The 2018 Dakar Rally ended Saturday, January 20, in Cordoba,
Argentina. Three competitors added to their Dakar Rally overall victory total,
while two drivers won the race for the first time.
Eduard Nikolaev (Russia) won his third race in the truck
category, while Carlos Sainz (Spain) and Ignacio Casale (Chile) became two-time
Dakar Rally champions in cars and quads, respectively. Matthias Walkner
(Austria) and Reinaldo Varela (Brazil) won the race for the first time in their
careers.
A total of 62 competitors have now won at least one Dakar
Rally, and 27 have won more than once. Here is a list every driver who has won
the Dakar Rally at least once.
Dakar Rally Champions
(all categories) (62)
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Stephane Peterhansel – 13 (1991, 1992, 1993,
1995, 1997, 1998 – motorcycles; 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 – cars)
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Vladimir Chagin – 7 (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2006, 2010, 2011 – trucks)
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Karel Loprais – 6 (1988, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999,
2001 – trucks)
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Cyril Neveu – 5 (1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987 –
motorcycles)
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Cyril Despres – 5 (2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013 –
motorcycles)
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Marc Coma – 5 (2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015 – motorcycles)
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Edi Orioli – 4 (1988, 1990, 1994, 1996 – motorcycles)
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Ari Vatanen – 4 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991 – cars)
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Rene Metge – 3 (1981, 1984, 1986 – cars)
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Hubert Auriol – 3 (1981, 1983 – motorcycles; 1992
– cars)
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Pierre Lartigue – 3 (1994, 1995, 1996 – cars)
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Richard Sainct – 3 (1999, 2000, 2003 –
motorcycles)
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Marcos Patronelli – 3 (2010, 2013, 2016 – quads)
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Eduard Nikolaev – 3 (2013, 2017, 2018 – trucks)
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Georges Groine – 2 (1982, 1983 – trucks)
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Gaston Rahier – 2 (1984, 1985 – motorcycles)
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Francesco Perlini – 2 (1992, 1993 – trucks)
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Jean-Louis Schlesser – 2 (1999, 2000 – cars)
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Fabrizio Meoni – 2 (2001, 2002 – motorcycles)
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Hiroshi Masuoka – 2 (2002, 2003 – cars)
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Firdaus Kabirov – 2 (2005, 2009 – trucks)
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Alejandro Patronelli – 2 (2011, 2012 – quads)
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Nani Roma – 2 (2004 – motorcycles; 2014 – cars)
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Nasser Al-Attiyah – 2 (2011, 2015 – cars)
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Gerard de Rooy – 2 (2012, 2016 – trucks)
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Carlos Sainz – 2 (2010, 2018 – cars)
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Ignacio Casale – 2 (2014, 2018 – quads)
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Alain Genestier – 1 (1979 – cars)
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Jean-Francois Dunac – 1 (1979 – trucks)
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Freddy Kottulinsky – 1 (1980 – cars)
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Zohra Ataouat – 1 (1980 – trucks)
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Adrien Villette – 1 (1981 – trucks)
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Claude Marreau – 1 (1982 – cars)
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Jacky Ickx – 1 (1983 – cars)
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Pierre Laleu – 1 (1984 – trucks)
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Patrick Zaniroli – 1 (1985 – cars)
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Karl-Friedrich Capito – 1 (1985 – trucks)
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Giacomo Vismara – 1 (1986 – trucks)
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Jan de Rooy – 1 (1987 – trucks)
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Juha Kankkunen – 1 (1988 – cars)
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Gilles Lalay – 1 (1989 – motorcycles)
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Giorgio Villa – 1 (1990 – trucks)
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Jacques Houssat – 1 (1991 – trucks)
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Bruno Saby – 1 (1993 – cars)
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Viktor Moskovskikh – 1 (1996 – trucks)
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Kenjiro Shinozuka – 1 (1997 – cars)
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Peter Reif – 1 (1997 – trucks)
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Jean-Pierre Fontenay – 1 (1998 – cars)
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Jutta Kleinschmidt – 1 (2001 – cars)
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Luc Alphand – 1 (2006 – cars)
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Hans Stacey – 1 (2007 – trucks)
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Giniel de Villiers – 1 (2009 – cars)
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Josef Machacek – 1 (2009 – quads)
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Andrey Karginov – 1 (2014 – trucks)
