# 1997 Paris–Dakar Rally

1997 Dakar Rally also known as the 1997 Paris–Dakar Rally was the 19th running of the Dakar Rally event. The rally started and finished in Dakar, taking in a loop including Niger and the Ténéré desert. Jutta Kleinschmidt became the first woman to win a stage of the Dakar Rally. Japanese driver, Kenjiro Shinozuka, won the car class and Stephane Peterhansel won his fifth motorcycle title.

## Stages

| Stage | Date | From | To | Total (km) | Stage winners | Stage winners | Stage winners |
| Stage | Date | From | To | Total (km) | Bikes | Cars | Trucks |
| 1 | 4 January | Dakar | Tambacounda | 587 | S. Peterhansel | J-P. Fontenay | E. Pelichet |
| 2 | 5 January | Tambacounda | Kayes | 594 | S. Peterhansel | J-L. Schlesser | P. Reif |
| 3 | 6 January | Kayes | Nara | 592 | S. Peterhansel | K. Shinozuka | P. Reif |
| 4 | 7 January | Nara | Timbuktu | 658 | S. Peterhansel | B. Saby | M. Koreny |
| 5 | 8 January | Timbuktu | Gao | 482 | T. Magnaldi | J-P. Fontenay | P. Reif |
| 6 | 9 January | Gao | Ménaka | 332 | S. Peterhansel | K. Shinozuka | B. Slenovsky |
| 7 | 10 January | Ménaka | Tahoua | 396 | C. Sotelo | J-P. Fontenay | K. Loprais |
| 8 | 11 January | Tahoua | Agadez | 820 | S. Peterhansel | K. Shinozuka | K. Loprais |
| | 12 January | Agadez | Agadez | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 9 | 13 January | Agadez | Oclan | 460 | T. Magnaldi | J. Kleinschmidt | P. Reif |
| 10 | 14 January | Oclan | Kidal | 537 | J. Arcarons | D. Guedes | P. Reif |
| 11 | 15 January | Kidal | Timbuktu | 577 | J. Lewis | J-P. Strugo | P. Reif |
| 12 | 16 January | Timbuktu | Néma | 588 | S. Peterhansel | J-P. Fontenay | P. Reif |
| 13 | 17 January | Néma | Kiffa | 604 | É. Bernard | H. Masuoka | P. Reif |
| 14 | 18 January | Kiffa | Saint-Louis | 751 | P. Marques | J-P. Fontenay | P. Reif |
| 15 | 19 January | Saint-Louis | Dakar | 255 | J. Brucy | J. Kleinschmidt | J. Petit |

## Final standings
### Motorcycles

| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Entrant | Time |
| 1 | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel | Yamaha | Yamaha Motor France | 65:14:37 |
| 2 | 17 | Oscar Gallardo | Cagiva | Pelayo Mutua de Seguros | +2:35:16 |
| 3 | 8 | David Castera | Yamaha | Yamaha Motor France | +2:56:25 |
| 4 | 7 | Jimmy Lewis | KTM | KTM USA | +3:28:15 |
| 5 | 11 | Dirk von Zitzewitz | KTM | KTM Sport | +4:28:38 |
| 6 | 73 | Jurgen Mayer | KTM | MSA | +6:01:53 |
| 7 | 45 | Jean Brucy | KTM | Raid Aventure | +7:17:10 |
| 8 | 41 | Paulo Manuel Marques | KTM | Portugal RPM | +7:18:10 |
| 9 | 27 | Norbert Schilcher | KTM | MSA | +7:20:30 |
| 10 | 10 | Eric Bernard | KTM | E.Leclerc | +7:27:54 |

### Cars

| Pos | No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Car | Entrant | Time |
| 1 | 205 | Kenjiro Shinozuka | Henri Magne | Mitsubishi | Sonauto Mitsubishi | 61:56:31 |
| 2 | 200 | Jean-Pierre Fontenay | Bruno Musmarra | Mitsubishi | Sonauto Mitsubishi | +4:16 |
| 3 | 202 | Bruno Saby | Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | Sonauto Mitsubishi | +9:12 |
| 4 | 220 | Hiroshi Masuoka | Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | Sonauto Mitsubishi | +2:25:27 |
| 5 | 206 | Jutta Kleinschmidt | Jean Boutaire | Schlesser | Schlesser-SEAT | +4:35:51 |
| 6 | 204 | Salvador Servia | Gilles Picard | Nissan | Nissan Europe | +5:15:14 |
| 7 | 216 | Jean-Pierre Strugo | Bruno Catarelli | Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi International | +6:20:08 |
| 8 | 208 | Duarte Guedes | Jacky Dubois | Nissan | Team Dessoude | +9:23:13 |
| 9 | 268 | Edoardo Argazzi | Riccardo Argazzi | Nissan | Team Dessoude | +9:40:41 |
| 10 | 224 | Carlos Sousa | Philippe Rey | Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi International | +23:28:05 |

### Trucks

| Pos | No. | Driver | Co-Drivers | Truck | Time |
| 1 | 427 | Peter Reif | Johann Deinhofer | Hino Ranger | 78:21:02 |
| 2 | 402 | Yoshimasa Sugawara | Naoko Matsumoto Katsumi Hamura | Hino Ranger | +3:33:27 |
| 3 | 411 | Joseph Petit | Jean-Christophe Wagner Takeshi Hashimoto | Hino Ranger | +4:08:52 |
| 4 | 425 | Edmond Pelichet | Hubert Molina | Mercedes-Benz | +6:43:50 |
| 5 | 406 | Gilbert Versino | Christian Lacourt Christian Versino | Mitsubishi Fuso The Great | +7:51:50 |
| 6 | 415 | Christophe Granjon | Masaaki Imai Anthony Martineau | Mitsubishi Fuso The Great | +10:33:16 |
| 7 | 404 | Christian Barbier | Eric André Jean-Louis Berger | Mercedes-Benz | +15:41:33 |
| 8 | 417 | Yves Ferri | Michel Plateau Hubert Auvray | Mercedes-Benz | +22:11:30 |
| 9 | 433 | Bernard Malferiol | Patrick Croset Jean Rodrigues | Mercedes-Benz | +23:43:18 |
| 10 | 434 | Michel Gambillon | Raymond Louin Reynald Prive | Mercedes-Benz | +25:52:51 |