List of Dakar Rally records

This is a list of records in the Dakar Rally since 1979. ^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Records are correct as of the 2018 Dakar Rally.

Bike

Most wins

	Rider	Years	Wins
1	Stéphane Peterhansel	1991–93, 1995, 1997, 1998	6
2	Cyril Neveu	1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987	5
	Cyril Despres	2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013
	Marc Coma	2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015
5	Edi Orioli	1988, 1990, 1994, 1996	4
6	Richard Sainct	1999, 2000, 2003	3
7	Hubert Auriol	1981, 1983	2
	Gaston Rahier	1984, 1985
	Fabrizio Meoni	2001, 2002
10	Gilles Lalay	1989	1
	Nani Roma	2004
	Toby Price	2016
	Sam Sunderland	2017
	Matthias Walkner	2018

Most stage wins

	Rider	Wins
1	Stéphane Peterhansel	33
2	Cyril Despres	32
3	Jordi Arcarons	27
4	Hubert Auriol	24
4	Marc Coma	24
6	Joan Barreda	21
7	Alessandro De Petri	19
8	Edi Orioli	17
8	Gaston Rahier	17
10	Richard Sainct	15
11	Fabrizio Meoni	14

Most stage wins in a single Dakar

	Rider	Years	Wins
1	Hubert Auriol	1984	9
2	Stéphane Peterhansel	1997	7
3	Jordi Arcarons	1993, 1994	6
	Alessandro De Petri	1990
	Chuck Stearns	1985
6	Heinz Kinigadner	1995	5
	Francisco López Contardo	2013
	Joan Barreda	2014
	Toby Price	2016

Most podiums

#	Driver
1	Stéphane Peterhansel	6	0	0
2	Cyril Despres	5	4	1
3	Marc Coma	5	2	0
4	Edi Orioli	4	1	1
5	Cyril Neveu	4	0	0
6	Richard Sainct	3	1	1
7	Hubert Auriol	3	1	0
8	Fabrizio Meoni	2	1	2
9	Gaston Rahier	2	0	1
10	Gilles Lalay	1	2	1
11	Matthias Walkner	1	1	0
12	Toby Price	1	0	2
13	Nani Roma	1	0	0
13	Sam Sunderland	1	0	0
15	Jordi Arcarons	0	4	2

Wins by manufacturer

	Manufacturer	Years	Wins
1	KTM	2001–2018	17
2	Yamaha	1979, 1980, 1991 – 1993, 1995 – 1998	9
3	BMW	1979 – 1993, 1995 – 1998	6
4	Honda	1982, 1986 – 1989	5
5	Cagiva	1990, 1994	2

Stage wins by manufacturer

	Manufacturer	Wins
1	KTM	214
2	Yamaha	139
3	Honda	74
4	Cagiva	59
5	BMW	48
6	Suzuki	10
7	Husqvarna	8
8	Aprilia	5
9	Sherco	4
10	Gilera	3
11	Barigo	2
12	Kawasaki	1

Most successful model of bike: KTM 450 Rally with 7 wins

Wins by nationality

	Nationality	Wins
1	France	22
2	Italy	6
2	Spain	6
4	Belgium	2
5	Australia	1
	UK
	Austria

Quad

From 2009

Most wins

	Rider	Years	Wins
1	Marcos Patronelli	2010, 2013, 2016	3
2	Alejandro Patronelli	2011, 2012	2
2	Ignacio Casale	2014, 2018	2
3	Josef Macháček	2009	1
	Rafał Sonik	2015
	Sergey Karyakin	2017

Most stage wins

	Rider	Wins
1	Marcos Patronelli	19
2	Ignacio Casale	19
3	Alejandro Patronelli	11
4	Christophe Declerck	8
5	Tomas Maffei	6
6	Josef Macháček	5
6	Sergey Karyakin	5
7	Rafał Sonik	4
7	Sebastian Halpern	4

Wins by manufacturer

	Manufacturer	Years	Wins
1	Yamaha	2009–2018	10

Most successful model of quad: Yamaha Raptor 700R with 10 wins

Wins by nationality

	Nationality	Wins
1	Argentina	5
2	Chile	2
3	Czech Republic	1
	Poland
	Russia

UTV

From 2017

Most wins

	Driver	Years	Wins
1	Leandro Torres	2017	1
1	Reinaldo Varela	2018	1

Most stage wins

	Driver	Wins
1	Patrice Garrouste	5
1	Reinaldo Varela	5
3	Ravil Maganov	4
4	Mao Ruijin	2
4	Leandro Torres	2
6	Li Dongsheng	1
	Wang Fuijiang
	Anibal Aliagas
	Juan Carlos Uribe
	Leo Larrauri

