2018 Dakar Rally Statistics, Stage 1 (January 6, 2018)

The Dakar Rally began Saturday, January 6, with the first stage – a 273-kilometer journey from Lima to Pisco, Peru. Here are the winners/leaders and some of the statistics following the first day.

Statistics – After Day 1 (Lima-Pisco, 273 kilometers)

Bike:

- Left: 139 vehicles

- Finished: 136 vehicles

- Winner: Sam Sunderland (United Kingdom), KTM 450 Rally Replica

- Runner-Up: Adrien Van Beveren (France), Yamaha WR450F

- Winner’s Time: 20 minutes, 55 seconds

- Margin of Victory: 33 seconds

- Stage Wins: Sam Sunderland (1)

- Overall Leader: Sam Sunderland

Quad:

- Left: 49

- Finished: 49

- Winner: Ignacio Casale (Chile), Yamaha Raptor 700

- Runner-Up: Sergei Kariakin (Russia), Yamaha Raptor 700

- Winner’s Time: 27 minutes, 32 seconds

- Margin of Victory: 1 minute

- Stage Wins: Ignacio Casale (1)

- Overall Leader: Ignacio Casale

Car:

- Left: 92

- Finished: 88

- Winner: Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar), Toyota Hilux

- Runner-Up: Bernhard Ten Brinke (Netherlands), Toyota Hilux

- Winner’s Time: 21 minutes, 51 seconds

- Margin of Victory: 25 seconds

- Stage Wins: Nasser Al-Attiyah (1)

- Overall Leader: Nasser Al-Attiyah

SxS:

- Left: 11

- Finished: 11

- Winner: Anibal Aliaga (Peru), Polaris RZR 1000 XP

- Runner-Up: Jose Luis Pena Campo (Spain), Polaris RZR

- Winner’s Time: 31 minutes, 27 seconds

- Margin of Victory: 3 minutes, 1 second

- Stage Wins: Anibal Aliaga (1)

- Overall Leader: Anibal Aliaga

Truck:

- Left: 44

- Finished: 41

- Winner: Ales Loprais (Russia) (Russia), Tatra T-815 – Queen 69

- Runner-Up: Martin Van Der Brink (Netherlands) (Netherlands), Renault K520

- Winner’s Time: 25 minutes, 15 seconds

- Margin of Victory: 22 seconds

- Stage Wins: Ales Loprais (1)

- Overall Leader: Ales Loprais

Sources:

- Dakar Rally official website – www.dakar.com