1991 Dakar Rally also known as the 1991 Paris–Dakar Rally was the 13th running of the Dakar Rally event. The rally was won by 1981 world rally champion, Ari Vatanen, for the third successive time and for the fourth time in five years. Stéphane Peterhansel won the motorcycle category.
Stages
| Stage | Date | Stage | Special | Special (km) | Total (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prologue | 29 December |  Clermont-Ferrand
|
Prologue | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 1 | 1 January |  Tripoli- Ghadamès
|
Liaison | 0 | 604 |
| 2 | Ghadamès- Ghat
|
Ghadamès- Idri
|
594 | 594 | |
| 2 | Ghadamès- Ghat
|
Idri- Ghat
|
501 | 501 | |
| 3 | Ghat- Tumu
|
Ghat- Tumu
|
681 | 681 | |
| 4 | Tumu- Dirkou
|
Tumu- Dirkou
|
601 | 601 | |
| 5 | Dirkou- Agadez
|
Dirkou- Gossololom
|
350 | 350 | |
| 5 | Dirkou- Agadez
|
Gossololom- Agadez
|
490 | 490 | |
| Rest | 9 January | ||||
| 6 | Agadez- Gao
|
Assouas- Tillia
|
456 | 516 | |
| 6 | Agadez- Gao
|
Tillia- Gao
|
630 | 630 | |
| 7 | Gao- Tombouctou
|
Convoy | 410 | 410 | |
| 8 | Tombouctou- Néma
|
Tombouctou- Néma
|
672 | 672 | |
| 9 | Néma- Kiffa
|
Néma- Tichit
|
482 | 482 | |
| 9 | Néma- Kiffa
|
Tichit- Kiffa
|
532 | 532 | |
| 10 | Kiffa- Tambacounda
|
Kiffa- Kayes
|
283 | 572 | |
| 11 | 17 January | Tambacounda- Dakar
|
M’Boro- Lac Retba
|
60 | 536 |
| Total | 6,747 | 9,186 | |||
Stage Winners
| Stage | Cars | Bikes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prologue |  Ari Vatanen/ Bruno Berglund
|
Citroën | Laurent Charbonnel [fr]
|
Kawasaki |
| 1 | Liason | |||
| 2 |  Jacky Ickx/ Christian Tarin
|
Citroën |  Alessandro De Petri [it]
|
Yamaha |
| 2 | Ari Vatanen/ Bruno Berglund
|
Citroën | Marc Morales
|
Cagiva |
| 3 | Hubert Auriol/ Philippe Monnet
|
Lada | Luigino Medardo
|
Gilera |
| 4 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka
|
Mitsubishi | Alessandro De Petri [it]
|
Yamaha |
| 5 | Kenneth Eriksson/ Staffan Parmander
|
Mitsubishi | Wagner
|
Suzuki |
| 5 | Ari Vatanen/ Bruno Berglund
|
Citroën | Stephane Peterhansel
|
Yamaha |
| Rest | ||||
| 6 | Kenneth Eriksson/ Staffan Parmander
|
Mitsubishi | Alessandro De Petri [it]
|
Yamaha |
| 6 | Ari Vatanen/ Bruno Berglund
|
Citroën |  Jordi Arcarons
|
Cagiva |
| 7 | Convoy | |||
| 8 | Kenneth Eriksson/ Staffan Parmander
|
Mitsubishi | Gilles Lalay
|
Yamaha |
| 9 | Kenneth Eriksson/ Staffan Parmander
|
Mitsubishi | Edi Orioli
|
Cagiva |
| 9 | Kenneth Eriksson/ Staffan Parmander
|
Mitsubishi | Thierry Magnaldi
|
Yamaha |
| 10 | Hubert Auriol/ Philippe Monnet
|
Lada | Gilles Lalay
|
Yamaha |
| 11 | Ari Vatanen/ Bruno Berglund
|
Citroën | Jordi Arcarons
|
Cagiva |
References
- "Vatanen on comeback trail". BBC Sport. 4 November 2002. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- "History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2007" (PDF). Dakar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
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