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Dakar – A meeting of legendary cars and drivers at Rétromobile

Sixteen legendary rally-raid vehicles will be present at Rétromobile 2024 as will several legends of the event: Sébastien Loeb, Stéphane Peterhansel and Jacky Ickx.

Published on 29/01/2024 à 16:37

Medhi Casaurang

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Dakar – A meeting of legendary cars and drivers at Rétromobile

Ari Vatanen's Peugeot 405 Grand Raid from the 1988 Paris-Dakar will be on display at the Rétromobile show. Photo DPPI

The Dakar has moved away from its Parisian base for several years, but the show Rétromobile will be an opportunity to reconnect with the French capital for the most legendary of rally-raids. Indeed, an exceptional exhibition of cars and motorcycles that have marked the history of the Dakar will be offered for the first time as part of the Porte de Versailles meeting at Paris Expo.

From January 31 to February 4, visitors to the 48th edition of Rétromobile will be able to get up close to legendary models like the Porsche 959 by Jacky Ickx, the Peugeot 405 Grand Raid by Ari Vatanen (be careful not to steal it as was the case in Africa in 1988...), the Renault 4L of the Marreau brothers or the Nissan X-Trail of Johnny Halliday and René Metge.

To this will be added a few motorcycles like the Yamaha 500

The modern version of the event organized by ASO will not be forgotten, with the presence (very rare on French soil) of the Audi RS Q e-tron E2 hybrid winner with Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz two weeks ago. Alongside the German 4×4, the public will discover a preview of the Dacia that Sébastien will drive Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez during the 2025 Dakar!

The machines will be celebrated, but also the men who wrote the legend of the Dakar. On stand 1 F013 in hall 1 of Rétromobile, several renowned drivers will take turns to deliver their juicy anecdotes from the desert, before taking part in the game of selfies and autographs.

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Finally, the two French legends of current rally raids, Sébastien Loeb and Stéphane Peterhansel, will also be there. The nine-time world rally champion WRC will be present on the FFSA stand (hall 1) on Wednesday January 31 from 15:30 p.m. for a question-and-answer moment. As for “Monsieur Dakar”, you will have to come to the Dakar Exhibition, located on the footbridge connecting halls 1 and 2, from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. to meet him and his navigator Édouard Boulanger.

Meetings with renowned pilots:

  • Jacky Ickx, 01/02 at 10:45 a.m.
  • Claude Marreau, 02/02 at 17:00 p.m.
  • Thierry de Montcorgé, 02/02 at 18:00 p.m.
  • Cyril Neveu, 03/02 at 17:00 p.m.
  • André Dessoude, 04/02 at 11:00 a.m.

Cars on display:

  • Renault 4 L of the Marreau brothers Dakar 1979-1980-1981
  • Lada replica of Romain Grabowski (participant in the Dakar Classic 2023)
  • Le Toyota BJ by Thierry Sabine who was used for reconnaissance of the first Paris Dakar in 1979 and engaged with the

    number 200 which served as a sweeper vehicle during the 1979 edition.

  • Renault KZ Gazelle from the first Dakar 1979
  • Nissan X-Trail ex Johnny Hallyday / René Metge Dakar 2002
  • Mitsubishi PX33 Dakar 1991
  • Peugeot 405 Grand Raid
  • Proto DS
  • Proto 6 wheels Jules by Thierry De Montcorgé Dakar 1984
  • Jacky Ickx's Porsche 959 from the 1985-1986 Dakar
  • Audi RS Q e-tron E2 Dakar 2024

Motorcycles on display:

  • Yamaha 500XT by Thierry Sabine
  • Yamaha 500XT of Cyril Neveu Dakar 1979
  • Vespa 200PE Replica of the Vespa from the Dakar 1980
  • XLR 250 Honda

Medhi Casaurang

Passionate about the history of motorsport across all disciplines, I learned to read thanks to AUTOhebdo. At least that's what my parents tell everyone when they see my name inside!

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