1. Introduction
2, players
race for the drivers whether the pros and unlimited, around 80 percentage contestants are amateur. In addition to drivers and pilots rely on the roadmap committee of outside, but also with the compass until the GPS global positioning system, and to get through each assembly point.
3, the stadium environment
Dakar Rally road race distribution in the Sahara Desert, Mauritania desert and savannah most of the stages are away from the road, you need through the dunes, mud, grass, rocks and desert. Distance from the vehicle traveling each day ranging from a few kilometers to hundreds of kilometers. Competition need to go through the complex terrain and difficult than normal to rally. Racing in the desert during the day to withstand the high temperatures of 40 degrees, but also to spend the night in sub-zero low temperatures. In addition to the usual racing faults, will face off oil lost cause, without food or even abandon racing situation.
In 2009 the event moved to South America after the hold, those distributed in FlambalBetween a and the Andes, the Atacama desert, and the endless stretches of sand dunes in Peru, will bring varied and enormous difficulties to drivers.
The method of taking the game grid spacing. Since only a dozen stage of the competition, each stage are very long, so at some stage there will be motorcycles, small vehicles and large trucks to keep pace scenes.
4, the race to protect
Because unlike WRC maintenance team can reach the designated area to wait for the car to come by as maintenance and supply general road ahead, so each team will be chartered plane carrying All parts, supplies and maintenance technicians, before the car arrived in the designated area (mostly airstrip). Dozens of aircraft were painted with their own fleet of aircraft parked together LOGO, LOGO when covered with the same car to the pits, it will be concentrated in the lower wing repair and replenishment. So in addition to the game highly ornamental outside the Paris – Dakar Rally service park is also very ornamental value.
Organizing Committee regulations, as the race car fuel used for specific varieties, usually gas stations do not have the ability to provide this oil, and therefore can only wait for the organizing committee to send aircraft air transport fuel to come, in some particular race period, the organizing committee will specify several gas stations.
each rider can only supply a few sandwiches and a few bottles of mineral water daily provision of the tournament organizing committee, because the drivers are desperate race against time to run a few processes can not be self-supply. In addition, communication problems also plagued the drivers make, they can only stay in touch in the press center and rear seating areas, each seating area very far apart, and calls expensive.
5, the history of
Paris-Dakar Rally was founded by Zeljko Sabine (Thierry Sabine ).
In 1977, Zeljko Sabine in the desertLost, accidentally discovered a place very suitable for rally, so he founded the tournament in the second year. The earliest Rally route to Paris, France to Dakar, Senegal, only when crossing the Mediterranean, the game will be temporarily interrupted. Then in three decades, due to the often influenced by political and other factors, the race route (including start, end) often have to change. Early Rally often across Algeria.
In 1986, Sabin to the scene to monitor the competition, were killed in a helicopter crash accident.
In 1994, the only time the race route from Paris to Dakar and back to Paris. But because complaining about the mayor of Paris, the end of the rally from the Champs Elysees and moved to Disneyland Paris. Since then the organizers will need regular replacement race route.
2007 Dakar Rally race before the start of the General Assembly temporarily canceled for security reasons sections 10 and 11 stages of the game, therefore, the Dakar Rally has become the shortest race in the history of a race .
2008 January 4, 2008 Dakar Rally from the start as well as the time of day, the tournament suddenly announced taking into account security grounds to cancel all the games of this Dakar.
In 2009, due to the continent by the threat of terrorism, for security reasons, the organizing committee decided to transfer the game to be South America, accused the difficulty of the game decreased.
In 2010, the Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina starting on January 1, 2010, which lasted 16 days, stages a total length of 9030 km.
2011 Dakar Rally, held in Argentina and Chile from January 1 to 16, the whole event is about 9500 kilometers.
In 2012, the 34th Dakar Rally Dakar Rally is the fourth held in South America, in addition to the first three times out of Argentina and intelligence between the two countries stage, the game added a new territory in Peru four stages, the first time through the three South American countries of Argentina, Chile and Peru. Game total mileage of more than 8300 kilometers, of which more than 4100 km timed stage.
6, vehicle classification
game is a multi-race vehicles, motorcycles divided into groups, small car group (including sedans and SUVs) and trucks group, car number in order to 1,2,3 beginning. Such as 105, No. 5 represents the group of motorcycle racing, No. 8, 208 represents a small car group, 312 denotes the truck 12 cars. The work car 4 places to start with a number.
car
Initially, most European utility vehicles such as Land Rover, Rover, Toyota Land Cruiser, Mercedes – Benz G-Class Peace Pinzgauer (Pinzgauer) He dominated the game, while others, such as Rolls-Royce, Citroën and even Porsche is a modified car to participate in the competition. Since 2002, the group participating automotive vehicles mainly Mitsubishi Pajero, Nissan and modern; in recent years, the strength of the coveted championship only Volkswagen Touareg (Toureg) and Mitsubishi Pajero (Pajero). Mercedes-Benz (Benz), Rover (Rover) and BMW (BMW) SUV also participate in the competition, but little results. Jean – Louis Schlesser for the game to manufacture a series of sandy off-road vehicles and eventually won the championship twice.