Wins by manufacturer

	Manufacturer	Years	Wins
1	Polaris	2017	1
1	Can-Am	2018	1

Most successful model of UTV: Polaris RZR 1000 XP & Can-Am with 1 win each

Wins by nationality

	Nationality	Wins
1	Brazil	2

Car

Most wins

	Driver	Years	Wins
1	Stéphane Peterhansel	2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017	7
2	Ari Vatanen	1987, 1989 – 1991	4
3	René Metge	1981, 1984, 1986	3
3	Pierre Lartigue	1994–1996	3
4	Jean-Louis Schlesser	1999, 2000	2
	Hiroshi Masuoka	2002, 2003
	Nasser Al-Attiyah	2011, 2015
	Carlos Sainz	2010, 2018

There are 14 one time winners.

Most stage wins

	Driver	Wins
1	Ari Vatanen	50
2	Stéphane Peterhansel	41
3	Carlos Sainz	31
4	Nasser Al-Attiyah	30
5	Jacky Ickx	29
6	Hiroshi Masuoka	25
7	Jean-Pierre Fontenay	24
8	Pierre Lartigue	21¹
8	Kenjiro Shinozuka	21¹
10	Bruno Saby	15
10	Jean-Louis Schlesser	15

Most stage wins in a single Dakar

	Driver	Years	Wins
1	Pierre Lartigue	1994	10
2	Jacky Ickx	1984	9
3	Ari Vatanen	1989, 1990, 1992, 1996	7
	Carlos Sainz	2011
	Jean-Louis Schlesser	2001
6	Hubert Auriol	1994	6
6	Stéphane Peterhansel	2003	6
8	Nasser Al-Attiyah	2015	5
8	Sébastien Loeb	2017	5

Most podiums

	Driver
1	Stéphane Peterhansel	7	2	1
2	Ari Vatanen	4	0	0
3	Pierre Lartigue	3	2	1
4	René Metge	3	0	0
5	Nasser Al-Attiyah	2	3	1
6	Hiroshi Masuoka	2	2	0
7	Bruno Saby	2	1	1
8	Jean-Louis Schlesser	2	0	3
9	Carlos Sainz	2	0	1
10	Giniel de Villiers	1	4	3
11	Kenjiro Shinozuka	1	2	4

Wins by manufacturer

	Manufacturer	Years	Wins
1	Mitsubishi	1985, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001 – 2007	12
2	Peugeot	1987 – 1990, 2016 – 2018	7
3	Citroën	1991, 1994 – 1996	4
	Volkswagen	1980, 2009 – 2011
	Mini	2012–2015
6	Porsche	1984, 1986	2
	Range Rover	1979, 1981
	Schlesser	1999, 2000
9	Mercedes	1983	1
9	Renault	1982

Most successful model of car: Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution with 12 wins

Stage wins by manufacturer

	Manufacturer	Wins
1	Mitsubishi	150
2	Peugeot	74
3	Citroën	59
3	Volkswagen	59
5	Range Rover	34
6	Schlesser	30
7	Mini	26
8	Nissan	21
8	Porsche	21
10	Lada	18
11	Mercedes	17
12	BMW	13
13	Toyota	11
14	Hummer	9
15	Renault	8
16	Opel	5
17	Audi	3
18	Land Rover	2
	Aixam-Mega^[5]
	SEAT
	Red Bull/SMG^[6]
22	Fiat	1
	Haval
	Subaru
	Gordini

Wins by nationality

	Nationality	Wins
1	France	22
2	Finland	5
3	Japan	3
3	Spain	3
5	(Germany)	2
5	Qatar	2
7	South Africa	1
7	Belgium	1

Truck

Most wins

	Driver	Years	Wins
1	Vladimir Chagin	2000, 2002 – 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011	7
2	Karel Loprais	1988, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001	6
3	Eduard Nikolaev	2013, 2017, 2018	3
4	Georges Groine	1982, 1983	2
	Francesco Perlini	1992, 1993
	Firdaus Kabirov	2005, 2009
	Gerard de Rooy	2012, 2016

There are 13 one time winners.

