Calendar
| # | Epreuve | Vainqueur |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cergy (1 January)
|
Jean-Claude Dayraut
Porsche 911 SC
|
| 2 |
Versailles/Sète (2 January) (no stage)
|
— |
| 3 |
Alger/Ghardaja (3 January) (no stage)
|
— |
| 4 |
Ghardaja/El Golea (4 January)
|
Patrick Zaniroli
|
| 5 |
El Golea/In Salah (5 January)
|
Andrew Cowan
|
| 6 |
In Salah/Tamanrasset stage 1 (6 January)
|
Patrick Zaniroli
|
| 7 |
In Salah/Tamanrasset stage 2 (6 January)
|
Jean-Pierre Gabreau
Range Rover
|
| 8 |
Tamanrasset/Tamanrasset (7 January)
|
Jean-Pierre Gabreau
Range Rover
|
| 9 |
Tamanrasset/Agadez stage 1 (8 January)
|
René Metge
|
| 10 |
Tamanrasset/Agadez stage 2 (8 January)
|
Jacky Ickx
|
| 11 |
Agadez/Dirkou (9 January)
|
René Metge
|
| 12 |
Dirkou/Agadem (10 January)
|
Patrick Zaniroli
|
| 13 |
Agadem/Zinder (11 January)
|
Jean-Pierre Gabreau
Range Rover
|
| 14 |
Zinder/Niamey (12 January)
|
René Metge
|
| 15 |
Niamey/Gourma (14 January)
|
Andrew Cowan
|
| 16 |
Gourma/Bamako (15 January) (no stage)
|
— |
| 17 |
Bamako/Labe (16 January)
|
Patrick Zaniroli
|
| 18 |
Labe/Kayes stage 1 (17 January)
|
Andrew Cowan
|
| 19 |
Labe/Kayes stage 2 (17 January)
|
Patrick Zaniroli
|
| 20 |
Kayes/Kiffa (18 January)
|
Hubert Rigal
|
| 21 |
Kiffa/Saint-Louis stage 1 (19 January)
|
Patrick Zaniroli
|
| 22 |
Kiffa/Saint-Louis stage 2 (20 January)
|
Hubert Rigal
|
| 23 |
Saint-Louis/Sali Portudal stage 1 (21 January)
|
Guy Colsoul
|
| 24 |
Saint-Louis/Sali Portudal stage 2 (21 January)
|
Guy Colsoul
|
| 25 |
Sali Portudal/Dakar stage 1 (22 January)
|
Andrew Cowan
|
| 26 |
Sali Portudal/Dakar stage 2 (22 January)
|
Jean-Pierre Gabreau
Range Rover
|

49 and 50 appear in the same picture.