Dakar Rally
off-road rally raid
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Summary
Dakar Rally is a recurring sporting event[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of recurring sporting event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,996 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Thierry Sabine[3]
- Country: France[4], Saudi Arabia[5]
- Instance of: international sporting event[6]
- Named after: Dakar[7]
- Location: Saudi Arabia[8]
- Subclass of: rally raid race[9]
- Commons category: Dakar Rally[10]
- Edition number: 40[11]
- Has part(s): 1979 Paris–Dakar Rally[12], 1980 Paris–Dakar Rally[13], 1981 Paris–Dakar Rally[14], 1982 Paris–Dakar Rally[15], 1983 Paris–Dakar Rally[16], 1984 Paris–Dakar Rally[17], 1985 Paris–Dakar Rally[18], 1986 Paris–Dakar Rally[19], 1987 Paris–Dakar Rally[20], 1988 Paris–Dakar Rally[21], 1989 Paris–Dakar Rally[22], 1990 Paris–Dakar Rally[23], 1991 Paris–Dakar Rally[24], 1992 Paris–Cape Town Rally[25]
- Inception: 1979[26]
- Sport: rally raid[27], auto racing[28], motorcycle sport[29], truck racing[30]
- Organizer: Amaury Sport Organisation[31], Thierry Sabine Organisation[32]
- Official website: https://www.dakar.com/[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dakar Rally[34]
- Number of participants: 482[35]
- External data available at URL: http://www.dakardantan.com/[36]
- Described by source: Great journeys: travel the world's most spectacular routes[37]
Why It Matters
Dakar Rally has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 113 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]