1996 Granada–Dakar Rally

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1996 Dakar Rally, also known as the 1996 Paris-Dakar Rally, was the 18th running of the Dakar Rally event. It began on 29 December 1995 with a prologue stage in Granada, Spain - the second successive year the event began away from the traditional starting point of Paris - and ended in the Senegalese capital of Dakar on 14 January 1996. Pierre Lartigue won the car class for the third year in succession for Citroën and Edi Orioli won his fourth motorcycle title for Yamaha.[1] Viktor Moskovskikh secured the first trucks class title for the Russian Kamaz marque.

Stages

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Stage Date From To Total
(km)
Stage winners
Bikes Cars
P 29 December   Granada 0.3   J. Arcarons   K. Shinozuka
1 30 December   Granada   Málaga 4   K. Tiainen   B. Saby
2 31 December   Nador   Oujda 149   H. Kinigadner   A. Vatanen
3 1 January   Oujda   Er-Rachidia 328   S. Peterhansel   A. Vatanen
4 2 January   Er-Rachidia   Fam El Hisn 540   S. Peterhansel   P. Wambergue
5 3 January   Fam El Hisn   Smara 474   S. Peterhansel   P. Lartigue
6 4 January   Smara   Zouerat 603   E. Orioli   J-P. Fontenay
7 5 January   Zouerat   Atar 365   T. Magnaldi   A. Vatanen
8 6 January   Atar   Zouerat 511   F. Meoni   H. Masuoka
7 January   Zouerat Rest day
9 8 January   Zouerat   El Mreiti 629   J. Arcarons   P. Wambergue
10 9 January   El Mreiti   Tichit 632   D. Trolli   A. Vatanen
11 10 January   Tichit   Kiffa 530   E. Orioli   J-P. Fontenay
12 11 January   Kiffa   Kayes 275   D. Trolli   P. Wambergue
13 12 January   Kayes   Labe 516   F. Meoni   A. Vatanen
14 13 January   Labe   Tambacounda 620   F. Meoni   A. Vatanen
15 14 January   Tambacounda   Dakar 20   J. Arcarons   A. Vatanen

Final standings

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Motorcycles

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Pos No. Rider Bike Entrant Time
1 3   Edi Orioli Yamaha Yamaha Belgarda-Mobil 1 72:31:03
2 2   Jordi Arcarons KTM Lucky Strike-KTM +1:05:45
3 20   Carlos Sotelo KTM Lucky Strike-KTM +5:48:09
4 12   Gerard Jimmink KTM +6:44:53
5 17   Richard Sainct KTM Gauloises Blondes-KTM +7:35:38
6 29   Guido Maletti Kawasaki Kawasaki Italy +11:18:23
7 65   Oscar Gallardo Cagiva Pelayo Mutua de Seguros +11:33:12
8 134   Massimo Chiesa KTM +12:23:44
9 57   Norbert Schilcher KTM +12:38:08
10 35   Marcel Pilet KTM AO American Optical +13:34:39

Cars

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Pos No. Driver Co-Driver Car Entrant Time
1 201   Pierre Lartigue   Michel Perin Citroën Citroën Sport 65:44:38
2 207   Philippe Wambergue   Fred Gallagher Citroën Citroën Sport +1:11:54
3 206   Jean-Pierre Fontenay   Bruno Musmarra Mitsubishi Sonauto Mitsubishi +1:42:13
4 203   Ari Vatanen   Gilles Picard Citroën Citroën Sport +1:49:53
5 205   Salvador Servia   Jaime Puig Citroën Citroën Sport +3:16:45
6 208   Hiroshi Masuoka   Andreas Schulz Mitsubishi Sonauto Mitsubishi +6:26:20
7 202   Bruno Saby   Dominique Serieys Mitsubishi Sonauto Mitsubishi +11:06:06
8 216   Giacomo Vismara   Mario Cambiaghi Ssangyong Ssangyong Motor +20:22:40
9 209   Thierry Delavergne   Luis Arguelles Nissan Team Dessoude +21:17:09
10 212   Jean-Pierre Strugo   Bruno Catarelli Mitsubishi +23:38:51

References

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