1998 Dakar Rally, also known as the 1998 Paris–Granada–Dakar Rally, was the 20th running of the Dakar Rally event. The rally returned to a traditional Paris to Dakar route last used in 1993. A number of competitors were attacked by unknown attackers near the end of the ninth stage, at Taoudenni in Mali. Jean-Pierre Fontenay won the car class and Stéphane Peterhansel won his sixth and final motorcycle title before switching to the car category for subsequent events. The truck title was won by Karel Loprais in a Tatra 815.
Stages Stage Date From To Total(km)Stage winnersBikesCarsTrucks1 1 January Paris Narbonne 10 F. Flick B. SabyStage cancelled2 2 January Narbonne Granada 35 N. Roma B. Saby C. Granjon3 3 January Granada Almeria38 G. Sala B. Saby G. Versino4 4 January Nador Er-Rachidia 247 S. Peterhansel H. Masuoka G. Versino5 5 January Er-Rachidia Ouarzazate 344 F. Meoni K. Shinozuka G. Versino6 6 January Ouarzazate / Smara 354 S. Peterhansel J-P. Fontenay K. Loprais7 7 January / Smara Zouerat494 S. Peterhansel K. Shinozuka G. Versino8 8 January Zouerat El Mreiti680 A. Haydon J-P. Fontenay G. Versino9 9 January El Mreiti Taoudenni478 F. Meoni H. Masuoka F. Kabirov10 10 January Taoudenni GaoStage cancelled 11 January GaoRest day11 12 January Gao Timbuktu 411 C. Sotelo J-P. Fontenay F. Kabirov12 13 January Timbuktu Néma 551 R. Sainct K. Shinozuka F. Kabirov13 14 January Néma Tidjikja745 A. Haydon J-P. Fontenay K. Loprais14 15 January Tidjikja Atar358 G. Jimmink B. Saby Y. Sugawara15 16 January Atar Boutilimit 290 J. Deacon J-P. Fontenay Y. Sugawara16 17 January Boutilimit Saint-Louis 166 G. Jimmink K. Shinozuka M. Koreny17 18 January Saint-Louis Dakar 18 J. Arcarons J. Kleinschmidt Y. Sugawara
Stage results
Motorcycles Stage result General classification Stage PosCompetitorMakeTimeGap PosCompetitorMakeTimeGap11 François FlickHonda9:331 François FlickHonda9:332 Fabio FasolaKTM9:410:082 Fabio FasolaKTM9:410:083 Jurgen MayerKTM9:450:123 Jurgen MayerKTM9:450:1221 Nani RomaKTM30:211 Nani RomaKTM40:152 Alain PerezKTM30:380:172 Giovanni SalaKTM40:360:213 Giovanni SalaKTM30:430:223 Fabio FasolaKTM41:020:4731 Giovanni SalaKTM5:151 Nani RomaKTM45:332 Nani RomaKTM5:180:032 Giovanni SalaKTM45:510:183 Paulo Manuel MarquesKTM5:210:063 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha46:361:0341 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha2:44:351 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha3:31:112 Kari TiainenKTM2:45:401:052 Richard SainctKTM3:33:352:243 Richard SainctKTM2:45:521:173 Kari TiainenKTM3:34:032:5251 Fabrizio MeoniKTM3:56:251 Nani RomaKTM7:36:362 Nani RomaKTM3:59:323:072 Fabrizio MeoniKTM7:38:091:333 Thierry MagnaldiKTM4:00:023:373 Jordi ArcaronsKTM7:45:459:0961 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha3:46:381 Nani RomaKTM11:25:402 Nani RomaKTM3:49:042:262 Fabrizio MeoniKTM11:28:072:273 Richard SainctKTM3:49:372:593 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha11:34:258:4571 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha4:35:381 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha16:10:032 Carlos SoteloCagiva4:36:340:562 Fabrizio MeoniKTM16:12:282:253 Fabrizio MeoniKTM4:44:218:433 Nani RomaKTM16:18:518:4881 Andy HaydonKTM8:19:031 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha24:38:062 Nani RomaKTM8:20:041:012 Nani RomaKTM24:38:550:493 Richard SainctKTM8:20:101:073 Richard SainctKTM24:49:5211:4691 Fabrizio MeoniKTM2:56:471 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha27:37:082 Giovanni SalaKTM2:58:271:402 Fabrizio MeoniKTM27:47:5310:453 Carlos SoteloCagiva2:58:552:083 Richard SainctKTM27:50:5813:5010Stage cancelled111 Carlos SoteloCagiva3:50:381 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha31:27:592 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha3:50:510:132 Richard SainctKTM31:48:0520:063 Andy HaydonKTM3:53:453:073 Fabrizio MeoniKTM31:53:0925:10121 Richard SainctKTM7:12:071 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha38:40:472 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha7:12:480:412 Richard SainctKTM39:00:1219:253 Fabrizio MeoniKTM7:20:588:513 Fabrizio MeoniKTM39:14:0733:20131 Andy HaydonKTM10:08:481 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha48:57:332 Alfie CoxKTM10:12:063:182 Fabrizio MeoniKTM49:31:0533:323 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha10:16:467:583 Richard SainctKTM50:10:071:12:34141 Gerard JimminkKTM5:44:521 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha54:49:152 Fabrizio MeoniKTM5:50:435:512 Fabrizio MeoniKTM55:21:4832:333 Alfie CoxKTM5:51:246:323 Andy HaydonKTM56:11:171:22:02151 John DeaconKTM4:15:221 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha59:19:342 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha4:30:1914:572 Fabrizio MeoniKTM59:53:5834:243 Fabrizio MeoniKTM4:32:1016:483 Andy HaydonKTM60:43:371:24:03161 Alfie CoxKTM1:29:441 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha62:18:312 Andy HaydonKTM1:31:502:062 Fabrizio MeoniKTM62:50:5832:273 Gerard JimminkKTM1:31:562:123 Andy HaydonKTM63:35:431:17:12171 Jordi ArcaronsKTM17:561 Stéphane PeterhanselYamaha62:39:372 Gerard JimminkKTM18:200:242 Fabrizio MeoniKTM63:10:0630:293 Dirk von ZitzewitzKTM18:550:593 Andy HaydonKTM63:59:191:19:42
Cars
