1987 Dakar Rally also known as the 1987 Paris–Dakar Rally was the 9th running of the Dakar Rally event.
The rally was won by 1981 world rally champion, Ari Vatanen.
[1] Cyril Neveu won his fifth motorcycle title after Hubert Auriol broke both ankles in a fall and retired.
Jan de Rooy won the truck title, 11th place overall.
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