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Originally Posted by Oldtony
Dakar may not have a very high profile in Australia but I would suggest that in most parts of the non-Anglo world it is around the same status as an F1 GP win. Certainly bigger than IRL, WTCC etc and almost on a par with Monaco, Indy or Le Mans.
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@ Oldtony, the DAKAR has always been a huge "event" and is known around the globe & with all due respect and homage in 2001 Jutta certainly did win it but unfortunately, as big as the DAKAR is it a one off event, not a road racing championship and the discussion is focused at that point.
Some contributors to this thread seem to have trouble distinguishing between circuit type road racing such as F1, Indy,V8's,Nascar,F3,FF,BTCC & at a pinch I could possibly include bike racing, & the other types of racing being hill climb,rallying,drag racing that are not.
All due respect is paid to ANY Females that have won races and events in this type of racing but NON have ever won a road racing championship, the question is WHY?