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

Dakar Rally The Dakar Rally () or simply "The Dakar" (), formerly known as the Paris–Dakar Rally (), is an annual rally raid organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). It is an off-road endurance event traversing terrain much tougher than convent ...

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

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; Cyril Neveu 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,

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, and four others, including French singer

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

Final standings

Cars

Bikes

References

Dakar Rally by year

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