Dakar Rally

Day 7 - Rest day (2020x7)

Air date: Jan 11, 2020

January 11 th 2020 - 14:18 [GMT + 3] After six stages, the first edition of the Dakar held in Saudi Arabia has reached the capital Riyadh, with 262 vehicles (108 motorbikes, 15 quads, 65 cars, 34 SSVs and 40 trucks) still in the race, amounting to 77% of the competitors who set off from Jeddah a week ago. 39 of the 80 competitors who were forced to withdraw have decided to continue their adventure and tackle the remaining stages under Dakar Experience rules. As the race heads towards the dunes of the Empty Quarter, which have the potential to shake up the classification, the leaders of the various categories face different scenarios: Ricky Brabec has staked his claim to become the first American winner in the motorbike category, Carlos Sainz is pursuing his third victory in the car category and Ignacio Casale has almost got the quad race in the bag. Finally, "Chaleco" López holds a slim lead in the SSV category, while Kamaz remain the big favourites to win the truck race despite the withdrawal of their leader, Eduard Nikolayev.