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623 kilometers from Jeddah to Bisha – This is the first official day of the Dakar Rally.
Of the 623 kilometers, 277 kilometers await in the speed section. In this one, about half of the track is sand, the other half is gravel. Stones are also expected, but organizers promise they will account for around 3 percent. tracks.
The waiting route will not be especially expressive. If we believe in the promises of the organizers, we will have to go through valley after valley and not get lost in very confusing road junctions.
It started at a fantastic rate “Agrorodeo” crew Injury Vaidotas and Paulo Fiuza, who made it through the 37km stretch to the first control at a better pace and left behind a lot of Dakar stars.
Dakar Phase I
Fantasy! V. Damage does not slow down and exceeded the second point of road 71 km at the best pace!
The second result in the first 37 km was shown by G. de Villiers (PAR, Toyota Gazoo Racing), 28 seconds behind V. Žala, the third result was recorded by S. Peterhansel (France, X-Raid), 1:04 min behind V.. Most likely, the Frenchman passed the second control of the road (71 km) with the best result.
V. Damage showed the best time in the first kilometers of the 37 km speed section.
The Agrorodeo crew (V. Žala and P. Fiuza) left on time (10:34), the organizers’ website shows how this duo is already far from the place of departure. There are no updates for B. Vanago’s crew yet. There is likely simply a lag in information or a faulty car GPS device. B. Vanagas and F. Palmeiro had to start immediately after V. Žala (10:37).
In the ATV rankings, L. Kancius is 12th after 92 km, trailing leader G. Enciro by 6:55 minutes.
10:34 am – Departure from Agrorodeo (V. Žala and P. Fiuza), followed immediately by B. Vanagas and F. Palmeiro (Inbank Toyota Gazzo Racing Baltics, 10:37).
O. Terranova (Argentina, X-Raid) leads the car race after the first 37 km, 3 sec. J. Przygonski (Orlen Team) is behind, third – Toyota Gazzo Racing representative Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar), who won the prologue, is 1:14 minutes behind the leader.
In the ATV classification, Dakar rookie Laisvydas Kancius exceeded 37 km, he is 2:49 minutes behind the leader. and ranks 11th.
Spectators captured by Igo2Dakar. https://www.facebook.com/iGo2Dakar/posts/952994405233072&width=500&show_text=true&height=719&appId
A. Gelažninkas is fixed at the third point on the road, he has already covered 92 km, 9:16 minutes behind the leader, Lithuanian preliminary – 35th.
In the motorcycle classification, A. Gelažninkas has already covered 71 km, the Lithuanian is 6:40 minutes behind the leader. and is provisionally at position 37.
In the SUV classification, Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar, 9:40 Lithuanian time) and Brian Baragwanath (PAR, 9:43), who registered the same result in the prologue, will be the first to run, followed by the host of the Dakar Rally, Yazeed Al Rajhi (Saudi Arabia). Arabia, 9.46 am).
After the start, A. Gelažninkas jumped from position 42 to position 30, the Lithuanian is 3:07 minutes behind the leader. Ricky Brabec, the winner of the prologue of the motorcycle classification, had problems already in the first kilometers of the speed section and lost the lead. The leader is the French Xavier de Soultrait (HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING). https://twitter.com/dakar/status/1345629128284921856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The ATV Laisvydas Kancius will start from position 112 in the first stage. The start of the Story Racing team in Lithuanian time is scheduled for 9:13.
Arūnas Gelažninkas “The Zigmas Dakar team” left the Lithuanians on the track earlier Sunday. His start from 42nd position in Lithuanian time at 8:38. https://www.facebook.com/arunas.gelazninkas/posts/3624568567589586&width=500&show_text=true&height=517&appId
Gintas Petrus and Jose Marques will start from position 102. Their departure in Lithuanian time at 11:53.
Kreda’s team, Antanas Juknevičius and Darius Vaičiulis, will start from 67th position. Its start in Lithuanian time at 11:35.
