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[nemtudom]

How many drivers can you name who competed in both Formula 1 and the Dakar rally, at any point of their career? Apart from Ickx, Regazzoni, Schlesser and Tambay? 

 

Thanks. 

[Tim Murray]

OTOMH, Paul Belmondo and Jochen Mass.

[D-Type]

What about Vic Elford?  He seems a likely candidate.

[nexfast]

The Dakar has a considerable attraction for former french F1 drivers: on top of those already mentioned, we can add:

 

Henri Pescarolo

François Migault

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Philippe Alliot

Jacques Lafitte.

 

(the Eric Bernard that participates regularly is not the former F1 driver)

 

Others include Swiss Jean-Claude Rudaz, German Hans Heyer, Japanese Masahiro Hasemi and Ukyo Katayama, Chilean Eliseo Salazar. If trucks are also considered, then Alex Caffi, Jan Lammers and Paolo Barilla should be on the list.

 

I don't pretend it is an exhaustive list but have no recollection of Vic Elford ever being present.

[Richard Jenkins]

Norberto Fontana competed in it in 2011 once it was moved to South America

[Arjan de Roos]

Maurice Trintignant 

Jean-Pierre Jarier

 

Vic Elford did participate in 1982 and 1984

 

Jos Verstappen was a DNS in 2011 with the trucks

[HistoryFan]

Verstappen had a lot of DNS in many races and serieses after his retirement of F1...

[F1matt]

He probably got stuck in a gravel trap...


I was convinced Stephane Sarrazin has competed on the Dakar rally but I can't find anything to back it up so it looks like I am wrong unless anyone can help? World rally champion Miki Biasion competed in the truck section a few times.

[nexfast]

The Sarrazin that competed in several Dakar was Gérard Sarrazin. However, in 2015 Stéphane Sarrazin was announced as taking part in a Buggy. Not sure though if he did participate or not.

[2F-001]

What about Vic Elford?  He seems a likely candidate.

I was prepared to suggest that Elford had done no high-profile rallying at all post 1970 or thereabouts; however...

in his book, he says:
"Three times I did Paris-Dakar: the first, driving a Lada 4x4 rapid intervention vehicle (the first time they were used, with a doctor on board); then once in a Mercedes G-Wagen; and finally in a little Subaru... etc, etc..."
Then: "I went back to Kenya and drove a works Subaru in the East African Safari..."
They way his memoirs are written, the dates are not explicit.

[nexfast]

 

 

Vic Elford did participate in 1982 and 1984

 

 

 

 

I was prepared to suggest that Elford had done no high-profile rallying at all post 1970 or thereabouts; however...

in his book, he says:
"Three times I did Paris-Dakar: the first, driving a Lada 4x4 rapid intervention vehicle (the first time they were used, with a doctor on board); then once in a Mercedes G-Wagen; and finally in a little Subaru... etc, etc..."
Then: "I went back to Kenya and drove a works Subaru in the East African Safari..."
They way his memoirs are written, the dates are not explicit.

 

 

Yes, I stand corrected on Vic Elford. I don't know about the Lada (was he competing or giving an helping hand to the organisers?) but as Arjan says above the years were 82 for the Subaru and 84 for the Mercedes (so Vic's memory are kind of changing the chronological order).

[GMiranda]

Tiago Monteiro was a DNS too, he lacked funds and had other priorities