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. 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. Cyril Neveu won for the second time in succession on a Yamaha. Kotulinsky and Patrick Zaniroli won the car class.[1]
Stage | Date | From | To | Total (km) |
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1 | 1 January | Paris | Olivet | |
2 | 2 January | Olivet | Marseille | |
3–5 January | Transportation to Africa | |||
3 | 6 January | Algiers | In Salah | 957 |
4 | 7 January | In Salah | Reggane | 270 |
5 | 8 January | Reggane | Bordj Badji Mokhtar | 630 |
6 | 9 January | Bordj Badji Mokhtar | Gao | 675 |
10 January | Rest day in Gao | |||
7 | 11 January | Gao | Mopti | 595 |
8 | 12 January | Mopti | Niono | |
9 | 13 January | Niono | Tombouctou | 570 |
10 | 14 January | Tombouctou | Gao | 424 |
11 | 15 January | Gao | Bobo-Dioulasso | 1300 |
12 | 16 January | Bobo-Dioulasso | Kolokani | 120 |
17 January | Rest day in Kolokani | |||
13 | 18 January | Kolokani | Nioro du Sahel | 280 |
14 | 19 January | Nioro du Sahel | Kayes | 247 |
15 | 20 January | Kayes | Bakel | 68 |
16 | 21 January | Bakel | Linguère | 370 |
17 | 22 January | Linguère | Lompoul | 87 |
18 | 23 January | Lompoul | Dakar | 120 |
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