1981 Paris–Dakar Rally

1981 Dakar Rally also known as the 1981 Paris–Dakar Rally was the 3rd running of the Dakar Rally event. The car class was won by René Metge and Bernard Giroux. The motorcycle class was won by Hubert Auriol.[1]

1981 Paris–Dakar Rally
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Host country France
 Algeria
 Mali
 Upper Volta
 Ivory Coast
 Senegal

Cars

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Year 1st 2nd 3rd
Driver Car Driver Car Driver Car
1981   René Metge Range Rover V8   Hervé Cotel Buggy Cotel   Jean-Claude Briavoine Lada Niva

Stages

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Stage Date From To Total (km)
1 1 January   Paris   Olivet approx 120
2 2 January   Olivet   Sète approx 625
3 January Transportation to Africa
3 4 January   Algiers   Moudjbara 300
4 5 January   Moudjbara   Bordj Omar Driss 949
5 6 January   Bordj Omar Driss   Tit 605
6 7 January   Tit   Timeaouine 540
7 8 January   Timeaouine   Gao 740
9 January Rest day in Gao
8 10 January   Gao   Tombouctou 412
9 11 January   Tombouctou   Niono 570
10 12 January   Niono   Bobo-Dioulasso 1080
11 13 January   Bobo-Dioulasso   Bouna 828
12 14 January   Bouna   Korhogo 326
13 15 January   Korhogo   Kolokani 310
16 January Rest day in Kolokani
14 17 January   Kolokani   Nioro du Sahel 297
15 18 January   Nioro du Sahel   Bakel 325
16 19 January   Bakel   Louga 143
17 20 January   Louga   Dakar 96

References

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  1. ^ "History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2007" (PDF). Dakar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2009-01-07.