Marko Hanželic
For heating the rally Dakar 2021, which will take place in Saudi Arabia until January 15th, a prologue was on the agenda today. Nasser Al-Attiyah (Toyota) set the fastest time on a short, eleven-kilometer route. He is also among the leaders Sebastien Loeb with its new prototype.
A local pet Yazeed Al-Rajhi set the third fastest time with German co-driver Dirk von Zitzewitz. A Pole followed in fourth place Jakub Przygonski. Bernhard ten Brinke is s Toyota Hilux finished in fifth place.
The defender of last year's victory had a lot of luck on the prologue, Carlos Sainz Sr, who punctured a tire after a kilometer: “Then we did everything we could to lose as little time as possible. In the end, the Spaniard was 36 seconds behind Qatar. ”
After a year-long break, the nine-time World Rally Champion also returned to Dakar Sebastien Loeb, which competes with the prototype Bahrain Raid Xtreme Gas. The Frenchman finished the prologue in tenth place.
Among the trucks, the Belarusian Siarhei finished the fastest Vijazovic (MAZ), in front of a teammate Cherry in Cat (Big Schock Racing) from the Czech Republic. Last year's winner Karginov (Kamaz) started reserved and is currently in 11th place.
