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
edit| Stage | Date | From | To | Total (km) |
Stage winners | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bikes | Cars | Trucks | |||||
| 1 | 4 January |  Dakar |
Tambacounda |
587 |  S. Peterhansel |
J-P. Fontenay |
E. Pelichet
|
| 2 | 5 January | Tambacounda |
 Kayes |
594 | S. Peterhansel |
J-L. Schlesser |
 P. Reif
|
| 3 | 6 January | Kayes |
Nara |
592 | S. Peterhansel |
 K. Shinozuka |
P. Reif
|
| 4 | 7 January | Nara |
Timbuktu |
658 | S. Peterhansel |
B. Saby |
 M. Koreny
|
| 5 | 8 January | Timbuktu |
Gao |
482 | T. Magnaldi |
J-P. Fontenay |
P. Reif
|
| 6 | 9 January | Gao |
Ménaka |
332 | S. Peterhansel |
K. Shinozuka |
B. Slenovsky
|
| 7 | 10 January | Ménaka |
 Tahoua |
396 |  C. Sotelo |
J-P. Fontenay |
K. Loprais
|
| 8 | 11 January | Tahoua |
Agadez |
820 | S. Peterhansel |
K. Shinozuka |
K. Loprais
|
| 12 January | Agadez |
Rest day | |||||
| 9 | 13 January | Agadez |
Oclan |
460 | T. Magnaldi |
 J. Kleinschmidt |
P. Reif
|
| 10 | 14 January | Oclan |
Kidal |
537 | J. Arcarons |
 D. Guedes |
P. Reif
|
| 11 | 15 January | Kidal |
Timbuktu |
577 |  J. Lewis |
J-P. Strugo |
P. Reif
|
| 12 | 16 January | Timbuktu |
 Néma |
588 | S. Peterhansel |
J-P. Fontenay |
P. Reif
|
| 13 | 17 January | Néma |
Kiffa |
604 | É. Bernard |
H. Masuoka |
P. Reif
|
| 14 | 18 January | Kiffa |
Saint-Louis |
751 | P. Marques |
J-P. Fontenay |
P. Reif
|
| 15 | 19 January | Saint-Louis |
Dakar |
255 | J. Brucy |
J. Kleinschmidt |
 J. Petit
|
Final standings
editMotorcycles
edit| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Entrant | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel |
Yamaha | Yamaha Motor France | 65:14:37 |
| 2 | 17 | Oscar Gallardo |
Cagiva | Pelayo Mutua de Seguros | +2:35:16 |
| 3 | 8 | David Castera |
Yamaha | Yamaha Motor France | +2:56:25 |
| 4 | 7 | Jimmy Lewis |
KTM | KTM USA | +3:28:15 |
| 5 | 11 | Dirk von Zitzewitz |
KTM | KTM Sport | +4:28:38 |
| 6 | 73 | Jurgen Mayer |
KTM | MSA | +6:01:53 |
| 7 | 45 | Jean Brucy |
KTM | Raid Aventure | +7:17:10 |
| 8 | 41 | Paulo Manuel Marques |
KTM | Portugal RPM | +7:18:10 |
| 9 | 27 | Norbert Schilcher |
KTM | MSA | +7:20:30 |
| 10 | 10 | Eric Bernard |
KTM | E.Leclerc | +7:27:54 |
Cars
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Car | Entrant | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 205 | Kenjiro Shinozuka |
 Henri Magne |
Mitsubishi | Sonauto Mitsubishi | 61:56:31 |
| 2 | 200 | Jean-Pierre Fontenay |
Bruno Musmarra |
Mitsubishi | Sonauto Mitsubishi | +4:16 |
| 3 | 202 | Bruno Saby |
Dominique Serieys |
Mitsubishi | Sonauto Mitsubishi | +9:12 |
| 4 | 220 | Hiroshi Masuoka |
Andreas Schulz |
Mitsubishi | Sonauto Mitsubishi | +2:25:27 |
| 5 | 206 | Jutta Kleinschmidt |
Jean Boutaire |
Schlesser | Schlesser-SEAT | +4:35:51 |
| 6 | 204 | Salvador Servia |
Gilles Picard |
Nissan | Nissan Europe | +5:15:14 |
| 7 | 216 | Jean-Pierre Strugo |
Bruno Catarelli |
Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi International | +6:20:08 |
| 8 | 208 | Duarte Guedes |
Jacky Dubois |
Nissan | Team Dessoude | +9:23:13 |
| 9 | 268 |  Edoardo Argazzi |
Riccardo Argazzi |
Nissan | Team Dessoude | +9:40:41 |
| 10 | 224 | Carlos Sousa |
Philippe Rey |
Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi International | +23:28:05 |
Trucks
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Co-Drivers | Truck | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 427 | Peter Reif |
Johann Deinhofer |
Hino Ranger | 78:21:02 |
| 2 | 402 | Yoshimasa Sugawara |
Naoko Matsumoto Katsumi Hamura |
Hino Ranger | +3:33:27 |
| 3 | 411 | Joseph Petit |
Jean-Christophe Wagner Takeshi Hashimoto |
Hino Ranger | +4:08:52 |
| 4 | 425 | Edmond Pelichet |
Hubert Molina |
Mercedes-Benz | +6:43:50 |
| 5 | 406 | Gilbert Versino |
Christian Lacourt Christian Versino |
Mitsubishi Fuso The Great | +7:51:50 |
| 6 | 415 | Christophe Granjon |
Masaaki Imai Anthony Martineau |
Mitsubishi Fuso The Great | +10:33:16 |
| 7 | 404 | Christian Barbier |
Eric André Jean-Louis Berger |
Mercedes-Benz | +15:41:33 |
| 8 | 417 | Yves Ferri |
Michel Plateau Hubert Auvray |
Mercedes-Benz | +22:11:30 |
| 9 | 433 | Bernard Malferiol |
Patrick Croset Jean Rodrigues |
Mercedes-Benz | +23:43:18 |
| 10 | 434 | Michel Gambillon |
Raymond Louin Reynald Prive |
Mercedes-Benz | +25:52:51 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2007" (PDF). Dakar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-01-07.