António Maio was the highlight among the Portuguese army in the Dakar, in a Stage that lasted 48 hours, intended for a (extensive) marathon round.
Closing the top 20 was António Maio (Drag’on Rally Team/Yamaha), completing the 835km of the day (209 liaison, and 626 special) in 9h9m39s, a difference of more than 1h from the winners. Mário Patrão (Crédito Agrícola mariopatrao.com/Honda) crossed the finish line about 13 minutes later, in 27th place, with Bruno Santos (XRaids Experience/Husqvarna) closing the “podium” among the Portuguese, already close to the 10-hour mark of the stage.
Rui Gonçalves (Sherco Rally Factory), who has been the biggest highlight so far in general, had a more complicated day and finished 80th, with Alexandre Azinhais (Club Aventura Touareg/KTM).
Portuguese in Stage 6:
20th António Maio (Drag’on Rally Team/Yamaha): 9h9m39s (+ 1h12m10s)
27th Mário Patrão (Crédito Agrícola mariopatrao.com/Honda): 9h22m46s (+ 1h25m17s)
32nd Bruno Santos (XRaids Experience/Husqvarna): 9h54m34s (+ 1h57m05s – 6m00s penalty)
80th Rui Gonçalves (Sherco Rally Factory): 13h10m07s (+ 5h12m38s)
83rd Alexandre Azinhais (Club Aventura Touareg/KTM): 27h38m16s (+ 8h33m13s)
Portuguese in general:
20th António Maio (Drag’on Rally Team/Yamaha): 30h12m05s (+ 3h00m44s – 13m20s penalty)
30th Mário Patrão (Crédito Agrícola mariopatrao.com/Honda): 32h25m09s (+ 5h13m48s – 17m00s penalty)
31st Bruno Santos (XRaids Experience/Husqvarna): 32h55m56s (+ 5h44m35s – 25m00s penalty)
33rd Rui Gonçalves (Sherco Rally Factory): 33h12m10s (+ 6h00m49s)
71st Alexandre Azinhais (Club Aventura Touareg/KTM): 41h00m57s (+ 13h49m36s)
