| Nella prima edizione venne stilata una sola classifica generale. Cyril Neveu divenne il primo vincitore assoluto della Parigi-Dakar. | |||
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| 1979 | Paris - Dakar OASIS | Cyril NEVEU (FRA) | Yamaha XT500 |
| 1980 | Rallye OASIS de Paris a Dakar | Cyril NEVEU (FRA) | Yamaha XT500 |
| 1981 | Paris - Dakar PARIS MATCH | Hubert AURIOL (FRA) | BMW R80G/S |
| 1982 | Paris - Alger - Dakar LE POINT - EUROPE 1 | Cyril NEVEU (FRA) | Honda XR550 |
| 1983 | Paris - Alger - Dakar LE POINT - EUROPE 1 | Hubert AURIOL (FRA) | BMW R80G/S |
| 1984 | Paris - Alger - Dakar VSD - EUROPE 1 | Gaston RAHIER (GER) | BMW R80G/S |
| 1985 | Paris - Dakar VSD - Chaussettes OLYMPIA | Gaston RAHIER (GER) | BMW R80G/S |
| 1986 | Paris - Alger - Dakar VSD - NASA électronique | Cyril NEVEU (FRA) | Honda NXR750V |
| 1987 | Paris - Alger - Dakar TELEFUNKEN | Cyril NEVEU (FRA) | Honda NXR750V |
| 1988 | PIONEER Rallye Paris - Alger - Dakar | Edi ORIOLI (ITA) | Honda NXR800V |
| 1989 | PIONEER Rallye Paris - Alger - Dakar | Gilles LALAY (FRA) | Honda NXR800V |
| 1990 | PIONEER Rallye Paris - Tripoli - Dakar | Edi ORIOLI (ITA) | Cagiva Elefant 900 |
| 1991 | PIONEER Rallye Paris - Tripoli - Dakar | Stephane PETERHANSEL (FRA) | Yamaha YZE 750T |
| 1992 | Paris - Sirte - Le Cap | Stephane PETERHANSEL (FRA) | Yamaha YZE 850T |
| 1993 | TOTAL Paris - Dakar | Stephane PETERHANSEL (FRA) | Yamaha YZE 850T |
| 1994 | Paris - Dakar - Paris RUCANOR | Edi ORIOLI (ITA) | Cagiva Elefant 900 |
| 1995 | Granada - Dakar TOTAL | Stephane PETERHANSEL (FRA) | Yamaha YZE 850T |
| 1996 | Granada - Dakar | Edi ORIOLI (ITA) | Yamaha YZE 850T |
| 1997 | Dakar - Agades - Dakar TOTAL | Stephane PETERHANSEL (FRA) | Yamaha YZE 850T |
| 1998 | Paris - Granada - Dakar | Stephane PETERHANSEL (FRA) | Yamaha YZE 850T |
| 1999 | TOTAL Granada - Dakar | Richard SAINCT (FRA) | BMW F650RR |
| 2000 | Paris - Cairo TOTAL | Richard SAINCT (FRA) | BMW F650RR |
| 2001 | Paris - Dakar TOTAL | Fabrizio MEONI (ITA) | KTM LC4 660R |
| 2002 | TOTAL Arras - Madrid - Dakar | Fabrizio MEONI (ITA) | KTM LC8 950R |
| 2003 | Dakar TELEFONICA | Richard SAINCT (FRA) | KTM LC4 660R |
| 2004 | Dakar TELEFONICA | Nani ROMA (SPA) | KTM LC4 660R |
| 2005 | Barcelona - Dakar TELEFONICA | Cyril DESPRES (FRA) | KTM LC4 660R |
| 2006 | Lisboa - Dakar EUROMILHÔES | Marc COMA (SPA) | KTM LC4 660R |
| 2007 | Lisboa - Dakar EUROMILHÔES | Cyril DESPRES (FRA) | KTM 690 Rally |
| 2008 | non disputato | ||
| 2009 | Dakar ARGENTINA CHILE | Marc COMA (SPA) | KTM 690 Rally |
| 2010 | Dakar ARGENTINA CHILE | Cyril DESPRES (FRA) | KTM 690 Rally |
| 2011 | Dakar ARGENTINA CHILE | Marc COMA (SPA) | KTM 450 Rally |
| 2012 | Dakar ARGENTINA CHILE PERU | Cyril DESPRES (FRA) | KTM 450 Rally |
| 2013 | Dakar ARGENTINA CHILE PERU | Cyril DESPRES (FRA) | KTM 450 Rally |
| 2014 | Dakar ARGENTINA BOLIVIA CHILE | Marc COMA (SPA) | KTM 450 Rally |
| 2015 | Dakar ARGENTINA BOLIVIA CHILE | Marc COMA (SPA) | KTM 450 Rally |
| 2016 | Dakar ARGENTINA BOLIVIA | Toby PRICE (AUS) | KTM 450 Rally |
| 2017 | Dakar ARGENTINA BOLIVIA CHILE | Sam SUNDERLAND (GBR) | KTM 450 Rally |
| 2018 | Dakar PERU BOLIVIA ARGENTINA | Matthias WALKNER (AUT) | KTM 450 Rally |
| 2019 | Dakar PERU | Toby PRICE (AUS) | KTM 450 Rally |
| 2020 | Dakar SAUDI ARABIA | Ricky BRABEC (USA) | Honda CRF 450 Rally |
| 2021 | Dakar SAUDI ARABIA | Kevin BENAVIDES (ARG) | Honda CRF 450 Rally |
| 2022 | Dakar SAUDI ARABIA | Sam SUNDERLAND (GBR) | GasGas RC 450F |
| 2023 | Dakar SAUDI ARABIA | Kevin BENAVIDES (ARG) | KTM 450 Rally Replica |
| 2024 | Dakar SAUDI ARABIA | Ricky BRABEC (USA) | Honda CRF 450 Rally |
| 2025 | Dakar SAUDI ARABIA | Daniel SANDERS (AUS) | KTM 450 Rally |
| 2026 | Dakar SAUDI ARABIA | Luciano BENAVIDES (ARG) | KTM 450 Rally |