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1979 Dakar Rally, also known as the 1979 Paris–Dakar Rally was the first running of the Dakar Rally event.
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The rally began on 26 December 1978 from Paris, France and finished on 14 January 1979 in Dakar, Senegal, interrupted by a transfer across the Mediterranean. Cyril Neveu won the motorcycle category on a Yamaha, while the car category was won by Alain Génestier in a Range Rover [ wikipedia ]
Of the 182 starters, 74 completed the rally
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