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2017 Dakar Rally

2017 Dakar Rally
Part of the Dakar Rally
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2017 Dakar route
Host country  Paraguay,  Argentina and  Bolivia
Dates run 2 – 14 January 2017
Stages 12
Stage surface Gravel, dirt, sand
Overall distance 8,782.00 km (5,456.88 mi)
Results
Bikes winner United Kingdom Sam Sunderland
Austria Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
Quads winner Russia Sergey Karyakin
Japan Yamaha
Cars winner France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
France Team Peugeot Total
Trucks winner Russia Eduard Nikolaev
Russia Evgeny Yakovlev
Russia Vladimir Rybakov
Russia Kamaz-Master
UTV's winner Brazil Leandro Torres
Brazil Lourival Roldan
United States Polaris
Crews 317 at start

The 2017 Dakar Rally was the 38th edition of the event and the ninth successive year that the event was held in South America. The event started in Asunción, Paraguay on January 2, then ran through Bolivia and Argentina, before returning to Buenos Aires on January 14 after 12 stages of competition. This year saw the introduction of the new UTV category.

Distance according to the official website.

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