1981 Paris–Dakar Rally
Off-road motorsport event in France and Africa
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| Host country |  France Algeria Mali Upper Volta Ivory Coast Senegal | ||
Cars
| 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
| 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 |
