MEDIA GUIDE DAKAR 2016

2016

DAKAR MEDIA GUIDE

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X-raid

For more than a decade, now, X-raid has been a constant in the international cross-country rallying world. With its racing cars – the BMW X5, the BMW X3 CC and the MINI ALL4 Racing – the Trebur based team succeeded again and again in realising new ideas and innovations. The result: rally wins and multiple FIA World Cup titles. The X-raid built MINI ALL4 Racing was the winning car in the 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 Dakar Rally.

The basis for this enormous success is the international team that designs, builds, enhances and prepares the cars in the headquarters in Trebur. The team members come from all over the world. And the line-up of drivers who successfully represent the X-raid colours in cross-country rallies with the MINI ALL4 Racing is just as international.

The history of the X-raid GmbH began back in 2002. Founded by Sven Quandt, it was the first German team that challenged the then dominating Japanese manufacturers with a German car, in the cross-country sport.

And Sven Quandt dared to break new ground right from the start by entering the BMW X5 with the then all new twin-turbo technology. Thanks to this move, X-raid was the first team to enter a competitive diesel vehicle, in the 2003 Dakar.

Frenchman Luc Alphand made it to eighth position in the overall rankings right away and in addition, he won the diesel ranking. He repeated this result in 2004 and even made it to fourth position in the overall ranking, this time. And the success story was continued: In late 2004, Khalifa Al Mutaiwei gave the team its first major international title by winning the FIA Cross Country Baja World Cup, with the BMW X5.

In 2005, X-raid switched to the BMW X3 CC that should secure numerous major successes for the Trebur based team. Altogether, the X-raid drivers celebrated four World Cup titles, with the new car: in 2008, Nasser AlAttiyah won both the Cross-Country Rally World Cup and the CrossCountry Baja World Cup, in 2009, Guerlain Chicherit won the CrossCountry Rally World Cup and in the following year, this success was repeated by Leonid Novitskiy! Meanwhile, Filipe Campos secured three Portuguese Off-Road Championship titles, with the BMW X3 CC.

The most successful chapter in the X-raid Team history, however, was only about to begin: in 2010, with the design of the MINI ALL4 Racing.

The latest member of the X-raid family was not only fast and rugged but also made for more emotions than virtually any other racing car in the sport. The MINI ALL4 Racing made its debut in the 2011 Dakar and attracted major attention right away. The first win of the MINI ALL4 Racing was secured by Stéphane Peterhansel in the 2011 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge and at the same time, Novitskiy successfully defended his FIA World Cup title, with X-raid’s new challenger.

But this only was the starting point of a huge success story. X-raid brought five MINI ALL4 Racing to the Dakar 2012 and Stéphane Peterhansel took the first overall victory at the legendary desert Rally for the X-raid team, followed by Nani Roma, who clinched second place and secured the 1-2-finish. But the most impressive fact is that all five MINI reached the finish in the top 10 positions. In 2013 X-raid and Stéphane Peterhansel repeated their success by taking another Dakar victory.

In the beginning of November in the same year the sixth consecutive FIA World Cup victory together with the victory in the constructors ranking of the FIA World Cup was the perfect finish of an incredible season.

2014 the hat-trick was complete: A MINI ALL4 Racing again took the victory at the Dakar – this time it was Nani Roma behind the wheel, who took the top step of the podium. The MINI not only convinced through its speed, but also through its extreme durability and reliability: All eleven MINI which had started into the race reached the finish! Additionally the 2014 season also was completed by huge success: Vladimir Vasilyev and the MINI ALL4 Racing took the overall victory in the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies!

Under the slogan „Make it ALL4” the MINI ALL4 Racing started into the Dakar 2015 and the Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah really secured the fourth consecutive victory for a car built in Trebur. Additionally, the Polish driver Krzysztof Holowczyc secured the 3rd overall position. The MINI again showed an outstanding performance: it clinched eleven of 13 possible stage wins and four MINI ALL4 Racing classified in the TOP 5 in the overall standings.

2002

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Foundation of X-raid 1st place - Baja Germany (Gregoire de Mévius) - BMW X5

2003

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1st place in the Diesel category and 8th place overall - Dakar Rally (Luc Alphand) - BMW X5

2004

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1st place in the Diesel category and 8th place overall - Dakar Rally (Luc Alphand) - BMW X5 Winner of the Cross Country Baja World Cup (Khalifa Al Mutaiwei) - BMW X5

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2005

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Winner of the Portuguese Off-Road Championship (Miguel Barbosa) BMW X5 9th place - Dakar Rally (José Luis Monterde) - BMW X5

2006

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9th place - Dakar Rally (Guerlain Chicherit) - BMW X3 CC

2007

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6th place - Dakar Rally (Nasser Al-Attiyah) - BMW X3 CC

2008

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Winner of the Portuguese Off-Road Championship (Filipe Campos) - BMW X3 CC Winner of the Cross Country World Cup (Nasser Al-Attiyah) - BMW X3 CC Winner of the Cross Country Baja Cup (Nasser Al-Attiyah) - BMW X3 CC

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8th place - Dakar Rally (Leonid Novitskiy) - BMW X3 CC Winner of the Cross Country World Cup (Guerlain Chicherit) - BMW X3 CC Winner of the Portoguese Off-Road Championship (Filipe Campos) - BMW X3 CC

2010

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4th place - Dakar Rally (Stéphane Peterhansel) - BMW X3 CC Winner of the Cross Country World Cup (Leonid Novitskiy) - BMW X3 CC Winner of the Portuguese Off-Road Championship (Filipe Campos) - BMW X3 CC Construction of the MINI ALL4 Racing

