The Mountainous landscapes of northern Saudi Arabia contribute to the contrasts of the Dakar Route, Sand is already on the menu for now, in the shape of tracks. Be warned that this special is riddled with the fiendish navigation puzzles typical of the country. The focus will be on co-drivers, as many competitors who try to take shortcuts will be immediately slapped with time penalties..
Liaison A – 59,90 km
SS – 333,18 km
Liaison B – 121,30 km
Total distance – 514,38 km
Departure (SAST)
Bivouac
– Bikes – 04:45
– Cars – 07:20
DSS
– Bikes – 06:30
– Cars – 08:45
Starting Order For Stage 1B (SAST)
– Bikes
Position Bib Drivers DSS
P013 #016 🇧🇼Ross Branch 07:03:00
P016 #006 🇿🇦Aaron Mare 07:09:00
P037 #049 🇿🇦Bradley Cox 07:33:00
P048 #123 🇿🇦Charan Moore 07:39:30
P052 #115 🇧🇼John Kelly 07:40:30
P079 #084 🇿🇦Stuart Gregory 07:47:30
P115 #166 🇲🇿Paulo Oliveira 07:56:30
P121 #087 🇸🇿Walter Terblanche 07:58:00
P137 #153 🇱🇸Werner Kennedy 08:00:30
– Cars
Position Bib Drivers DSS
P003 #207 🇿🇦Giniel de Villiers & 🇿🇦Dennis Murphy 07:26:00
P007 #225 🇿🇦Henk Lategan & 🇿🇦Brett Cummings 07:38:00
P008 #230 🇿🇦Brian Baragwanath & 🇿🇦Leonard Cremer 07:41:00
P023 #233 🇿🇦Shameer Variwa & 🇿🇦Danie Stassen 08:13:00
P061 #253 🇿🇦Chris Visser & 🇿🇦Rodney Burke 09:45:00
P074 #286 🇿🇦Ernest Roberts & 🇿🇦Heny Kohne 09:51:30
P088 #271 🇿🇦Schalk Burger & 🇿🇦Henk Janse van Vuuren 09:58:30
P093 #286 🇿🇦Ernest Roberts & 🇿🇦Heny Kohne 10:01:00
– SXS
Position Bib Drivers DSS
P138 #441 🇿🇦Geoff Minnit & 🇿🇦Siegfried Rousseau 10:23:00
