1990 Paris–Dakar Rally

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.^[1] The rally was won by 1981 world rally champion, Ari Vatanen, for the third time in four years.^[2] The motorcycle class was won by Edi Orioli.^[1]

1990 Dakar Rally

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Gianni Lora Lamia Paris-Dakar 1990 Astra Truck BM309

Stages

Stage	Date	Start	Finish	Special (km)	Total (km)
Prologue	25 December	Chevilly		5
Prologue	26 December	Marseille		3.5
1	29 December	Tripoli	Ghadamès	273	539
2	30 December	Ghadamès	Ghat	609	707
3	31 December	Ghat	Sabha	446	687
4	1 January	Sabha	Tumu	641
5	2 January	Tumu	Dirkou	504
6	3 January	Dirkou	N'Gourti	497
7	4 January	N'Gourti	N'Djamena	499	657
8	5 January	N'Djamena	N'Guigmi	425	483
9	6 January	N'Guigmi	Agadez	780	780
Rest	7 January
10	8 January	Agadez	Tahoua	198	483
11	9 January	Tahoua	Niamey	222	431
12	10 January	Niamey	Gao	492	638
13	11 January	Gao	Tombouctou	412
14	12 January	Tombouctou	Néma	674
15	13 January	Néma	Tidjikja	458	738
16	14 January	Tidjikja	Kayes	280
17	15 January	Kayes	Saint Louis	200	838
18	16 January	Saint Louis	Dakar	40	227
Total				8,564	11,420

Stage Winners

Stage	Cars		Bikes
Prologue	Claude Arnoux	Citroën	Laurent Charbonnel [fr]	Husqvarna
Prologue	Pierre Lartigue	Mitsubishi	Laurent Charbonnel [fr]	Husqvarna
1	Ari Vatanen	Peugeot	Jordi Arcarons	Cagiva
2	Ari Vatanen	Peugeot	Edi Orioli	Cagiva
3	Ari Vatanen	Peugeot	Gilles Picard	Yamaha
4	Ari Vatanen	Peugeot	Alessandro De Petri [it]	Cagiva
5	Björn Waldegård	Peugeot	Alessandro De Petri [it]	Cagiva
6	Alain Ambrosino	Peugeot	Alessandro De Petri [it]	Cagiva
7	Ari Vatanen	Peugeot	Alessandro De Petri [it]	Cagiva
8	Ari Vatanen	Peugeot	Stephane Peterhansel	Yamaha
9	Kenjiro Shinozuka	Mitsubishi	Edi Orioli	Cagiva
10	Björn Waldegård	Peugeot	Alessandro De Petri [it]	Cagiva
11	Ari Vatanen	Peugeot	Carlos Mas Samora [es]	Yamaha
12	Kenjiro Shinozuka	Mitsubishi	Jordi Arcarons	Cagiva
13	Philippe Wambergue	Peugeot	Gilles Picard	Yamaha
14	Björn Waldegård	Peugeot	Alessandro De Petri [it]	Cagiva
15	Jacky Ickx	Lada	Roberto Mandelli	Gilera
16	Philippe Wambergue	Peugeot	Gilles Picard	Yamaha
17	Andrew Cowan	Mitsubishi	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki
18	Philippe Wambergue	Peugeot	Franco Picco	Yamaha