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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.

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

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.

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

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

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