Standings after stage 1, Lisbon (P) - Portimao (P); 83/370 km stage 1/total
Pos., Team, Vehicle, Stage 1, Total time:
1. Carlos Sainz/Andreas Schulz (E/D), Volkswagen Race Touareg 2; 56.20 min. (1.) 56.20 min.
2. Carlos Sousa/Jean-Marie Lurquin (P/B), Nissan Pick-up; 57.50 min. (2.) + 1.30 min.
3. Bruno Saby/Michel Périn (F/F), Volkswagen Race Touareg 2; 58.11 min. (3.) + 1.51 min.
4. Jutta Kleinschmidt/Fabrizia Pons (D/I), Volkswagen Race Touareg 2; 58.44 min. (4.) + 2.24 min.
5. Guerlain Chicherit/Matthieu Baumel (F/F), BMW X3; 59.22 min. (5.) + 3.02 min.
6. Nani Roma/Henri Magne (E/F), Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution; 59.32 min. (6.) + 3.12 min.
7. Luc Alphand/Gilles Picard (F/F), Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution; 59.40 min. (7.) + 3.20 min.
8. Giniel de Villiers/Tina Thörner (RSA/S), Volkswagen Race Touareg 2; 59.48 min. (8.) + 3.28 min.
9. Thierry Magnaldi/Arnaud Debron (F/F), Schlesser-Ford; 59.50 min. (9.) + 3.30 min.
10. Mark Miller/Dirk von Zitzewitz (USA/D), Volkswagen Race Touareg 2; 1:00.00 hrs. (10.) + 3.40 min.
Late news...VW Continues Winning Streak at Dakar
After the second Dakar Rally leg, Volkswagen still tops the leader board with Carlos Sainz and travels as leading team to Africa as a result. Having won yesterday, the Spaniard repeated his success in the Race Touareg 2 on the second 115 kilometre special stage between Portimao and Malaga (total 567 km). With Sainz leading the field, Bruno Saby in fourth and Jutta Kleinschmidt in seventh place, three Volkswagen works drivers are in the top ten of the 174 competing teams in the car category.
Pos., Team, Vehicle, Stage 1, Total time:
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| The torturous Dakar rally is like no other event in the world. (Photo: Volkswagen Canada) |
1. Carlos Sainz/Andreas Schulz (E/D), Volkswagen Race Touareg 2; 56.20 min. (1.) 56.20 min.
2. Carlos Sousa/Jean-Marie Lurquin (P/B), Nissan Pick-up; 57.50 min. (2.) + 1.30 min.
3. Bruno Saby/Michel Périn (F/F), Volkswagen Race Touareg 2; 58.11 min. (3.) + 1.51 min.
4. Jutta Kleinschmidt/Fabrizia Pons (D/I), Volkswagen Race Touareg 2; 58.44 min. (4.) + 2.24 min.
5. Guerlain Chicherit/Matthieu Baumel (F/F), BMW X3; 59.22 min. (5.) + 3.02 min.
6. Nani Roma/Henri Magne (E/F), Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution; 59.32 min. (6.) + 3.12 min.
7. Luc Alphand/Gilles Picard (F/F), Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution; 59.40 min. (7.) + 3.20 min.
8. Giniel de Villiers/Tina Thörner (RSA/S), Volkswagen Race Touareg 2; 59.48 min. (8.) + 3.28 min.
9. Thierry Magnaldi/Arnaud Debron (F/F), Schlesser-Ford; 59.50 min. (9.) + 3.30 min.
10. Mark Miller/Dirk von Zitzewitz (USA/D), Volkswagen Race Touareg 2; 1:00.00 hrs. (10.) + 3.40 min.
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| After the second Dakar Rally leg, Volkswagen still tops the leader board with Carlos Sainz in front. (Photo: Volkswagen Canada) |
Late news...VW Continues Winning Streak at Dakar
After the second Dakar Rally leg, Volkswagen still tops the leader board with Carlos Sainz and travels as leading team to Africa as a result. Having won yesterday, the Spaniard repeated his success in the Race Touareg 2 on the second 115 kilometre special stage between Portimao and Malaga (total 567 km). With Sainz leading the field, Bruno Saby in fourth and Jutta Kleinschmidt in seventh place, three Volkswagen works drivers are in the top ten of the 174 competing teams in the car category.