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| Round 12 of the FIA World Rally Championship 1979 | |
| Start: | 9 December 1979 in Abidjan |
| Finish: | 14 December 1979 in Abidjan |
| Distance: | 5668 km with 50 time controls |
| Special stage surface: | Gravel |
| Participants: | 57 teams at the start, 8 at the finish |
| Final classification | |||||||
| Pos | Nr | Driver | Nation | Car | Group | Pos | Total penalty |
| Codriver | Nation | Entrant | Class | Pos | Behind winner | ||
| 1 | 6 | Hannu Mikkola | Fin | Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 3:23 |
| Arne Hertz | Swe | 4 | 1 | 0:00 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Björn Waldegård | Swe | Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 3:58 |
| Hans Thorszelius | Swe | 4 | 2 | 1:35 | |||
| 3 | 10 | Andrew Cowan | Gbr | Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 4:10 |
| Klaus Kaiser | Frg | 4 | 3 | 1:47 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Vic Preston, Jr | Ken | Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 4:17 |
| Mike Doughty | Ken | 4 | 4 | 1:54 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Ove Andersson | Swe | Toyota Celica 2000GT | 4 | 5 | 6:08 |
| Henry Liddon | Gbr | Toyota Team Europe | 3 | 1 | 2:45 | ||
| 6 | 9 | Alain Ambrosino | Fra | Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé | 4 | 6 | 8:48 |
| Robert Schneck | Fra | 4 | 5 | 5:25 | |||
| 7 | 18 | Michel Mitri | Fra | Datsun 160J | 2 | 1 | 12:25 |
| Jean-Pierre Fornaro | Fra | 3 | 1 | 9:02 | |||
| 8 | 55 | Jean-Pierre Paure | Fra | Datsun 160J | 1 | 1 | 13:48 |
| Alain Manfredini | Fra | 3 | 1 | 10:25 | |||
| Retirements | |||||||
| TC | Nr | Driver | Nation | Car | Group | Reason | |
| Codriver | Nation | Entrant | Class | ||||
| R2 | 1 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | Fra | Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé | 4 | Differential | |
| Jean De Alexandris | Fra | 4 | |||||
| R44 | 2 | Timo Mäkinen | Fin | Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé | 4 | Electrical | |
| Jean Todt | Fra | 4 | |||||
| R14 | 8 | Jean-Luc Thérier | Fra | Toyota Celica 2000GT | 4 | Accident | |
| Michel Vial | Fra | Toyota Team Europe | 3 | ||||
| R50 | 11 | Samir Assef | Lib | Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé | 4 | OTL | |
| Gilbert Fourcade | Fra | 4 | |||||
| R24 | 12 | Jean-Claude Lefèbvre | Fra | Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé | 4 | Engine | |
| Christian Delferrier | Bel | 4 | |||||
| R50 | 14 | Jean-François Vincens | Fra | Mitsubishi Lancer | 2 | OTL | |
| Félix Giallolacci | Fra | 2 | |||||
| R31 | 15 | Carlos Torres | Por | Ford Escort RS2000 | 1 | Alternator | |
| Miguel Oliveira | Por | 3 | |||||
| R11 | 16 | Adolphe Choteau | Fra | Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé | 4 | Engine | |
| Yves Taravel | Fra | 4 | |||||
| R4 | 19 | Andy Dawson | Gbr | Datsun 160J | 2 | Wheel | |
| Naguib Saad | Civ | 3 | |||||
| R24 | 21 | Bruno Saby | Fra | Renault 5 Alpine | 2 | Suspension | |
| Daniel Le Saux | Fra | 2 | |||||
| R | 22 | Jacky Privé | Fra | Range Rover | 2 | Suspension | |
| Cyril de Rouvre | Fra | 4 | |||||
| R | 65 | H. Cochin | Fra | Range Rover | 2 | Steering | |
| J. Brix | Fra | 4 | |||||