2006 Dakar Rally

2006 Dakar Rally
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Lisboa - Dakar 2006 route.
Host country Portugal
 Spain
 Morocco
Morocco/Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Western Sahara
 Mali
 Mauritania
 Guinea
 Senegal
Results
Cars winnerFrance Luc Alphand
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi
Bikes winnerSpain Marc Coma
KTM
Trucks winnerRussia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz

The 2006 Dakar Rally, also known as the 2006 Paris-Dakar Rally, was the 28th running of the Dakar Rally event. The 2006 event ran from 31 December 2005 to 15 January 2006.[1] It started from Lisbon, Portugal, and passed through Spain, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mali, Mauritania, Guinea, before finishing in Senegal.[1] The format included speed restrictions on motorcycles and trucks and reduced use of global positioning systems.[1] Competitors included double world rally champion, Carlos Sainz.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Portuguese start for Dakar Rally". BBC Sport. 23 November 2005. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  2. ^ "Sainz to take part in Dakar Rally". BBC Sport. 22 June 2005. Retrieved 2009-03-01.