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Guillaume de Mevius of Overdrive Toyota clinches an unexpected victory in Dakar's first full stage, leaping from 32nd to secure his maiden Dakar stage win
Sweden’s Mattias Ekström was victorious in his Audi on the opening prologue of the 46th Dakar Rally, which is running for the fifth time in the Saudi Arabian desert. The opening 27km/16.
Audi's Mattias Ekstrom was fastest on Friday on the 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of AlUla in Saudi Arabia. Double defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah made a slight detour and ended the day 12th. Swede Ekstrom set a time of 16min 30sec, some 23sec ahead of the American Seth Quintero of Toyota, making his debut at this level. "I wanted to prove that I was there to play in the big leagues," said the 21-year-old Quintero who joined Toyota to replace Al-Attiyah, winner of the last two editions, who left for Prodrive this season.
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