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 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.
Entry list
Number of entries StageBikesCarsTrucksTotalStart of rally9011610216End of rally2549781
Competitor list Source:
No. Driver Bike1 Dominique Boisgontier Yamaha DTMX 1252 Pierre David MZ 2503 Martine De Cortanze Yamaha 5004 Grégoire Verhaeghe Honda XLS 2505 Yvan Tcherniavsky Vespa P200E6 Bernard Tcherniavsky Vespa P200E7 Bernard Neimer Vespa P200E8 Marc Simonot Vespa P200E9 Hubert D'aboville Kawasaki KL 25010 Norbert D'aboville Kawasaki KL 25011 Guillaume D'aboville Kawasaki KL 25012 Baudouin D'aboville Kawasaki KL 25013 Gérard D'aboville Kawasaki KL 25014 Christine Martin Honda XLS 25015 Nicole Maitrot Honda XLS 25016 Jacques Maitrot Honda XLS 25017 Jean-Louis Daudet Yamaha DMX 25018 Pierre-Michel Decombeix Honda XLS 25021 Michel Montange Suzuki SP 37022 Marc Joineau Suzuki SP 37023 Michel Razet Suzuki SP 37024 Jean-Pierre Tonnelline Suzuki SP 37025 Jean-Noël Castanet Suzuki SP 37026 Bernard Tabarly Suzuki SP 37027 Gilbert Galinier Suzuki SP 37028 Alain Fesquet Honda XLS 50029 Bruno Vecchioni Honda XLS 50030 Thierry Henriette Yamaha XT 50031 Pierre Mengue Yamaha XT 50032 Jean-Michel Yvora Yamaha XT 50033 Gilbert Lebrun Honda XLS 50034 Louis Leandri Honda XLS 25035 Jean-Pierre Lerude Honda XLS 50036 Luc Quesson Honda XLS 50037 Alain Gaeremynck Honda XR 50038 Alain Padou Honda XR 50039 Daniel René Honda XLS 50041 Bernard Rigoni Honda XLS 50042 Gilles Desheulles KTM 24043 Philippe Vassard KTM 24044 Marie Ertaud Yamaha XT 50045 François De Casanove Yamaha XT 50046 Philippe De Casanove Yamaha XT 50047 Jacques-Philippe Auriol Yamaha XT 50048 Ludovic Loue Yamaha XT 50049 Gilles Maurice Yamaha XT 50050 Cyril Neveu Yamaha XT 50051 Pierre Berty Yamaha XT 50052 Flavien Malguy Yamaha XT 50053 Jean-claude Lesault Yamaha XT 50054 Patrick Beaufront Yamaha XT 50055 Pierre-henri Hollenweger Yamaha XT 50056 Patrick Duisit Yamaha XT 50057 Alain Dupuis Yamaha XT 50058 Michel Merel Yamaha XT 50059 Eric Breton Yamaha XT 50060 Jean-Noël Pineau Yamaha XT 50061 Patrice Roa Yamaha XT 50062 Jean-Michel Plu Yamaha XT 50063 Jean-claude Dinga Yamaha XT 50064 Christian Figlia Yamaha XT 50065 Jean-Luc Delchet Yamaha XT 50066 Serge Stacoffe Yamaha XT 50067 Christian Becker Yamaha XT 50068 Philippe Léonard Yamaha XT 50069 Patrick Meziani Yamaha XT 50070 Antoine Mayorga Yamaha XT 50071 Dante Favaro Yamaha XT 50072 Jean-Michel Lyonnard Yamaha XT 50073 Jean-Pierre Tisserant Yamaha XT 50074 Guy Albaret Yamaha XT 50075 Gilles Burgat Yamaha XT 50076 Pascal D'ursel Yamaha XT 50077 Daniel Lorenzini Yamaha XT 50078 Jean-Jacques Lefebvre Yamaha XT 50079 Gérard Paineau Yamaha XT 50080 Jean-Pierre Lloret Yamaha XT 50081 Christian Rayer Yamaha XT 50082 Gilles Comte Yamaha XT 50083 Gérard Ladaurade Yamaha XT 50085 Michel Cheylan Ducati 75086 Georges Fenouil BMW 80087 Hubert Auriol BMW 80088 Pascal Boujieau BMW 1000 Proto89 Giorgio Tabarin Claude Lampart Side 100090 Vincent Murgat Claude Boyet Side 1000
