Toyota’s Yazeed Al Rajhi and Nasser Al Attiyah (Dacia) surged up the Dakar Rally total digital rating on Sunday’s first half of the mammoth 947km 48-hour chrono stage. They’re now first and second total, 1m19s aside, whereas Mattias Ekstrom moved into third together with his Ford Raptor.
It was a day of setbacks for 2 key total contenders. Carlos Sainz flipped over in his Ford Raptor, and though the Spanish veteran was in a position to resume after his teammate Mitch Guthrie helped him to proper his machine, the accident left him almost 50 minutes behind at day’s finish. In the meantime, a faulty fan on his Dacia hamstrung rally legend Sebastien Loeb, costing the Frenchman half an hour.
Among the many surprises on the primary half of the 48-hour Chrono was the efficiency of Final class rookie Toby Worth and his Overdrive Toyota (pictured). The 2-time Dakar bike champ received his enamel into the duty with fellow bike-winning co-driver Sam Sunderland and the duo arrange camp simply 16m20s off the stage leaders.
Giniel de Villiers and Guillaume De Mévius will also be glad with their day’s work, becoming a member of the frontrunners in protecting over 600km. Additionally reaching the penultimate relaxation cease of the 48-hour chrono had been Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers Lucas Moraes and America’s Seth Quintero.
However the American within the highlight Sunday was Brock Heger, as he and Polaris teammate Xavier de Soultrait had been untouchable within the SSV class, whereas wind blew their closest rivals Jeremías Gonzalez Ferioli and “Chaleco” López off beam. Sebastian Guayasamín and America’s Sara Worth had been additionally among the many victims of the stage, leaving Heger and De Soultrait comfortably atop of the chief board.
The 2 Sébastien Loeb Racing drivers, who benefit from the backing of the Polaris manufacturing facility, are the one entrants of their class who made it to camp D. Their stablemate Florent Vayssade was working third on the earlier time verify, establishing a possible Polaris 48 h chrono stage podium sweep in Bisha tomorrow, which might be an unprecedented achievement for the American producer on the Dakar.
Among the many bikes, the three strongest riders because the starting of the race prolonged their dominance. Daniel Sanders, the winner of the prologue and stage 1, completed comfortably forward of America’s Ricky Brabec and Ross Department. The Australian will spend the night time in camp E, the place he holds a digital total lead of 4m02s over Brabec and 5m59s over Department.
Within the Challenger class, Nicolas Cavigliasso is in a main place to win the 48h chrono stage and seize the general lead after main dwelling Paul Spierings, whereas America’s Corbin Leaverton stays within the combine, sixth within the digital total rating, proper behind Purple Bull Junior teammate Gonçalo Guerreiro.
