Jan 7th: Chilecito > Copiapo.

The competitors will have to prove they are worthy of entering Chile! A very early start and a climb to a height of 4,800 metres will precede the border crossing at Paso San Francisco. The really challenging section will begin with a gradual warm-up on the mining tracks, before drivers are faced with the reality of the Atacama Desert. The route here is open and sandy. Over the course of the last 40 kilometres, the giant dunes and basins of Copiapo will have to be tackled and for many this will be at night. Overcoming them will require finesse and instinct.

As the special stage started very late today, only a few trucks have finished by now, with a top three KAMAZ finish. Former Tatra King Ales Loprais (MAN) came home fourth. Best Tatra driver Martin Kolomy is known to have lost valuable time (42 min) at today’s stage. Tomas Vratny was today’s best Tatra, more than half an hour adrift.

1 500 – ANDREY KARGINOV(RUS) KAMAZ 4326 2h06m51s
2 502 – EDUARD NIKOLAEV(RUS) KAMAZ 4326 +00:00:03
3 507 – AIRAT MARDEEV(RUS) KAMAZ 4326 +00:06:13
4 503 – ALES LOPRAIS(CZE) MAN TGS +00:11:00
5 504 – HANS STACEY(NLD) IVECO POWERSTAR +00:11:29
6 520 – DMITRY SOTNIKOV(RUS) KAMAZ 4326 +00:16:46
7 513 – MARTIN VAN DEN BRINK(NLD) RENAULT TRUCKS K520 +00:27:08
8 508 – MARCEL VAN VLIET(NLD) MAN TGS 480 +00:27:31
9 517 – TOMAS VRATNY(CZE) TATRA JAMAL +00:33:42
10 527 – PETER VAN DEN BOSCH(NLD) DAF FT CF 85 +00:34:33
11 522 – JOS SMINK(NLD) GINAF X2222 +00:34:41
12 510 – SIARHEI VIAZOVICH(BLR) MAZ 5309RR +00:35:00
13 535 – ALEKSANDR VASILEVSKI(BLR) MAZ 5309RR +00:36:28
14 539 – JAN SZUSTKOWSKI ROBERT(POL) TATRA T 815 +00:39:11
15 506 – MARTIN KOLOMY(CZE) TATRA 815 +00:42:08
16 515 – ARTUR ARDAVICHUS(KAZ) TATRA JAMAL +00:48:04
17 511 – WULFERT VAN GINKEL(NLD) GINAF X2222 +00:48:52
18 518 – JOSEPH ADUA(FRA) IVECO TRAKKER +00:57:23
19 523 – STEVEN ROTSAERT(BEL) MAN TGS 480 +01:00:16
20 516 – TERUHITO SUGAWARA(JPN) HINO 500 SERIES +01:02:34
21 519 – PASCAL DE BAAR(NLD) RENAULT TRUCKS K520 +01:02:44
22 532 – TON VAN GENUGTEN(NLD) DAF CF +01:10:53
23 509 – PEP VILA ROCA(ESP) IVECO TRAKKER +01:16:09
24 531 – AART SCHOONES(NLD) DAF DAF FT CF85 +01:31:09
25 525 – MARTIN MACIK(CZE) LIAZ 111.154 +01:45:18
27 528 – EDWIN VAN GINKEL(NLD) GINAF X2222 +02:13:09
29 538 – CORNELIS BEZEMER(BEL) MAN TGA 480 +02:22:55
31 514 – FRITS VAN EERD(NLD) DAF FT CF 85 +02:53:02
32 529 – EIMBERT TIMMERMANS(NLD) DAF FT CF 85 +02:54:35