Sanders rings in 2022 in style

Dakar 2022 | Prologue | BISHA > BISHA
January 1 ^st 2022 - 11:28 [GMT + 3]

Daniel Sanders (GasGas), fourth in the 2021 Dakar in his first start and third in the world championship, picked up where he left off in the qualifying stage. The man from Down Under posted the fastest time of the day, a minute clear of Pablo Quintanilla (Honda) and almost two ahead of Ross Branch (Yamaha). These gaps will be multiplied by 5 to establish the first provisional standings of the 2022 Dakar, as stipulated by the new FIM regulations for the inaugural race against the clock.

"I was really comfortable in the stage, the bike was handling unreal. It's cool to show some speed, but the navigation has to start tomorrow. Looking forward to a long race. I knew I had to be fast in the prologue. If there's not too much navigation, I can be in the top 3 or 5 in the prologue. This will give me a good spot to start from 10th to 15th tomorrow, I get to choose. It's cool to win my first Dakar special."