Day 7, Stage 7 for Cars & Trucks Cars Route for Cars, Day 7 Numerous difficulties will mark the first part of the Bolivian marathon stag...
Day 7, Stage 7 for Cars & Trucks
Cars
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| Route for Cars, Day 7 |
Numerous difficulties will mark the first part
of the Bolivian marathon stage. The cars will tackle it first, followed
by the motorcycles the next day. Right from the outset, the long liaison
section will mean an early start, followed by a gradual climb to a
height of more than 3,500m. Once on the high plateaux, the special stage
will begin, with instructions to follow the road-book with great care,
in light of the large number of junctions on the route. One of the
challenges of the day could be wear and tear on tyres. Once they have
arrived in Uyuni, the competitors will only have completed half of the
marathon stage.
Trucks
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| Route for Trucks, Day 7 |
The trucks will once again embark upon a
separate marathon stage, with the added bonus of competing on a route
which is specifically for them. The leaders' driving skills in the dunes
will make the difference on this first separate day, with long and
decisive sandy sections. Once again, they will need to find the right
balance between self-control and performance. When they reach their
private bivouac, the on-board mechanics will become the key players in
this marathon stage.
CARS
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| Yazeed Al-rajhi at Uyuni |
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| Cheering Crowd at Uyuni, Bolivia |
Today, the cars started early, and they were the lone class of competition on the stages as Bikes & Quads had a rest day back at Iquique. Orlando Terranova was the first to arrive at the Bolivian town, Uyuni. Yazeed Al-rajhi came in 2m20s slower to the Argentinian, and for the first time, Ten Brinke of Netherlands in a Toyota Hilux finished third fastest.
Nasser Al-attiyah still holds on to the first overall spot with a margin of 8m14s, as his primary rival, Giniel De-Villers too had a setback in this stage, just a little more than a couple of minutes in today' stage. Al-rajhi however closed in towards De-villiers, yet quite far from any immediate threat to his position at the moment.
Top 5 Cars, Stage 7
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 305 | TERRANOVA (ARG) GRAUE (ARG) | MINI | 03:31:18 | - | - |
| 2 | 325 | ALRAJHI (SAU) GOTTSCHALK (DEU) | TOYOTA | 03:33:38 | 00:02:20 | - |
| 3 | 315 | TEN BRINKE (NLD) COLSOUL (BEL) | TOYOTA | 03:33:46 | 00:02:28 | - |
| 4 | 307 | HOLOWCZYC (POL) PANSERI (FRA) | MINI | 03:34:15 | 00:02:57 | - |
| 5 | 300 | ROMA (ESP) PERIN (FRA) | MINI | 03:35:20 | 00:04:02 | - |
Overall Top 5, Cars after Stage 7
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 301 | AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) BAUMEL (FRA) | MINI | 23:11:50 | - | 00:02:00 |
| 2 | 303 | DE VILLIERS (ZAF) VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU) | TOYOTA | 23:20:04 | 00:08:14 | - |
| 3 | 325 | ALRAJHI (SAU) GOTTSCHALK (DEU) | TOYOTA | 23:33:06 | 00:21:16 | - |
| 4 | 307 | HOLOWCZYC (POL) PANSERI (FRA) | MINI | 24:05:52 | 00:54:02 | - |
| 5 | 315 | TEN BRINKE (NLD) COLSOUL (BEL) | TOYOTA | 24:08:53 | 00:57:03 | - |
TRUCKS
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| Ales Loprais in his Man truck |
Ales Loprais drove his Man truck fastest today, 5m39s ahead of Gerard De Rooy, who was in his Iveco. Kamaz driver Andrey Karginov was third quickest, with just 10s separating him from the second placed De Rooy.
Overall top 3 is still held by Kamaz drivers, Airat Mardeev, Karginov & Sotnikov.
Top 5 Trucks, Stage 7
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 503 | LOPRAIS (CZE) MARCO ALCAYNA (ESP) VAN DER VAET (BEL) | MAN | 04:02:54 | - | - |
| 2 | 501 | DE ROOY (NLD) RODEWALD (POL) DAMEN (BEL) | IVECO | 04:08:33 | 00:05:39 | - |
| 3 | 500 | KARGINOV (RUS) MOKEEV (RUS) LEONOV (RUS) | KAMAZ | 04:08:43 | 00:05:49 | - |
| 4 | 520 | SOTNIKOV (RUS) DEVYATKIN (RUS) AFERIN (RUS) | KAMAZ | 04:10:11 | 00:07:17 | - |
| 5 | 507 | MARDEEV (RUS) BELYAEV (RUS) SVISTUNOV (RUS) | KAMAZ | 04:11:08 | 00:08:14 | - |
Overall Top 5, Trucks after Stage 7
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 507 | MARDEEV (RUS) BELYAEV (RUS) SVISTUNOV (RUS) | KAMAZ | 22:35:32 | - | - |
| 2 | 500 | KARGINOV (RUS) MOKEEV (RUS) LEONOV (RUS) | KAMAZ | 22:57:45 | 00:22:13 | 00:01:00 |
| 3 | 520 | SOTNIKOV (RUS) DEVYATKIN (RUS) AFERIN (RUS) | KAMAZ | 23:19:38 | 00:44:06 | 00:02:00 |
| 4 | 503 | LOPRAIS (CZE) MARCO ALCAYNA (ESP) VAN DER VAET (BEL) | MAN | 23:46:52 | 01:11:20 | - |
| 5 | 510 | VIAZOVICH (BLR) HARANIN (BLR) ZHYHULIN (BLR) | MAZ | 24:21:40 | 01:46:08 | - |
Day 8, Bikes & Quads ride onto Bolivia to join the cars at Uyuni, who will [
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