1980 Paris–Dakar Rally

1980 Dakar Rally also known as the 1980 Paris–Dakar Rally was the 2nd running of the Dakar Rally event, starting from Paris on 1 January and finishing in Dakar on the 23 January. The 1980 event saw vehicle manufacturers such as Yamaha, Volkswagen, Lada, and BMW taking part and the introduction of a truck category.

1980 Paris–Dakar Rally
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Host country France
 Algeria
 Mali
 Upper Volta
 Senegal

Summary

216 competitors started the rally of which 81 made the finish. Cyril Neveu won for the second time in succession on a Yamaha, Freddy Kottulinsky won the car class driving a Volkswagen and Zohra Ataouat became the first winner of the truck class driving for Sonacome.[1]

Stages
Stage Date From To Dist. Winner (cars) Winner (bikes)
P 1 January Paris Olivet4 J-C. Briavoine C. Neveu
2 January Olivet MarseilleLiaison only
3–5 JanuaryTransportation to Africa
1 6 January Algiers In Salah37 J-C. Briavoine C. Neveu
2 7 January In Salah Reggane270 C. Neveu E. Breton
8 January Reggane Bordj Badji Mokhtar630 J. Ragnotti M. Merel
9 January Bordj Badji Mokhtar Gao675 F. Kottulinsky H. Auriol
10 January GaoRest day
3 11 January Gao Mopti595 F. Kottulinsky H. Auriol
12 January Mopti NionoLiaison only
13 January Niono Tombouctou570 J. Ragnotti G. Desheulles
14 January Tombouctou Gao424 C. Neveu H. Auriol
4 15 January Gao Bobo-DioulassoLiaison only
5 16 January Bobo-Dioulasso Kolokani120 F. Kottulinsky M. Merel
17 January KolokaniRest day
6 18 January Kolokani Nioro du Sahel280 C. Marreau C. Neveu
19 January Nioro du Sahel Kayes247 F. Kottulinsky P. Vassard
7 20 January Kayes BakelLiaison only
21 January Bakel Linguère
22 January Linguère Lompoul87 H. Cotel P. Vassard
23 January Lompoul Dakar120 C. Neveu C. Neveu

Leading Results

Bikes
Pos. No. Competitors Vehicle
1 50 Cyril Neveu Yamaha XT 500
2 58 Michel Merel Yamaha XT 500
3 60 Jean-Noël Pineau Yamaha XT 500
4 80 Jean-Pierre Lloret Yamaha XT 500
5 86 "Fenouil" BMW 800
6 43 Philippe Vassard KTM 240
7 38 Alain Padou Honda XR 500
8 48 Ludovic Loue Yamaha XT 500
9 74 Guy Albaret Yamaha XT 500
10 22 Marc Joineau Suzuki SP 370

Cars
Pos. No. Competitor Vehicle
1 137 Freddy Kottulinsky
Gerd Löffelmann		 Volkswagen Iltis
2 136 Patrick Zaniroli
Philippe Colesse		 Volkswagen Iltis
3 120 Claude Marreau
Bernard Marreau		 Renault 4
4 138 Jean Ragnotti
Georges Vaills		 Volkswagen Iltis
5 180 Christophe Neveu
Rémy Bourgoin		 Range Rover
  • Of the 216 starters, 81 completed the event - 49 cars (of 116), 25 bikes (of 90) and 7 trucks (of 10).[1]

References
  1. "History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2007" (PDF). Dakar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2009-01-07.


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