Hans Stacey pulled of a nice success by winning the first genuine stage of the rally, like in 2015. It was a fine performance, since the Dutchman, taking part in his tenth Dakar, changed teams this winter to drive for MAN. The winner in 2007 did not have an easy task, however, with Pieter Versluis finishing only 48 seconds behind and his cousin Gerard de Rooy completing the stage 1′51 afterwards. Local boy Federico Villagra, who led the stage for a long time, eventually finished the stage in fifth position, behind Martin Kolomy. The first Kamaz truck, driven by the winner in 2015, Airat Mardeev, only finished in eighth place.
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | variation | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506 |
MAN |
04:18:18 | - | - | ||
| 510 |
MAN |
04:19:06 | 00:00:48 | - | ||
| 501 |
IVECO |
04:20:09 | 00:01:51 | - | ||
| 505 |
TATRA |
04:20:57 | 00:02:39 | - | ||
| 514 |
IVECO |
04:21:02 | 00:02:44 | - | ||
| 503 |
IVECO |
04:21:24 | 00:03:06 | - | ||
| 516 |
IVECO |
04:21:58 | 00:03:40 | - | ||
| 500 |
KAMAZ |
04:22:43 | 00:04:25 | - | ||
| 502 |
KAMAZ |
04:23:26 | 00:05:08 | - | ||
| 504 |
KAMAZ |
04:27:03 | 00:08:45 | - | ||
| 507 |
MAZ |
04:30:07 | 00:11:49 | - | ||
| 518 |
IVECO |
04:30:26 | 00:12:08 | - | ||
| 508 |
KAMAZ |
04:32:19 | 00:14:01 | - | ||
| 525 |
LIAZ |
04:34:03 | 00:15:45 | - | ||
| 513 |
TATRA |
04:34:56 | 00:16:38 | - | ||
| 520 |
GINAF |
04:36:06 | 00:17:48 | - | ||
| 526 |
DAF |
04:36:26 | 00:18:08 | - | ||
| 529 |
RENAULT TRUCKS |
04:36:52 | 00:18:34 | - | ||
| 537 |
SCANIA |
04:39:14 | 00:20:56 | - | ||
| 515 |
TATRA |
04:39:18 | 00:21:00 | - | ||
| 512 |
MAZ |
04:43:47 | 00:25:29 | - | ||
| 517 |
MAN |
04:43:52 | 00:25:34 | - | ||
| 519 |
HINO |
04:49:02 | 00:30:44 | - | ||
| 532 |
DAF |
04:53:58 | 00:35:40 | - | ||
| 530 |
DAF |
04:55:19 | 00:37:01 | - | ||
| 531 |
MAN |
04:55:27 | 00:37:09 | - | ||
| 543 |
DAF |
04:57:10 | 00:38:52 | - | ||
| 522 |
DAF |
04:58:34 | 00:40:16 | - | ||
| 527 |
MAN |
05:00:01 | 00:41:43 | - | ||
| 535 |
DAF |
05:01:01 | 00:42:43 | - | ||
| 547 |
DAF |
05:01:36 | 00:43:18 | - | ||
| 546 |
MAN |
05:03:24 | 00:45:06 | - | ||
| 541 |
MAZ |
05:03:49 | 00:45:31 | - | ||
| 524 |
TATRA |
05:04:08 | 00:45:50 | - | ||
| 536 |
MAN |
05:04:54 | 00:46:36 | - | ||
| 533 |
TATRA |
05:09:33 | 00:51:15 | - |