1991 – 2003 ~ 1st CHAPTER

1991 PARIS – TRIPOLI – DAKAR

Start: 29 December 1990 from Paris (Chevilly)
Finish: 17 January 1991 in Dakar (Rose Lake)
Rest: 9 January 1991 in Agadez
Length of rally: 9,186 km
Number of kilometers of specials: 6,747 km

Countries crossed: 

  • France
  • Libya
  • Niger
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

1992 PARIS – SIRTE – CAPE TOWN

Start: 25 December 1991 from Paris (Château de Vincennes)
Finish: 16 January 1992 in Cape Town
Rest: 8 January 1992 in Pointe-Noire (Congo)
Length of rally: 12,427 km
Number of kilometers of specials: 6,263 km

Countries crossed: France, Libya, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Angola, Namibia, South Africa

1993 PARIS – TANGER – DAKAR

Departure: 1st January 1993 from Paris (Place du Trocadéro)
Arrival: 16 January 1993 in Dakar (Lake Rose)
Rest: 10 January 1993 in Adrar (Algeria)
Length of rally: 8,877 km
Number of special stage kilometres: 4,476 km

Countries crossed: 

  • France
  • Morocco
  • Algeria
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

1994 PARIS – DAKAR – PARIS

Departure: 28 December 1993 from Paris
Arrival: 16 January 1994 in Paris (Eurodisney)
Rest: 6 January 1994 in Dakar
Length of rally: 13,379 km
Number of special stage kilometres: 4,446 km

Countries crossed: 

  • France
  • Morocco
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Spain
  • France

1995 GRANADA – DAKAR

Departure: 1st January 1995 from Grenada (Spain)
Arrival: 15 January 1995 in Dakar (Lake Rose)
Rest: 8 January 1995 in Zouerat (Mauritania)
Length of rally: 10,109 km
Number of special stage kilometres: 5,725 km

Countries crossed: 

  • Spain
  • Morocco
  • Mauritania
  • Guinea
  • Senegal

1996 GRANADA – DAKAR

Departure: 30 December 1995 from Grenada (Spain)
Arrival: 14 January 1996 in Dakar (Lake Rose)
Rest: 7 January 1996 in Zouerat (Mauritania)
Length of rally: 7,579 km
Number of special stage kilometres: 6,179 km

Countries crossed: 

  • Spain
  • Morocco
  • Mauritania
  • Guinea
  • Senegal

1997 DAKAR – DAKAR

Departure: 4 January 1997 from Dakar
Arrival: 19 January 1997 in Dakar (Lake Rose)
Rest: 12 January 1997 in Agadez
Length of rally: 8,049 km
Number of special stage kilometres: 6,509 km

Countries crossed: 

  • Senegal
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Guinea
  • Senegal

1998 PARIS – GRANADA – DAKAR

Departure: 1st January 1998 from Versailles (Place d’Armes)
Arrival: 18 January 1998 in Dakar (Lake Rose)
Rest: 11 January 1998 in Gao
Length of rally: 10,593 km
Number of special stage kilometres: 5,219 km

Countries crossed: 

  • France
  • Spain
  • Morocco
  • Mauritania
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

1999 GRANADA – DAKAR

Departure: 1st January 1999 from Grenada (Spain)
Arrival: 17 January 1999 in Dakar (Lake Rose)
Rest: 9 January 1999 in Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)
Length of rally: 9,393 km
Number of special stage kilometres: 5.638 km

Countries crossed: 

  • Spain
  • Morocco
  • Mauritania
  • Mali
  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

2000 DAKAR – CAIRO

Start: 6th January 2000 from Dakar (Senegal)
Finish: 23rd January 2000 in Cairo (Egypt)
Rest Day: No rest day
Length of rally: 7,863 km
Number of kilometres in special sections: 5,012 km

Countries crossed: 

  • Senegal
  • Mali
  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
  • Libya
  • Egypt

2001 PARIS – DAKAR

Start: 1st January 2001 in Paris (Champs de Mars)
Finish: 21st January 2001 in Dakar (Lac Rose)
Rest day: 11th January 2001 in Atar
Length of rally: 10,219 km
Number of kilometres in special sections: 6,180 km

Countries crossed: 

  • France
  • Spain
  • Morocco
  • Mauritania
  • Mali
  • Senegal

2002 ARRAS – MADRID – DAKAR

Start: 28th December 2002 from Arras
Finish: 13th January 2002 at Dakar (Lac Rose)
Rest day: 6th January 2002 at Atar
Length of rally: 9,436 km
Number of kilometres in special sections: 6,486 km

Countries crossed: 

  • France
  • Spain
  • Morocco
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

2003 MARSEILLE – SHARM EL SHEIKH

Start: 1st January 2003 from Marseille
Finish: 19th January 2003 in Sharm El Sheikh
Rest Day: 13th January at Siwa (Egypt)
Length of rally: 8,552 km
Number of kilometres in special sections: 5,216 km

Countries crossed: 

  • France
  • Spain
  • Tunisia
  • Libya
  • Egypt