Dakar 2026 - Extended Highlights Stage 9

Sign up for latest news and offers: https://www.dukevideo.com/ENews Ari Vatanen and Edi Orioli were the winners of the 1990 edition of the Paris-Dakar Rally but the race was - as always - about a lot more than just the headline results. 465 competitors set out from La Defense in Paris, proving that in just 12 short years the event had changed from a quirky challenge for hardy and adventurous amateurs to a global phenomenon attracting the biggest manufacturers and world famous drivers. For France

In 1989 the teams departed Paris on Christmas Day for a 20-day Paris-Dakar Rally expedition which would travel almost 11,000kms across seven countries. Ari Vatanen and Dakar veteran Jacky Ickx would lead the Peugeot charge, pushing the 405 T16 to the limit across the treacherous African landscape, chased throughout by the Mitsubishi Pajeros. The Mitsubishi team, which featured Andrew Cowan and Grand Prix star Patrick Tambay, endured a testing Dakar Rally, with poor quality fuel and reliability p

The Paris-Dakar Rally was one of the great motorsport adventures, travelling thousands of miles through the most challenging terrain on Earth. In 1984, the event became a race for survival as the harsh conditions and tough environment decimated the field. This action-packed review follows the 12,000km odyssey as 426 cars, motorcycles and trucks navigate eight countries in 20 drama-filled days. Share the triumph and tragedy as the teams encounter rocks, sand, dust, jungles and rivers in an energy