Ganadores del Rally Dakar de los últimos años:
| Año | Coches | Motocicletas | Camiones | Ruta | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piloto | Fabricante | Piloto | Fabricante | Piloto | Fabricante | ||
| 1979 | A. Genestier | Range Rover | C. Neveu | Yamaha | – | – | Dakar |
| 1980 | F. Kottulinsky | Volkswagen | C. Neveu | Yamaha | Ataouat | Sonacome | Paris – Argel – Dakar |
| 1981 | R. Metge | Range Rover | H. Auriol | BMW | A. Villette | Alm/Acmat | Paris – Argel – Dakar |
| 1982 | C. Marreau | Renault | C. Neveu | Honda | G. Groine | Mercedes | Paris – Argel – Dakar |
| 1983 | J. Ickx | Mercedes | H. Auriol | BMW | G. Groine | Mercedes | Paris – Argel – Dakar |
| 1984 | R. Metge | Porsche | G. Rahier | BMW | P. Lalleu | Mercedes | Paris – Argel – Dakar |
| 1985 | P. Zaniroli | Mitsubishi | G. Rahier | BMW | K.-F. Capito | Mercedes | Paris – Argel – Dakar |
| 1986 | R. Metge | Porsche | C. Neveu | Honda | G. Vismara | Mercedes | Paris – Argel – Dakar |
| 1987 | A. Vatanen | Peugeot | C. Neveu | Honda | J. de Rooy | DAF | Paris – Argel – Dakar |
| 1988 | J. Kankkunen | Peugeot | E. Orioli | Honda | K. Loprais | Tatra | Paris – Argel – Dakar |
| 1989 | A. Vatanen | Peugeot | G. Lalay | Honda | – | – | Paris – Túnez – Dakar |
| 1990 | A. Vatanen | Peugeot | E. Orioli | Cagiva | Villa | Perlini | Paris – Trípoli – Dakar |
| 1991 | A. Vatanen | Citroën | S. Peterhansel | Yamaha | J. Houssat | Perlini | Paris – Trípoli – Dakar |
| 1992 | H. Auriol | Mitsubishi | S. Peterhansel | Yamaha | F. Perlini | Perlini | Paris – Ciudad del Cabo |
| 1993 | B. Saby | Mitsubishi | S. Peterhansel | Yamaha | F. Perlini | Perlini | Paris – Tánger – Dakar |
| 1994 | P. Lartigue | Citroën | E. Orioli | Cagiva | K. Loprais | Tatra | Paris – Dakar – Paris |
| 1995 | P. Lartigue | Citroën | S. Peterhansel | Yamaha | K. Loprais | Tatra | Granada – Dakar |
| 1996 | P. Lartigue | Citroën | E. Orioli | Yamaha | V. Moskovskikh | KAMAZ | Granada – Dakar |
| 1997 | K. Shinozuka | Mitsubishi | S. Peterhansel | Yamaha | P. Reif | Hino Ranger | Dakar – Agadez – Dakar |
| 1998 | J. Fontenay | Mitsubishi | S. Peterhansel | Yamaha | K. Loprais | Tatra | Paris – Granada – Dakar |
| 1999 | J.-L. Schlesser | Schlesser-Renault | R. Sainct | BMW | K. Loprais | Tatra | Granada – Dakar |
| 2000 | J.-L. Schlesser | Schlesser-Renault | R. Sainct | BMW | V. Chagin | KAMAZ | Paris – Dakar – El Cairo |
| 2001 | J. Kleinschmidt | Mitsubishi | F. Meoni | KTM | K. Loprais | Tatra | Paris – Dakar |
| 2002 | H. Masuoka | Mitsubishi | F. Meoni | KTM | V. Chagin | KAMAZ | Madrid – Dakar |
| 2003 | H. Masuoka | Mitsubishi | R. Sainct | KTM | V. Chagin | KAMAZ | Sharm el-Sheij |
| 2004 | S. Peterhansel | Mitsubishi | N. Roma | KTM | V. Chagin | KAMAZ | Clermont-Ferrand – Dakar |
| 2005 | S. Peterhansel | Mitsubishi | C. Despres | KTM | F. Kabirov | KAMAZ | Barcelona – Dakar |
| 2006 | L. Alphand | Mitsubishi | M. Coma | KTM | V. Chagin | KAMAZ | Lisboa – Dakar |
| 2007 | S. Peterhansel | Mitsubishi | C. Despres | KTM | H. Stacey | MAN | Lisboa – Dakar |
| 2008 | No se disputó | ||||||
| 2009 | G. de Villiers | Volkswagen | Marc Coma | KTM | F. Kabirov | KAMAZ | Valparaíso – Buenos Aires |