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2011

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2012

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4th place - Dakar Rally (Stéphane Peterhansel) - BMW X3 CC First victory of the MINI ALL4 Racing at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (Stéphane Peterhansel) Winner of the Cross Country World Cup (Leonid Novitskiy) - MINI ALL4 Racing 1st and 2nd place Dakar Rally (Stéphane Peterhansel and Nani Roma) MINI ALL4 Racing All five MINI ALL4 Racing finished in the top 10 Winner of the Cross Country World Cup (Khalifa Al Mutaiwei) - MINI ALL4 Racing

2013

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1st place - Dakar Rally (Stéphane Peterhansel) - MINI ALL4 Racing Winner of the Cross Country World Cup (Krzysztof Holowczyc) - MINI ALL4 Racing

2014

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1st, 2nd and 3rd place Dakar Rally (Nani Roma , Stéphane Peterhansel and Nasser Al-Attiyah) - MINI ALL4 Racing 9 MINI ALL4 Racing finished in the top 12 Winner of the Cross Country World Cup (Vladimir Vasilyev) - MINI ALL4 Racing

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2015

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1st and 3rd place Dakar Rally (Nasser Al-Attiyah, Krzysztof Holowczyc) MINI ALL4 Racing 4 MINI ALL4 Racing in the top 5 Winner of the Cross Country World Cup (Nasser Al-Attiyah) - MINI ALL4 Racing

X-raid stats

4 10

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN

13

12 14

DAKAR VICTORIES

YEARS

MINI ALL4 RACING AT THE DAKAR 2016

NATIONALITIES IN THE MINI ALL4 RACING CREWS AT THE DAKAR 2016

14

SERVICE TRUCKS AND SERVICE CARS AT THE DAKAR 2015

15

51 125

DAKAR STAGE WINS

TEAM MEMBERS AT THE DAKAR 2015

BIGGEST TEAM WHICH EVER PARTICIPATED IN A DAKAR RALLY (150 PEOPLE IN 2014)

S W E R C CREWS

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#300 /NasserAteam @AlAttiyahN @nasseralattiyahteam

Date of birth:

21/12/1970

Place of birth:

Doha, QAT

Place of Residence: Doha, QAT Hobbies:

Skeet-shooting, WRC

Family Status:

Married, 2 children Years

Dakar wins

2

2011, 2015

Dakar participations

11

2004-2015

Olympia bronze medal 2012 Other Successes

WRC2 Champion

2014, 2015

FIA World Cup Champion

2008, 2015

Middle East Rally Champion Dakars with X-raid

6

2003, 20052009, 2011-2015 2005 - 2009, 2014, 2015

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#300

Date of birth:

17/01/1976

Place of birth:

Manosque, FRA

Place of Residence: CĂŠreste, FRA Family Status:

Married Years

Dakar wins

1

2015

Dakar participations

8

2005-2010, 2012-2015

FIA World Cup Champion

2008 (Cross Country Rallys & Bajas) 2009, 2015

Other Successes

Dakars with X-raid

WRC2 Champion

2015

Middle East Rally Champion

2015

3

2006, 2009, 2015

A M O R I N A

#304

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NaniRoma.com /Nani-Roma @naniroma @naniroma_oficial Date of birth:

17/02/1972

Place of birth:

Folgueroles, ESP

Place of Residence: Santa Maria de Merles, ESP Hobbies:

Biking, Skiing, Climbing

Family Status:

Married, 3 children Years

Dakar wins Dakar participations

2 9 (Bike) 10 (Car)

Other Successes

European Enduro Champion

Dakars with X-raid

5

Activities beside racing

2004 (Bike), 2014 (Car) 1996-2004 (Bike) 2005-2015 (Car) 1994 2010, 2012-2015

Founder of “La Fundación Nani Roma“ for sports promotion and rehabilitation of handicaped persons by dint of sport.

#304

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/AlexHar23 @alexharo_codriver Date of birth:

14/03/1980

Place of birth:

Barcelona, ESP

Place of Residence: Odena, ESP Hobbies:

Biking, Skiing, outdoor activities

Family Status:

Married, 1 child Years

Dakar participations Other Successes

1 FIA S-2000 Champion Winner Rally of Nations

2015 2009, 2010

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#310 /orly-terranova @terranovaorly @orlyterranova

Date of birth:

11/10/1979

Place of birth:

Mendoza, ARG

Place of Residence: Mendoza, ARG Years Dakar participations Best Dakar finish Dakars with X-raid Other Success Activities beside racing

2 (Bike) 7 (Car) 5th place

2005, 2007 (Bike) 2009-2015 (Car) 2013, 2014

5

2010, 2012-2014

Enduro Champion of Mendoza

1998, 1999, 2001

Silver Medal ISDE

2001, 2003

Promoter of the MotoGP Grand Prix of Argentina

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Grauie e

#310

@ronniegraue

Date of birth:

12/05/1969

Place of birth:

Mendoza, ARG

Place of Residence: Mendoza, ARG Hobbies:

Climbing, Car racing, Tennis

Family Status:

Married, 2 children Years

Dakar participations

1 (Quad) 5 (Car)

2010 (Quad) 2011-2015 (Car)

Best Dakar finish

5th place

2012

1

2015

Dakars with X-raid

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#315 MikkoHirvonen.com /mikkowrc @mikkowrc @mikkowrc

Date of birth:

31/07/1980

Place of birth:

Kannonkoski, FIN

Place of Residence: Puuppola, FIN Hobbies:

Tennis, Football, Badminton, Oldtimer Years

Other Successes

WRC Vice-Champion

2008, 2009, 2011, 2012

#315

mich

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/michel.perin.96 @michel_perin_rally_navigator

Date of birth:

19/01/1957

Place of birth:

Saint-Mihiel, FRA

Place of Residence: Epernay, FRA Hobbies:

Jogging, Swimming, Cinema, Reading

Family Status:

Married, 1 child Years

Dakar wins

4

1994, 1995, 1996, 2014

Dakar participations

14

1993-1996, 2005-2015

World Cup Titles

6

1993-1996, 2005, 2008 (Cross Country Rallys)

