1 January   N'Guigmi, Niger   N'Djamena, Chad 438 272 0 0
10 2 January   N'Djamena, Chad   Sarh, Chad 695 432 331 206
11 3 January   Sarh, Chad   Bouar, Central African Republic 663 412 520 323
12 4 January   Bouar, Central African Republic   Yaoundé, Cameroon 660 410 260 162
13 5 January   Yaoundé, Cameroon   Oyem, Gabon 400 249 113 70
14 6 January   Oyem, Gabon   Franceville, Gabon 793 493 619 385
15 7 January   Franceville, Gabon   Pointe-Noire, Congo 677 421 354 220
8 January Rest day
9 January Rest day
16 10 January   Lobito, Angola   Namibe, Angola 500 311 150 93
17 11 January   Namibe, Angola   Ruacana, Namibia 517 321 225 140
18 12 January   Ruacana, Namibia   Grootfontein, Namibia 600 373 280 174
19 13 January   Grootfontein, Namibia   Gobabis, Namibia 450 280 0 0
20 14 January   Gobabis, Namibia   Keetmanshoop, Namibia 600 373 0 0
21 15 January   Keetmanshoop, Namibia   Springbok, South Africa 450 280 100 62
22 16 January   Springbok, South Africa   Cape Town, South Africa 611 380 0 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2009" (PDF). Dakar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  2. ^ "Historic Book" (PDF). Dakar Rally. ASO. 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.