No. Driver Co-driver Co-driver 2/Technician Technician 2 Vehicle 91 Yann Pawoe Sitahar - - Peugeot 404 92 Bernard Jaure Louis Injey - - Peugeot 404 93 Alain Kurt André Eletufe - - Peugeot 404 96 Jean-Claude Avoyne Bertrand Leclercq - - Citroën Traction 97 Corinne Koppenhague Marie Françoise Placq - - Jeep Hotchkiss 98 Daniel Nollan Philippe Hayat - - Renault KZ 99 Jocelyn Minatchy Sylviane Tromeur Hervé David Joelle Ilous Renault R2087 100 Peter Dalkin John Waghorn - - Citroën GSA X3 101 François Destruel Thierry Perichard - - Renault 5 102 Bernard Hervier Christian Caillon - - Range Rover V8 104 Yves Sunhill - - - Buggy Sunhill 1980 105 Hervé Cotel Claude Corbetta - - Buggy Cotel 106 Bertrand Roncin Benoît Bizet - - Citroën DS 107 Monique Delannoy Catherine Bordier Bonnier - - Peugeot 504 108 Noël Gron Alain Enderlen - - Peugeot 504 Coupe 109 Jean-Michel Neyrial Patrick Fournol - - Peugeot 504 110 Guy Asensi Adelino Vaz - - Peugeot 504 111 Gérard Boin Marcel Cusson - - Peugeot 504 112 Claude Delles Jean-Pierre Lamy Alain Biron - Citroën DS 113 Ibrahim Thiandoum El-Hadj Sow - - Citroën CX 114 André Costa Alain Corroler - - Citroën CX 115 Jean-Pierre Giovannini Jean-Jacques Cibien - - Citroën CX Break 117 Thierry Armanet Claude Cravero - - Peugeot 504 Break 120 Claude Marreau Bernard Marreau - - Renault 4 Sinpar 121 Yves Belleville Daniel Michel - - Citroën AK 400 122 Hugues Dubois Charles Mignard - - Lada Niva 123 Sylviane Goutaland Michèle Autun - - Lada Niva 124 Lino Bonaldi Bernard Pailloux - - Lada Niva 125 Christian Duboscq Jacqueline Duboscq - - Lada Niva 126 André Trossat Jacky Touron - - Lada Niva 127 Christine Dacremont Joëlle Pioch - - Lada Niva 128 Jean-Claude Briavoine Bernard Clerisse - - Lada Niva 129 Jean-Louis Hervieu Jean-Paul Verneuil - - Lada Niva 130 Gil Guillot Patrice Pradeau - - Cournil 131 Patrick Thenoux Olivier Gouilloud - - Cournil 132 Olivier Turcat Dominique de Araujo - - Cournil 133 Jean-Pierre Kurrer Jean-Marie Chanteux - - Cournil 135 Frédéric Harrewyn Lyonel Liger - - Mercedes-Benz 240 GD 136 Patrick Zaniroli Philippe Colesse - - Volkswagen Iltis 137 Freddy Kottulinsky Gerd Löffelmann - - Volkswagen Iltis 138 Jean Ragnotti Georges Vaills - - Volkswagen Iltis 139 Roland Gumpert Eder Alois - - Volkswagen Iltis 140 Pierre Raux Jean-louis Raimondi - - Toyota BJ 141 Max Sachsenhaus Unknown - - Toyota BJ 143 Alain Berla C. Arbin J.