The 45th edition of the Dakar has come to an end in Dammam after 14 stages that saw dramatic turnarounds in every category. Nasser Al Attiyah's victorious campaign did not come as a surprise, but his first successful title defence earned him the fifth triumph of his career and the distinction of winning by the widest margin seen in the car race in 20 years. Second at 1 h 20, Sébastien Loeb bent the knee to the Qatari, but he also added his name to the Dakar record books with a string of six consecutive stage wins (seven in total).
Similarly, in the SSVs T4, the youngest Dakar entrant ever benefited from a massive plot twist in the last stage, as the leader, Rokas Baciuška, surrendered the top spot to the 18-year-old Pole Eryk Goczał, who will share the podium with his father, Marek, in third place. A family that races together stays together.
In T3, victory went to Austin Jones, who had already brought the T4 trophy home last year.
Ranking Car :
NASSER AL-ATTIYAH / MATHIEU BAUMEL (TOYOTA GAZOO RACING)
SEBASTIEN LOEB / FABIAN LURQUIN (BAHRAIN RAID XTREME)
LUCAS MORAES / TIMO GOTTSCHALK (OVERDRIVE RACING)
Ranking T3 SSV:
AUSTIN JONES / GUSTAVO GUGELMIN (RED BULL OFF-ROAD JR TEAM USA BY BFG)
SETH QUINTERO / DENNIS ZENZ (RED BULL OFF-ROAD JR TEAM USA BY BFG)
GUILLAUME DE MEVIUS / FRANCOIS CAZALET (GRALLYTEAM)
Ranking T4 LWV:
ERYK GOCZAL / ORIOL MENA (ENERGYLANDIA RALLY TEAM)
ROKAS BACIUSKA / ORIOL VIDAL MONTIJANO (RED BULL CAN-AM FACTORY TEAM)
MAREK GOCZAL / MACIEJ MARTON (ENERGYLANDIA)
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