The Argentine pilot Nicolas Cavigliasso (Team BBR) finished seventh in the stage 8 of the Challenger category of the Dakar Rallybut maintained a good difference in the general classification.
Cavigliasso, continues to lead and is excited about being champion in the Dakar Rally
Cavigliassowho has his wife as a crew member Valentina Pertegarinicompleted the journey between Al Duwadimi and Riyadhwhich had 487 kilometers timed, in 5H 33′ and 29″so he finished 11 minutes behind the stage winner, the Spaniard Pau Navarroalso from Team BBR and whose co-pilot is the Argentine Lisandro Sisterna.
After the first eight stages, with only five remaining until the end of the competition, Cavigliasso remains the leader of the general standings, where leads by 25 minutes and 49 seconds to portuguese Goncalo Guerreiro (Red Bull).
Another Argentine who had a great participation in this stage was David Zille (Daklapack Rallysport), who finished third and will rise several positions in the general standings once all the drivers cross the finish line.
The next stage will take place this Tuesday and will be covered 357 kilometers timed between Riyadh and Haradh.
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Luciano Benavides helped a colleague, won stage 8 and dreams of the Dakar Rally on motorcycles
The Argentine pilot Luciano Benavides (KTM) won stage 8 in motorcycles of the Dakar Rally and still dreams of winning the competition.
After completing the stage, in which they ran from Al Duwadimi until Riyadhto Benavides They gave him back the time he had lost for stopping and helping the Chilean Pablo Quintanilla.
In this way, he won the stage with a time of 4H 50´y 46″ and took almost seven minutes off the leader of the classification, the Australian Daniel Sanders (Red Bull).
This victory allowed Benavides climb to fourth position in the classification, where it is half an hour behind Sanders. The podium, for now, would be completed by the Spanish Tosha Schareina and the french Adrien Van Beverenboth from Honda.
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Poor stage for Yacopini, although he remains in the top 10
The Argentinian Juan Cruz Yacopini (Toyota) finished nineteenth in stage 8, 19 minutes and six seconds behind the day’s winner, the South African Henk Lategan (Toyota).
In any case, the Argentine is seventh overall, an hour and a half behind the leader, Lategan.
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Macik begins to settle the matter in trucks
The Czech Martin Macik (MM Technology) took the victory in stage 8 and stretched the lead to almost two and a half hours in the general classification of the truck category, where he has the Dutchman as his escort Mitchel Van den Brink (EUROL Rallysport).
Source: Ambito
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