Dakar update: setbacks for Peugeot, a win for De Rooy

Dakar update: setbacks for Peugeot, a win for De Rooy

Posted on 12-01-2016 at 20:12 by Dizono – 18 Comments”

Dakar 2016
In the first week of Dakar was Peugeot with Loeb, Peterhansel and Sainz supreme, but in the second week begins in the French formation, some cracks to show. And then there is still good Dutch news!

In the first week won Peugeot each stage, with the exception of the first which is by Bernhard ten Brinke, the fastest was driven. In particular, Dakar debutant Loeb managed to impress through three stages to win. The X-Raid MINI’s and the Toyota Hilux and were not able to cope with the With with a feeling of satisfaction could Peugeot during the day of rest, look back on the successful first week.

And then it went in week two wrong. To begin with a crash from Sebastien Loeb. The negenvoudig WRC champion verkeek located on a sand dune and crashed his Peugeot hard. Miraculously, the men of the Peugeot car in the desert again driving, but with a 13th place overall and two hours and sixteen minutes behind the leader in the standings, Loeb is no chance for the overall victory.

Erik van Loon

The leader in the standings since today, incidentally, Carlos Sainz, who just completed the ninth stage managed to win. He drove but eleven seconds slower, because we had again a Dutch winner, and Erik Van Loon. He came with his MINI ten seconds after Sainz crossed the finish line, followed by the MINI of Hirvonen at 17 seconds, and the Toyota of De Villiers 38 seconds. Peterhansel was disappointing seventh at 9:12 of Sainz, to him, is also an investigation due to an alleged illegal fuel stop.

In the overall standings state Sainz is now on the first place, with Peterhansel at 7:03 on place two. Al-Attiyah (MINI) is third and follows at 14:38. Still not a bad uitgangsposittie for Peugeot, but bad luck and accidents sit in a small corner, you lose so more than 9 minutes on a single stage. In addition, the MINI’s and the Toyota’s in the last stages a lot more to Peugeot’s daring. For the French, so hardly the time to just sit back.

Gerard De Rooy

Trucks

Did the MAN’s Stacey and Versluis well in the first week, the second week they seem to be nothing but bad luck. Stacey is today arrived more than an hour of the winner, while Versluis with a delay of 37 mins today not a good day. Who had? Gerard de Rooy! Not only does he cross the finish line first, to increase he distance to the biggest rival Nikolaev with over 19 minutes, while also Kamaz riders Karginov and Mardeev, respectively, 16:04 and 29:28 De Rooy entering. De Rooy’s team-mate Van Genugten had a good day and finished second.

In the general classification The Day now in the lead with a lead of 27:12 on Nikoaev. Team-mate Villagra park are Iveco on the third place with 41:24 behind. On place 4 Peter Versluis (+44:00) while Ton van Genugten (+45:02) the top 5 complements.


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