Most stage wins

Wins by manufacturer

	Driver	Wins
1	Vladimir Chagin	57
2	Firdaus Kabirov	42
3	Gérard de Rooy	32
4	Karel Loprais	20
5	Hans Stacey	19
6	Eduard Nikolaev	16
7	Peter Reif	12
8	André de Azevedo	10
9	Aleš Loprais	10
10	Andrey Karginov	9

	Manufacturer	Years	Wins
1	Kamaz	1996, 2000, 2002 – 2006, 2009 – 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018	15
2	Tatra (company)	1988, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001	6
3	Mercedes-Benz	1982–1986	5
4	Perlini	1990–1993	4
5	Iveco	2012, 2016	2
6	Sonacome	1980	1
	ALM/Acmat	1981
	DAF	1987
	Hino	1997
	MAN	2007

Most successful model of truck: Tatra 815 with 6 wins

Wins by nationality

	Nationality	Wins
1	Russia	15
2	Czech Republic	6
3	France	5
4	Italy	4
4	Netherlands	4
6	(Germany)	1
6	Austria	1

Overall

Highest number of entrants: 688 including 224 assistance cars and trucks (2005). 603 only competitors (1988)
Highest number of finishers: 301 (2013)
Highest percentage of entrants finishing: 69.18% (2017)
Lowest number of entrants: 153 (1993)
Lowest number of finishers: 67 (1993)
Lowest percentage of entrants finishing: 20.58% (1986)
Longest rally: 15,000 km/9,320 miles (1986)
Shortest rally: 6263 km/3,892 miles (1981)
Most successful vehicle model: Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution with 14 wins
Most podiums without a win: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 7 podiums (6x and 1x )
Most entries: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 35 entries
Most consecutive entries: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 35 entries (1983 – 2018)^[7]
Most finishes: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 29 finishes
Most consecutive finishes: Yoshimasa Sugawara with 20 (1989 – 2009)^[8]
Most classes competed in: Yoshimasa Sugawara in 3 classes (bike, car, truck)^[9]
Oldest competitor: Marcel Hugueny at 81 years (1995)^[10]
Youngest competitor: Sheldon Creed at 18 years, 3 months, 3 days (2016)^[11]

Most stage wins

	Driver	Stage Wins	Category
1	Stéphane Peterhansel	74	Bikes/Cars
2	Vladimir Chagin	63²	Trucks
3	Ari Vatanen	50	Cars
4	Firdaus Kabirov	42	Trucks
5	Hubert Auriol	37	Bikes/Cars
6	Cyril Despres	34	Bikes/Cars
7	Gérard de Rooy	32	Trucks
8	Carlos Sainz	31	Cars
9	Eduard Nikolaev³	30	Trucks
9	Nasser Al-Attiyah	30	Cars
11	Jacky Ickx	29	Cars
12	Jordi Arcarons	27	Bikes
13	Hiroshi Masuoka	25	Cars
13	Nani Roma	25	Bikes/Cars
15	Marc Coma	24	Bikes
15	Jean-Pierre Fontenay	24	Cars
17	Pierre Lartigue	21¹	Cars
	Kenjiro Shinozuka		Cars
	Joan Barreda		Bikes
20	Karel Loprais	20	Trucks
20	Ignacio Casale	20	Quads
22	Alessandro de Petri	19	Bikes
	Marcos Patronelli		Quads
	Hans Stacey		Trucks
25	Edi Orioli	17	Bikes
25	Gaston Rahier	17	Bikes

Countries

Number of times started in

Country	Years	Starts
France	1979 – 1994, 1998, 2001 – 2004	21
Argentina	2009 – 2012, 2014 – 2016	7
Spain	1995, 1996, 1999, 2005	4
Portugal	2006–2008	3
Senegal	1997–2000	2
Peru	2013, 2018	2
Paraguay	2017	1

Number of times finished in

Country	Years	Finishes
Senegal	1979 – 1991, 1993 – 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004 – 2007	26
Argentina	2009 – 2011, 2015 – 2018	7
Chile	2013, 2014	2
Egypt	2000, 2003	2
South Africa	1992	1
France	1994
Peru	2013

Number of times entered

Country	Entries
Senegal	27
Mali	22
France	21
Mauritania	20
Niger	14
Morocco	12
Spain	12
Algeria	10
Argentina	10
Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)	7
Chile	7
Libya	6
Guinea	6
Bolivia	5
Ivory Coast	3
Peru	3
Egypt	2
Portugal
Chad
Tunisia
South Africa	1
Angola
Cameroon
Gabon
Congo
Namibia
Central African Republic
Sierra Leone
Paraguay

Notes

Source:^[1] The source fails to mention 21-time stage winner Kenjiro Shinozuka^1 , while also including Chagin's wins as a navigator for Viktor Moskovskikh during the 1999 event^2 , while also including Nikolaev's wins as a navigator for Vladimir Chagin during the 2009 event and the 2010 event^3 and also includes incorrectly Cyril Despres as winner of stage 9 of 2010 Dakar (it was Marc Coma).

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