-P. Henriot - Toyota BJ 144 Alain Bard Pascal Daniel - - Toyota BJ 145 Jo Tougeron Didier Ratouit - - Toyota BJ 146 Pierre Laville Philippe Michel - - Toyota BJ 147 Jean-Pierre Pastissie Gérard Dantan Merlin Jean-Claude Andreoli - Toyota BJ 148 Gérard Barral François Besnard - - Toyota BJ43 149 Rousseau Gary Carrera - - Toyota BJ 151 Max Hugueny Jean-Fred Prost - - Toyota BJ 152 Marcel Hugueny Carlos Santos - - Toyota BJ 153 Robert Barbe Claude Duriaux Pierre Mesplomb - Toyota BJ 154 Patrick Remusat François Pruvot - - Toyota BJ 155 Jean Léonard Blondeau - - Toyota BJ 156 Jean-Claude Geiser Eric Roblin - - Toyota BJ 157 Jacques Delefortrie Pierre Delefortrie Patrick Prat - Toyota BJ43 158 Lhamery Williart - - Toyota BJ 159 Pierre Coquant Bernard Atanne Cardinal - Toyota BJ 160 Yves Renier Yves Genies Pat Le Guen - Toyota BJ 161 Philippe Leroux Luigi Maserati - - Toyota BJ 162 Jean-Claude Bonaldi Marcel Baffeleuf - - Toyota BJ 163 Roland Mollard Christine Dransard - - Toyota BJ 164 Henri Lizard Jean-Jacques Soriano - - Toyota BJ 165 Michel Delannoy Gérard Badiou - - Toyota BJ 166 Gérard Planson Francis Paulian - - Toyota HJ45 167 Pierre Heinis Edi Paul Heinis - - Toyota BJ 168 Guichard Flamain Soler - Toyota BJ 169 Philippe Mongin Jean-Etienne Souvant Christian Simonpietri - Toyota BJ 171 Louis Andrieu Christian Bouillon - - Toyota BJ 172 Fisquet Naon Bongiovani - Toyota BJ 173 Ghislain Moy Michel Indlet Régis Noury - Toyota BJ40 174 Christian Rodier Brigitte Mairesse - - Toyota BJ 175 Jean-Claude Vanbersy Thierry De Mortier - - Daihatsu 176 Claude Bourgoignie Jean-Pierre Tasiaux Maurice Gierst - Range Rover V8 177 Christine Beckers Thierry Gérin Marc Stinglhamber - Range Rover V8 178 Michel Puren Philippe Chapel - - Range Rover Proto Turbo 179 Claude Neveu Jean-Paul Auborg - - Range Rover V8 180 Christophe Neveu Rémy Bourgoin - - Range Rover V8 181 François Forestier Bernard Galego - - Range Rover V8 182 Philippe Versini Daniel Adrian - - Range Rover V8 183 Daniel Bejuy Denis Capecci - - Range Rover V8 184 Mario Constans-Gavarry Philippe Bertelin - - Range Rover V8 185 Jean-Paul Sevin Kalicky - - Range Rover V8 186 Catherine Dufresne Martine Renier Christian Crye - Range Rover V8 187 Philippe Chateau Alain Boyer - - Range Rover V8 188 Claude Guermonprez Jean-Claude Ravez - - Range Rover V8 189 Jean-Michel Bordais Marcel Quie - - Range Rover V8 190 Robert Claudin Marie-Claude Claudin - - Range Rover V8 191 Yannick Le Maguer Patrick Morvan - - Range Rover V8 192 Jean-Pierre Simon Etienne Boulanger - - Range Rover V8 193 Antoine Granja José Lourseau Jean-Pierre Lefèvre - Range Rover V8 194 Alain Kerc Jean-Paul Ydraut - - Renault 12 196 Henri Pescarolo Mauro Bellatriacia - - Land Rover 197 René Trautmann Roberto Valleci - - Land Rover 198 François Brébant Dominique Nayrole - - Land Rover 199 Jean-Pierre Hanrioud Moreno Bertini - - Land Rover 200 Jean-François Piot Bruno Spragia - - Land Rover 201 Anthony Howard Anne Hope - - Range Rover V8 202 Daniel Neri Jean-Claude Neri - - Jeep CJ7 203 Enrico Paci Willy Freiburghaus - - Jeep Wagoneer 204 Michel Diallo Rispal - - Sbarro Windhound 205 Henri Cotentin Serge Blanchard - - AMC Cherokee 206 Nicolas Hulot Jean-Paul Flory Etienne-Georges Baitifoulier - Range Rover V8 207 Jean-Jacques Bordier Dominique Lemoyne - - Land Rover 210 Christian De Léotard Francis Dumortier - - Renault 5 6x6 211 Christian Tamalet Françoise Tamalet - - Pinzgauer 212 Jacques Clatot Jean-Claude Kaiser Dietmar Beinhauer - Pinzgauer
