1990 Dakar Rally
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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
. The rally was won by 1981 world rally champion, Ari Vatanen
, for the third time in four years. The motorcycle class was won by Edi Orioli
.
Dakar Rally
The Dakar Rally is an annual rally raid type of off-road automobile race, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation...
event. 465 competitors started from La Défense
La Défense
La Défense is a major business district of the Paris aire urbaine. With a population of 20,000, it is centered in an orbital motorway straddling the Hauts-de-Seine département municipalities of Nanterre, Courbevoie and Puteaux...
. 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....
, for the third time in four years. The motorcycle class was won by Edi Orioli
Edi Orioli
Edi Orioli , is an Italian rallying motorcycle racer.Many consider Orioli to be one of the best motorcyclists in rallying, with four victories in the Dakar Rally, and one victory in the Pharaoh Rally, and was considered a great motorcyclist before commencing a career in automobile racing.-Honours:*...
.