2024 Dakar Rally Stage 1 Report: Shock Win For Guillaume De Mevius
Guillaume de Mevius of Overdrive Toyota clinches an unexpected victory in Dakar's first full stage, leaping from 32nd to secure his maiden Dakar stage win
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Guillaume de Mevius of Overdrive Toyota clinches an unexpected victory in Dakar's first full stage, leaping from 32nd to secure his maiden Dakar stage win
Al-Attiyah's fifth win comes in a Toyota alongside co-driver Mathieu Baumel.
Loeb gave Bahrain Raid Xtreme a second successive stage victory in the Dakar Rally Tuesday as Prodrive Hunters dominated proceedings with a 1-2-3 result in Saudi Arabia.
It was Sainz’s teammate Mattias Ekstrom who led the majority of the 367km special near Sea Camp in Saudi Arabia, the former DTM ace grabbing the lead at the first checkpoint and steadily building his advantage from there on.
Although there was little opportunity to gain time on rivals, the Prologue was fairly significant as it helps determine the starting order for the first stage proper on Sunday — with the top 10 finishers getting the chance to pick their preferred starting positions.