The tough, action-packed challenge of stage 1 sets the tone for the 2024;edition. Its course, drawn from scratch in an area with geological features never seen before in the Dakar, will throw the competitors in at the deep end. The field will snake around volcanoes in a palette of mineral hues filled with every shade of grey, from the dimmest to the brightest. Even at this early point in the race, this stage is difficult enough to open big gaps.
➡️LA 84,00 Km
✅Special 414,00 Km
⬅️LB 46,00 Km
Total – 544,00 Km
Departure Bivouac (SAST – South Africa Standard Time)
– Bikes -> 04:55
– Cars -> 07:40
Departure DSS (SAST – South Africa Standard Time)
– Bikes -> 06:45
– Cars -> 11:12
Starting Order For Stage 1 (SAST)
** Courtesy of SADG @sa_dakargroup **
– Bikes
Pos Bib Drivers DSS
P018 046 🇧🇼Ross Branch 07:28:00
P025 #018 🇿🇦Bradley Cox 07:37:00
P035 #073 🇿🇦Charan Moore 07:47:00
P040 #022 🇿🇦Michael Docherty 07:52:00
P098 #100 🇿🇦Stuart Gregory 08:21:00
P105 #103 🇿🇼Ash Thixton 08:24:30
P128 #124 🇿🇦Kerim Fitz-Gerald 08:36:00
P129 #127 🇿🇦Ronald Venter 08:36:30
Starting Order For Stage 1 (SAST)
** Courtesy of SADG @sa_dakargroup **
– Dakar Ultimate Cars
Position Bib Drivers Bivouac DSS (Estimate)
P001 #219 🇿🇦Brian Baragwanath & 🇿🇦Leonard Cremer 07:40:00 09:30:00
P026 #226 🇿🇦Saood Variawa & 🇫🇷Francois Cazalet 08:33:00 10:23:00
P042 #225 🇿🇦Gareth Woolridge & 🇿🇦Boyd Dreyer 08:48:00 10:38:00
P047 #243 🇿🇦Guy Botterill & 🇿🇦Brett Cummings 08:50:30 10:40:30
P068 #209 🇿🇦Giniel de Villiers & 🇿🇦Dennis Murphy 09:01:00 10:51:00
P191 #258 🇿🇦Hennie de Klerk & 🇿🇦Juan Möhr 10:02:30 11:52:30
