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. The rally was won by 1981 world rally champion, Ari Vatanen, for the third time in four years. The motorcycle class was won by Edi Orioli.
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
References
- ^ a b "History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2007" (PDF). Dakar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
- ^ "Vatanen on comeback trail". BBC Sport. 4 November 2002. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
