Tags: Motorsport Season.
1989 Dakar Rally also known as the 1989 Paris–Dakar Rally was the 11th running of the Dakar Rally event. The course went through Libya for the first time. A record 209 of the 473 competitors completed the rally. The rally was won by 1981 world rally champion Ari Vatanen. The motorcycle class was won by Gilles Lalay.