Tough, rough, fast, difficult, hard… you can throw any noun, verb or phrase for it but not much can describe the iron will of the sportsman with balls-of-steel who are the Dakar Rally champions. These listed below are the champions of the Dakar Rally car races.
| Year | Driver / Navigator | Make | Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA) / Jean-Paul Cottret (FRA) | Mini All 4 Racing | Mar del Plata–Copiapó–Lima |
| 2011 | Nasser Al-Attiyah (QATAR) / Timo Gottschalk (GER) | Volkswagen Touareg | Argentina – Chile |
| 2010 | Carlos Sainz (SPAIN) / Lucas Cruz (SPAIN) | Volkswagen Touareg | Argentina – Chile |
| 2009 | Giniel De Villiers (RSA) / Dirk Von Zitzewitz (GER) | Volkswagen Touareg | Argentina – Chile |
| 2008 | Cancelled | - | - |
| 2007 | Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA) / Jean-Paul Cottret (FRA) | Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero Evo | Lisboa – Dakar |
| 2006 | Luc ALPHAND (FRA) / Gilles PICARD (FRA) | Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero Evo | Lisboa – Dakar |
| 2005 | Stephane PETERHANSEL (FRA) / Jean-Paul COTTRET (FRA) | Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero Evo | Barcelona – Dakar |
| 2004 | Stephane PETERHANSEL (FRA) / Jean-Paul COTTRET (FRA) | Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero Evo | Clermont-Ferrand – Dakar |
| 2003 | Hiroshi MASUOKA (JAP) / Andreas SCHULZ (GER) | Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero Evo | Marseille – Sharm el Sheikh |
| 2002 | Hiroshi MASUOKA (JAP) / Pascal MAIMON (FRA) | Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero Arras | Madrid – Dakar |
| 2001 | Jutta KLEINSCHMIDT (GER) / Andreas SCHULZ (GER) | Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero | Paris – Dakar |
| 2000 | Jean-Louis SCHLESSER (FRA) / Henri MAGNE (FRA) | Schlesser- Renault Megane X301 | Paris – Dakar – Cairo |
| 1999 | Jean-Louis SCHLESSER (FRA) / Philippe MONNET (FRA) | Schlesser-Renault Megane X301 | Granada – Dakar |
| 1998 | Jean-Pierre FONTENAY (FRA) / Gilles PICARD (FRA) | Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero | Paris – Granada – Dakar |
| 1997 | Kenjiro SHINOZUKA (JAP) / Henri MAGNE (FRA) | Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero | Dakar – Agades – Dakar |
| 1996 | Pierre LARTIGUE (FRA) / Michel PERIN (FRA) | Citroen ZX Rallye Raid Evo5 | Granada – Dakar |
| 1995 | Pierre LARTIGUE (FRA) / Michel PERIN (FRA) | Citroen ZX Rallye Raid Evo4 | Granada – Dakar |
| 1994 | Pierre LARTIGUE (FRA) / Michel PERIN (FRA) | Citroen ZX Rallye Raid Evo3 | Paris – Dakar – Paris |
| 1993 | Bruno SABY (FRA) / Dominique SERIYES (FRA) | Mitsubishi Pajero | Paris – Tanger – Dakar |
| 1992 | Hubert AURIOL (FRA) / Philippe MONNET (FRA) | Mitsubishi Pajero | Paris – Sirte – Cape Town |
| 1991 | Ari VATANEN (FIN) / Bruno BERGLUND (SWE) | Citroen ZX Rallye Raid | Paris – Tripoli – Dakar |
| 1990 | Ari VATANEN (FIN) / Bruno BERGLUND (SWE) | Peugeot 405 T16 | Paris – Tripoli – Dakar |
| 1989 | Ari VATANEN (FIN) / Bruno BERGLUND (SWE) | Peugeot 405 T16 | Paris – Tunis – Dakar |
| 1988 | Juha KANKKUNEN (FIN) / Juha PIIRONEN (FIN) | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Grand Raid | Paris – Algiers – Dakar |
| 1987 | Ari VATANEN (FIN) / Bernard GIROUX (FRA) | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Grand Raid | Paris – Algiers – Dakar |
| 1986 | Rene METGE (FRA) / Dominique LEMOYNE (FRA) | Porsche 959 | Paris – Algiers – Dakar |
| 1985 | Patrick ZANIROLI (FRA) / Jean DA SILVA (FRA) | Mitsubishi Pajero | Paris – Algiers – Dakar |
| 1984 | Rene METGE (FRA) / Dominique LEMOYNE (FRA) | Porsche 911 4×4 | Paris – Algiers – Dakar |
| 1983 | Jacky ICKX (BEL) / Claude BRASSEUR (FRA) | Mercedes 280 GE | Paris – Algiers – Dakar |
| 1982 | Claude MARREAU (FRA) / Bernard MARREAU (FRA) | Renault 20 Turbo | Paris – Algiers – Dakar |
| 1981 | Rene METGE (FRA) / Bernard GIROUX (FRA) | Range Rover | Paris – Algiers – Dakar |
| 1980 | Freddy KOTULINSKY (SWE) / Fred LUFFELMAN (SWE) | Volkswagen Iltis | Paris – Algiers – Dakar |
| 1979 | GENESTIER (FRA) / TERBIAUT (FRA) / LEMORDANT (FRA) | Range Rover (4th overall) | Paris – Algiers – Dakar |
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