Dakar 2022: Nasser Al-Attiyah wins the car prologue, Sébastien Loeb is 5th – franceinfo

The Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah (Toyota) won in the first qualifying stage for the Dakar 2022, Saturday January 1, between Jeddah and Ha’il, with a time of 10 minutes 56 seconds on the 19 kilometers of special in the auto category.

Behind him, Spaniard Carlos Sainz, two-time world rally champion and three-time Dakar winner, placed his new Audi hybrid in second place, 12 seconds behind, followed by South African Henk Lategan (Toyota). Three other favorites, French Sébastien Loeb (Prodrive), 5th, Spaniard Nani Roma (Prodrive), 7th, and South African Giniel De Villiers (Toyota), 8th, also finished within a minute of Al-Attiyah.

Stage 1️⃣A

Jeddah ➡️ Ha’il

595km – SS: 19km

SS (GMT + 3)
7:47
10:20
14:24

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The Dakar 2022 rally-raid set off this Saturday for more than 8,000 km in two weeks in the sands of Saudi Arabia. The results of this Saturday will determine the starting order for the first real special scheduled for Sunday. For the first time, the winners of the qualifications will be able to choose their starting position for the first stage.