1980 Paris–Dakar Rally

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

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.

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 Iltis and Zohra Ataouat became the first winner of the truck class driving for Sonacome.[1]

Entry list

Number of entries

Stage[2] Bikes Cars Trucks Total
Start of rally 90 116 10 216
End of rally 25 49 7 81

Competitor list

Source:[3]

Stages

Stage Date From To Dist. Winner (cars) Winner (bikes)
P 1 January Paris Olivet 4 J-C. Briavoine C. Neveu
2 January Olivet Marseille Liaison only
3–5 January Transportation to Africa
1 6 January Algiers In Salah 37 J-C. Briavoine C. Neveu
2 7 January In Salah Reggane 270 C. Neveu E. Breton
8 January Reggane Bordj Badji Mokhtar 630 J. Ragnotti M. Merel
9 January Bordj Badji Mokhtar Gao 675 F. Kottulinsky H. Auriol
10 January Gao Rest day
3 11 January Gao Mopti 595 F. Kottulinsky H. Auriol
12 January Mopti Niono Liaison only
13 January Niono Tombouctou 570 J. Ragnotti G. Desheulles
14 January Tombouctou Gao 424 C. Neveu H. Auriol
4 15 January Gao Bobo-Dioulasso Liaison only
5 16 January Bobo-Dioulasso Kolokani 120 F. Kottulinsky M. Merel
17 January Kolokani Rest day
6 18 January Kolokani Nioro du Sahel 280 C. Marreau C. Neveu
19 January Nioro du Sahel Kayes 247 F. Kottulinsky P. Vassard
7 20 January Kayes Bakel Liaison only
21 January Bakel Linguère
22 January Linguère Lompoul 87 H. Cotel P. Vassard
23 January Lompoul Dakar 120 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. ^ a b "History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2007" (PDF). Dakar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  2. ^ "Historic Book 2025". Dakar. 2024-12-19. Archived from the original on 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  3. ^ "Liste des engagés au Paris Dakar 1980 - 205 participants". www.dakardantan.com. Retrieved 2024-12-19.


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