Dakars with X-raid

6

2010-2015

Activities beside racing

Owner of a B&B Hotel in Epernay (Champagne, France)

#306

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ERIK N O O L VAN

Date of birth: 29/08/1968 Place of birth: Reusel, NED Place of residence: Riethoven, NED Hobbies: Rallying, Cycling, Fitness, Golf Dakar participations: 7 Best Dakar result: 4th (2015)

ATOR

NAVIG

ER T U O W AAR G E S RO

Date of birth: 27/05/1983 Place of birth: Nijmengen, NED Place of residence: Zeeland, NED Hobbies: Rallying, Fitness, Skiing Dakar participations: 9 Best Dakar result: 4th (2015)

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#313

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S BORI LIC U F A GAR

Date of birth: 11/07/1963 Place of birth: Santiago, CHL Place of residence: Santiago, CHL Hobbies: Family, Rallies, Hunting Dakar participations: 5 Best Dakar result: 11th (2012, 2014)

ATOR NAVIG

FILIPE O R I E M PAL

Date of birth: 11/07/1977 Place of birth: Portalegre, POR Place of residence: Portalegre, POR Hobbies: Skiing, Fishing Dakar participations: 10 Best Dakar result: 9th (2014)

DRIVE

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#323 HARR Y HUNT

Date of birth: 03/09/1988 Place of birth: London, GB Place of residence: London, GB Hobbies: Running, Water sports, Sky-diving

ANDR NAVIG

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SCHU

LZ

Date of birth: 03/03/1955 Place of birth: Munich, GER Place of residence: Dubai, UAE Hobbies: Skiing Dakar participations: 22 Best Dakar result: 1st (2001, 2003)

#325

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DRIVE

ADAM SZ MALY

Date of birth: 03/12/1977 Place of birth: Wisla, POL Place of residence: Wisla, POL Hobbies: Cycling, Ski-jumping Dakar participations: 4 Best Dakar result: 13th (2014)

ATOR NAVIG

R XAVIE ERI S N A P

Date of birth: 21/05/1971 Place of birth: Lons le Saunier, FRA Place of residence: Warsaw, POL Hobbies: Cycling, Running, Sports Dakar participations: 1 Best Dakar result: 3rd (2015)

#327

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B JAKU SKI N O G PRZY

Date of birth: 24/03/1985 Place of birth: Warsaw, POL Place of residence: Warsaw, POL Hobbies: Motorsport, Squash, Drifting Dakar participations: 6 (Bike) Best Dakar result: 6th (2014)

ATOR NAVIG

EI R D N A TSKI I N D RU

Date of birth: 03/04/1964 Place of birth: Minsk, BLR Place of residence: Minsk, BLR Hobbies: Cycling, karate, fitness Dakar participations: 3 Best Dakar result: 25th (2015)

#331

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DRIVE

AN H P E T S TT SCHO

Date of birth: 15/10/1952 Place of birth: Frankfurt/Main, GER Place of residence: Weilrod, GER Hobbies: My dogs, Rallies Dakar participations: 7 Best Dakar result: 19th (2014)

ATOR NAVIG

HOLM IDT M H C S

Date of birth: 10/08/1965 Place of birth: Markranst채dt, GER Place of residence: Leipzig, GER Hobbies:Sport Dakar participations: 10 Best Dakar result: 19th (2014)

#351

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DRIVE

NO

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Z LOPE

Date of birth: 25/11/1984 Place of birth: Chubut, ARG Place of residence: Buenos Aires, ARG Hobbies: Motorsport, Fitness Dakar participations: 1

ATOR G I V A N

IO SERG NTE E U F LA

Date of birth: 22/05/1966 Place of birth: Montevideo, URY Place of residence: Montevideo, URY Hobbies: Rallies Dakar participations: 4 (Quad) Best Dakar result: 5th (2012)

#360

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GUO NG MEILI

Date of birth: 11/10/1968 Place of birth: Beijing, CHN Place of residence: Beijing, CHN Hobbies: Mountain climbing, hiking, canoeing

ATOR NAVIG

LIAO MIN

Date of birth: 15/06/1970 Place of birth: Shanghai, CHN Place of residence: Beijing, CHN Hobbies: Outdoor activities, cooking, photography Dakar participations: 2 Best Dakar result: 18th (2012)

CAR

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MINI all4 racing 24th September, 2010 / Decision to start the project

“We already were searching for a replacement for the X3 CC for a longer time,” X-raid team manager Sven Quandt reports. “Thanks to the uncomplicated team-work with our suppliers like Heggemann Autosport (CP Autosport), Faster Racing, Magna Steyr and BMW Motoren Steyr it was possible to realise this project.

19th November, 2010 / Start of the assembling in Trebur

Eight employees only worked on the assembling of the MINI ALL4 Racing in Trebur.

6th December, 2010 / First Roll-out in Trebur 13th December, 2010 / Shakedown in Le Creusot

„After the extremely stressful time before, the test itself almost was relaxing“ Sven Quandt looks back. “Back then no problems appeared, I think also the great team-work with our partners was responsible for this.”

January, 2011 / First Dakar Rally

Already at its first Dakar in 2011 the MINI ALL4 Racing conquered the hearts of the fans along the route and in front of the TV. Unfortunately an accident during the rest day forced the MINI into an early retirement.

April, 2011 / First victory – Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

Now the success story was only about to start. In April Stéphane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret took the first victory at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge with their new car.

January, 2012 / First Dakar victory

Stéphane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret secured the first Dakar victory for the X-raid team – in the end four MINI ALL4 Racing finished the desert rally in the top 5!

