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gennaio 16, 2019 - Toyota
A steady stage for Al Attiyah, heartbreak for Ten Brinke
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2nd on Stage 8 for Al Attiyah / Baumel
· Al Attiyah / Baumel further extend overall lead
· 4th on Stage 8 for De Villiers / Von Zitzewitz
· Retirement for Ten Brinke / Panseri
It was a nail-biting affair when the crews tackled Stage 8 of the 2019 Dakar #rally, a 360 km-long test that saw the #rally leave behind the fabled lines of Nazca and return to the coastal town of Pisco. For Toyota Gazoo #racing SA’s Nasser Al Attiyah (Qatar) and navigator #mathieubaumel (France), the stage was another big hurdle to clear, in their quest to win the race for Toyota in their South African-built Hilux.
Al Attiyah, a former two-time winner of the Dakar, set about the stage with surgical precision. They started the day as the fourth car on the road, even though the stage kicked off with a mixed bag of cars, trucks and motorcycles. This put the Toyota Hilux crew in a strong road position, and allowed the Qatari to push on through some of the toughest dunes experienced on this year’s race.
“We are really happy with our performance today,” said Al Attiyah after bringing the Toyota Hilux home to the bivouac at Pisco. “It was tough out there, but the car was absolutely perfect, and we didn’t make any serious mistakes. The team did an amazing job to prepare the car for us, and we hope to repay them by bringing home the big trophy.”
Their solid drive saw Al Attiyah / Baumel net the second-fastest time on the day, just 07:27 behind the hard-charging Sebastien Loeb (Peugeot), who had fallen behind in the overall standings, but showed his class by conquering Stage 8. Third on the stage was MINI’s Jakub Przygonski, who finished eight minutes behind Al Attiyah.
The pressure on Al Attiyah / Baumel eased slightly when “Mr. Dakar”, Stephane Peterhansel, lost 24 minutes on Stage 5 after getting stuck in big dunes mid-way through the stage. This allowed the Toyota Gazoo #racing SA crew to extend their lead at the top of the standings to 46:29 over MINI’s Nani Roma.
At the same time, Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz showed their class by posting the 4th-fastest time on Stage 8, just 15 minutes behind Loeb and eight minutes behind teammates Al Attiyah / Baumel.
“We had a really good, clean stage today,” said De Villiers from Pisco. “As always on the Dakar there were some small issues, but overall, we are really pleased with today’s performance. I must say that I think today was the toughest stage so far on Dakar 2019, even after yesterday’s monster stage. But our performance today
puts us in an ideal road position to support Nasser to the finish – though we really hope he doesn’t need us.”
From the highs to the lows, as Dutch star Bernhard ten Brinke and French navigator Xavier Panseri suffered a terminal gearbox failure near the end of the first section of Stage 8. The pair posted the 5th-fastest time at the second waypoint of the day, but then they lost significant time before the end of the section, ultimately being forced into retirement.
“The second part of the stage saw them maintaining position through most of the stage, but then things went wrong after the final waypoint of the day,” said Toyota Gazoo #racing SA Team Principal, Glyn Hall. “The pair ran into difficulties in the deep dunes near the end of the stage. They suffered transmission failure, and the T4 support truck was unable to fix the problem out on the stage.”
And so on to the penultimate stage of Dakar 2019, which is a looped section of 313 km, which will see the competitors start and finish near the bivouac at Pisco. The total liaison for the day is only 89 km, so all attention will be on the action amongst the Peruvian dunes, which may ultimately decide the winner for 2019.
“Nasser and Mathieu are in an ideal position for tomorrow, having finished second on Stage 8,” said Hall. “So, they won’t have to open the road. In the end, all they have to do at this point is to protect their lead, and barring something entirely disastrous, we have every expectation that they’ll remain in the lead of the Dakar tomorrow.”
Only one more stage remains after Stage 9, and will see the Dakar return to the Peruvian capital of Lima via a 112 km-long special stage. Proceedings will conclude with a ceremonial finish podium on January 17th, before the cars and crews of Toyota Gazoo #racing SA return to South Africa.
STAGE 8 RESULTS:
| 1. | Loeb / Elena | |
| 2. | Al Attiyah / Baumel (TOYOTA) | +07:27 |
| 3. | Przygonski / Colsoul (MINI) | +15:15 |
| 4. | De Villiers / Von Zitzewitz (TOYOTA) | +15:55 |
| 5. | Roma / Haro (MINI) | +15:57 |
| 6. | Al Rajhi / Gottschalk (MINI) | +22:51 |
| 7. | Prokop / Tomanek (Ford) | +28:36 |
| 8. | Peterhansel / Castera (MINI) | +31:41 |
| 9. | Lachaume / Polato (Peugeot) | +36:22 |
| 10. | Chabot / Pillot (TOYOTA) | +41:16 |
OVERALL STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 8:
| 1. | Al Attiyah / Baumel (TOYOTA) | |
| 2. | Roma / Haro (MINI) | +46:29 |
| 3. | Loeb / Elena (Peugeot) | +46:45 |
| 4. | Peterhansel / Castera (MINI) | +53:30 |
| 5. | Despres / Cottret (MINI) | +02:15:27 |
| 6. | Przygonski / Colsoul (MINI) | +02:19:50 |
| 7. | Prokop / Tomanek (Ford) | +02:56:07 |
| 8. | Al Rajhi / Gottschalk (MINI) | +03:54:57 |
| 9. | Sainz / Cruz (MINI) | +06:42:15 |
| 10. | De Villiers / Von Zitzewitz (TOYOTA) | +07:01:01 |
Toyota Gazoo #racing South Africa Acknowledges Its Sponsors and Specialist Official Suppliers and Technical Partners
Toyota enjoys a mutually beneficial relationship with Eurol, Toyota Financial Services and the Innovation Group. Also, Hallspeed, Imperial Toyota, SKF, Spanjaard, OMP, Donaldson, Mastercraft, Edgecam, 3M, Bandit Signs, Shatterprufe, Supreme Springs, Smith’s Manufacturing, TRD, Peritus Forex, First National Battery, SAA Cargo, STR8-LIGN, Duxbury Netgear, Lumotech and Plan-C Productions.
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