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.
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1980 Paris–Dakar Rally | |||
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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]
Stages
Stage | Date | From | To | Dist. | Winner (cars) | Winner (bikes) |
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P | 1 January | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | ![]() | ![]() |
2 January | ![]() | ![]() | Liaison only | |||
3–5 January | Transportation to Africa | |||||
1 | 6 January | ![]() | ![]() | 37 | ![]() | ![]() |
2 | 7 January | ![]() | ![]() | 270 | ![]() | ![]() |
8 January | ![]() | ![]() | 630 | ![]() | ![]() | |
9 January | ![]() | ![]() | 675 | ![]() | ![]() | |
10 January | ![]() | Rest day | ||||
3 | 11 January | ![]() | ![]() | 595 | ![]() | ![]() |
12 January | ![]() | ![]() | Liaison only | |||
13 January | ![]() | ![]() | 570 | ![]() | ![]() | |
14 January | ![]() | ![]() | 424 | ![]() | ![]() | |
4 | 15 January | ![]() | ![]() | Liaison only | ||
5 | 16 January | ![]() | ![]() | 120 | ![]() | ![]() |
17 January | ![]() | Rest day | ||||
6 | 18 January | ![]() | ![]() | 280 | ![]() | ![]() |
19 January | ![]() | ![]() | 247 | ![]() | ![]() | |
7 | 20 January | ![]() | ![]() | Liaison only | ||
21 January | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
22 January | ![]() | ![]() | 87 | ![]() | ![]() | |
23 January | ![]() | ![]() | 120 | ![]() | ![]() |
Leading Results
Bikes
Pos. | No. | Competitors | Vehicle |
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1 | 50 | ![]() |
Yamaha XT 500 |
2 | 58 | ![]() |
Yamaha XT 500 |
3 | 60 | ![]() |
Yamaha XT 500 |
4 | 80 | ![]() |
Yamaha XT 500 |
5 | 86 | ![]() |
BMW 800 |
6 | 43 | ![]() |
KTM 240 |
7 | 38 | ![]() |
Honda XR 500 |
8 | 48 | ![]() |
Yamaha XT 500 |
9 | 74 | ![]() |
Yamaha XT 500 |
10 | 22 | ![]() |
Suzuki SP 370 |
Cars
Pos. | No. | Competitor | Vehicle |
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1 | 137 | ![]() ![]() |
Volkswagen Iltis |
2 | 136 | ![]() ![]() |
Volkswagen Iltis |
3 | 120 | ![]() ![]() |
Renault 4 |
4 | 138 | ![]() ![]() |
Volkswagen Iltis |
5 | 180 | ![]() ![]() |
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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