The success story continued 2013 2014

finish 2015

2nd Dakar victory with Peterhansel 3rd Dakar victory with Nani Roma All eleven started MINI ALL4 Racing reach the 4th Dakar victory with Nasser Al-Attiyah

Tyres

Michelin 245/80R 16

carbon-fibre-kevlar-body

Body

Wheels

tubular steel frame

Chassis

Body

Sadev sequential 6 speed AP Racing Clutch Xtrac AP disc breaks (320x32 mm) ventilated front/ ventilated & water-cooled rear

Gearbox Clutch Differential Breaks

Transmission

MINI ALL4 Racing

Twin powered turbo diesel engine based on BMW production engine

Diesel

320 hp @ 3250 rpm

2993 ccm

Ă˜ 38 mm

180 km/h

Motor / Engine

Fuel

Performance

Displacement

Air-restrictor

Topspeed

4333 / 1998 / 1996 mm 2900 mm 1736 mm 1953 kg ~ 385 l

Length / width / height Wheelbase Track width Weigth Fuel capacity

Measures and weight

Main information display Driver information display

Speedlimiter on/off Jack activation

Gear-shift-leaver

Main fuses Start, Main Switch, Ignition Handbrake leaver

Touchpanel (switches for fans, headlights, etc.)

Fire-extinguisher Speed-limiter set Overwrite switches

The

cockpit Trip-Master Brackets for GPS

Fuses for GPS and Trip-master

DAKAR

R A K A D

DAKAR-HISTORY Back in 1979, 182 teams started into a rally that has remained until today one of the biggest adventures you can experience on planet earth – the Dakar Rally. Founder of the today legendary event was Frenchman Thierry Sabine who himself had got lost in the desert during a rally in the past and needed several days to find his way back to the civilisation.

Sabine chose France’s capital Paris as venue of the start and from there, the route took the competitors to Senegal’s capital Dakar. The name Paris - Dakar was born and has survived until today – although only 17 of the 35 Dakar Rallies contested to date really took the competitors from Paris to Dakar.

In the following years, the enthusiasm for desert adventure increased consistently and the first manufacturers began to show interest in the event. And as early as in 1986, the Dakar field featured the first prototypes. In that year, however, the racing aspects proved to be of minor importance: Thierry Sabine died in a helicopter crash while searching for a lost bike rider.

In 2001, however, a German woman upstaged everybody. At the wheel of a Mitsubishi, Jutta Kleinschmidt won the Dakar as the first and still only woman in the history of the sport – together with her German co-driver Andreas Schulz.

In 2008, the Paris - Dakar hit rock bottom due to the political situation in Africa that nearly made for the end of the desert rally. Just a day prior to the start in Portugal’s capital Lisbon, the ASO had to cancel the event due to terror threats of Al Qaida against the Dakar Rally and its competitors.

Due to the politically insecure situation, the organisers didn’t dare to return to the African continent and looked for a new venue. And at the end of the day, ASO found it: on the South American continent.

In a curious mood, the teams and drivers travelled to Buenos Aires – the start and finish point of the 2009 Dakar Rally – and were massively surprised. The population welcomed the Dakar with enormous enthusiasm and the start was witnessed live by a million of spectators along the track. Three years the route lead the competitors through Argentina and Chile - then in 2012 Peru became part of the Dakar for two years. In 2014, Bolivia was added to Argentina and Chile as host country. For the first time in Dakar-history Chile won’t be part of the route in 2016 due to the amount of natural disasters during 2015 the country suffers from. Also Peru withdrew from its Dakar participation in 2016 due to the heavy El Nino forecast and expected natural desasters.

Winning Crew

J. Terbiaut / J. Lemordant / A. Genestier (FRA/FRA/FRA)

F. Kottulinsky / G. Löffekmann (SWE/GER)

R. Metge / B. Giroux (FRA/FRA)

C. Marreau / B. Marreau (FRA/FRA)

J. Ickx / C. Brasseur (BEL/FRA)

R. Metge / D. Lemoyne (FRA/FRA)

P. Zaniroli / J. da Silva (FRA/FRA)

R. Metge / D. Lemoyne (FRA/FRA)

A. Vatanen / B. Giroux (FIN/FRA)

J. Kankkunen / J. Piironen (FIN/FIN)

A. Vatanen / B. Berglund (FIN/SWE)

A. Vatanen / B. Berglund (FIN/SWE)

A. Vatanen / B. Berglund (FIN/SWE)

H. Auriol / P. Monnet (FRA/FRA)

B. Saby / D. Serieys (FRA/FRA)

P. Lartigue / M. Périn (FRA/FRA)

P. Lartigue / M. Périn (FRA/FRA)

P. Lartigue / M. Périn (FRA/FRA)

Year

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

Citroen ZX

Citroen ZX

Citroen ZX

Mitsubishi Pajero

Mitsubishi Pajero

Citroen ZX

Peugeot 405 T16

Peugeot 405 T16

Peugeot 205 T16

Peugeot 205 T16

Porsche 959

Mitsubishi Pajero

Porsche 911 4X4

Mercedes 280GE

Renault 20

Range Rover

VW Iltis

Range Rover

Car

Granada-Dakar

Granada-Dakar

Paris-Dakar-Paris

Paris-Tanger-Dakar

Paris-Sirte-Cape Twon

Paris-Tripolis.Dakar

Paris-Tripolis.Dakar

Paris-Tunis-Dakar

Paris-Algier-Dakar

Paris-Algier-Dakar

Paris-Algier-Dakar

Paris-Algier-Dakar

Paris-Algier-Dakar

Paris-Algier-Dakar

Paris-Algier-Dakar

Paris-Algier-Dakar

Paris-Algier-Dakar

Paris-Algier-Dakar

Route

WINNERS OF THE DAKAR

Winning Crew

K. Shinozuka / H. Magne (JAP/FRA)

J.-P. Fontenay / G. Picard (FRA/FRA)

J.-L. Schlesser / P. Monnet (FRA/FRA)

