X-raid Media Guide Dakar 2017

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MEDIA GUIDE DAKAR 2017

PETE MORTENSEN USA

BRYCE MENZIES USA

ARG

GER

ANDREAS SCHULZ

TIMO GOTTSCHALK GER

YAZEED AL-RAJHI KSA

ORLANDO TERRANOVA

MICHEL PÉRIN FRA

MIKKO HIRVONEN FIN

XAVIER PANSERI FRA

PAULO FIÚZA

MOHAMED ABU ISSA QAT

STEPHAN SCHOTT

POR

TOM COLSOUL BEL

KUBA PRZYGONSKI POL

GER

FILIPE PALMEIRO POR

BORIS GARAFULIC CHI

7/1

8/1

S

Chilecito San Juan

11/1

12/1

13/1

14/1

14/1

T

W

T

F

S

S TOTAL

Chilecito

Salta

Uyuni

La Paz

Buenos Aires

Río Cuarto

San Juan

Buenos Aires

Río Cuarto

Salta

Uyuni

9/1

10/1

M

La Paz

Oruro La Paz

Tupiza

6/1

F

S

Oruro

Tupiza

5/1

T

San Salvador de Jujuy

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

San Salvador de Jujuy

4/1

W

San Miguel de Tucumán

3/1

T

Asunción 2

2/1

M Resistencia

STAGE

Prologue

TOWN FINISH

Resistencia

TOWN START

San Miguel de Tucumán

DAY DATE

4 707

722

466

302

552

400

300

259

245

105

415

526

415

Road Section

4 089

64

288

449

406

492

322

527

447

416

364

275

39

SS

8 796

786

754

751

958

892

622

786

692

521

779

801

454

Total

MOTORCYCLE /QUAD BIKE RACE KM

64

292

449

406

492

322

REST DAY

527

447

416

364

275

39

SS

CAR RACE KM

4 718

4 093

FINISH PODIUM

722

467

302

552

400

300

259

245

105

415

526

415

Road Section

8 801

786

759

751

958

892

622

786

692

521

779

801

454

Total

4 852

722

466

302

552

400

300

259

245

105

558

528

415

3 910

64

288

449

406

492

322

513

438

416

199

284

39

SS

TRUCK RACE KM Road Section

8 762

786

754

751

958

892

622

772

683

521

757

812

454

Total

NEW DIMENSION X-RAID

Desert, sand, gravel, mud, heat, cold, altitudes of more than 3,500 metres above sea level – and all this combined with not enough sleep in a bivouac were the noise never dies, while being pressed for time and neverertheless having to do a perfect job. What sounds like a nightmare for some is just the daily routine for the X-raid Team during the two Dakar weeks. For X-raid, this event is the highlight of the year. The Dakar is the goal the entire team has been working for throughout the year. And so, X-raid again and again succeeds in advancing to new dimensions – not only through technology but also with passion and commitment.

With the vehicles designed and built in Trebur, X-raid secured four consecutive Dakar wins and more than 10 FIA world-cup titles. In addition to these triumphs, X-raid impressed with another outstanding achievement: In the past five years, nearly all MINI ALL4 Racing pairings made it to the finish line. In 2014, for instance, every one of the 11 MINI ALL4 Racing vehicles, crossed the finish line in Valparaiso, Chile. In several sleepless nights the team even rebuilt cars that seemingly weren’t repairable.

From the beginning, Sven Quandt and X-raid wanted to enhance themselves and their cars, challenge their competitors with new ideas and concepts. After the foundation, in 2002, Sven Quandt was the first to contest the Dakar with a German team, in combination with a German car at the Dakar 2003.The BMW X5 already featured the new diesel twin-turbo technology that was not publicly launched until later, at the Geneva Motor Show.

In 2005, the BMW X5 was replaced by the BMW X3 that helped X-raid winning several World Cup titles. The next big step was the introduction of the MINI ALL4 Racing at the Dakar 2011 after a construction time of only a few weeks. This rally car did not only capture the emotions of the fans but also stepped into a new dimension of serviceability. The outer body shell could be disassembled in just some minutes, thus making working on other parts or replacing them far easier.

In the 2014 season, X-raid engineers and partners jointly succeeded in moving two of the spare wheels from the rear to the area below driver and navigator, hence making for a clearly lower centre of gravity.

