DAKAR

Meeke fastest on final Dakar stage

By Adam Hall

15 Jan 2021

TGR / McKlein

Delivering on debut

Kris Meeke has survived his first Dakar Rally, finishing in perfect fashion with an impressive fastest lightweight time. He won Friday's Yanbu - Jeddah stage by three minutes over T3 counterpart Cristina Gutierrez Herrero.

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DPPI / F. Gooden

Toughest of tests

Meeke arrived at his debut Dakar looking for a new challenge. The Saudi-Arabian event duly delivered with fires, electrical and driveshaft failures hampering the ex-World Rally driver. He kept going though to finish 11th in T3.

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DPPI / F. Le Floch

Peterhansel delight

Mini's Stephane Peterhansel secured his eighth Dakar win in the car category. The Frenchman perfectly controlled his rally lead throughout Dakar despite several stage-winning threats from Toyota's Nasser Al-Attiyah. 

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DPPI / J. Delfosse

Meeke's Dakar potential

Meeke has shown throughout his Dakar debut that he has the pace and endurance to make it in the world of cross-country rallying. The most important attribute? Determination.

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DPPI / E. Vargiolu

Final standings:

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DPPI / E. Vargiolu

T1 Car

1. Peterhansel (Mini) 2. Al-Attiyah (Toyota) 3. Sainz (Mini) 4. Przygonski (Orlen) 5. Roma (BRX)

44H 27' 11" +14' 15" +1H 01' 57" +2H 36' 03" +3H 22' 48"

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