J.-L. Schlesser / H. Magne (FRA/FRA)

J. Kleinschmidt / A. Schulz (GER/GER)

H. Masuoka / P. Maimon (JAP/FRA)

H. Masuoka / A. Schulz (JAP/GER)

S. Peterhansel / J.-P. Cottret (FRA/FRA)

S. Peterhansel / J.-P. Cottret (FRA/FRA)

Luc Alphand / Gilles Picard (FRA/FRA)

S. Peterhansel / J.-P. Cottret (FRA/FRA)

cancelled

G. de Villiers / D. von Zitzewitz (RSA/GER)

C. Sainz / L. Cruz (ESP/ESP)

N. Al-Attiyah / T. Gottschalk (QAT/GER)

S. Peterhansel / J.-P. Cottret (FRA/FRA)

S. Peterhansel / J.-P. Cottret (FRA/FRA)

N. Roma / M. PĂŠrin (ESP/FRA)

N. Al-Attiyah / M.Baumel

Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

MINI ALL4 Racing

MINI ALL4 Racing

MINI ALL4 Racing

MINI ALL4 Racing

VW Race Touareg

VW Race Touareg

VW Race Touareg

Mitsubishi Pajero

Mitsubishi Pajero

Mitsubishi Pajero

Mitsubishi Pajero

Mitsubishi Pajero

Mitsubishi Pajero

Mitsubishi Pajero

Schlesser-Renault

Schlesser-Renault

Mitsubishi Pajero

Mitsubishi Pajero

Car

Buenos Aires-Buenos Aires

Rosario-Valparaiso

Lima-Santiago

Mar del Plata-Lima

Buenos Aires-Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires-Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires-Buenos Aires

Lisbon-Dakar

Lisbon-Dakar

Barcelona-Dakar

Clermont Ferrand-Dakar

Marseille-Sarm el Sheik

Arras-Madrid-Dakar

Paris-Dakar

Dakar-Cairo

Granada-Dakar

Paris-Granada-dakar

Dakar-Agades-Dakar

Route

PROLOGUE: SATURDAY, 2ND JAN 2016 BUENOS AIRES - ROSARIO (“light bivouac”) Liaison: 335 km

Special Stage: 11 km

Total: 346 km

THE FIFTEEN MINUTE WARM UP The competitors are timed over a distance which is long enough to separate them into a logical starting order for the next day, but not really long enough to talk about a first day of competition. The mini-special section and the liaison section to the light bivouac of Rosario should not cause any damage... unless drivers are really unlucky and/or reckless!

STAGE 1: SUNDAY, 3RD JAN 2016 ROSARIO (“light bivouac”) - VILLA CARLOS PAZ Liaison: 404 km

Special Stage: 258 km

Total: 662 km

MOUNTAIN SLIDES Argentina is a country of mountains, in all forms. Although the first stage is not yet at altitude, the summits are well and truly visible. The wheels of the vehicles follow sinewy and undulating tracks, with the exception of the first, faster, part of the special section. A partial separation of the categories will ensure dangerous overtaking is avoided.

STAGE 2: MONDAY, 4TH JAN 2016 VILLA CARLOS PAZ - TERMAS RIO HONDO Liaison: 337 km

Special Stage: 521 km

Total: 858 km

THE SPEEDOMETER TAKES A LEAP! The statistics speak for themselves: with around 800 kilometres to cover depending on the category, the day will be very long. There is a significant distance to cover in both the special and the liaison sections: although the terrain presents no real difficulties, the relatively fast tracks may already benefit those who love hills and crossing rivers and who can keep up high speeds over the whole distance. Cars and trucks are entitled to an extension on this day.

STAGE 3: TUESDAY, 5TH JAN 2016 TERMAS RIO HONDO - SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY Liaison: 349 km

Special Stage: 314 km

Total: 663 km

HUNTERS, TAKE AIM The format is tighter for the day’s race against the clock... as are the mountain tracks featuring in the special section. Experts in sliding and on the road will be able to showcase their skills here, as long as they stay constantly focused. Those hunting down the leaders will be on high alert during this route, which has been designed for opportunists. But the programme could also be transformed by any rain: even the strongest competitors do not necessarily perform well on heavy ground.

STAGE 4: WEDNESDAY, 6TH JAN 2016 SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY - SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY Liaison: 200 km

Special Stage: 429 km

Total: 629 km

MARATHON 1: NO MECHANICS On many levels, the competitors face their first real test here. The special section takes place at an average of 3,500m altitude, with incessant changes in pace resulting from alternating sandy and rocky terrain. This gruelling route will be on the agenda when everyone already has 2,500km in the saddle or bucket seat, which is already exhausting for the lower placed drivers. First and foremost, this is the start of a very particular marathon stage, with a closed area for the vehicles... and for the competitors.

STAGE 5: THURSDAY, 7TH JAN 2016 SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY - UYUNI Liaison: 315 km

Special Stage: 327 km

Total: 642 km

BEWARE OF HEADACHES! All round vigilance is required for this second part of the marathon stage: in addition to managing mechanics, particularly the tyres, all the drivers will have to pay attention to their own bodies’ reactions. Entry into Bolivia is also marked by an abrupt increase in altitude, rising to 4,600m –the highest point in Dakar’s story- during the day’s special section. Technically, it is also in this stage that the rally steps up a gear, with the first off-piste sections as well as some navigational gems which might be a headache for some navigators…

STAGE 6: FRIDAY, 8TH JAN 2016 UYUNI - UYUNI Liaison: 181 km

Special Stage: 542 km

Total: 723 km

HIGH TENSION LOOP The longest special section of the Dakar takes place on the 6th day of consecutive racing. And that is not the only difficulty of this operation, which will take place between 3,500 and 4,200m in altitude. The pace and surfaces change constantly, alternating between sand and rock, which may be disconcerting, especially if it rains. Glimpses of the Salar d’Uyuni are but one of the visual delights on the agenda. Meanwhile, the truck category, which will race separately on this 6th stage, will visit the home town of the President Evo Morales.

