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1983 Paris–Dakar Rally
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the successful Mercedes-Benz 280 GE
Host country	France  Algeria  Niger  Mali  Mauritania  Senegal

1983 Dakar Rally also known as the 1983 Paris–Dakar Rally was the 5th running of the Dakar Rally event. The course crossed the Ténéré desert for the first time. A sandstorm led to 40 competitors becoming lost.

Mercedes won the car category with a 280 G, and the truck category with a 1936 AK, making them the only manufacturer in the history of the event to have won the race overall in two different categories.

Final standings

Cars

Rank	Driver / Co-driver	Country	Car
1	Jacky Ickx / Claude Brasseur	France	Mercedes
2	André Trossat / Eric Briavoine	France	Lada
3	Pierre Lartigue / P. Destaillats	France	Rover

Bikes

Rank	Driver	Country	Bike
1	Hubert Auriol	France	BMW
2	Patrick Dobrecq	France	Honda
3	Marc Joineau	France	Suzuki

References

1. "History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2007" (PDF). Dakar. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-07.

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