The first Pharaohs Rally was held in 1982 from an idea of Jean-Claude Morellet. In 1998 the organization was taken over by JVD, a company managed by Jacky Ickx, Vincenzo Lancia and Daniele Cotto, and the name was changed to Pharaons International Cross Country Rally.
The competition is valid for the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship since 2000 and for the FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup since 2005.
Tragedy struck on September 29, 2004, when three-time Dakar Rally winner Richard Sainct was killed when his motorcycle ran off the course.[1][2] KTM, who Sainct rode for, pulled all other factory racers from the rest of the rally in respect for Sainct.
| Year | Cars (driver / co-driver) | Motorcycles | Trucks (driver / co-driver) | Quads | | 1982 | {{flagicon|FRA}} André Trossat / Eric Briavoine | {{flagicon|ITA}} Edi Orioli | – | – |
| 1983 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Claude Briavoine / Catherine Plessis | {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Drobecq | – | – |
| 1984 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Christian Avril / Gérard Troublé | {{flagicon|BEL}} Gaston Rahier | – | – |
| 1985 | {{flagicon|QAT}} Saeed Al-Hajiri / {{flagicon|GBR}} John Spiller | {{flagicon|BEL}} Gaston Rahier | {{flagicon|CZE}} Kovář / Brzobohatý / {{flagicon|CHE}} Héritier | – |
| 1986 | {{flagicon|SPA}} Miguel Prieto / Termanz | {{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Picco | {{flagicon|CHE}} Bonvin / Jacquerod / Missilliez | – |
| 1987 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Ari Vatanen / {{flagicon|SWE}} Bruno Berglund | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro De Petri | {{flagicon|FRA}} Groine / Ferri | – |
| 1988 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Ari Vatanen / {{flagicon|SWE}} Bruno Berglund | {{flagicon|BEL}} Gaston Rahier | {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Perlini / G. Belotti / Claudio Vinante | – |
| 1989 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Ari Vatanen / {{flagicon|SWE}} Bruno Berglund | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro De Petri | Not held | – |
| 1990 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Hubert Auriol / Philippe Monnet | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro De Petri | {{flagicon|FRA}} Gueguen / Damereu | – |
| 1991 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Ari Vatanen / {{flagicon|SWE}} Bruno Berglund | {{flagicon|USA}} Danny LaPorte | {{flagicon|FRA}} Pelichet / Pelichet / Musitelli | – |
| 1992 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Louis Schlesser | {{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Picco | {{flagicon|ITA}} Maurizio Traglio / Del Prete | – |
| 1993 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Timo Salonen / {{flagicon|GBR}} Fred Gallagher | {{flagicon|ITA}} Edi Orioli | {{flagicon|ITA}} Maurizio Traglio / Pio | – |
| 1994 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Louis Schlesser | {{flagicon|AUT}} Heinz Kinigadner | – | – |
| 1995-97 | Not held |
| 1998 | {{flagicon|Italy}} Giorgio Beccaris / Roberto Ferrari | {{flagicon|Italy}} Fabrizio Meoni | – | – |
| 1999 | {{flagicon|Belgium}} Gerard Marcy / Jean-Paul Cottret | {{flagicon|Italy}} Fabrizio Meoni | – | – |
| 2000 | {{flagicon|Belgium}} Grégoire De Mévius / {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Guehennec | {{flagicon|Italy}} Fabrizio Meoni | – | – |
| 2001 | {{flagicon|Spain}} José Luis Monterde / Rafael Tornabell | {{flagicon|Italy}} Fabrizio Meoni | {{flagicon|Italy}} Gilberto Sandretto / Corrado Pattono | – |
| 2002 | {{flagicon|Hungary}} Balázs Szalay / Aladár Laklóth | {{flagicon|France}} Richard Sainct | {{flagicon|Italy}} Giuseppe Panseri / Giacomo Vismara / Marco Sangalli | – |
| 2003 | {{flagicon|France}} Yves Loubet / Jacky Dubois | {{flagicon|Spain}} Nani Roma | {{flagicon|Japan}} Teruhito Sugawara / Masahiro Saiki | – |
| 2004 | {{flagicon|Belgium}} Alain De Mevius / {{flagicon|FRA}} Emmanuel Eggermont | {{flagicon|Norway}} Pål Anders Ullevålseter | {{flagicon|Italy}} Giacomo Vismara / Mario Cambiaghi | – |
| 2005 | {{flagicon|Belgium}} Stéphane Henrard / Antonia De Roissard | {{flagicon|Spain}} Marc Coma | {{flagicon|Italy}} Giuseppe Panseri / Marco Piana / Oscar Mor | – |
| 2006 | {{flagicon|Russia}} Sergey Shmakov / Konstantin Meshcheryakov | {{flagicon|Spain}} Marc Coma | {{flagicon|Italy}} Giacomo Vismara / Mario Cambiaghi / Paola Bellina | – |
| 2007 | {{flagicon|France}} Christian Lavieille / François Borsotto | {{flagicon|Spain}} Marc Coma | {{flagicon|Italy}} Matteo Paccani / Attilio Brevi | – |
| 2008 | {{flagicon|France}} Cristian Lavieille / François Borsotto | {{flagicon|France}} David Casteu | {{flagicon|Italy}} Matteo Paccani / Attilio Brevi / Luca Baschenis | – |
| 2009 | {{flagicon|France}} Jérôme Pélichet / Eugénie Decré | {{flagicon|France}} Cyril Despres | Not held | {{flagicon|Italy}} Camelia Liparioti |
| 2010 | {{flagicon|France}} Jean-Louis Schlesser / Arnaud Debron | {{flagicon|Spain}} Marc Coma | {{flagicon|Italy}} Luisa Trucco / Corrado Pattono | {{flagicon|Argentina}} Marcos Patronelli |
| 2011 | {{flagicon|France}} Jean-Louis Schlesser / Arnaud Debron | {{flagicon|Spain}} Marc Coma | {{flagicon|France}} Marco Piana / Christophe Troesch / {{flagicon|POL}} Jarosław Kazberuk | {{flagicon|France}} Lilian Lancelevee |
| 2012 | {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} Khalifa Al Mutaiwei / {{flagicon|GER}} Andreas Schulz | {{flagicon|Spain}} Joan Barreda Bort | Not held | {{flagicon|Poland}} Lukasz Laskawiec |
| 2013 | Not held |
| 2014 | {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Yazeed Al-Rajhi / {{flagicon|GER}} Timo Gottschalk | {{flagicon|BOL}} Juan Carlos Salvatierra | Not held | {{flagicon|POL}} Rafal Sonik |
| 2015 | {{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah / {{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Baumel | {{flagicon|POL}} Jakub Piątek | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Artur Ardavicius / Alexey Nikizhev / {{flagicon|CZE}} Jakub Hrava | {{Flagicon|QAT}} Mohamed Abu Issa |
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1. ^{{cite news| url= http://www.motorcycledaily.com/29september04_sainct.htm | title= Richard Sainct Killed in Egyptian Rally Crash |first= Alex |last= Edge | website= MotorcycleDaily.com| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20041213144619/http://www.motorcycledaily.com/29september04_sainct.htm | archivedate= 13 December 2004 | deadurl= yes| accessdate= 21 April 2015}}
2. ^{{cite press release| url= http://www.fim.ch/sec/documents/f_2253.pdf | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071021090756/http://www.fim.ch/sec/documents/f_2253.pdf | title= Richard Sainct | publisher= FIM| date= 30 September 2004 | archivedate= 21 October 2007|deadurl= yes| accessdate= 21 April 2015}}