STAGE 7: SATURDAY, 9TH JAN 2016 UYUNI - SALTA Liaison: 440 km

Special Stage: 353 km

Total: 793 km

A QUICK PADDLE BEFORE A REST The end of the first week of racing is always a decisive intermediate objective. This year, anyone who has put in the ground work during their preparation and who has respected the major recommendations of the discipline will be able to reach it. However, they still need to get to the end of this exhausting day, which will involve getting their feet wet crossing rivers. It is likely that half of the vehicles will arrive in Salta after nightfall‌ but perhaps before their assistance teams, who also have a long road ahead of them.

REST DAY: SUNDAY, 10TH JAN 2016 SALTA Liaison: -

Special Stage: -

Total: -

REST, NOT RESPITE The Dakar has a history in Salta, which hosted the bivouac for the rest days in 2013 and 2014. But once again, this break will not really enable many competitors to laze about in the heart of this town marked by a rich architectural heritage from the colonial era. Their agenda will still be busy: carrying out a full service of the vehicles, taking advantage of extra sleep and refocusing on the even tougher objectives of the second week.

Even during the break, the race is still on‌

STAGE 8: MONDAY, 11TH JAN 2016 SALTA - BELÉN Liaison: 373 km

Special Stage: 393 km

Total: 766 km

CHANGE OF PROGRAMME The change of terrain which marks the entry into the second part of the rally should also mark a change in programme for the drivers, who will face the first dune sections of the 2016 edition. Experts in dunes crossing will have an opportunity to demonstrate their skills and even gain an advantage. They will also notice the navigational difficulties which have been introduced this year to complicate their existence. Louds of minutes could be lost by vehicles blocked in the sand.

STAGE 9: TUESDAY, 12TH JAN 2016 BELÉN - BELÉN Liaison: 111 km

Special Stage: 285 km

Total: 396 km

KEEPING A COOL HEAD This loop stage will not really be one for motorbikes and quad bikes, which will finish the first part of this second marathon stage in an isolated bivouac. Prior to this they will have spent the day, alongside the drivers in the other categories, almost entirely off-piste, both in the vegetationscattered dunes and on harder terrains, sometimes on river beds.

Physically, the day might prove to be a significant challenge, as the mercury soars. The hardiest drivers will also be those who are the most clear headed, able to make the right navigational choices, a major challenge of this special section.

STAGE 10: WEDNESDAY, 13TH JAN 2016 BÉLEN - LA RIOJA Liaison: 485 km

Special Stage: 278 km

Total: 763 km

FIAMBALA IN STYLE The Fiambala dunes have become one of the decisive stages of the Dakar.

This year, they feature at the heart of the most critical rally sequence, when drivers and their vehicles will have to demonstrate their aptitude for extreme endurance. Moreover, the day’s stage presents the longest dune section in the shared history of the Dakar and Fiambala, off-piste for most of the time. In short, an open door for desert specialists.

STAGE 11: THURSDAY, 14TH JAN 2016 LA RIOJA - SAN JUAN Liaison: 281 km

Special Stage: 431 km

Total: 712 km

TIME FOR AN ATTACK The level of difficulty remains the same, but variety will favour the most flexible of drivers and teams. Sand in all its forms will feature, particularly fesh-fesh, the most volatile and heavy kind, which demands both dexterity and patience. But speed will also be an advantage in other, straighter sections, featuring gravel and pebbles. Opportunities will be few and far between, but there is still time to shake up the standings, since the terrain will be favourable to creating significant gaps.

STAGE 12: FRIDAY, 15TH JAN 2016 SAN JUAN - VILLA CARLOS PAZ Liaison: 450 km

Special Stage: 481 km

Total: 931 km

THE LONGEST STAGE There is more than 900km to cover on the day before the finish, including more than half in the special section, with the exception of the trucks, whose dimensions are not suitable for some of the tracks on the agenda.

In this semi-mountainous terrain, the vegetation which lines their edges might be a bit tight for them! This means that the other vehicles will also have to show dexterity. Fans of pure driving will be at ease, but they’ll have to watch out for blunders: at this stage in the game, a mistake could cost them dearly.

STAGE 13: SATURDAY, 16TH JAN 2016 VILLA CARLOS PAZ - ROSARIO Liaison: 519 km

Special Stage: 180 km

Total: 699 km

STRESS HEADS AND THE REST Aspiring winners will certainly be those who find the 180km of the day’s special section the most difficult, designed with twisty, undulating routes, faster sandy and rocky sections… leading to significant levels of stress.

For most of the others, the 699km to be covered before reaching the podium in Rosario will be a relief. To be enjoyed without moderation….

INFO+PARTNERS

+ O INF ERS N T R A P

IMPORTANT TERMS AROUND THE DAKAR RALLY Bivouac: A camp at the end of every stage where all the teams and competitors erect their service sports. In addition to the medical centre and the media centre, the bivouac also features a big catering camp.

Briefing: During the rally, the organisation will hold a driver briefing on every evening. In this briefing, special incidents of the day will be brought up and hints for the coming stage will be provided.

CP: At this checkpoint, the competitors have to collect a stamp on their time card to be able to prove that they have passed the checkpoint.

Should a competitor have missed this checkpoint he will receive a time penalty.

Fast Assistance: As only competitors are allowed to help one another, in the Dakar, many teams enter a ‘Fast Assistance’. This fast assistance usually is a race truck that contests the event in the truck category and provides the competitor extensive support in the case of an accident or a technical problem. The truck has got spare parts and tools on board.