This year X-raid again starts into a new era. After six years with the MINI ALL4 Racing, which provided the team from Trebur with four Dakar wins and five World Cup titles, X-raid will now attack with the new MINI John Cooper Works Rally.

2002

• •

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

2003

•

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

2004

• •

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

2005

• •

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

2006

•

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

2007

•

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

2008

• • •

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

2009

• • •

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

• • • •

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

2011

• • •

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

• •

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

2014

•

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

2012

•

• • 2015

• • •

2016

• •

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 2nd and 4th place Dakar Rally (Nasser Al-Attiyah, Mikko Hirvonen) - MINI ALL4 Racing 5 MINI ALL4 Racing in the top 12

X-RAID IN NUMBERS •

4 Dakar victories

•

54 Dakar stage victories

•

more than 10 FIA world cup victories

•

approx. 14.800 timed kilometers driven at 10 rallies in 2016

•

31 top-ten positions with the MINI ALL4 Racing in 2016

•

3 MINI John Cooper Works Rally and 5 MINI ALL4 Racing at the Rally Dakar 2017

•

16 drivers / co-drivers and 64 team members

•

21 nationalities within the team

•

11 service truck, 10 service cars and 5 press cars

•

450 tires incl. rims

•

aproxx. 40 tons of equipment

CREWS

CREWS

MIKKO HIRVONEN

#303

Date of birth: Place of birth: Place of Residence: Hobbies:

31/07/1980

Family Status:

Married, 2 children

Kannonkoski / FIN Jyväskylä / FIN Tennis, football, badminton, oldtimer, ice hockey

Dakar participations

1

2016

Dakar Rallies with X-raid

1

2016

Best Dakar finish

4th place

2016

Other Successes

WRC Vice-Champion

MikkoHirvonen.com @mikkowrc /MikkoWRC @MikkoWRC /MikkoHirvonenWRC

2008, 2009 2011, 2012

Date of birth: Place of birth: Place of Residence: Hobbies: Family Status:

19/01/1957 Saint-Mihiel / FRA Epernay / FRA Jogging, swimming, cinema Married, 1 child

Dakar participations

15

1993-1996, 2005-2016

Dakar Rallies with X-raid

7

2010-2016

Dakar victories

4

1994, 1995, 1996, 2014

World Cup Titles

6

1993-1996, 2005, 2008

@michel_perin_rally_navigator

#303

MICHEL PÉRIN

YAZEED AL-RAJHI

#306

Date of birth: Place of birth: Place of Residence: Hobbies: Family Status:

30/09/1981 Riyadh / KSA Riyadh / KSA Travelling, reading Single

Dakar participations

2

2015 - 2016

Dakar Stage wins

1

2015

Best Dakar ďŹ nish

11th place

2016

Other Successes

3rd World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies

2014

5th WRC2

2012

5th Middle East Rally Championship

2012

3rd Middle East Rally Championship

YazeedRacing.com @yazeedracing /YazeedRacing @YazeedRacing /YazeedAlRajhi

2009

Date of birth: Place of birth: Place of Residence: Hobbies:

28/08/1974 Neuruppin / GER Rheinsberg / GER Enduro, cycling, hiking and cooking

Dakar participations

8

2007-2011, 2013-2016

Dakar victories

1

2011

@timo_gottschalk_4u timo-gottschalk.de

#306

TIMO GOTTSCHALK

ORLANDO #308 TERRANOVA

Date of birth: Place of birth: Family status

11/10/1979 Mendoza / ARG 1 child

2 (Bike) 8 (Car)

2005, 2007 (Bike) 2009-2016 (Car)

Dakar Rallies with X-raid

6

2010, 2012-2016

Best Dakar ďŹ nish

5th place

Other Successes

Enduro Champion of Mendoza

1998, 1999, 2001

Silver Medal ISDE

2001, 2003

Dakar participations

/orly-terranova @terranovaorly @orlyterranova

2013, 2014

Date of birth: Place of birth: Place of Residence: Hobbies:

03/03/1955 Munich / GER Dubai / UAE Skiing

Dakar participations

23

Dakar Rallies with X-raid

5

2010-2012, 2015-2016

Dakar victories

2

2001, 2003

FIA World Cup Champion

2010-2013

Other Successes

#308

ANDREAS SCHULZ

BRYCE MENZIES

#312

Date of birth: Place of birth: Place of Residence: Hobbies:

