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The pilot Lucas Moraes won one of the stages of Dakar Rallyat Saudi Arabia. Thus, he became the first Brazilian to triumph in the special race in the car category (timed section). The feat had never happened since the country debuted in the traditional competition 36 years ago.
Official pilot of Toyota, Lucas Moraes came out on top after a fierce dispute in the 447-kilometer special stage. The test took place between the cities of Ad Dawadimi It is Al Salamiyaand involved Mattias Ekstrom, Yazeed Al-Rajhi It is Nasser Al-Athiya. Next to the browser Armand Monleonthe Brazilian, who pilots a T1+ (4×4 cross-country model), crossed the finish line with an advantage of just nine seconds over second place, the Swede Ekströme.
The Brazilian driver burst into tears after getting out of the car. He dedicated the triumph to his four-year-old daughter, who was hospitalized with meningitis. “At first, her condition scared us. It was difficult as a father to stay here, but the doctors said everything would be fine. Now, she is much better and is expected to leave the hospital tomorrow and go home. It is, then, a doubly happy day”, he said emotionally.
🏁 Stage 3️⃣ – Cars 🚗
Provisional top 3:
🥇 Lucas Moraes
🥈 Mattias Ekström
🥉 Yazeed Al Rajhi1️⃣st Dakar stage victory for Moraes 👏
🏆 @YazeedRacing takes the overall leadSee the full results and standings here 👉https://t.co/fYY9fDnZmo#Dakar2024 pic.twitter.com/JtoV7j3iTu
— DAKAR RALLY (@dakar) January 8, 2024
LUCAS MORAES MADE HISTORY!
The race held last Monday (8) was the third of 12 stages. With the triumph, Lucas rose from eighth to fourth place in the general classification, which is led by the duo Yazeed Al-Rajhi (Saudi Arabia) It is Timo Gottschalk (Germany). O Dakar Rally It started last Friday (6th) and runs until January 19th.
“The Dakar is extremely hard on the whole car, but the tires suffer a lot. And saving tires and the car is one of the main strategies for finishing well in the race. It’s not easy – everyone breaks down or gets flat tires. But today we managed to run a ‘clean’ race with good speed all the time”, he detailed Lucaswhich in the past had already stood out in the Dakar Rally by finishing in third place.
(Brazil Agency)
Source: Atrevida
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