2022 DAKAR

January 1st- 14th 2022 100% Saudi Arabia

Robby Gordon will NOT be competing. One customer SPEED UTV will be.

Saudi Arabia is +8 hours on Eastern Time / +11 on the West Coast.

January 2nd-7th, the Rally Raid starts in Ha'il, Saudi Arabia and races South than West before racing to North to the city of Riyadh.

January 8th, Rest Day Riyadh

January 9th-14th, the Rally Raid continues from Riyadh through the Southern area of Saudi Arabia before heading to West, than West, finishing in Jeddah.

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Permalink Reply by Barb on January 5, 2022 at 2:44pm

I keep thinking it was in the second half of the 10 years in SA, but I can't remember names at the moment either.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 4, 2022 at 7:35pm

Stage 4
Liaison > 242 km - Special > 465 km

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 4, 2022 at 9:18pm

star times are now more split up. times are local
Bikes 7:10
Cars 9:50
Lt Proto 10:51
SSV 11:01
Trucks 11:20

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 4, 2022 at 9:58pm

and it looks like Nasser is on double not secret probation

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 4, 2022 at 10:01pm

pg 2

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 5, 2022 at 8:49am

Stage 4
Moto: Second stage win for Barreda as Petrucci lands podium finish
Joan Barreda romped to the end of the timed sector with the fastest time to claim his second stage win of the year. The Spaniard has never failed to win two or more Dakar stages since 2020. Pablo Quintanilla came in second, while Danilo Petrucci earned his first Dakar podium finish. Way to go, 'Petrux'!
http://trackingdakar.com/en/stage-4/bikes/waypoints/?track=*

Car: Al-Rajhi penalty makes Al-Attiyah the winner!
Al-Rajhi has been slapped with a two-minute penalty for speeding, enough to deprive him of the stage win and even a podium finish. Victory goes to Nasser Al-Attiyah, who will be celebrating his 44th career win in stage 4 of the 44th Dakar. It all adds up!
Car: Al-Rajhi victorious on home turf
Sébastien Loeb came up 39 seconds short, leaving Yazeed Al-Rajhi to savour a triumph on home turf. Nasser Al-Attiyah finished right behind the Saudi to add 25 seconds to his overall lead on Loeb, while Carlos Sainz ended up just outside the podium. Mathieu Serradori also made a strong impression, finishing within seven minutes of the fastest time.
http://trackingdakar.com/en/stage-4/cars/waypoints/

LW Proto: Quintero, De Mevius and Gutiérrez play it safe
Only about 10 cars have got to km 313, but the result is virtually set in stone. Seth Quintero put over 3 minutes into Guillaume De Mevius and almost twice as much into Cristina Gutiérrez. The only change is 'Chaleco' López overtaking rookie Sebastian Eriksson for fourth place, almost 10 minutes down on Quintero, who once again was in a league of his own.
http://trackingdakar.com/en/stage-4/prototypes/waypoints/

SSV: Jones back on the provisional podium
Marek Goczał is still in control at km 397 with just 33 seconds to spare over Rodrigo Luppi de Oliveira. Austin Jones trails by 1′31″ after overtaking his South Racing teammate, Aron Domżała, who stopped at km 298 due to a mechanical after a series of barrel rolls. The Pole is now waiting for his support crew. He is going to rue this mistake big time!
http://trackingdakar.com/en/stage-4/sxs/waypoints/