Other Successes

21/08/1987 Mesa / USA Las Vegas / USA Dirtbiking

Red Bull Frozen Rush Champion

2015, 2016

2nd LOORRS Pro2 Championship

2015

3rd LOORRS Pro4 Championship

2015

SCORE Baja 500 Champion

2011, 2012, 2014

BITD MINT 400 Champion 2013 TORC Pro2 Champion SCORE Series Champion + Rookie of the Year

menziesmotorsports.com /BryceMenzies7 @BryceMenzies7 @brycemenzies7

2011 - 2013 2011

Date of birth: Place of birth: Place of Residence: Hobbies: Family Status: Other Successes

05/01/1984 Los Angeles / USA Las Vegas / USA Running, motorcycles married

BITD MINT 400 Champion SCORE Baja 500 Champion SCORE Series Champion

@petemortensen

2013 2011, 2012, 2014 2011

#312

PETE MORTENSEN

#314

BORIS GARAFULIC 11/07/1963 Date of birth: Santiago / CHL Place of birth: Place of Residence: Santiago / CHL Family, rallies, hunting

Hobbies: Family status: Best placement:

5 children 11th - 2012 / 2014

FILIPE PALMEIRO Date of birth: Place of birth: Place of Residence: Hobbies: Family Status: Best placement:

11/07/1977 Portalegre / POR Portalegre / POR Skiing, ďŹ shing Married 9th - 2014

#316 JAKUB ‘KUBA’ PRZYGONSKI Date of birth: Place of birth: Place of Residence: Hobbies:

24/03/1985

Family Status:

Married, 1 child

Best placement:

6th - 2014 (Bike)

Warsaw / POL Warsaw / POL Motorsport, Squash, Drifting

TOM COLSOUL Date of birth: Place of birth: Place of Residence: Hobbies: Family Status: Best placement

20/04/1976 Tienen / BEL Landen / BEL Archery, cycling 2 children 1st - 2012 (Truck)

#322

MOHAMED ABU ISSA Date of birth: Place of birth: Place of Residence: Hobbies: Family Status:

21/06/1990

Best placement:

4th - 2014 (Quad)

Doha, QAT Doha, QAT Quad Married

XAVIER PANSERI Date of birth:

11/05/1971

Place of birth:

Lons Le Saunier / FRA

Place of Residence: Warsaw / POL Cycling, running Hobbies: 3rd - 2015 Best placement:

#325 STEPHAN SCHOTT Date of birth:

15/10/1952

Place of birth:

Frankfurt/Main / GER

Place of Residence: Kelkheim, GER My dogs, rallies Hobbies: 19th - 2014 Best placement:

PAULO FIÚZA Date of birth: Place of birth: Place of Residence: Hobbies: Best placement:

19/04/1975 Mafra / POR Mafra / POR Cycling, surfing 5th - 2013 / 2014

CAR

CAR

340 hp / 3250 rpm 800 Nm / 1850 rpm 2993 ccm Ø 38 mm 184 km/h

Performance

Torque

Displacement

Air-restrictor

Topspeed

4350 / 1999 / 2000 mm 2900 mm 1736 mm 1952,5 kg

Length / width / height

Wheelbase

Track width

Weight

Measures and weight

Diesel

Fuel

BMW Group TwinPower Turbo Six-Cylinder Diesel

Engine

Tyres

carbon-fibre-kevlar-body

Body

BF Goodrich 245/80R 16

Wheels

tubular steel frame

Body

AP disc breaks (320x32 mm) ventilated front/ ventilated & water-cooled rear

Xtrac

AP Racing Clutch

Sadev sequential 6 speed

Chassis

Breaks

Differential

Clutch

Gearbox

Transmission

MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS RALLY

Main information display Driver information display

Speedlimiter on/off Jack activation

Start, Main Switch, Ignition

Gear-shift-leaver Handbrake leaver

Touchpanel (switches for fans, headlights, etc.)

Fire-extinguisher

GPS Trip-Master

Main fuses Speed-limiter set

Overwrite switches

Fuses for GPS and Tripmaster

Tripmaster

THE

COCKPIT

TEAM

TEAM

X-RAID

X-raid will compete this year with three MINI John Cooper Works Rally, five MINI ALL4 Racing and their 16 drivers and co-drivers. Behind these stands a strong team of more then 60 people, which ensures that everything works well.

We introduce some team members as representatives from various areas, to showcase the work behind the scenes. All of them are united in their passion and history with the Rally Dakar.