Trucks
comprising a truck Tatra (Tatra), Kamaz (Kamaz), Hino, MAN (MAN), Duff and Unimog. In the 1980s, DAF and Mercedes – Benz twin-engine, more than 1,000 horsepower truck launched a fierce competition. Later Tatra, Perlini and Kamaz has successively won.
Motorcycles
KTM is now the most leading and most popular motorcycle.
At present, the group mainly by automobile Volkswagen, Mitsubishi and Nissan won three, while the motorcycle group is a Yamaha and KTM showdown. After 2000, the battle group’s heavy truck down to Duff, Tatra, Mercedes – Benz and between Kamaz.
7, race route
1999: Spain Granada – Dakar
2000: Dakar – Cairo, Egypt
2001 : Paris – Dakar
2002: France Arras – Madrid – Dakar
2003: Marseille – Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
2004 in: France Clermont-Ferrand – Dakar
2005: Barcelona, Spain – Dakar
2006-2007: Lisbon – Dakar
2008: Race was canceled
2009: Buenos Aires – Chile – Buenos Aires
2010: Buenos Aires – Chile – Buenos Aires
2011: Buenos Aires – the most northern point of Arica, Chile (ARICA) – Buenos Aires closed car
2012: Argentine coastal city of Mar del Plata – Lima, Peru.
8, the previous champion
Automotive Group motorcycle group 2011 Attiyah AL-ATTIYAH (VW) Coma Coma (KTM) 2010 Sainz (VW) Despres (KTM) 2009 Germany – Villiers de Villiers / Zitzewitz (Volkswagen) Coma Coma (KTM) 2008 2007 cancellation cancellation Peterhansel Peterhansel / Cottret (Mitsubishi) Cyril Despres (KTM ) 2006 Alphand Alphand / Picard (threeLing) Coma Coma (KTM) 2005 Peterhansel Peterhansel / Cottret (Mitsubishi) Cyril Despres (KTM) 2004 Peterhansel Peterhansel / Cottret (Mitsubishi) Roma Roma (KTM) 2003 Masuoka Hiroshi Masuoka / Schulz ( Mitsubishi) Thain Cote Sainct (KTM) 2002 Masuoka Hiroshi Masuoka / Maimon (Mitsubishi) Fabrizio Meoni (KTM) 2001 Kleinschmidt Kleinschmidt / Schulz (Mitsubishi) Fabrizio Meoni (KTM) 2000 Schlesser Schlesser / Magne (Schlesser) Thane Cote Sainct (BMW) 1999 Schlesser Schlesser / Monnet (Schlesser) Thane Cote Sainct (BMW) 1998 Fontenay inner Fontenay / Picard (Mitsubishi) Peterhansel Peterhansel (Yamaha) 1997 Shinozuka Kenjiro Shinozuka / Magne (Mitsubishi) Peterhansel Peterhansel (Yamaha) 1996 Lartigue Lartigue / Prin (Citroen) Orie Orie Orioli (Yamaha) 1995 Lartigue Lartigue / Prin (Citroen) Peterhansel Peterhansel (Yamaha) 1994 Lartigue Lartigue / Prin (Citroen) Orie Orie Orioli (Kaji Wa) 1993 Saby Saby / Serieys (Mitsubishi) Peterhansel Peterhansel (Yamaha) 1992 Auriol Auriol / Monnet (Mitsubishi) Peterhansel Peterhansel (Yamaha ) 1991 Vatanen Vatanen / Berglund (Peugeot) Peterhansel Peterhansel (Yamaha) 1990 V Vatanenatanen / Berglund (Peugeot) Orimulsion Orimulsion Orioli (Kaji Wa) 1989 Vatanen Vatanen / Berglund (Peugeot) Lara Lalay (Honda) 1988 Kankkunen Kankkunen / Piironen (Peugeot) Orimulsion Orimulsion Orioli (Honda) 1987 Vatanen Vatanen / Giroux (Peugeot) Neff Neveu (Honda) 1986 Metzger Metge / Lemoyne (Porsche) Neff Neveu (Honda) 1985 Zha Niluo in Zaniroli / Da Silva (Mitsubishi) Rahil Rahier (BMW ) 1984 Metzger Metge / Lemoyne (Porsche) Rahil Rahier (BMW) 1983 Ickes Ickx / Brasseur (Mercedes) Auriol Auriol (BMW) 1982 Mariupol Marreau / Marreau (Renault) Neff Neveu (Honda ) 1981 Metzger Metge / Giroux (Land Rover) Auriol Auriol (BMW) 1980 科图林斯基 Kotulinsky / Luffelman (VW) Neff Neveu (Yamaha) 1979- Neff Neveu (Yamaha)
9 historical tragedy
In 1979 a motorcyclist accidental death.
