– Still no luck for the X-raid Team
– Tomorrow: loop around Al-Ula
The X-raid team’s run of bad luck continues on the ninth stage to Al Ula. After problems with the drive shaft, Krzysztof Holowczyc and Lukasz Kurzeja in the MINI JCW Rally Plus had to settle for 38th place. For Vaidotas Zala and Paulo Fiuza, the ninth stage ended prematurely due to an engine failure. The Lithuanian had worked his way up to seventh place in the meantime.
Annett Quandt and Annie Seel finished 20th today in the X-raid 1000R Turbo Side-by-Side and are in 19th position in the overall standings.
Tomorrow the team will stay in Al Ula while the competitors complete a loop around the Saudi city. The 371 kilometres of the tenth stage consist mainly of gravel roads and some sand.
Dakar 2024 – result SS9 (Ultimate-class)
1. S. Loeb / F. Lurquin – Prodrive – 4h 17m 33s
2. C. Sainz / L. Cruz – Audi – 4h 21m 47s
3. M. Serradori / L. Minaudier – Century – 4h 22m 16s
4. G. de Mevius / X. Panseri – Toyota – 4h 27m 25s
5. G. Botterill / B. Cummings – Toyota – 4h 27m 34s…
38. K. Holowczyc / L. Kurzeja – MINI JCW Rally Plus – 5h 44m 22s…
Overall standings (Ultimate-class)
1. C. Sainz / L. Cruz – Audi – 37h 50m 57s
2. S. Loeb / F. Lurquin – Prodrive – 38h 11m 30s
3. L. Moraes / A. Monleon – Toyota – 39h 02m 59s
4. G. de Mevius / X. Panseri – Toyota – 39h 30m 53s
5. G. de Villiers / D. Murphy – Toyota – 39h 51m 09s…
52. K. Holowczyc / L. Kurzeja – MINI JCW Rally Plus – 126h 39m 12s…
Dakar 2024 result SS9 (Challenger-class)
1. N. Cavigliasso / V. Pertegarini – Taurus – 4h 47m 58s
2. F. Lopez / J. Latrach – Can-Am – 4h 55m 03s
3. R. Baciuska / O. Vidal – Can-Am – 4h 55m 23s
4. C. Gutierrez / P. Moreno – Taurus – 4h 55m 38s
5. A. Jones / G. Gugelmin – Can-Am – 4h 56m 51s…
20. A. Quandt / A. Seel – X-raid 1000R Turbo – 6h 05m 36s…
Overall standings (Challenger-class)
1. M. Guthrie / K. Walch – Taurus – 42h 09m 25s
2. C. Gutierrez / P. Moreno – Taurus – 42h 38m 00s
3. F. Lopez / J. Latrach – Can-Am – 42h 46m 13s
4. R. Baciuska / O. Vidal – Can-Am – 43h 32m 21s
5. A. Jones / G. Gugelmin – Can-Am – 43h 36m 40s…
19. A. Quandt / A. Seel – X-raid 1000R Turbo – 63h 02m 03s…