After a 79 km prologue on Friday, things begin in earnest for the Dakar 2025 competitors with the first stage this Saturday, January 4. Here’s everything you need to know.
After an appetizer on Friday, the drivers return to the tough stuff this Saturday with the first stage. In the south of Bisha, the drivers will have to cover 499 km including 413 km of special, the timed part of the stage. The opportunity for the favorites to know where they stand after the prologue. One of the difficulties for the crews will be the multiple crossings of tracks. You must not make a mistake, otherwise you will lose precious time.
The 1st stage of the Dakar 2025 in video
The 1st stage of the Dakar on television
As for the prologue on Friday, it is on the L’Équipe channel that you will be able to find the information from this first stage with the analyzes and reactions of the drivers at the finish. It will be from 11:50 a.m. via the player below.
The classification of the stage
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The reaction of the drivers at the finish
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Sébastien Loeb, Carlos Sainz, Nasser Al-Attiyah… mixed fortunes for the favorites during the prologue
The favorites for the final victory of this Dakar 2025 have experienced varying fortunes. Nasser Al-Attiyah is best placed at the wheel of his Dacia Sandriders. He finished 3rd in the prologue. Sébastien Loeb, his teammate, finished 7th. It was less good, however, for Carlos Sainz. At the wheel of his Ford Puma, the defending champion could not do better than 25th while his runner-up in 2024, Guillaume De Mévius, suffered a puncture and took 111th place in the standings.
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