Team PETRONAS De Rooy IVECO
off to a good start with a fourth position
off to a good start with a fourth position
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1st Stage
LIMA / PISCO
Team PETRONAS De Rooy IVECO off to a good start with a fourth position in stage 1
The 2018 edition of the Dakar rally kicked off Saturday January 6 with a short special of 31 kilometres
Ton van Genugten’s IVECO Powerstar finished in fourth place, just over a minute behind the leaders, while
Artur Ardavichus followed less than 4 minutes later.
1st Stage Ranking
| Position | Driver | Vehicle | Time | Variation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | LOPRAIS | Tatra |
15:57:00 | - |
| 2. | VAN DEN BRINK | Renault trucks |
15:59:00 | 00:00:22 |
| 3. | NIKOLAEV | Kamaz | 15:49:00 | 00:00:29 |
| 4. | VAN GENUGTEN | IVECO Powerstar | 16:02:00 | 00:01:11 |
| 5. | SHIBALOV | Kamaz | 16:07:00 | 00:01:18 |
| 6. | VIAZOVICH | MAZ | 16:05:00 | 00:01:46 |
| 7. | SOTNIKOV | Kamaz | 15:53:00 | 00:01:48 |
| 8. | MARDEEV | Kamaz | 16:00:00 | 00:02:11 |
| 9. | KOLOMY | Tatra | 15:58:00 | 00:02:25 |
| 16. | ARDAVICHUS | IVECO Powerstar |
16:01:00 | 00:04:55 |