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 RankDriverCo-driverCountryCar 1 Jacky Ickx Claude Brasseur Mercedes 2 André Trossat Eric Briavoine Lada 3 Pierre Lartigue P. Destaillats Rover
Bikes RankDriverCountryBike 1 Hubert Auriol BMW 2 Patrick Dobrecq Honda 3 Marc Joineau Suzuki
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