1997 Paris–Dakar Rally

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

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

Motorcycles

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

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

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

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