2006 Dakar Rally
| 2006 Dakar Rally | |||
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Lisboa - Dakar 2006 route. | |||
| Host country | Portugal Spain Morocco / Western Sahara Mali Mauritania Guinea Senegal | ||
| Results | |||
| Cars winner | Luc Alphand Gilles Picard Mitsubishi | ||
| Bikes winner | Marc Coma KTM | ||
| Trucks winner | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin Kamaz | ||
The 2006 Dakar Rally, also known as the 2006 Paris-Dakar Rally, was the 28th running of the Dakar Rally event. The 2006 event ran from 31 December 2005 to 15 January 2006. It started from Lisbon, Portugal, and passed through Spain, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mali, Mauritania, Guinea, before finishing in Senegal. The format included speed restrictions on motorcycles and trucks and reduced use of global positioning systems. Competitors included double world rally champion, Carlos Sainz.