Iritrack: A satellite supported system for the position control. With this system, the race control (PC course) can control the position and speed of every competitor. In a case of emergency, the competitors can contact the PC Course by an integrated satellite phone.

Liaison (Road Section): The liaison takes the competitors to the start and from the finish to the bivouac. It must be completed by the drivers in a specified time.

Neutralisation: A neutralisation phase can be embedded in a special stage. In this area, no time is added to the competitors’ tally.

Parc fermé: Controlled and surveilled area where the race vehicles have to be parked over an until and set time. During this time changes or even touching of the vehicles is strictly prohibited.

PC Course: The race control responsible for sports and safety-relevant aspects and for appeals.

Rest Day: On this day, at rally half-time, no stage is contested and the competitors and vehicles stay in the bivouac. The teams use this day for extensive maintenance works on their cars.

Scrutineering: Here it is checked if the racing and service cars meet the technical regulations.

Sentinel: An acoustic and optical warning system. Competitors are warned if a faster vehicle is approaching from behind what should make the overtaking easier.

Service route: All the service cars – this means all the cars apart from the competitors and the press cars – will drive from bivouac to bivouac on this route stipulated by the organisation.

Special stage: The part of the stage the competitors have to contest as race against time. The time from the start to the finish of the special stage is used for the evaluation of the position in the overall standings.

Speed zone: Here, the competitors have to abide by a certain speed limit that may amount to 30, 50 or 90kph. These zones were introduced to protect potential spectators and the terrain the competitors are driving through.

Stage: A stage comprises liaisons that take the competitors from the bivouac to the start and/or from the finish to the bivouac – and the special stage.

Time card: The start and finish times are recorded on this document. In addition, the co-drivers collect the necessary stamps at the checkpoints.

(CPs).

Way point (WP): A point on the route that has been determined by the organisation and has to be passed by the competitors. There are four different types of way points: WPV, WPM (hidden way point), WPE (eclipse way point), WPS (safety way point).

REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES ALLOWED VEHICLES

The class T1 comprises the prototypes and so, the MINI ALL4 Racing.

The buggies also race in class T1.

The close-to-production cars start in class T2. Here, only certain components of the vehicles may be enhanced or changed and adapted to the forces they have to cope with.

Group OP ‘Open’: this group comprises – inter alia – vehicles that have been designed and built according to the US-American Score regulations.

The trucks race in the class T4.

Furthermore, the field always features competitors who contest the Dakar in the ‘Alternative Energies’ category.

ENGINE

The used engines have to be taken from series production cars (more than 2.500 units per year) The following parts have to be the same as in the series production: Engine block, Crankshaft, Con-rods, Pistons, Valve train and connected pulleys, Cylinder head(s) as complete unit(s) (including valves, camshafts, etc.)

HELP IN THE CASE OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS

The mechanics of a team may work on the cars only in the bivouac and on the liason when it is identical for race vehicles and service vehicles.

While lending a hand during the stage is strictly prohibited, for them.

Only the competitors may help one another.

More often than not, driver and navigator are able to solve minor problems without support. In the case of major damages, they hark back to the race trucks that are entered by many teams as so-called ‘fast assistance’. In the 2016 Dakar, one of these race trucks will be there to support the MINI ALL4 Racing. A racing car may be towed to the finish by another competitor but should it be towed right to the bivouac without passing the time control at the end of the stage, the competitor will be disqualified.

The competitors may have satellite phones on board for the case of an emergency but using these phones while driving is prohibited. A radio connection and/or data transfer between the competitors and to the team is prohibited.

STARTING ORDER

Only on day one, the competitors will start into the stage according to their numbers. From day two on, the result of the previous stage will determine the starting order. This means that the winner of the previous stage will be the first to go out on the following day. Should a competitor who holds a top-15 position in the car category have encountered a problem and therefore will be further back in the starting order, he is allowed to demand three times to be moved to a better starting position.

By doing so, he avoids having to overtake numerous slower competitors.

THE WAY POINTS AT A GLANCE WPV: An information point indicating the time control at the start and finish at the bivouac.

WPS: This is done to hint to dangerous points of the route. As soon as the competitors enter the three-kilometre radius around this point, they are guided by the GPS to the point. They have to pass it within a radius of 90 metres to be validated.

WPM: When the competitors enter the 800-metre radius around the WPM, the GPS starts to work and guides the competitors to the checkpoint.

The competitors have to pass the way point within a 200-metre radius to be validated.

WPE: A point towards which the GPS, with all its capacities displayed on its screen, directs the competitor once the way point preceding this WPE has been validated. The competitors have to pass within a 200-metre radius to be validated.

The competitors are supposed to find their way solely by dint of the road book. Nonetheless, there are areas where the organisers mark the right path with warning tape. These areas are sensitive zones such as agricultural areas and highly populated or dangerous sectors. These are indicated in the road book with a special mark. Here, the ASO ‘rewards’ every offens with draconic penalties, which can even lead to disqualification in case of recidive.

SPEED CONTROLS EVEN IN THE DAKAR

Usually, the racing cars can freely choose their speed, in the special stages. However, the organisers introduced the ‘speed zones’. Here, the competitors mustn’t drive faster than 30, 50 or 90kph. This applies in particular to those areas where the organisers expect a big crowd or crossing villages. If not in a special stage, the competitors have to abide by the local limits.

Meanwhile, the service cars have to permanently comply with speed limits. For cars, the speed limit amounts to 110kph, for trucks to 90kph.

Whenever these vehicles enter a bivouac, their compliance with these limits will be checked by dint of the “Tripy” (an electronic road book).

In the case of several violations of the limit, the fastest racing car of the respective team can receive time penalties.

MARATHON-STAGE Here the crews have to be one night without their teams and mechanics. The competitors and the service spend the night in spatial separated bivouacs. The crews have to repair and service their vehicles on their own, additionally no additional tires except the three ones which can be transported in the car may be used.