Stage result General classification Stage PosCompetitorMakeTimeGap PosCompetitorMakeTimeGap11 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi9:451 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi9:452 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi10:010:162 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi10:010:163 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi10:140:293 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi10:140:2921 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi29:011 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi38:462 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi30:101:092 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi40:241:383 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi30:521:513 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi40:532:0731 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi29:051 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi1:07:512 Philippe Wambergue Jean-Paul CottretToyota29:270:222 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi1:09:552:043 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi29:310:263 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi1:10:543:0341 Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas SchulzMitsubishi2:51:181 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi4:00:052 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi2:51:240:062 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi4:01:191:143 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi2:52:140:563 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi4:03:563:5151 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi3:32:471 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi7:34:052 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi3:34:001:132 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi7:36:432:383 Jean-Louis Schlesser Anne-Chantal PauwelsSchlesser 3:34:081:213 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi7:38:284:2361 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi3:31:351 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi11:08:472 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi3:34:423:072 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi11:10:031:163 Jean-Louis Schlesser Anne-Chantal PauwelsSchlesser 3:35:263:513 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi11:18:459:5871 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi4:07:021 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi15:20:432 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi4:10:403:382 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi15:21:531:103 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi4:13:066:043 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi15:25:475:0481 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi7:53:031 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi23:13:462 Jutta Kleinschmidt Matthew StevensonSchlesser 8:03:5210:492 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi23:28:1314:273 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi8:06:2013:173 Jutta Kleinschmidt Matthew StevensonSchlesser 24:24:021:10:1691 Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas SchulzMitsubishi6:06:091 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi29:25:452 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi6:08:142:052 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi29:36:2710:423 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi6:11:595:503 Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas SchulzMitsubishi31:06:541:41:0910Stage cancelled111 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi3:37:521 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi33:04:542 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi3:39:091:172 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi33:14:199:253 Jean-Louis Schlesser Anne-Chantal PauwelsSchlesser 3:49:4511:533 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi35:03:201:58:26121 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi7:26:351 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi40:34:152 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi7:29:212:462 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi40:47:1112:563 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi7:32:526:173 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi42:29:551:55:40131 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi10:01:301 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi50:35:452 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi10:05:344:042 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi51:21:5746:123 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi10:34:4633:163 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi52:35:291:59:44141 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi6:32:381 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi57:11:532 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi6:34:271:592 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi57:54:2542:323 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi6:36:083:403 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi59:09:561:58:03151 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi4:33:391 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi61:45:322 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi4:35:552:162 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi63:45:512:00:193 Jean-Louis Schlesser Anne-Chantal PauwelsSchlesser 4:40:507:113 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi63:54:592:09:27161 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi1:15:411 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi64:59:482 Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas SchulzMitsubishi1:17:281:472 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi66:41:311:41:433 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi1:19:033:223 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi66:54:461:54:58171 Jutta Kleinschmidt Matthew StevensonSchlesser 20:471 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi65:25:582 Jean-Louis Schlesser Anne-Chantal PauwelsSchlesser 21:561:092 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi67:11:421:45:443 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi26:105:233 Bruno Saby Dominique SerieysMitsubishi67:24:591:59:01
Trucks