The penultimate stage of the 2024 Dakar arrived this Thursday, with António Maio being the best Portuguese representative on the track. Already without Rui Gonçalves (Sherco Rally Factory), after abandonment, Maio consolidated his position in the competition as the best among the national “armada” in Saudi Arabia.
Maio (Drag’on Rally Team/Yamaha) took 5h42m31s to complete today’s 420km, which meant the 27th position, and was followed by Bruno Santos (XRaids Experience/Husqvarna), in 30th, one place ahead of Mário Patrão (Crédito Agrícola mariopatrao.com/Honda).
There is still no data on the completion of the stage by *Alexandre Azinhais (Club Aventura Touareg/KTM).
Thus, looking at the overall classification, Maio maintained the 18th position overall, Santos gained one position and is now 28th.
Portuguese in Stage 11:
27th António Maio (Drag’on Rally Team/Yamaha) – 5h42m31s (+50m34s)
30th Bruno Santos (XRaids Experience/Husqvarna) – 5h47m42s (+55m45s)
31st Mário Patrão (Crédito Agrícola mariopatrao.com/Honda) – 5h48m56s (+56m56s)
*Alexandre Azinhais (Club Aventura Touareg/KTM)
Portuguese in the overall:
18th António Maio (Drag’on Rally Team/Yamaha) – 55h47m41s (28m30s penalty): +6h09m44s
28th Bruno Santos (XRaids Experience/Husqvarna) – 59h08m38s (41m00s penalty): +9h30m41s
29th Mário Patrão (Crédito Agrícola mariopatrao.com/Honda) – 59h17m46s (38m00s penalty): +9h39m49s
*Alexandre Azinhais (Club Aventura Touareg/KTM)
