2016 Dakar Rally
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The 2016 Dakar Rally was the 38th edition of the event and the eighth successive year that the event was held in South America. The event started in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 2, then ran through Argentina and Bolivia.[1]
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Dates run | 2–16 January 2016 | ||
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Stages | 14 | ||
Stage surface | Gravel, dirt, sand | ||
Overall distance | 9,237.00 km (5,739.61 mi) | ||
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Crews | 354 at start, 215 at finish |
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Sébastien Loeb and Mikko Hirvonen made their debuts in rally-raid, driving for Peugeot and MINI respectively.[2][3]
The victory in cars category was contested in court by runner-up X-Raid Team.[4]