Czech truck driver Ales Loprais made it two consecutive wins after taking the shortened stage seven of the Dakar Rally, the organisation allowing the tired crews some extra rest.
The Tatra driver, whose victory in the previous stage was his first and ended a streak of 24 successive stage victories shared between the Russian duo of Firdaus Kabirov and Vladimir Chagin.
Kabirov and Chagin, both driving Kamaz trucks, took second and third respectively.
Kabirov now has a 16 minute 22 second lead in the overall standings from Loprais, whose victory lifted him to second place. Chagin trails 12 minutes further back.
| Místo | Pilot (st. č. – vůz) | Čas (+ztráta) |
| 1. | Loprais A. (504 – Tatra) | +2h 23′ 43″ |
| 2. | Kabirov F. (502 – Kamaz) | + 05′ 03″ |
| 3. | Chagin V. (500 – Kamaz) | + 14′ 05″ |
| 4. | Echter (507 – MAN) | + 19′ 53″ |
| 5. | Nikolaev E. (512 – Kamaz) | + 22′ 40″ |
Overall results after stage 7
| Místo | Pilot (st. č. – vůz) | Čas (+ztráta) |
| 1. | Kabirov F. (502 – Kamaz) | +26h 12′ 26″ |
| 2. | Loprais A. (504 – Tatra) | + 16′ 22″ |
| 3. | Chagin V. (500 – Kamaz) | + 28′ 22″ |
| 4. | Nikolaev E. (512 – Kamaz) | + 1h 43′ 55″ |
| 5. | Echter F. (507 – Man) | + 2h 25′ 47″ |
Zdroj: www.dakar.com
Categories: Racing & Rallying
January 9th, 2011