1980 Paris–Dakar Rally
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 and Zohra Ataouat became the first winner of the truck class driving for Sonacome.Stages
Leading Results
Bikes
| Pos. | No. | Competitors | Vehicle |
| 1 | 50 |  Cyril Neveu | Yamaha XT 500 |
| 2 | 58 | Michel Merel | Yamaha XT 500 |
| 3 | 60 | Jean-Noël Pineau | Yamaha XT 500 |
| 4 | 80 | Jean-Pierre Lloret | Yamaha XT 500 |
| 5 | 86 | "Fenouil" | BMW 800 |
| 6 | 43 | Philippe Vassard | KTM 240 |
| 7 | 38 |  Alain Padou | Honda XR 500 |
| 8 | 48 | Ludovic Loue | Yamaha XT 500 |
| 9 | 74 | Guy Albaret | Yamaha XT 500 |
| 10 | 22 | Marc Joineau | Suzuki SP 370 |
Cars
| Pos. | No. | Competitor | Vehicle |
| 1 | 137 |  Freddy Kottulinsky Gerd Löffelmann | Volkswagen Iltis |
| 2 | 136 | Patrick Zaniroli Philippe Colesse | Volkswagen Iltis |
| 3 | 120 | Claude Marreau Bernard Marreau | Renault 4 |
| 4 | 138 | Jean Ragnotti Georges Vaills | Volkswagen Iltis |
| 5 | 180 | Christophe Neveu Rémy Bourgoin | Range Rover |
- Of the 216 starters, 81 completed the event - 49 cars, 25 bikes and 7 trucks.