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Mar Del Plata > Santa Rosa de la Pampa

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stage 1 : 501 - Ales LOPRAIS: A good way to start the race
We got a lot of dust on the course because we caught up with the cars, so we had to be patient and sometimes wait for the dust to settle in order to get some visibility. But I hope to be in the Top 5 at the end, so... [more]

Cody gets a big scare

It was a close shave for Quinn Cody! Just a few days before the scrutineering in Mar del Plata, he had his motorcycle shipped by air from the United States. But the logistical problems which sometimes muck up the holidays of passengers whose luggage is missing at the destination...[more]

live timing

special n° 1	bike	quad	car	truck
1st start (GMT-3)	08:25	08:25	10:38	13:15
1st start (GMT-3)	Number of participants
start	178	30	161	74
left	178	30	161	74
arrival	177	30	155	73

Ranking

Stage

	N°	Name
bike	4	Francisco LOPEZ (CHL)
quad	263	Sergio LA FUENTE (URY)
car	312	Leonid NOVITSKIY (RUS)
truck	507	MARCEL VAN VLIET (NLD)

Overall

	N°	Name
bike	4	Francisco LOPEZ (CHL)
quad	263	Sergio LA FUENTE (URY)
car	312	Leonid NOVITSKIY (RUS)
truck	507	MARCEL VAN VLIET (NLD)

STARTERS

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WITHDRAWALS

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Stage report

Chaleco is back to his winning ways and the Minis meet the expectations

After spending most of the year injured, Francisco López took the first stage of the 2012 Dakar in the motorcycle category and now leads a provisional top 5 which represents a break with tradition. Argentina's Javier Pizzolito (19th last year) finished third. In the truck category, Marcel van Vliet repeats his 2009 exploit by winning the first stage. [more]