The 7th stage of the Dakar 2020 Rally, the Riyadh — Wadi Al-Dawasir route was completed recently, where 3 of KAMAZ-Master crews became leaders in the trucks standings:
1. Andrey Karginov (result — 05:01:02)
2. Dmitry Sotnikov (+0:03)
3. Anton Shibalov (+2:05)
Congratulations to the KAMAZ-master team and keep watching!
On January 11, the participants had a day of rest in the capital of Saudi Arabia. The race will resume jn January 12 with the seventh stage on the Riyadh-Wadi Al-Dawasir route, its length is 741 km, 546 of which will be extreme.
The longest route of the marathon will take place in the dunes and off-road in the direction of the South-West, where the navigators will have to show their experience.
Today concluded the 6th stage of the Dakar 2020 rally-marathon!
The journey to the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, was the longest since the start of the marathon — the rally caravan had to cover 830 km, including 477 km of the special stage. The course, which was laid out by the organizers of the competition, completely passed through the sands and dunes that cover 90% of today’s route.
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At the end of day 6, the crew of Andrey Karginov is in the lead in the trucks standings with a result of 04:56:18 followed by the team of Anton Shibalov, who fell behind by 4:21 minutes.
Dmitry Sotnikov came fourth with a result of 5:11:04.