Ignacio Casale finished 13th on the first day of Dakar 2021

A good debut in the 2021 Dakar Rally had the Chilean participants. On the first day of competition, Ignacio Casale finished in thirteenth place in the Trucks category, in which he was racing for the first time.

In Saudi Arabia, the national driver achieved a time of 7’08 “, being 30 seconds behind the winner of the day, the Belarusian Siarhei Viazovich.

For his part, Francisco López finished in fifth place in the SSV category. Using the South Racing brand, the Chilean completed the day with a time of 6’51 ”, just 8 seconds behind the winner, American Austin Jones.

For this Sunday, “Chaleco” and Casale will face the special between Jeddah and Bisha, a section that covers 622 kilometers of route and 277 km of timed special.