1987 Dakar Rally
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1987 Dakar Rally also known as the 1987 Paris-Dakar Rally was the 9th running of the Dakar Rally
event. The rally was won by 1981 world rally champion, Ari Vatanen
. Cyril Neveu won his fifth motorcycle title after Hubert Auriol
broke both ankles in a fall and retired.
Dakar Rally
The Dakar Rally is an annual rally raid type of off-road automobile race, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation...
event. The rally was won by 1981 world rally champion, Ari Vatanen
Ari Vatanen
Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and Member of the European Parliament 1999–2009. Vatanen won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1981 and the Paris Dakar Rally four times....
. Cyril Neveu won his fifth motorcycle title after Hubert Auriol
Hubert Auriol
Hubert Auriol is a former French racing driver and former director of the Paris-Dakar Rally. Auriol was the first racer to win the Dakar in both bikes and automobiles....
broke both ankles in a fall and retired.