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| 2008 Central Europe Rally | |||
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| Host country |  Hungary Romania | ||
| Stages | 7 (1,092 km; 679 mi) | ||
| Overall distance | 2,671 km (1,660 mi) | ||
| Results | |||
| Cars winner |  Carlos Sainz and  Michel PérinVolkswagen Race Touareg 2 | ||
| Bikes winner | David Casteu KTM | ||
| Trucks winner |  Hans Stacey,  Eddy Chevaillier, Bernard der Kinderen,MAN | ||
The Central Europe Rally was a rally raid endurance race held in Romania and Hungary, and served as the relocated 2008 edition of the Dakar Rally, marking the 30th running of the event.[1]
The Amaury Sport Organisation created this event as the relocated Dakar Rally for 2008 after 2007 killing of French tourists in Mauritania (the event is owned by a French organisation) less than two weeks before the originally scheduled start of the race, and the decisions of organisers to defer all Dakar entrants to this event technically made this part of the Dakar.[2]
In the Cars category, Carlos Sainz Sr. won his first Dakar by 2:01 over Stéphane Peterhansel.
In the Trucks division, Hans Stacey won his second Dakar.
In the Bikes division, David Casteu won his first Dakar.
- ^ Central Europe Rally 2008: 2008 Edition > The Route Archived 2008-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Central Europe Rally 2008: 2008 Edition > Sporting Aspects Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine