Hot! DAKAR 2020

[Matski]

Landscapes of Guardians of the galaxy, amazing, and the race is super tight!

SS10 has been ended part way over safety concerns. Al-Attiyah has dropped back to 18 minutes behind Sainz, and is now only 16 seconds ahead of Peterhansel. I love that it's this close.

Fernando Alonso has slipped back to 14th after a crash in SS10 but I think that's still a good result for a rookie. Apparently he lost his windscreen during the crash... not sure I'd want to be piling through the desert with no windscreen in an open face helmet!

 

[CrunchSlaughtered]

SS10 has been ended part way over safety concerns. Al-Attiyah has dropped back to 18 minutes b...

At least he has sandblasted his digestive system

 

[CrunchSlaughtered]

It's very interesting how the RWD buggies are faster than the 4x4 competition in the sand

 

[KiwiRob]

It's very interesting how the RWD buggies are faster than the 4x4 competition in the...

Look at the tires they use. The buggies have much larger and wider tires than the 4x4’s.

 

[TopspeedPT]

Bikes

Year Winner

2020 Ricky Brabec (Honda)

2019 Toby Price, Aus (KTM)

2018 Matthias Walkner, Aut (KTM)

2017 Sam Sunderland, GB (KTM)

2016 Toby Price, Aus (KTM)

2015 Marc Coma, Esp (KTM)

2014 Marc Coma, Esp (KTM)

2013 Cyril Despres, Fra (KTM)

2012 Cyril Despres, Fra (KTM)

2011 Marc Coma, Esp (KTM)

2010 Cyril Despres, Fra (KTM)

2009 Marc Coma, Esp (KTM)

2008 *

2007 Cyril Despres, Fra (KTM)

2006 Marc Coma, Esp (KTM)

2005 Cyril Despres, Fra (KTM)

2004 Joan Roma, Esp (KTM)

2003 Richard Sainct, Fra (KTM)

2002 Fabrizio Meoni, Ita (KTM)

2001 Fabrizio Meoni, Ita (KTM)

2000 Richard Sainct, Fra (BMW)

 

[dalab]

Congratulations to Carlos and MINI! great victory.

I do not understand how MINI does not take more advantage of its "history" in Dakar (it is about 10 years and with some victories with how difficult it is), I could perfectly have a line of models in other new segments more off road, and not only the Cowntryman, something like the JEEP, or a little G class, being also that BMW is not there nor will it ever be (apparently).

Carlos Sainz won the Dakar Rally for the third time after 2010 and 2018. With his buggy X-Raid MINI John Cooper Works

Carlos Sainz: “I am incredibly happy. Behind this victory there are so many efforts, training, work with the team and much more. I am happy for the team, Red Bull, Bahrain and Primax. We've been completely attacking the first three since day one, it was a full-blown rally from the beginning. The first edition of the Dakar in Saudi Arabia was sensational. ”

Bernd Körber (Head of MINI Brand): “On behalf of the entire MINI family, Carlos Sainz, Lucas Cruz and Team X-raid, I warmly congratulate you for winning the 2020 Dakar Rally and at the same time I congratulate Stéphane Peterhansel and Paulo Fiuza for the podium. Unfortunately, this success is overshadowed by the tragic accidents of Paulo Gonçalves and Edwin Straver, which affected us all very much. We wish the relatives a lot of strength and Edwin Straver all the best for his recovery. Our pilots and the X-raid team performed excellently at the premiere of the rally in Saudi Arabia and were rewarded for the hard work in preparation. The MINI John Cooper Works Buggy has proven to be fast and reliable in very demanding and previously unknown terrain.

bimmertoday.de/2020/01/17/dakar-2020-x-raid-pilot-carlos-sainz-gewinnt-im-mini-buggy/