Historic victory for Monsieur Dakar, the 50th in the competition (equaling the absolute record of the Finnish Ari Vatanen): the Frenchman from Audi preceded his compatriot Loeb. Carlos Sainz pays for more than 17 minutes from his teammate, but his time at the finish line allows him to jump into the overall lead. Among the motorbikes, the Chilean Cornejo wins, with Branch remaining the leader. The 3rd stage will be on Monday 8 January Al-Duwadimi and Al-Salamiya
SERIOUS ACCIDENT FOR FALCON: THE NEWS
Stephane Peterhansel on Audi he won the second stage from the Dakar 2024 departing from Al-Henakiyah and arriving in Al-Duwadimi. A historic success, the number 50 in the competition (equaled the absolute record of the legend Ari Vatanen). The Frenchman completed the sspecial of 470 km with a 29″ advantage over his compatriot Sébastien Loeb (Prodrive). L’americano Seth Quintero (Toyota) completes the day’s podium at 3’11”. The reigning double champion, Nasser Al-Attiyahfinishes in fourth place, 6’28” behind Peterhansel. Audi also rejoices for Carlos Sainz: the Spaniard, who reached 17’15” behind teammate Peterhansel, takes the lead general ranking.
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Moto: Cornejo wins, Branch still leading the overall
Among the motorcycles it was Ignacio Cornejo are Honda the winner of the 2nd stage: for the Chilean it is the seventh stage success in 8 years (his debut at the Dakar dates back to 2016). Cornejo preceded the Argentine Luciano Benavides (Husqvarna), with 5’59” of advantage and his compatriot Pablo Quintanilla on Honda, third at +6’12”. The Botswanan Ross Branch (Hero), winner of yesterday’s stage, retains the lead in the general despite a delay of almost 12 minutes. Tomorrow, Monday 8 January, the third stage con 438 km of special between Al-Duwadimi and Al-Salamiya.
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Fear for Falcon, serious accident at kilometer 448
Also noteworthy is a serious accident involving the Spanish motorcyclist Carles Falcon. The rider was immediately transported to Al Duwadimi hospital following a report from a teammate. This is the statement released by the organizers: “Carles Falcon fell at kilometer 448 of today’s special stage – we read in the official Dakar press release – at 3.52pm local time (1.52pm Italian time). Immediately alerted by a pilot following, the organizers sent a medical helicopter, which treated the injured runner, who was in serious condition. He was transported to Al Duwadimi hospital. A full report will be available in the next few hours“.
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Dakar 2024: stages, results and rankings
The 46th edition of the Dakar, hosted for the 5th year by Saudi Arabia, started on Friday from AlUla and will end on January 19th in Yambu (on the Red Sea). We will tell you everything about the event on Sky Sport 24 and Skysport.it with correspondent Sandro Donato Grosso. Here are all the results and news, stage by stage
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The 2024 Dakar will cover almost 8 thousand km (4,716 special) distributed in 12 stages: starting on January 5th with the prologue in AlUla and arriving on January 19th in Yanbu. 425 vehicles of various categories and 778 drivers and crews will be at the start.
AND FAVORITES (AUTO)
Nasser Al-Attiyah chasing his third consecutive victory and sixth in total: the Qatari won for the first time in 2011 on a Volkswagen, winning the 2015 edition on a Mini before success with Toyota in 2019, 2022 and last year. He has now left the Japanese manufacturer for the ‘Prodrive Hunter’, a buggy sponsored by the Nasser Racing Team. Sebastien Loeb, nine-time world rally champion, will also drive a ProDrive and will attempt to take his first victory in eight participations. Instead, they are Audi’s standard bearers, Stephane Peterhansel (who holds the absolute record of 14 victories) and Carlos Sainz, with four career successes. They will try to give their best with the hybrid-electric car from the house of the four circles, the RS Q e-tron.