Audi's Mattias Ekstrom was fastest on Friday on the 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of AlUla in Saudi Arabia. Double defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah made a slight detour and ended the day 12th. Swede Ekstrom set a time of 16min 30sec, some 23sec ahead of the American Seth Quintero of Toyota, making his debut at this level. "I wanted to prove that I was there to play in the big leagues," said the 21-year-old Quintero who joined Toyota to replace Al-Attiyah, winner of the last two editions, who left for Prodrive this season.
Audi ace Ekstrom wins Dakar prologue as Saudi desert slog awaits
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Audi ace Mattias Ekstrom wins Dakar Rally prologue as Saudi desert slog awaits
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