WPV WPS

CP

WPM

Graphic by A.S.O.

CP

WPE

LĂŠgende

Special stage start

Way Point Masked

Interview area

Special stage arrival

Way Point Security

Controlled speedzone start

Checkpoint

WPE

Way Point Eclipse

Refuelling

WPV

Way Point Visible

FZ

Controlled speedzone finish

SERVICE PARK

These areas are part of each X-raid service park during the Dakar 2016

ALL ABOUT CO-PILOTS No Recci and no open GPS the co-drivers are the unsung heroes of the Dakar Rally. They find the way to the finish just by using the road book, the trip master and the compass.

In the road book, arrows and symbols inform the co-driver on the route and the things the crew has to look out for – such as where to turn left or right, if there are dangers, what kind of ground you have to cope with, if there are speed limits, etc. In addition, the navigator is provided with two different kilometre indications: The total kilometres from the starting point and a distance information between two points.

The co-drivers get the road book for the coming day when entering the bivouac at the end of a day’s stage. While the drivers now have the chance of resting for a while, the navigators have to continue to work.

They work on their road books and personalise them – often until deep in the night. The majority marks the information with different colours to be able to capture all the significant information at a glance, later. To then only provide their drivers – they are connected to via a radio – with the most important information.

The tripmaster is a device informing the co-driver on the covered kilometres. The upper line shows the total mileage and the lower the distance between the different information points. With a button, the co-driver can set this information to zero. Meanwhile, the displayed total mileage also can differ from the road book. This can be caused by different factors, such as overtaking manoeuvres or wheels spinning in the sand. But this information also can be adjusted by the navigator at any time.

GPS systems that can be found in the day-to-day traffic, today, are prohibited in the Dakar Rally. The GPS system in the racing cars is function-limited and mainly works as compass. Apart from that, the system only starts to work in a certain radius around a way point (see also “Important Terms�), to guide the driver to the given coordinates. In case of emergency the crew is allowed to use the GPS but this can cause a time penalty of multiple hours. If a crew which uses the GPS for the fourth time during a Dakar Rally will be disqualified.

LOGISTICS Requirements: • • • •

All spare parts and tires have to be brought to South America No additional supply possible All parts have to be transported during the complete Dakar Rally Fuel can be purchased on the location (Axion energy is providing the fuel for the Axion X-raid Team MINI ALL4 Racing)

Schedule • • • •

20th November 2015: Shipping of the trucks, service vehicles and race cars in Le Havre (FRA) 30th December 2015: Pick up of the vehicles in a port nearby Buenos Aires 17th January 2016: Shipping of the vehicles in Buenos Aires Middle / end of February 2016: Pick up of the vehicles in Le Havre

Overview Service vehicles • •

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1 service truck per race car (2 service trucks will handle 2 race cars each) Additional service trucks - Office truck including working space for navigators - Kitchen truck - 1 trailer truck to transport big spare parts and the race cars to the harbour - 1 truck only dedicated to transport tires 10 service cars to transport the team members

Kitchen truck • • • • •

Cooling chamber and fridges, additional kitchen equipment Washing machine for the racing suits and technical underwear of the crews Big barbecue grill Own chef cooks lunch and dinner for all team members In majority fresh food bought during the rally or convenience food

Service trucks: •

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In some service trucks additional workshops are integrated: - Composit (to repair carbon parts), electrics, suspension, drive train workshop, fabrication for welding, or to build brackets or parts which cannot be exchanged - Generators (90 kW continues output) Every truck carries the same spare parts Every part is in the same place in every truck Boxes with different colors for the different departments (e.g. engine, electrics, commodities, etc.)

Different lists make an overview possible: Spare parts list, tool list, demand list (e.g. tape, batteries, etc.)

Shelves for the luggage of the team members

Numbers: • • •

More than 700 tires incl. rims 125 - 130 team members (including drivers and navigators) 50 tons of equipment

PARTNERS www.MINI.com BMW MOTOREN GMBH

www.bmw-werk-steyr.at

www.axionenergy.com

www.magna.com

www.kstools.com

www.akrapovic.com

www.motogp.com

www.mydeltaq.com

www.karcher.com

www.michelin.com

www.recaro-automotive.com

www.reigersuspension.com

www.sparco.it

www.visionadvisors.cl

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SALTA

TOTAL

San Juan

La Rioja

Belén

Belén

Salta

Uyuni

Uyuni

Jujuy

Jujuy

Rosario

Villa Carlos Paz

ROSARIO

Villa Carlos Paz

San Juan

La Rioja

Belén

Belén

Salta

Uyuni

Uyuni

Jujuy

Jujuy

Termas Rio Hondo

Termas Rio Hondo

Villa Carlos Paz

Rosario (bivouac “light”)

Villa Carlos Paz

Prologue

Rosario (bivouac “light”)

Buenos Aires

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

STAGE

TOWN FINISH

TOWN START

4 618

519

450

281

283

151

373

440

187

315

200

349

336

405

335

Road Section

4 701

180

481

431

278

285

393

353

542

327

429

314

450

227

11

SS

9 319

699

931

712

561

436

766

793

723

642

629

663

786

632

346

Total

MOTORCYCLE /QUAD BIKE RACE KM

180

481

431

278

285

393

REST DAY

353

542

327

429

314

521

258

11

SS

4 780

4 803

FINISH PODIUM

519

450

281

485

111

373

440

187

315

200

349

337

404

335

Road Section

CAR RACE KM

9 583

699

931

712

763

396

766

793

723

642

629

663

858

662

346

Total

5 054

519

599

281

485

111

373

440

305

315

201

349

337

404

335

Road Section

4 331

180

267

431

278

285

393

353

295

327

418

314

521

258

11

SS

TRUCK RACE KM

9 385

699

866

712

763

396

766

793

600

642

619

663

858

662

346

Total

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