Stages
| Stage | Date | From | To | Total (km) |
Stage winners | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bikes | Cars | Trucks | |||||
| 1 | 1 January | Clermont-Ferrand | Narbonne | 396 | M. Graziani | K. Shinozuka | V. Chagin |
| 2 | 2 January | Narbonne | Castellón de la Plana | 526 | D. Frétigné | J. M. Servia | Stage cancelled1 |
| 3 | 3 January | Castellón de la Plana | Tangier | 865 | D. Frétigné | G. de Villiers | G. de Rooy |
| 4 | 4 January | Tangier | Er Rachidia | 752 | F. Meoni | A. Vatanen | F. Kabirov |
| 5 | 5 January | Er Rachidia | Ouarzazate | 575 | I. E. Pujol | H. Masuoka2 | V. Chagin |
| 6 | 6 January | Ouarzazate | Tan-Tan | 803 | N. Roma | H. Masuoka | V. Chagin |
| 7 | 7 January | Tan-Tan | Atar | 1055 | R. Sainct | H. Masuoka | V. Chagin |
| 8 | 8 January | Atar | Tidjikja | 393 | N. Roma | S. Peterhansel | K. Loprais |
| 9 | 9 January | Tidjikja | Néma | 739 | C. Despres | H. Masuoka | F. Kabirov |
| 10 | 10 January | Néma | Mopti | Stages cancelled | |||
| 11 | 11 January | Mopti | Bobo-Dioulasso | ||||
| 12 January | Bobo-Dioulasso | Rest day | |||||
| 12 | 13 January | Bobo-Dioulasso | Bamako | 666 | C. Despres | L. Alphand | F. Kabirov |
| 13 | 14 January | Bamako | Ayoun el Atrous | 734 | D. Frétigné | C. McRae | K. Loprais |
| 14 | 15 January | Ayoun el Atrous | Tidjikja | 551 | C. Despres | L. Alphand | F. Kabirov |
| 15 | 16 January | Tidjikja | Nouakchott | 651 | F. Meoni | H. Masuoka | F. Kabirov |
| 16 | 17 January | Nouakchott | Dakar | 647 | R. Sainct | J. Kleinschmidt | F. Kabirov |
| 17 | 18 January | Dakar | 106 | C. Despres | C. McRae | H. Stacey | |
Notes:
- ^1 — The event for trucks was cancelled due to hazardous conditions.
- ^2 — Peterhansel set the fastest time but was awarded a five minute penalty for illegal outside assistance.
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