LUKASZ GOROL

4 Dakar Rallies with X-raid

ENGINE MECHANIC

Apprenticeship at X-raid (completed as mechatronic)

MY TASKS DURING THE YEAR

I have been working for X-raid for more than four years, now, and also completed my automotive mechatronics apprenticeship, there. A short time after having completed my apprenticeship I went to Alpina for a further education and since the middle of 2016 I’m working in X-raid’s engine department. There I am responsible for the service and maintenance of the engines in rallies. And – of course – for dismounting, mounting and repairing the engines at home in the X-raid workshop.

I began my apprenticeship at X-raid in August 2013. Of course, several things went differently than in normal workshops, here. There, the trainees mainly execute maintenance tasks and services. At X-raid, however, your field of activities is far bigger. After all, we are building special vehicles, here and so, an apprentice has to assume responsibility far earlier. And in addition, there are all the trips to the rallies - particularly the Dakar Rally. In 2016 I completed my apprenticeship as best graduate of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce in the Rhine-Main area. When X-raid offered me the opportunity to switch to the engine department I just couldn’t say no.

MY TASKS DURING THE DAKAR

Before my switch to the engine department, in my trainee days, I worked as second mechanic on a racing car. But it goes without saying that my tasks have changed, now. In the 2017 Dakar, I will be responsible for several vehicles and have to attend to them in the engine area. Every evening, when the cars have arrived in the bivouac, we check the power units to make sure that they will survive the two gruelling weeks.

THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN THE DAKAR

It was in the 2016 Dakar. In the night after the rest day I slept in the truck as it was raining torrentially, outside. In the morning I sprained my ankle when getting up. On this day I had the task to work at an interim service and we had to change a radiator. I hobbled to the truck to get the replacement radiator and had to cut through a cable strap and while doing so I cut my thumb. Now, my right ankle and my left thumb were aching and I looked rather battered.

THE ADVENTURE I STILL REMEMBER

We have to be fully focused on every single day over a long period of time.

No matter how difficult the conditions and the circumstances – heat, rain or enormous altitude – you always have to focus on doing your job properly. After all, even a small mistake can result in the retirement of the car or – at least – a massive loss of time.

MARCO PASTORINO

9 Dakar Rallies with X-raid

COORDINATION & TEAM MANAGER (at Dakar / freelancer)

MY TASKS IN THE RUN-UP TO THE DAKAR

First of all paperwork. The most boring task by far – but extremely important, too. I register the team and all the vehicles at the ASO. This means that I am provided with all the necessary documents from the logistics team at X-raid in the run-up. Afterwards, I have to scan all these hundreds of documents, provide them with names and send them to the ASO. Furthermore, I also save a copy of every document I sent to the ASO for myself. That’s several hundreds of pages but during every Dakar, I have to have some documents available on site. I’m always happy when this part of the work is done and we have completed the scrutineering and the administrative checks in the city staging the start.

MY TASKS DURING THE DAKAR

My tasks during the rally are far more interesting and exciting. I always fly from bivouac to bivouac to be accessible for the team in the case of an emergency and to be close to the different ASO contacts. During the special stages I gather all the possible and necessary information on the performances of our cars compared to the competition.

Should the times give us a hint that one of our cars is in problems I contact the racing office to find out if the car is driving and it only was a GPS or data transmission mistake or if it’s motionless or even had an accident. After all, we haven’t got permanent contact to our team. The only communication possibility is the satellite telephone for the case of an emergency and the crew has to contact us as we can’t call them.

Another important task is the daily service-car organisation. Together with the team management we plan the different departure times and tasks. Who will stop at which service point, which service truck has to depart early and which will be the last to leave the bivouac? We want to achieve that one truck always is as close to the racing cars as possible. This information is passed on to the all team members in the evening.

THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN THE DAKAR

You never know when a problem will emerge. Something unexpected can happen at any time and anywhere. To be able to master this situation you have to be mentally fit at any time and this is anything but easy. Your brain has to perfectly work for 20 days – and it has to do so despite having to cope with extremely limited doses of sleep.

THE ADVENTURE I STILL REMEMBER

In the 2012 Dakar, when we started in Mar del Plata, I planned the transport and the departure times for all the 52 vehicles and more than 120 persons for day one. Only in the morning I realised that is was 01st January and, consequently, a public holiday. There wasn’t a single taxi available but I just had to get to the airport to get to the next bivouac – and the team already had hit the road. After three efforts, I fortunately succeeded in stopping a private car that took me to the airport that was just 10 kilometres away. I had planned everything for everybody – but completely forgot myself.