No. Driver Co-driver Technician Vehicle 221 Eric Della Torre Pottier - Mercedes-Benz Unimog 222 Georges Groine Bruno Groine Hugues Larrouzé Mercedes-Benz LP913 223 Bernard Heu Daniel Delobel Gilbert Versino MAN 20280 224 Catherine Plessis Guillautie André Deliaire MAN 225 Jean-Claude Marie Cyril Boulay - Renault SM8 226 Jacques Frumholtz Francis Doz - Renault SM8 227 Mouhamed Affane Bouhafs Zergoune Lakhdar Haddou Sonacome 228 Miloud Ataouat Hadj Daou Boukrif Mahiedine Kaoula Sonacome 229 Abdelkader Bouzid Daid Mekhelef Sonacome 230 René Metge Thierry De Saulieu Georges Landais Leyland Marathon
Stages StageDateFromToDist.Winner (cars)Winner (bikes)P1 January Paris Olivet 4 J-C. Briavoine C. Neveu2 January Olivet Marseille Liaison only 3–5 JanuaryTransportation to Africa16 January Algiers In Salah 37 J-C. Briavoine C. Neveu27 January In Salah Reggane 270 C. Neveu E. Breton8 January Reggane Bordj Badji Mokhtar 630 J. Ragnotti M. Merel9 January Bordj Badji Mokhtar Gao 675 F. Kottulinsky H. Auriol 10 January Gao Rest day311 January Gao Mopti 595 F. Kottulinsky H. Auriol12 January Mopti Niono Liaison only13 January Niono Tombouctou 570 J. Ragnotti G. Desheulles14 January Tombouctou Gao 424 C. Neveu H. Auriol415 January Gao Bobo-Dioulasso Liaison only516 January Bobo-Dioulasso Kolokani 120 F. Kottulinsky M. Merel 17 January Kolokani Rest day618 January Kolokani Nioro du Sahel 280 C. Marreau C. Neveu19 January Nioro du Sahel Kayes 247 F. Kottulinsky P. Vassard720 January Kayes Bakel Liaison only21 January Bakel Linguère 22 January Linguère Lompoul 87 H. Cotel P. Vassard23 January Lompoul Dakar 120 C. Neveu C. Neveu
Leading results
Bikes
Pos.No.CompetitorsVehicle 1 50 Cyril NeveuYamaha XT 500 2 58 Michel MerelYamaha XT 500 3 60 Jean-Noël PineauYamaha XT 500 4 80 Jean-Pierre LloretYamaha XT 500 5 86 "Fenouil"BMW 800 6 43 Philippe VassardKTM 240 7 38 Alain PadouHonda XR 500 8 48 Ludovic LoueYamaha XT 500 9 74 Guy AlbaretYamaha XT 500 10 22 Marc JoineauSuzuki SP 370
Cars
Pos.No.CompetitorVehicle 1 137 Freddy Kottulinsky Gerd LöffelmannVolkswagen Iltis 2 136 Patrick Zaniroli Philippe ColesseVolkswagen Iltis 3 120 Claude Marreau Bernard MarreauRenault 4 4 138 Jean Ragnotti Georges VaillsVolkswagen Iltis 5 180 Christophe Neveu Rémy BourgoinRange Rover
Of the 216 starters, 81 completed the event - 49 cars (of 116), 25 bikes (of 90) and 7 trucks (of 10).
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