Marseille - Sharm El Sheikh - 2003
The Facts:
Total distance - 8552km
425 vehicles at the start (318 vehicles in
the race)
133 vehicles in the race at the finish, i.e. 43 %
117 cars (+4% vs 2001)
167 motorcycles (+26% vs 2001)
34 trucks (+13% vs 2001)
107 assistance vehicles
497 competitors (+11% vs 2001) :
45% French competitors
55% foreign competitors - 34 nationalities are represented
30 % of competitors participate for the first time in the Dakar
53 % of competitors are aged between 18 and 40
Logistics
1.320 people are present on every bivouac
(competitors : 837, organisation : 85, journalists : 100, TV production : 129, medical :
39)
17 aeroplanes and 8 helicopters
34 vehicles (of which 10 trucks)
1 transportable field hospital
1 media-centre equipped with hi-tech telecommunications
1 autonomous cleaning team
The penultimate 16th stage, from Abu Rish to Sharm El Sheikh, was the longest stage in the entire rally at 828km overall of which 365km, marked on the above map in brown, was a 'special' section.
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