1986 Dakar Rally also known as the 1986 Paris–Dakar Rally was the 8th running of the

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event. René Metge and Dominique Lemoyne won the car class for the second time, using a

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Cyril Neveu Cyril Neveu (born 20 September 1956 in Orléans, France) is a French former professional motocross, enduro and rally raid racer. He is notable for winning the motorcycle division of the Dakar Rally The Dakar Rally (or simply "The Dakar"; fo ...

won the motorcycle class on a Honda NXR750V, while Giacomo Vismara and Giulio Minelli used a Mercedes-Benz to win the truck class. The event was overshadowed by the death of the event organiser, Thierry Sabine, and four others, including French singer

Daniel Balavoine Daniel Xavier-Marie Balavoine (; 5 February 1952 – 14 January 1986) was a French singer and songwriter. He was hugely popular in the French-speaking world in the early 1980s; he inspired many singers of his generation such as Jean-Jacques Gol ...

and helicopter pilot François-Xavier Bagnoud in a helicopter crash.

Final standings

Cars

Bikes

References

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