1980 Paris–Dakar Rally

1980 Dakar Rally
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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 category for trucks.

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 JanuaryFrance Paris France Olivet 4France J-C. BriavoineFrance C. Neveu
2 JanuaryFrance Olivet France Marseille Liaison only
3–5 JanuaryTransportation to Africa
1 6 JanuaryAlgeria Algiers Algeria In Salah 37France J-C. BriavoineFrance C. Neveu
2 7 JanuaryAlgeria In Salah Algeria Reggane 270France C. NeveuFrance E. Breton
8 January Algeria Reggane Algeria Bordj Badji Mokhtar 630France J. RagnottiFrance M. Merel
9 January Algeria Bordj Badji Mokhtar Mali Gao 675Sweden F. KottulinskyFrance H. Auriol
10 January Mali Gao Rest day
3 11 JanuaryMali Gao Mali Mopti 595Sweden F. KottulinskyFrance H. Auriol
12 JanuaryMali Mopti Mali Niono Liaison only
13 JanuaryMali Niono Mali Tombouctou 570France J. RagnottiFrance G. Desheulles
14 JanuaryMali Tombouctou Mali Gao 424France C. NeveuFrance H. Auriol
4 15 JanuaryMali Gao Republic of Upper Volta Bobo-Dioulasso Liaison only
5 16 JanuaryRepublic of Upper Volta Bobo-Dioulasso Mali Kolokani 120Sweden F. KottulinskyFrance M. Merel
17 January Mali Kolokani Rest day
6 18 JanuaryMali Kolokani Mali Nioro du Sahel 280France C. MarreauFrance C. Neveu
19 JanuaryMali Nioro du Sahel Mali Kayes 247Sweden F. KottulinskyFrance P. Vassard
7 20 JanuaryMali Kayes Senegal Bakel Liaison only
21 JanuarySenegal Bakel Senegal Linguère
22 JanuarySenegal Linguère Senegal Lompoul 87France H. CotelFrance P. Vassard
23 JanuarySenegal Lompoul Senegal Dakar 120France C. NeveuFrance C. Neveu

Leading Results

Bikes

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

Cars

Pos. No. Competitor Vehicle
1 137 Sweden Freddy Kottulinsky
Germany Gerd Löffelmann
Volkswagen Iltis
2 136 France Patrick Zaniroli
France Philippe Colesse
Volkswagen Iltis
3 120 France Claude Marreau
France Bernard Marreau
Renault 4
4 138 France Jean Ragnotti
France Georges Vaills
Volkswagen Iltis
5 180 France Christophe Neveu
France Rémy Bourgoin
Range Rover

References

  1. 1 2 "History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2007" (PDF). Dakar. Retrieved 2009-01-07.


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