What is Hubert Auriol?
[[File:Festival automobile international 2012 - Photocall - Hubert Auriol - 010.jpg|thumb|Hubert Auriol in 2012]] '''Hubert Auriol''' ({{IPA-fr|ybɛʁ oʁjɔl|lang}}; 7 June 1952 – 10 January 2021) was a [[French people|French]] professional [[Off-road racing|off-road]] motorcyclist and auto racer. He was born in [[Addis Abeba]], [[Ethiopia]]. He was the director of [[Dakar Rally|The Paris-Dakar]] rally. Auriol was known for being the first competitor to win the Dakar rally on motorcycles and in automobiles.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rallying-France's Auriol launches new trans-Saharan race|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/2008/05/09/rallying-africa-idINL0946079720080509|access-date=13 February 2011|date=9 May 2008|work=Reuters|archive-date=2 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002183852/http://in.reuters.com/article/2008/05/09/rallying-africa-idINL0946079720080509|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2012, Auriol was named an [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] Legend for his motorcycling achievements.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/Distinctions/FIM-Legends.pdf |title=FIM Legends |publisher=fim-live.com |access-date=April 29, 2020 |archive-date=October 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002111452/http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/Distinctions/FIM-Legends.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Auriol died of [[cardiac arrest]] caused by [[COVID-19]] at a [[Paris]] hospital on 10 January 2021, aged 68.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hubert Auriol, légende du Dakar, est mort|url=https://sport.francetvinfo.fr/dakar/hubert-auriol-legende-du-dakar-est-decede|access-date=2021-01-10|website=Francetvsport|language=fr|archive-date=2021-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110122956/https://sport.francetvinfo.fr/dakar/hubert-auriol-legende-du-dakar-est-decede|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Roscoe|first=Matthew|date=2021-01-10|title=Dakar Rally Racing Legend Hubert Auriol Has Died Aged 68|url=https://www.eurowe