The 2001 "Total" Paris-Dakar Rally

TSO 
Official Team: BMW Motorrad Team Gauloises
Colors: Blue/White with red and blue squares on the side.
New aerodynamic beak/fairing for the R900GS-RR.
Team:
  02 Juan "Nani" Roma - SP - R900GS-RR - out stage11
     (fall and he twisted his knee very badly receiving the bike on it).
  04 Jimmy Lewis - USA - R900GS-RR
  06 John Deacon - GB - R900GS-RR
  11 Cyril Despres - F - R900GS-RR
  21 Andrea Mayer - D - F650RR

Technical data: R900GS-RR
  HPN bike
  90hp, 900cc engine
  Fork WP (300mm travel)
  WP shock (300mm travel, PDS)
  Brake disk: Front 1 x 300 mm; rear 1 x 285 mm
  Brake caliper: Brembo 4-piston
  Tank: 
    Main front: 34 liters
    Central: 10 liters
    Side: 4 liters left; 6 liters right
  Weight (dry): 190 kg 

Technical data: F650RR
  Schalber bike
  75hp, 700cc engine
  Fork WP (300mm travel)
  WP shock (300mm travel, PDS)
  Brake disk: Front 1 x 300 mm; rear 1 x 200 mm
  Brake caliper: Brembo front 4-piston; rear 2-piston
  Tank:
    2 front tanks, 12 liters; 12 liters
    Central: 7 liters
    Side: 7 liters left; 7 liters right
  Weight (dry): 168 kg
  
Privates:

    68 Didier Py - F - F650GS-Rally Touratech - out stage11
                 (dead fuel pump relay)

The rally

29-30/12/2000  Technical check at Parc Floral de Paris, 
               Château de Vincennes

01/01/2001  Paris - (310km liaison)
            - La Châtre - (6km chrono)
            - Narbonne (600km liaison)
            Total : 916km 

02/01/2001  Narbonne -  (40km liaison)
            - Château Lastours -  (30km chrono)
            - Castellón-Costa Azahar (490km liaison)
            Total : 560km 

03/01/2001  Castellón-Costa Azahar - (10km liaison)
            - -  (5km chrono)
            - Almeria  (430km liaison)
            Total : 445km 

ship from Spain to Marocco

04/01/2001  Nador -  (184km liaison)
            - -  (139km chrono)
            - Er Rachidia  (279km liaison)
            Total : 602km 

05/01/2001  Er Rachidia - (57km liaison)
            - -  (333km chrono)
            - Ouarzazate  (182km liaison)
            Total : 572km 

06/01/2001  Ouarzazate - (155km liaison) 
            - -  (305km chrono)
            - Goulimine  (148km liaison)
            Total : 608km 

07/01/2001  Goulimine - (53km liaison) 
            - -  (420km chrono)
            - Smara  (16km liaison)
            Total : 489km 

08/01/2001  Smara - (9km liaison) 
            - el Ghallaouiya (619km chrono)
            Total : 628km 

09/01/2001  el Ghallaouiya - el Ghallaouiya (518km chrono)
            Total : 518km 

10/01/2001  el Ghallaouiya - (435km chrono)
            - Atar (5km liaison)
            Total : 440km 

11/01/2001  Atar (rest day)

12/01/2001  Atar - (34km liaison)
            - - (437km chrono)
            - Nouakchott (37km liaison)
            Total : 508km 

13/01/2001  Nouakchott - (71km liaison)
            - - (580km chrono)
            - Tidjikja (3km liaison)
            Total : 654km 

14/01/2001  Tidjikja - (?km liaison)
            - - (?km chrono)
            - Tidjikja (?km liaison)
            Total : 535km 

15/01/2001  Tidjikja - (4km liaison)
            - Tichit (230km chrono)
            Total : 234km 

16/01/2001  Tichit - Nema (499km chrono)
            Total : 499km 

17/01/2001  Nema - (106km liaison)
            - - (214km chrono)
            - Bamako (456km liaison)
            Total : 776km 

18/01/2001  Bamako - (202km liaison)
            - - (370km chrono)
            - Bakel (232km liaison)
            Total : 804km 

19/01/2001  Bakel - (285km chrono)
            - Tambacounda (7km liaison)
            Total : 292km 

20/01/2001  Tambacounda - (107km liaison)
            - - (217km chrono)
            - Dakar (240km liaison)
            Total : 564km 

20/01/2001  Dakar - (35km liaison)
            - - (25km chrono)
            - Dakar (35km liaison)
            Total : 95km
Go to the map Go to the stages map of this 23th Granada-Dakar rally

Final result :
  1. Fabrizio Meoni - I (KTM) 
  2. Jordi Arcarons - SP (KTM)
  3. Carlo De Gavardo - Chili (KTM)
  ...
  6. John Deacon - UK 
  7. Jimmy Lewis - USA (+ 3h49'12'')
  ...
 13. Cyril Despres - F (+ 11h37'51'')
  ...
 30. Andrea Mayer - D (+ 28h58'38'')

?? bikes joined Dakar, they were 130 on the start in Paris.

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Updated the 27 August 2001