Calendrier
| # | Epreuve | Vainqueur |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Courdimanche (1 January)
|
Pierre Lartigue
|
| 2 |
Alger/El Oued (3 January) (no stage)
|
— |
| 3 |
El Oued/Hassi Messaoud (4 January)
|
Ari Vatanen
|
| 4 |
Hassi Messaoud/Bordj Omar Driss (5 January) (no stage)
|
— |
| 5 |
Bordj Omar Driss/Tamanrasset (6 January)
|
Ari Vatanen
|
| 6 |
Tamanrasset/Djanet (7 January)
|
Ari Vatanen
|
| 7 |
Djanet/Djado (8 January) (no stage)
|
— |
| 8 |
Djado/Arlit (9 January)
|
Henri Pescarolo
|
| 9 |
Arlit/Agadez (10 January)
|
Ari Vatanen
|
| 10 |
Agadez/Niamey (12 January)
|
Guy Colsoul
|
| 11 |
Niamey/Kidal (13 January) (no stage)
|
— |
| 12 |
Kidal/Tessalit (14 January)
|
Jean Bouchet
Range Rover
|
| 13 |
Tessalit/Lemjebir (15 January)
|
Patrick Tambay
Range Rover
|
| 14 |
Lemjebir/Tombouctou (16 January)
|
Ari Vatanen
|
| 15 |
Tombouctou/Bamako (17 January)
|
Patrick Tambay
Range Rover
|
| 16 |
Bamako/Kayes (18 January)
|
Juha Kankkunen
|
| 17 |
Kayes/Moudjeria (19 January)
|
Henri Pescarolo
|
| 18 |
Moudjeria/Nouakchott (20 January) (no stage)
|
— |
| 19 |
Nouakchott/Richard Toll (21 January) (no stage)
|
— |
| 20 |
Richard Toll/Dakar stage 1 (22 January)
|
Guy Deladriere
Proto
|
| 21 |
Richard Toll/Dakar stage 2 (22 January)
|
Alain Ambrosino
|

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