The pressure endured by the competitors yesterday, to a very late hour for some, will drop a notch on the route to Chilecito. The decrease in mileage and intensity will allow the competitors to enjoy the majestic landscape. The red earthen tracks overlooking cliffs or plunging into canyons will take the Dakar to the heart of one of Argentina’s must beautiful regions. However, the competitors will have to resist the temptation of tourism, especially in the bike and quad categories for which the route holds several bumpy sections in store. After avoiding thousands of rocks, all it takes is one to ruin this splendid day!
The third truckstage takes the competitors from San Juan to Chilecito. After the short connection the special stage – which is 284 km long for trucks – starts. After the special stage there is 232 km long connection part ends by bivouac in Chilecito.
6th on the first stage and then 3rd on the second, Airat Mardeev has continued his progression with a first stage victory on the Dakar 2015, enabling him to take the lead in the general standings. The Kamaz driver managed to open up a gap of almost two minutes over a second Kamaz driven by Andrey Karginov, the winner in 2014, and a gap of 4′30 over the ever consistent Gerard de Rooy. In the general standings, Mardeev now boasts a lead of eight minutes over his main rivals.
TIME – Trucks – ASS – stage 3 – sector 2
| Pos. | N° | Name | Hours | Time | variation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 507 |
|
13:32:06 | 03:19:06 | - | |
| 500 |
|
13:47:57 | 03:20:57 | 00:01:51 | |
| 501 |
|
13:51:06 | 03:23:36 | 00:04:30 | |
| 503 |
|
13:47:06 | 03:26:06 | 00:07:00 | |
| 520 |
|
13:51:38 | 03:26:38 | 00:07:32 | |
| 506 |
|
13:42:02 | 03:27:02 | 00:07:56 | |
| 510 |
|
13:38:38 | 03:27:38 | 00:08:32 | |
| 504 |
|
13:50:53 | 03:31:53 | 00:12:47 | |
| 511 |
|
14:10:36 | 03:40:36 | 00:21:30 | |
| 509 |
|
14:11:35 | 03:43:05 | 00:23:59 | |
| 508 |
|
14:06:28 | 03:43:28 | 00:24:22 | |
| 517 |
|
14:22:57 | 03:50:57 | 00:31:51 | |
| 525 |
|
14:18:58 | 03:50:58 | 00:31:52 | |
| 535 |
|
14:36:12 | 03:56:12 | 00:37:06 | |
| 523 |
|
14:29:48 | 03:58:18 | 00:39:12 | |
| 521 |
|
14:38:31 | 03:59:31 | 00:40:25 | |
| 522 |
|
14:35:51 | 04:02:21 | 00:43:15 | |
| 515 |
|
14:41:22 | 04:02:52 | 00:43:46 | |
| 528 |
|
14:35:28 | 04:04:58 | 00:45:52 | |
| 513 |
|
14:22:27 | 04:05:27 | 00:46:21 | |
| 527 |
|
14:46:29 | 04:13:59 | 00:54:53 | |
| 532 |
|
14:48:08 | 04:18:38 | 00:59:32 | |
| 518 |
|
14:56:10 | 04:22:10 | 01:03:04 | |
| 516 |
|
15:07:04 | 04:26:04 | 01:06:58 | |
| 539 |
|
15:10:36 | 04:29:06 | 01:10:00 | |
| 529 |
|
15:06:22 | 04:31:22 | 01:12:16 | |
| 526 |
|
15:12:45 | 04:35:45 | 01:16:39 | |
| 514 |
|
15:04:58 | 04:35:58 | 01:16:52 | |
| 531 |
|
15:15:40 | 04:41:10 | 01:22:04 | |
| 537 |
|
15:27:25 | 04:44:25 | 01:25:19 | |
| 540 |
|
15:31:59 | 04:46:29 | 01:27:23 | |
| 560 |
|
15:26:56 | 04:47:26 | 01:28:20 | |
| 524 |
|
15:36:42 | 04:56:12 | 01:37:06 | |
| 563 |
|
15:47:56 | 05:01:56 | 01:42:50 | |
| 538 |
|
15:40:10 | 05:02:10 | 01:43:04 | |
| 559 |
|
15:53:53 | 05:05:53 | 01:46:47 | |
| 536 |
|
15:46:53 | 05:11:23 | 01:52:17 | |
| 542 |
|
16:01:45 | 05:16:45 | 01:57:39 | |
| 553 |
|
16:02:28 | 05:17:58 | 01:58:52 | |
| 519 |
|
15:54:40 | 05:23:40 | 02:04:34 | |
| 550 |
|
16:13:25 | 05:26:55 | 02:07:49 | |
| 530 |
|
16:08:00 | 05:30:30 | 02:11:24 |