The route of Dakar 2000
11.000 km. Six countries -Senegal, Mali, Burkina Fasso, Niger, Libya and Egypt- were the theatre for Dakar 2000 from 6 januari till 23 januari 2000.


The Dakar 2000 by facts & figures
  • 22 aircraft
  • 8 helicopters
    - 1 race direction helicopter
    - 1 photographers’ helicopter
    - 2 medical helicopters
    - 4 TV helicopters
  • 23 Organisers’ vehicles
    - 10 Passage Control vehicles
    - 1 opening vehicle
    - 8 ‘Tango’ medical vehicles
    - 4 France Television vehicles
  • 16 Organisers’ trucks
    - 4 sweeper trucks
    - 1 opening truck
    - 2 workshop trucks
    - 1 fuel truck
    - 2 Euromaster trucks
    - 6 trucks for the catering: 2 kitchen trucks, 1 freezer truck, 2 food trucks, 1 shower truck
  • 153 tonnes of food, (5 tonnes of water and 1300 baguettes of bread per day)
  • 1 mobile kitchen and 1 freezer trailer transported by plane
  • 12 ovens, 6 giant casseroles, deep fryers, hot plates…
  • Nearly 1500 people follow the rallye
    - 650 competitors
    - 250 airborne mechanics
    - 150 volunteers working for the organisers
    - 40 catering staff
    - 37 doctors
    - 140 TV personnel
    - 100 journalists (press, radio, photo)
    - 30 Team Managers and press attachees
  • 2 million litres of fuel, the equivalent to the monthly consumption of a French motorway service station.