Budapest-Bamako

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The Budapest-Bamako or Great African Run is a charity car race in Europe and Africa, and the largest amateur rally in the world.^[1][2] It is a low-budget version of the Dakar Rally,^[3] and goes from Budapest, Hungary to Bamako, Mali through the Sahara. It passes through Hungary, Austria or Slovenia, Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, Mauritania and Mali.^[4] The Budapest-Bamako was inspired by the Paris-Dakar Rally. There are few entry restrictions: as long as a vehicle is street legal, it can join the event.