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Ayrat Mardeev – 1 (2015 – trucks)
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Rafal Sonik – 1 (2015 – quads)
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Toby Price – 1 (2016 – motorcycles)
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Sam Sunderland – 1 (2017 – motorcycles)
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Sergey Karyakin – 1 (2017 – quads)
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Leandro Torres – 1 (2017 – SxS)
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Matthias Walkner – 1 (2018 – motorcycles)
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Reinaldo Varela – 1 (2018 – SxS)
Drivers to Win in
Multiple Categories (3)
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Stephane Peterhansel (13 overall; 7 cars, 6
bikes)
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Hubert Auriol (3 overall; 1 car, 2 bikes)
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Nani Roma (2 overall; 1 car, 1 bike)
Drivers to Win
Overall in Both Africa and South America (6)
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Stephane Peterhansel (13 in cars/motorcycles – 9
in Africa; 4 in South America)
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Vladimir Chagin (2 in trucks – 5 in Africa; 2 in
South America)
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Marc Coma (5 in motorcycles – 1 in Africa; 4 in
South America)
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Cyril Despres (5 in motorcycles – 2 in Africa; 3
in South America)
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Firdaus Kabirov (2 in trucks – 1 in Africa; 1 in
South America)
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Nani Roma (2 in cars/motorcycles – 1 in Africa;
1 in South America)
Number of Dakar Rally
Winners, By Country (21 Countries Total)
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France: 20 (Stephane Peterhansel, Cyril Despres,
Cyril Neveu, Rene Metge, Hubert Auriol, Pierre Lartigue, Richard Sainct, Georges
Groine, Jean-Louis Schlesser, Alain Genestier, Jean-Francois Dunac, Adrien
Villette, Claude Marreau, Pierre Laleu, Patrick Zaniroli, Gilles Lalay, Jacques
Houssat, Bruno Saby, Jean-Pierre Fontenay, Luc Alphand)
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Russia: 7 (Vladimir Chagin, Eduard Nikolaev, Firdaus
Kabirov, Viktor Moskovskikh, Andrey Karginov, Ayrat Mardeev, Sergey Karyakin)
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Italy: 5 (Edi Orioli, Francesco Perlini, Fabrizio
Meoni, Giacomo Vismara, Giorgio Villa)
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Spain: 3 (Marc Coma, Nani Roma, Carlos Sainz)
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Netherlands: 3 (Gerard de Rooy, Jan de Rooy, Hans
Stacey)
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Austria: 2 (Peter Reif, Matthias Walkner)
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Germany: 2 (Karl-Friedrich Capito, Jutta
Kleinschmidt)
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Belgium: 2 (Gaston Rahier, Jacky Ickx)
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Japan: 2 (Hiroshi Masuoka, Kenjiro Shinozuka)
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Finland: 2 (Ari Vatanen, Juha Kankkunen)
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Argentina: 2 (Marcos Patronelli, Alejandro
Patronelli)
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Brazil: 2 (Leandro Torres, Reinaldo Varela)
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Czech Republic: 2 (Karel Loprais, Josef
Machacek)
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Sweden: 1 (Freddy Kottulinsky)
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Algeria: 1 (Zohra Ataouat)
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South Africa: 1 (Giniel de Villiers)
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Qatar: 1 (Nasser Al-Attiyah)
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Chile: 1 (Ignacio Casale)
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Poland: 1 (Rafal Sonik)
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Australia: 1 (Toby Price)
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United Kingdom: 1 (Sam Sunderland)
Number of Dakar Rally
Overall Wins, By Country (21 Countries Total)
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France: 50
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Russia: 16
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Italy: 10
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Spain: 9
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Czech Republic: 7
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Finland: 5
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Netherlands: 4
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Argentina: 3
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Japan: 3
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Germany: 2
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Belgium: 2
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Qatar: 2
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Austria: 2
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Chile: 2
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Brazil: 2
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South Africa: 1
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Sweden: 1
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Algeria: 1
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Poland: 1
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Australia: 1
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United Kingdom: 1
Sources:
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Dakar Rally official website – www.dakar.com
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Dakar Rally – 2018 Media Guide
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Wikipedia – Dakar Rally
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