11. Rallye Bandama Côte d'Ivoire 1979
9. 12. – 14. 12. 1979, Abidjan • gravel • Other years
Final results
finished: 8 (8 on list)
| 1. | #6 |   | Mikkola Hannu - Hertz Arne  | Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC [S-DV 9033] | 4/4 | 3:23:00 | ||
| 2. | #4 | | Waldegård Björn - Thorszelius Hans | Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC [S-DV 9032] | 4/4 | 3:58:00 | +35:00 +35:00 | |
| 3. | #10 |   | Cowan Andrew - Kaiser Klaus | Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC [S-DV 9072] | 4/4 | 4:10:00 | +47:00 +12:00 | |
| 4. | #3 |  | Preston jr. Vic - Doughty Mike | Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC [S-DP 1908] | 4/4 | 4:17:00 | +54:00 +7:00 | |
| 5. | #5 | | Andersson Ove - Liddon Henry  | Toyota Celica RA40 [BYC-884] Toyota Team Europe | 4/3 | 6:08:00 | +2:45:00 +1:51:00 | |
| 6. | #9 |  | Ambrosino Alain - Schneck Robert  | Peugeot 504 Coupé V6 [4536 QX 25] Peugeot Esso | 4/4 | 8:48:00 | +5:25:00 +2:40:00 | |
| 7. | #18 | | Mitri Michel - Fornaro Jean-Pierre  | Datsun 160J | 2/3 | 12:25:00 | +9:02:00 +3:37:00 | |
| 8. | #55 | | Paure Jean-Pierre - Manfredini Alain | Datsun 160J | 1/3 | 13:48:00 | +10:25:00 +1:23:00 |
| #1 | | Nicolas Jean-Pierre - De Alexandris Jean | Peugeot 504 Coupé V6 [5010 RR 25] Peugeot Esso | 4/4 | Differential | |
| #2 | | Mäkinen Timo - Todt Jean | Peugeot 504 Coupé V6 [8123 RR 25] Peugeot Esso | 4/4 | Electrical | |
| #8 | | Thérier Jean-Luc - Vial Michel | Toyota Celica RA40 Toyota Team Europe | 4/3 | Accident | |
| #11 |  | Assef Samir - Fourcade Gilbert | Peugeot 504 Coupé V6 Peugeot Esso | 4/4 | OTL | |
| #12 |  | Lefèbvre Jean-Claude - Delferier Christian | Peugeot 504 Coupé V6 [8121 RR 25] Peugeot Esso | 4/4 | Engine | |
| #14 | | Vincens Jean-François - Giallolacci Félix  | Mitsubishi Lancer | 2/2 | OTL | |
| #15 |  | Torres Carlos - Oliveira Miguel  | Ford Escort RS 2000 MKII [GS-77-29] | 1/3 | Alternator | |
| #16 | | Choteau Adolphe - Taravel Yves | Peugeot 504 Coupé V6 Peugeot Esso | 4/4 | Engine | |
| #17 |  | Touroul Raymond - Lamourette Christophe  | Porsche 911 [8659 RA 56] | 4/4 | Oil pressure | |
| #19 |  | Dawson Andy - Saad Naguib | Datsun 160J | 2/3 | Wheel | |
| #20 | | Ferber Jean - Ferber M.P. | Peugeot 504 | 2 | Retired | |
| #21 | | Saby Bruno - Le Saux Daniel  | Renault 5 Alpine [5112 UY 38] | 2/2 | Suspension | |
| #22 | | Privé Jacky - de Rouvre Cyril  | Range Rover | 2/4 | Suspension | |
| #23 | | Flachberger - Lallement Gérard | Toyota Celica Toyota Team Europe | 2 | Driver ill | |
| #26 | | Deladrière Guy - De Clercq J-P | Porsche Carrera | 3 | Retired | |
| #28 | | Copetti Patrick - Copetti Marcel | Peugeot 504 | 4 | Retired | |
| #29 | | Genestier A. - Barbosa | Renault 5 Alpine | 2 | Retired | |
| #30 | | Bos Pierre - Kriffer | Ford Escort RS 2000 MKII | 2 | Retired | |
| #31 | | Saucet Pierre - Passerini G. | Datsun 160J | 2 | Retired | |
| #33 | | Saget - Morin | Datsun | 1 | Retired | |
| #38 | | Page - Loustalot | Ford Escort RS | 2 | Retired | |
| #43 | | Durieu Jacques - Tastet Pierre | Peugeot 504 Coupé V6 | 2 | Retired | |
| #56 | | Auverdin Jan - Gambier M  | Volkswagen Golf Diesel | 5 | Retired | |
| #65 | | Cochin Henry - Brix J. | Range Rover | 2/4 | Steering |