1990 Paris–Dakar Rally

1990 Dakar Rally also known as the 1990 Paris–Dakar Rally was the 12th running of the Dakar Rally event. 465 competitors started from La Défense.[1] The rally was won by 1981 world rally champion, Ari Vatanen, for the third time in four years.[2] The motorcycle class was won by Edi Orioli.[1]
Stages
| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Special (km) | Total (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prologue | 25 December | 5 | |||
| Prologue | 26 December | 3.5 | |||
| 1 | 29 December | 273 | 539 | ||
| 2 | 30 December | 609 | 707 | ||
| 3 | 31 December | 446 | 687 | ||
| 4 | 1 January | 641 | |||
| 5 | 2 January | 504 | |||
| 6 | 3 January | 497 | |||
| 7 | 4 January | 499 | 657 | ||
| 8 | 5 January | 425 | 483 | ||
| 9 | 6 January | 780 | 780 | ||
| Rest | 7 January | ||||
| 10 | 8 January | 198 | 483 | ||
| 11 | 9 January | 222 | 431 | ||
| 12 | 10 January | 492 | 638 | ||
| 13 | 11 January | 412 | |||
| 14 | 12 January | 674 | |||
| 15 | 13 January | 458 | 738 | ||
| 16 | 14 January | 280 | |||
| 17 | 15 January | 200 | 838 | ||
| 18 | 16 January | 40 | 227 | ||
| Total | 8,564 | 11,420 | |||
Stage Winners
| Stage | Cars | Bikes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prologue | Citroën | Husqvarna | ||
| Prologue | Mitsubishi | Husqvarna | ||
| 1 | Peugeot | Cagiva | ||
| 2 | Peugeot | Cagiva | ||
| 3 | Peugeot | Yamaha | ||
| 4 | Peugeot | Cagiva | ||
| 5 | Peugeot | Cagiva | ||
| 6 | Peugeot | Cagiva | ||
| 7 | Peugeot | Cagiva | ||
| 8 | Peugeot | Yamaha | ||
| 9 | Mitsubishi | Cagiva | ||
| 10 | Peugeot | Cagiva | ||
| 11 | Peugeot | Yamaha | ||
| 12 | Mitsubishi | Cagiva | ||
| 13 | Peugeot | Yamaha | ||
| 14 | Peugeot | Cagiva | ||
| 15 | Lada | Gilera | ||
| 16 | Peugeot | Yamaha | ||
| 17 | Mitsubishi | Suzuki | ||
| 18 | Peugeot | Yamaha | ||
References
- ^ a b "History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2007" (PDF). Dakar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
- ^ "Vatanen on comeback trail". BBC Sport. 4 November 2002. Retrieved 2009-02-28.