Carlos Sainz started the Dakar 2024 in a big way. After the miscalculation of the prologue stage, which caused him to start stage 1 this Saturday from a very late position, the Spaniard printed a good pace from the start, passing many cars, to finish the 2nd and placed 2nd overall 1’44” behind the first leader in the Dakar 2024 classification after stage 1, the Belgian from Toyota Overdrive Guillaume De Mevius.
But above all, Carlos Sainz took the first hit in the general classification by gaining an important first advantage in the Dakar classification after stage 1 over the other big favourites, Al-Attiyah, Sébastien Loeb, Seth Quintero, Lucas Moraes and company.
Dakar classification after stage 1:
- (BEL) GUILLAUME DE MEVIUS 04H 35′ 59”
- (ESP) CARLOS SAINZ and (ESP) LUCAS CRUZ + 01′ 44”
- (ZAF) GINIEL DE VILLIERS + 00H 09′ 18”
- (LTU) VAIDOTAS ZALA + 00H 10′ 42”
- (FRA) ROMAIN DUMAS + 00H 12′ 18”
- (BRA) LUCAS MORAES AND (ESP) ARMAND MONLEON + 00H 13′ 25”
- (ZAF) GUY DAVID BOTTERILL + 00H 13′ 39”
- (SAU) YAZEED AL RAJHI + 00H 13′ 39”
- (FRA) MATHIEU SERRADORI + 00H 14′ 12”
- (SUE) MATTIAS EKSTRÖM + 00H 14′ 20”
12. (ARG) JUAN CRUZ YACOPINI AND (ESP) DANIEL OLIVERAS + 00H 14′ 38”
18. (ESP) NANI ROMA AND (ESP) ALEX HARO BRAVO + 00H 22′ 12”
19. (FRA) GUERLIN CHICHERIT + 00H 22′ 46”
20. (FRA) SEBASTIEN LOEB + 00H 22′ 47”
21. (USA) SETH QUINTERO + 00H 23′ 24”
22. (QAT) NASSER AL-ATTIYAH + 00H 24′ 47”
23. (ESP) LAIA SANZ + 00H 29′ 53”
24. (FRA) STÉPHANE PETERHANSEL + 00H 32′ 15”
27. (ESP) ISIDRE ESTEVE AND (ESP) TXEMA VILLALOBOS + 00H 35′ 59”
29. (ESP) PAU NAVARRO + 00H 37′ 32”
Source: La Verdad
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