1980 Paris–Dakar Rally

Off-road motorsport event in France and Africa

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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

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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

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### Number of entries

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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

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Entry list — Bikes

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1 |  Dominique Boisgontier | Yamaha DTMX 125
2 |  Pierre David | MZ 250
3 |  Martine De Cortanze | Yamaha 500
4 |  Grégoire Verhaeghe | Honda XLS 250
5 |  Yvan Tcherniavsky | Vespa P200E
6 |  Bernard Tcherniavsky | Vespa P200E
7 |  Bernard Neimer | Vespa P200E
8 |  Marc Simonot | Vespa P200E
9 |  Hubert D'aboville | Kawasaki KL 250
10 |  Norbert D'aboville | Kawasaki KL 250
11 |  Guillaume D'aboville | Kawasaki KL 250
12 |  Baudouin D'aboville | Kawasaki KL 250
13 |  Gérard D'aboville | Kawasaki KL 250
14 |  Christine Martin | Honda XLS 250
15 |  Nicole Maitrot | Honda XLS 250
16 |  Jacques Maitrot | Honda XLS 250
17 |  Jean-Louis Daudet | Yamaha DMX 250
18 |  Pierre-Michel Decombeix | Honda XLS 250
21 |  Michel Montange | Suzuki SP 370
22 |  Marc Joineau | Suzuki SP 370
23 |  Michel Razet | Suzuki SP 370
24 |  Jean-Pierre Tonnelline | Suzuki SP 370
25 |  Jean-Noël Castanet | Suzuki SP 370
26 |  Bernard Tabarly | Suzuki SP 370
27 |  Gilbert Galinier | Suzuki SP 370
28 |  Alain Fesquet | Honda XLS 500
29 |  Bruno Vecchioni | Honda XLS 500
30 |  Thierry Henriette | Yamaha XT 500
31 |  Pierre Mengue | Yamaha XT 500
32 |  Jean-Michel Yvora | Yamaha XT 500
33 |  Gilbert Lebrun | Honda XLS 500
34 |  Louis Leandri | Honda XLS 250
35 |  Jean-Pierre Lerude | Honda XLS 500
36 |  Luc Quesson | Honda XLS 500
37 |  Alain Gaeremynck | Honda XR 500
38 |  Alain Padou | Honda XR 500
39 |  Daniel René | Honda XLS 500
41 |  Bernard Rigoni | Honda XLS 500
42 |  Gilles Desheulles | KTM 240
43 |  Philippe Vassard | KTM 240
44 |  Marie Ertaud | Yamaha XT 500
45 |  François De Casanove | Yamaha XT 500
46 |  Philippe De Casanove | Yamaha XT 500
47 |  Jacques-Philippe Auriol | Yamaha XT 500
48 |  Ludovic Loue | Yamaha XT 500
49 |  Gilles Maurice | Yamaha XT 500
50 |  Cyril Neveu | Yamaha XT 500
51 |  Pierre Berty | Yamaha XT 500
52 |  Flavien Malguy | Yamaha XT 500
53 |  Jean-claude Lesault | Yamaha XT 500
54 |  Patrick Beaufront | Yamaha XT 500
55 |  Pierre-henri Hollenweger | Yamaha XT 500
56 |  Patrick Duisit | Yamaha XT 500
57 |  Alain Dupuis | Yamaha XT 500
58 |  Michel Merel | Yamaha XT 500
59 |  Eric Breton | Yamaha XT 500
60 |  Jean-Noël Pineau | Yamaha XT 500
61 |  Patrice Roa | Yamaha XT 500
62 |  Jean-Michel Plu | Yamaha XT 500
63 |  Jean-claude Dinga | Yamaha XT 500
64 |  Christian Figlia | Yamaha XT 500
65 |  Jean-Luc Delchet | Yamaha XT 500
66 |  Serge Stacoffe | Yamaha XT 500
67 |  Christian Becker | Yamaha XT 500
68 |  Philippe Léonard | Yamaha XT 500
69 |  Patrick Meziani | Yamaha XT 500
70 |  Antoine Mayorga | Yamaha XT 500
71 |  Dante Favaro | Yamaha XT 500
72 |  Jean-Michel Lyonnard | Yamaha XT 500
73 |  Jean-Pierre Tisserant | Yamaha XT 500
74 |  Guy Albaret | Yamaha XT 500
75 |  Gilles Burgat | Yamaha XT 500
76 |  Pascal D'ursel | Yamaha XT 500
77 |  Daniel Lorenzini | Yamaha XT 500
78 |  Jean-Jacques Lefebvre | Yamaha XT 500
79 |  Gérard Paineau | Yamaha XT 500
80 |  Jean-Pierre Lloret | Yamaha XT 500
81 |  Christian Rayer | Yamaha XT 500
82 |  Gilles Comte | Yamaha XT 500
83 |  Gérard Ladaurade | Yamaha XT 500
85 |  Michel Cheylan | Ducati 750
86 |  Georges Fenouil | BMW 800
87 |  Hubert Auriol | BMW 800
88 |  Pascal Boujieau | BMW 1000 Proto
89 |  Giorgio Tabarin
Claude Lampart | Side 1000
90 |  Vincent Murgat
Claude Boyet | Side 1000

## Stages

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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

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### Bikes

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Pos.  | No.  | Competitors  | Vehicle

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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

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Pos.  | No.  | Competitor  | Vehicle

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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

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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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