P1racenews AI automatic summary:
What a day for Toyota! Not since 2007 has this feat happened.
Toyota delivered an astonishing performance on the second day of the Dakar Rally, ending a 19-year wait for a top finish.
For the first time since 2007, Toyota locked out the top five positions, led by American Seth Quintero on the 400-kilometre stage to AlUla dominated by gravel roads.
Quintero’s three hours, 57 minutes, and 16-second triumph was the first for Toyota’s Hilux, with Henk Lategan following just 14 seconds behind.
Despite a strong start by Saood Variawa, who led for the first 100 kilometers, he finished 10th as Toby Price and Joao Ferreira completed the top-five lock-out for Toyota.
Nasser Al-Attiyah of Dacia now leads the overall standings by seven seconds from Quintero, with the top six closely contested within a two-minute gap.