In 1981 Tommaso reporter and three technicians were killed.
In 1982 a competition truck overturned, correspondent Ursula – Zeci Shi killed. Dutch riders Oosterhout Islamic missing. Mali boy died of a racing wheel.
In 1983 French motorcyclist killed in Pineu airport.
In 1984, a woman was killed by a car.
In 1985 a Nigerian girl was run over by the car.
In 1986 Japan Yasuo gold motorcyclists died in a car accident in southern France. In addition, a helicopter crash over Mali encounter, five people on board were no survivors. Including the founder and organizer of the Dakar Rally Zeljko Sabine. Italian Mali O’Neal fell off the motorcycle at the last stage, she died.
In 1987 the French chemist Henri Mauren was run over by the car.
In 1988 in Dakar’s 10th anniversary, six people died.
In 1990 the French card driver Kabbah being shot to death inside. Finland reporters Saermideng an accident killed.
In 1991 two French card driver Sony Mubarak and 博格奥伊斯 in the second stage towards the end of the collision, died at the same time.
1992 1989 motorcycle group champion, France Lale talented driver and race car driving medical vehicle collision killed. Senegal is a young man run over by a car competition.
1994 BMW 59 year-old Belgian rider Michel – Sanson fall from the motorcycle, died.
In 1996 the French card drivers Ge root in the fifth stage stepping on landmines, was killed. 24-year-old Spanish fans Thomas – Wu Erpi suffered a serious car accident following the race, died. Guinea with a little girl was killed in a motorcycle accident.
In 1997 the French amateur riders Leduc was killed.
In 1998 in Mauritania, a participating local taxi collided with a vehicle, four people died and three were seriously injured.
In 2001 in the first stage, a passing civilian vehicle collided with a truck rally, civilian truck drivers killed on the spot. 10 days later, the mechanic 维尔格内斯 died in a car crash.
In 2003 French nationality navigator Bruno – Calvet and Nepartak was driving the car collided with boulders, Calvet died on the spot.
In 2005 Peres in a car accident after the death of Fabrizio sudden death, two Belgian motorcyclists killed 5-year-old girl at the wheelThey were killed.
January 9, 2006, the Australian rider Andy – Cold Harcourt (AndyCaldecott) due to suffer a fatal neck injury and death; January 13, a 10-year-old African children crossing No. 402 racing car was knocked down and killed when the group stage through the road.
2007 奥比约克斯 motorcycle riders in the first group stage 14 and 15 kilometers away from the end of a heart attack died; South African rider Simon (ElmerSymons) Unfortunately born in the race car fall death.
In 2009, 49-year-old veteran driver Terry because of an accident gave their lives, became the first South American Dakar Rally sacrifice.
January 2010, 75 kilometers of the first stage of Rio – was killed after Ku Aotuo town (RioCuarto), a 28-year-old female audience ran wide racing was injured, four other spectators were injured in the accident.
January 2, 2011, French biker Esquirol fell from the motorcycle down the left side of the body multiple fractures hip bone and the shoulder; then, 50-year-old Adelaide Malta suffered a serious accident, resulting in a severe concussion, chest injuries.
January 1, 2012, the first stage in Argentina motorcyclists Martinez · Bo Ailuo killed and at noon the same day, 37-year-old Argentine Louis 索尔达比尼 with a 12-year-old when her son Thomas to watch the game, near the city of Tres arroyos plane crash and died.
10, Chinese driver
In 2003, the first time China participated in the Dakar Rally drivers, they are Luo Ding and Liu earth their early exit in the second game.
In 2004, Rhodin again participate in the competition, won the first 47, he became the first Chinese to complete the Dakar race drivers.
Lu Ningjun is participating in most of the game the number of Chinese people, respectively, in 2004, 2005, 2006In 2007 and 2009, for five consecutive years of competition.
In 2005, riders from China Zhou Yong first participation in the Dakar Rally on No. 19 to finish all game, became history as the first reached the top 20 of Chinese drivers.
In 2006, Xu Lang won the first 19.
2007 January 16, the 28th Dakar Rally, Nissan – Paladin team of Chinese driver Xu Lang ranked 19th in total score standings, teammate Zhou Yong ranked No. 43.
2009 Dakar Rally first stage, for the first time to participate in a motorcycle race group of Chinese players Chen Jianguo and Wei Guanghui, respectively, in five hours 36 minutes 19 seconds and 6 hours 11 minutes 20 seconds ranked No. 199 and 207 bit, Lu Ningjun ranked car group 63.
2010 Dakar Rally Yong sent off after five hours still ranked No. 22, which is the best result in this competition Chinese driver for the first time participating Zhouyuan De / Du too wide at No. 31 bit, Jiang Yaohuan / Lv Yiyu, Liu Kun, 40, 42 points out the first place. In the motorcycle group, the total standings Su Wenmin eventually finished 69th. Chinese truck driver Li Yang won the first 26.