stage 1 - Saturday 6 January 2007 | Lisboa - Portimão
- Connection 115 km
- Special 117 km
- Connection 232 km
- Total 464 km
Press Releases
A Portuguese double whammy
The Portuguese pulled out all the stops to welcome the three-day scrutineering of competitors for the 29th edition of the Dakar in Lisbon. They were even more convincing when it came down to the nitty-gritty of the rally. Ruben Faria on his bike and Carlos Sousa in his car were the year’s first winners, over an already very sandy route on which the main...
Breaking news
10:37 - car - Stage 1 summary
Pending validation, Portuguese driver Carlos Sousa (VW) has won the first special scratch time section and heads the general rankings, 2’31 ahead of South African Giniel de Villiers (VW) and 2’38 in front of Spaniard Carlos Sainz (VW) as well as the Finn Ari Vatanen (VW). In the Open category, Robbie Gordon when the stage in his Hummer. Lastly, in the Production category, Frenchman Jean-Jacques Ratet (Toyota) was victorious.
10:36 - bike - Stage 1 summary
19:51 - 479 crews make it through the special stage
19:11 - Stage 1 summary
19:02 - Shino on his way again
18:35 - Shinozuka stuck on the special stage
Portraits of the day
Thierry Bethys (FRA – Honda – 5th)
"It’s already a really special stage with a lot of sand. I attacked well and enjoyed myself. It was still very...
Luc Alphand (FRA – Mitsubishi)
We had a flat tire around forty kilometres into the race. On such a small course, that’s very costly. The day was...
Gerard De Rooy (HOL - GINAF – Winner of the special stage)
At last I’m back on the Dakar. I’m very happy. And what’s more, I’ve managed the best time. It was quite a...
Portraits of the day
Francisco Arredondo:
Without fuss, Francisco is always ready to tell you about his life, his country and passion for the sport....
Video of the day
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