P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Stage 11: Bisha – Al Henakiya 346km, liaison 536km Including the Prologue stage, which doesn’t count towards the total race time, Mattias Ekstrom and Emil Bergkvist raced to their third stage win of the Dakar aboard their Ford Raptor in a dominant display, leading from start to finish. It was the first time that a […]
Mattias Ekstrom and Emil Bergkvist secured their third stage win of the Dakar, dominating the 346km Bisha – Al Henakiya stretch with their Ford Raptor.
This victory marked the first time a crew led an entire stage, displaying their prowess from start to finish.
Romain Dumas and Alex Winocq’s privateer Raptor secured their best finish yet in second place, just 22 seconds behind the leaders.
Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz completed an all Blue Oval podium, trailing by 64 seconds in third place.
The top Toyota finisher was Joao Ferreira/Filipe Palmeiro in their Gazoo Racing SA Hilux, a significant achievement after a challenging marathon stage.
The day also saw impressive performances from Seth Quintero/Andrew Short, Guillaume de Mévius/Mathieu Baumel, and Guy Botterill/Oriol Mena in the top ten.
Nasser Al-Attiyah/Fabian Lurquin maintained their overall lead despite finishing 17th, followed closely by Nani Roma/Alex Haro and Sebastien Loeb in the standings.
