Dakar Rally honors: list of winners by category

Since the toughest rally in the world began to write his story in 1979, up to 37 riders (including cars and motorcycles) have been able to touch the sky between the dunes and the sand of a desert that, despite having varied its scenery, has never lost its essence. The Dakar has become one of the most attractive competitions in the motor world And as in every story, the mythical raid has a great protagonist who has been able to afford to take youe the nickname ‘Monsieur Dakar’… after fourteen crowns challenging the desert. Stephane peterhansel began his legend on a motorcycle in 1991 and has achieved his last triumph in 2021… on four wheels.

Although Genestier, in cars, and Neveu, in motorcycles, inaugurated the list of winners, the Frenchman shone to dominate a story in which the best Spanish is the name Marc Coma. The Catalan achieved five victories between 2006 and 2015 on two wheels (Benavides has taken the last one) and in cars, with his victory in 2020, Carlos Sainz was only two behind his compatriot. Both are equaled to three on a list to which from 1980, 2009 and 2017, the winners in trucks, quadricycles and SSV were also added respectively.