Edvinas Juškauskas and Aisvydas Paliukėnas The Heston Airlines Pitlane crew departs from position 45 in Lithuanian time at 11:24.
Vaidotas Žala and Paulo Fiuza “Agrorodeo” and Benediktas Vanagas with Filipe Palmeiro “Inbank Toyota Gazoo Racing Baltics” will start one after another. V. Damage start time 10:34. Lithuanian time from position 19, B. Vanago – 10:37. from position 20.
A round-up of the Prologue's results!
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Stage 1️⃣
Jeddah ➡️ Bisha
623km – SS: 277km
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Off-road positions
Lithuanians promise intrigue in car racing from the early days. Vaidotas Žala and Paulo Fiuza “Agrorodeo” and Benediktas Vanagas with Filipe Palmeiro “Inbank Toyota Gazoo Racing Baltics” will start one after another. V. Damage start time 10:34. Lithuanian time from position 19, B. Vanago – 10:37. from position 20.
Edvinas Juškauskas and Aisvydas Paliukėnas The Heston Airlines Pitlane crew departs from position 45 in Lithuanian time at 11:24. 30 seconds. Kreda’s team, Antanas Juknevičius and Darius Vaičiulis, start from position 67. Their start in Lithuanian time at 11:35. 30 seconds. Gintas Petrus and Jose Marques start from 102nd position. His departure in Lithuanian time at 11:53.
In the prologue, in the “zero” speed section, on Saturday, the riders calculated their start times in the first stage. Already the first kilometers gave Dakar fans spectacular moments and adrenaline.
Vaidotas Žala and Paulo Fiuza cleared one of the corners with two laps, ending up with a broken rear wheel, but it did not prevent them from finishing in the top twenty.
The pair of V. Žala and P. Fiuza (“Agrorodeo”), who was 20 seconds behind the leader, probably exceeded the first kilometers in the ranks of the Lithuanians. and 3 sec. they were faster than Benedict Vanaga and Filipe Palmeiro.
The Agrorodeo team is ranked 19th after the prologue. One position down is the crew of B. Vanago and F. Palmeiro (20).
The crew of Edvinas Juškauskas and Aisvydas Paliukėnas (Pitlane of the Heston Airlines team) were 56 seconds behind the leaders on Saturday, ranking 42nd overall ahead of stage one.
Kreda’s team – Antanas Juknevičius and Darius Vaičiulis – fell to the leaders in the prologue 1:24 minutes, finishing 48th in the line-up.
In the buggy class, Gintas Petrus with Jose Marques (Petrus Kombucha team) was 2:10 minutes behind the leaders. and 57 remained in the general classification.
Motorcycle credit
Arūnas Gelažninkas “The Zigmas Dakar team” will move from the Lithuanians to the track earlier Sunday. His start from 42nd position in Lithuanian time at 8:38.
The prologue called Dakar Prelude “Team Zigmas Dakar” has been credited to the team – A. Gelažninkas came second in the class called Lone (“Original by Motul”).
Arūnas Gelažninkas cleared the prologue track in 7:20 minutes. However, the coefficient is applied to the actual result of the prologue, the time is multiplied by four, so the Lithuanian result is 29 minutes 20 seconds. This time is included in the result of the competition.
Arūnas was 1:04 minutes behind the leader in the Original by Motul class after multiplying by the coefficient. In the general classification, the rider is ranked 42nd before the first stage. In the motorcycle class, up to 101 motorcyclists.
ATV classification
ATV Laisvydas Kancius will start from position 112 in the first stage. The start of the Story Racing team in Lithuanian time is scheduled for 9:13.
The Dakar rookie finished 12th on the ATV on Saturday, and was 1 minute behind French leader Alexandre Giroud. 38 sec. However, a missing element adjusted the positions of the debutant. After the application of the penalty, the Lithuanian fell to 15th position.
There are a total of 16 participants in the ATV classification. For Lithuania, this is their Dakar Rally debut.
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