Stages
| Stage | Date | From | To | Total (km) |
Stage winners | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bikes | Cars | Trucks | |||||
| 1 | 31 December | Lisbon | Portimão | 370 | C. Despres | C. Sainz | V. Chagin |
| 2 | 1 January | Portimão | Málaga | 567 | R. Faria | C. Sainz | V. Chagin |
| 3 | 2 January | Nador | Er Rachidia | 672 | A. Caldecott | J-L. Schlesser | V. Chagin |
| 4 | 3 January | Er Rachidia | Ouarzazate | 639 | I. E. Pujol | C. Sainz | V. Chagin |
| 5 | 4 January | Ouarzazate | Tan-Tan | 819 | C. Despres | S. Peterhansel | V. Chagin |
| 6 | 5 January | Tan-Tan | Zouérat | 792 | C. de Gavardo | T. Magnaldi | V. Chagin |
| 7 | 6 January | Zouérat | Atar | 521 | C. de Gavardo | S. Peterhansel | H. Stacey |
| 8 | 7 January | Atar | Nouakchott | 568 | D. Casteu | T. Magnaldi | F. Kabirov |
| 8 January | Nouakchott | Rest day | |||||
| 9 | 9 January | Nouakchott | Kiffa | 874 | C. Despres | S. Peterhansel | V. Chagin |
| 10 | 10 January | Kiffa | Kayes | 333 | Stage cancelled1 | C. Sainz | H. Stacey |
| 11 | 11 January | Kayes | Bamako | 705 | A. Duclos | G. de Villiers | H. Stacey |
| 12 | 12 January | Bamako | Labé | 872 | C. Despres | L. Alphand | H. Stacey |
| 13 | 13 January | Labé | Tambacounda | 567 | G. Sala | L. Alphand | H. Stacey |
| 14 | 14 January | Tambacounda | Dakar | 634 | D. Frétigné | G. Chicherit | F. Kabirov |
| 15 | 15 January | Dakar | 110 | Non-timed | |||
Notes:
- ^1 — Stage cancelled for bikes only in tribute to Andy Caldecott, who died during the previous stage.
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