2004 – 2008 ~ start of DPT

2004 Clermont-Ferrand – DAKAR

Start: 1 january 2004 from Clermont-Ferrand (Région d’Auvergne)
Finish : 18 january 2004 in Dakar
Rest : 12 january at Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina-Faso)
Length of rally : 9.506,5 km
Number of kilometers of specials : 4635,5 km

Countries crossed :

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

2005 BARCELONA – DAKAR

Start: 31st of December 2005 in Barcelona (Spain)
Finish: 16th of January 2005 in Dakar
Rest: 9th of January in Atar (Mauritania)
Distance of the rally: 9.039 km
Kilometres of special: 5.433 km

Countries crossed: 

  • Spain
  • Morocco
  • Mauritania
  • Mali
  • Senegal

2006 LISBOA – DAKAR

Start : 31th december 2005 from Lisboa (Portugal)
Finish : 15th january 2006 in Dakar
Rest : 8th janvier at Nouakchott (Mauritania)
Length of rally : 9.043 km
Number of kilometers of specials : 4.813 km

Countries crossed : 

  • Portugal
  • Morocco
  • Mauritania
  • Mali
  • Guinea
  • Senegal

2007 LISBON – DAKAR

Start: January 6, 2007 from Lisbon (Portugal)
Arrival: January 21,2007 in Dakar
Rest day : January 13 at Atar (Mauritania)
Rally length: 7 915 km
Number of ‘special’ kilometres : 4.309 km

Countries crossed:

  • Portugal
  • Morocco
  • Mauritania
  • Mali
  • Senegal

2008 LISBOA – DAKAR

Start: 5th of January 2008 in Lisbon (Portugal)
Finish: 20th of January 2008 in Dakar
Rest day: 13th of January in Atar (Mauritania)
Length of the rally: 9 273 km
Number of kilometres for specials: 5 736 km

Countries:

  • Portugal
  • Morocco
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

Cancelled due to terrorist threat