1980 Paris–Dakar Rally
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Off-road motorsport event in France and Africa
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| 1980 Paris–Dakar Rally | |
|---|---|
| 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
[edit ]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
[edit ]| Stage | Bikes | Cars | Trucks | Total |
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| Start of Rally | 90 | 116 | 10 | 216 |
| End of Rally | 25 | 49 | 7 | 81 |
Entry list — Bikes
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Stages
[edit ]| Stage | Date | From | To | Dist. | Winner (cars) | Winner (bikes) |
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| P | 1 January | France Paris | France Olivet | 4 | France J-C. Briavoine | France C. Neveu |
| 2 January | France Olivet | France Marseille | Liaison only | |||
| 3–5 January | Transportation to Africa | |||||
| 1 | 6 January | Algeria Algiers | Algeria In Salah | 37 | France J-C. Briavoine | France C. Neveu |
| 2 | 7 January | Algeria In Salah | Algeria Reggane | 270 | France C. Neveu | France E. Breton |
| 8 January | Algeria Reggane | Algeria Bordj Badji Mokhtar | 630 | France J. Ragnotti | France M. Merel | |
| 9 January | Algeria Bordj Badji Mokhtar | Mali Gao | 675 | Sweden F. Kottulinsky | France H. Auriol | |
| 10 January | Mali Gao | Rest day | ||||
| 3 | 11 January | Mali Gao | Mali Mopti | 595 | Sweden F. Kottulinsky | France H. Auriol |
| 12 January | Mali Mopti | Mali Niono | Liaison only | |||
| 13 January | Mali Niono | Mali Tombouctou | 570 | France J. Ragnotti | France G. Desheulles | |
| 14 January | Mali Tombouctou | Mali Gao | 424 | France C. Neveu | France H. Auriol | |
| 4 | 15 January | Mali Gao | Republic of Upper Volta Bobo-Dioulasso | Liaison only | ||
| 5 | 16 January | Republic of Upper Volta Bobo-Dioulasso | Mali Kolokani | 120 | Sweden F. Kottulinsky | France M. Merel |
| 17 January | Mali Kolokani | Rest day | ||||
| 6 | 18 January | Mali Kolokani | Mali Nioro du Sahel | 280 | France C. Marreau | France C. Neveu |
| 19 January | Mali Nioro du Sahel | Mali Kayes | 247 | Sweden F. Kottulinsky | France P. Vassard | |
| 7 | 20 January | Mali Kayes | Senegal Bakel | Liaison only | ||
| 21 January | Senegal Bakel | Senegal Linguère | ||||
| 22 January | Senegal Linguère | Senegal Lompoul | 87 | France H. Cotel | France P. Vassard | |
| 23 January | Senegal Lompoul | Senegal Dakar | 120 | France C. Neveu | France C. Neveu | |
Leading Results
[edit ]Bikes
[edit ]| 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
[edit ]| Pos. | No. | Competitor | Vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 137 | Sweden Freddy Kottulinsky West 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 |
- Of the 216 starters, 81 completed the event - 49 cars (of 116), 25 bikes (of 90) and 7 trucks (of 10).[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2007" (PDF). Dakar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010年06月01日. Retrieved 2009年01月07日.
- ^ "Historic Book 2025". Dakar. 2024年12月19日. Archived from the original on 2024年12月19日. Retrieved 2024年12月19日.
- ^ "Liste des engagés au Paris Dakar 1980 - 205 participants". www.dakardantan.com. Retrieved 2024年12月19日.
