Mattias Ekström: « Stage two was crazy funny at the beginning, with sand dunes the likes of which I have never seen. After that came many flat-out sections at full throttle. One little mistake with a puncture 50 km from the end.”
Camelia Liparoti: « Everything went well, Annett and I are very satisfied. Today there were dunes and sand on the program, also fast, sandy passages. The stage was very long and it was important to stay focused the whole time. The X-raid Yamaha ran very well and without any problems. »
T3.1 light prototypes – result SS2
1. S. Quintero (USA) / D. Zenz (GER) – OT3 – 5h 15m 41s
2. C. Gutierrez (ESP) / F. Cazalet (FRA) – OT3 – 5h 18m 03s
3. M. Guthrie (USA) / O. Floene (NOR) – OT3 – 5h 26m 20s
4. P. Pinchedez (FRA) / V. Ferri (FRA) – Pinch Racing – 5h 26m 59s
5. M. Ekström (SWE) / E. Bergkvist (SWE) – Yamaha YXZ1000R prototype – 5h 29m 26s
6. C. Liparoti (ITA) / A. Fischer (GER) – Yamaha YXZ1000R prototype – 5h 29m 26s…
T3.1 light prototypes – overall standings after SS2
1. C. Gutierrez (ESP) / F. Cazalet (FRA) – OT3 – 9h 01m 00s
2. S. Quintero (USA) / D. Zenz (GER) – OT3 – 9h 18m 33s
3. M. Ekström (SWE) / E. Bergkvist (SWE) – Yamaha YXZ1000R prototype – 9h 43m 15s
4. J.-L. Pisson (FRA) / V. Sarreaud (FRA) – PH-Sport – 10h 26m 40s
5. J. Machacek (CZE) / P. Vyoral (CZE) – Can-Am – 10h 15m 39s…
7. C. Liparoti (ITA) / A. Fischer (GER) – Yamaha YXZ1000R prototype – 10h 35m 19s