Dakar was hit by death. The Frenchman Cherpin succumbed to his injuries while being transported home

Summary of deaths of competitors at the Dakar Rally (total 27):Motorcycles (22):1979 – Patrice Dodin (France),1982 – Bert Osterhuis (Nizozemsko),1983 – Jean-Noël Pineau (Francie),1986 – Giampaolo Marinoni (Italy), Jasuo Kaneko (Japan),1988 – Jean-Claude Huger (Francie),1992 – Gilles Lalay (France),1994 – Michel Sansen (Belgium),1997 – Jean-Pierre Leduc (Francie),2005 – José Manuel Pérez (Spain), Fabrizio Meoni (Italy),2006 – Andy Caldecott (Austrálie),2007 – Elmer Symons (JAR), Éric Aubijoux (Francie),2009 – Pascal Terry (France),2012 – Jorge Martínez Boero (Argentina),2013 – Thomas Bourgin (France),2014 – Eric Palante (Belgie),2015 – Michal Hernik (Poland),2020 – Paulo Goncalves (Portugalsko), Edwin Straver (Nizozemsko),2021 – Pierre Cherpin (France).Cars (3):1988 – Patrick Canado (France),1991 – Francois Picquot (France)2003 – Bruno Cauvy (France).Trucks (2):1988 – Kees van Loevezijn (Nizozemsko),1996 – Laurent Guéguen (Francie).Note: Picquot and Straver succumbed to injuries from the rally after being transported to their home country, Cherpin during the transport.