In the 8th stage of the Dakar Rally, the pilots will once again challenge the Ica dunes just as they did during the first week of the competition. They will cover 360 kilometers, according to La República.
“The departure format will be different from the previous phases, since the best ten cars, the ten best bikes and the five best trucks will come out mixed, according to the order of time marked in the seventh stage”, the aforementioned media explained.
The Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah, who leads the race with his Toyota from the third stage in the cars category is so far the expected winner. As for the motorcycles, the American Ricky Brabec (Honda) returned to be the leader of his category.
“In quads, the Argentine Nicolás Cavigliasso has the Dakar at his feet”, said La República. In general, he is above his compatriots Jeremías Gonzalez and Gustavo Gallego, with a wide advantage of more than one hour.
In SxS, the fight is between the reigning champion Reinaldo Varela and the Chilean Francisco Lopez, who struggle with every inch to win this edition. Finally, in trucks, it seems that the Russian pilots Eduard Nikolaev and Dmitry Sotnikov, will emerge as the new winners of the category.
