The Dakar Rally (or simply "The Dakar"; formerly known as "The Paris Dakar" and now as "The Lisbon Dakar Rally") is an annual off-road race, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. The race is open to amateur and professional entries; amateurs typically make up about eighty percent of the participants. Despite its name, it is an off-road endurance race rather than a conventional rally – the
