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 |
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| Start of rally | 90 | 116 | 10 | 216 |
| End of rally | 25 | 49 | 7 | 81 |
Competitor list
Source:[3]
Entry list — Bikes
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Stages
| Stage | Date | From | To | Dist. | Winner (cars) | Winner (bikes) |
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| 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
- ^ a b "History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2007" (PDF). Dakar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
- ^ "Historic Book 2025". Dakar. 2024-12-19. Archived from the original on 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ "Liste des engagés au Paris Dakar 1980 - 205 participants". www.dakardantan.com. Retrieved 2024-12-19.