P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Yanbu – AlUla; 400km, liaison 104km Write off Toyota at your peril. After stage one of the Dakar Rally, where only two Toyota’s made it into the top ten, and five Fords filled the leaderboard, the Japanese ‘empire’ struck back on stage two, taking the top five positions on the stage leaderboard and ending with […]
The Dakar Rally’s stage two saw Toyota dominate, claiming the top five positions with Seth Quintero and Andrew Short securing victory in the new Toyota Hilux, while Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings finished second.
It was the first time since 2007 that a manufacturer, Volkswagen, claimed the top five stage positions. Yazeed Al Rajhi took third place, followed by Toby Price/Armand Monleon and Joao Ferreira/Filipe Palmeiro. Sebastien Loeb finished seventh, ahead of teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah.
Al-Attiyah now leads the overall standings by seven seconds, with Quintero in second. The top seven are separated by less than three minutes, showcasing the intense competition at Dakar.
Daniel Sanders took control of the race, securing victory and overtaking rookie teammate Edgar Canet for the lead. Honda riders followed the KTM duo home, with Ricky Brabec and others in pursuit.
Sanders reflected on the challenging navigation but expressed satisfaction with his performance, sharing a positive experience riding with teammate Canet in the dust.
