Another edition of the Dakar Rally has concluded, and António Maio once again was the best Portuguese in Saudi Arabia in farewell to the competition.
The Dakar came to an end with a stage of 328 km, of which 175 were Special, and António Maio (Drag’on Rally Team/Yamaha) once again outperformed the other Portuguese in the race, finishing Stage 12 in 22nd place with a time of 2h00m52s.
Bruno Santos (XRaids Experience/Husqvarna) followed in 26th place, with Mário Patrão (Crédito Agrícola mariopatrao.com/Honda) three positions below in 29th. Alexandre Azinhais (Club Aventura Touareg/KTM) finished 85th in his farewell to the competition.
In terms of the overall classification, the highlight was once again António Maio, finishing in 18th place, just behind Pablo Quintanilla, followed by the Portuguese duo of Bruno Santos and Mário Patrão (28th and 29th respectively). Alexandre Azinhais said goodbye in 64th position.
It should be noted that the competition started with more Portuguese participants, who gradually were forced to abandon: Sebastian Bühler, Joaquim Rodrigues Jr., and Rui Gonçalves.
Portuguese in Stage 12:
22nd António Maio (Drag’on Rally Team/Yamaha) – 2h00m52s (+12m12s)
26th Bruno Santos (XRaids Experience/Husqvarna) – 2h03m38s (+14m58s)
29th Mário Patrão (Crédito Agrícola mariopatrao.com/Honda) – 2h05m09s (+16m29s)
85th Alexandre Azinhais (Club Aventura Touareg/KTM) – 2h48m09s (+59m43s)
Portugueses en general:
18.º António Maio (Drag’on Rally Team/Yamaha) – 57h48m33s (28m30s de penalización): +6h18m25s
28.º Bruno Santos (XRaids Experience/Husqvarna) – 61h12m16s (41m00s de penalización): +9h42m08s
29.º Mário Patrão (Crédito Agrícola mariopatrao.com/Honda) – 61h22m55s (38m00s de penalización): +9h52m47s
64.º Alexandre Azinhais (Club Aventura Touareg/KTM) – 78h24m10s (15m00s de penalización): +26h54m02s
