Dakar Rally

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The Dakar Rally is a famous annual off-road endurance race, originally from Paris to Dakar and now held in various challenging terrains, known for its extreme difficulty and adventurous spirit.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf motorsport event
off-road endurance race
rally raid
alsoKnownAs Le Dakar
Paris–Dakar Rally
countryOfOrigin France
firstEditionFinishLocation Dakar
firstEditionStartLocation Paris
formerHostCountry France
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Niger
Senegal
formerHostRegion Africa
founder Thierry Sabine
frequency annual
genre rally raid racing
hasNotableFeature bivouac camps
limited assistance
long daily stages
navigation challenges
hasNotableRisk competitor fatalities
spectator accidents
hostCountry Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
Paraguay
Peru
Saudi Arabia
hostRegion Saudi Arabia
South America
inception 1978
mediaCoverage international
movedFromAfrica 2009
notableTerrain desert
dunes
off-road trails
rocky tracks
organizer Amaury Sport Organisation
originalRoute Paris to Dakar
participantType amateur drivers
professional drivers
raceType time-based stages
regulationType FIA cross-country rally regulations
FIM cross-country rally regulations
reputation adventurous endurance event
extremely difficult rally raid
safetyRisk high
sport motorsport
stageFormat multi-stage rally
typicalStartMonth January
vehicleClass cars
motorcycles
quads
side-by-side vehicles
trucks

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