SIEGFRIED GRONKOWSKI

8 Dakar Rallies with X-raid

FLEET MANAGER AND SPECIAL TASKS MY TASKS DURING THE YEAR

I am responsible for several fields of activity, at X-raid. On one hand for the entire service fleet including all the service vehicles and service trucks. I have to make sure that all the vehicles are ready. This includes – inter alia – that they all have passed the TÜV (equivalent to the British MOT) and that the service vehicles are equipped with the material that is necessary for contesting the respective event successfully. Every now and then, we also have to tow a racing car through the desert, with our service trucks, and this means that the necessary equipment such as a long towing rope has to be aboard.

On the other hand, I also am responsible for all the equipment that has no direct bearing on the racing cars, such as all the tents, the groundsheets, tables, banks and far more. I attend to the purchase, repair and – if repairing something proves to be impossible – the replacement. In both areas – vehicle fleet and equipment – experience is vital. How many copies of an item do you have to take along, which materials do you have to use to make sure that the item is useful and survives the event.

Furthermore, we have planned the entire electrical power supply for our service park during the rally: the generators we use and how the cables have to be laid to make sure that all the work stations can be supplied with electrical power.

Another task is the supervision of our trainees. Currently we are training five persons in the areas store and mechatronics.

MY TASKS DURING THE DAKAR

In the previous three Dakar Rallies I was sitting together with a mechanic in our so-called start/finish vehicle. As the name says, we always drove to the start and the finish to attend to our racing cars in the case of problems and we had tools and spare parts for these cases aboard our car. Sometimes, the last car arrived only late in the night. In these cases, the car used to have problems and we had to repair the car and every now and then, we even had to tow a racing car for several hundred kilometres to the next bivouac.

This time, however, I will follow the Dakar action from Germany. We already have to work on several preparations for the coming season and our trainees also have to be supervised in this period of time. In addition the 2017 Dakar will be contested for five days in extreme altitude and I don’t know if I could cope with this situation health-wise. This will be a new experience after all these years but I’m confident that particularly the guys from my department will do a good job in South America while we will prepare the coming season optimally, here in Trebur.

THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN THE DAKAR

For me it’s the top priority that everybody comes home unharmed. They all are working hard and covering many kilometres – and do so every single day. I try to deploy responsible truck drivers who transport the load and the crew safely. It goes without saying that things can go wrong at any time but you can minimise the risk. Another challenge, particularly in my area: you never can predict what will happen and what will be required and so, improvisation talent is of major significance in an event such as the Dakar.

THE ADVENTURE I STILL REMEMBER

In 2011 we got stuck in the desert with a service truck for two days. We were supposed to tow Orly [Orlando Terranova] and the ASO provided us with coordinates. But these coordinates didn’t guide us right to the place of the incident. It turned out that the ASO only was ready to provide us with the coordinates step by step. But when we arrived at the point where Terranova’s car was supposed to be – there was nothing. We searched and hooted but didn’t find him. Then we found out that our satnav used a different coordinate-system and we were standing 50 kilometres from Orly – deep in the dunes. While trying to get out of the dunes we destroyed our clutch and another day went by until a truck came from Kamaz to supply us with something to eat and spare parts. But the only thing in the food bag was mussel terrine and we definitely didn’t want to eat that. Eating mussels in these temperatures… you never know. So we repaired our car and when we were on the road again and arrived at the first petrol station I bought all their hot dogs – more than 20 – as we were incredibly hungry.

INFO+PARTNERS

INFO + PARTNERS

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)

1979

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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

Winners

Year

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

N. Roma / M. Périn (ESP/FRA)

N. Al-Attiyah / M.Baumel

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

2014

2015

2016

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

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

2012

2013

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

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

2010

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

2009

2011

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

cancelled

2007

2008

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

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

2003

2004

Luc Alphand / Gilles Picard (FRA/FRA)

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

2005

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

2001

2002

2006

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

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

1999

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

1998

2000

Winners

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

Year

1997

Car

Peugeot 2008 DKR

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

Route

Buenos Aires-Rosaria

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

STAGE 1: MONDAY, 2ND JAN 2017 ASUNCIÓN - RESISTENCIA Liaison: 415 km

Special Stage: 39 km

Total: 454 km

START YOUR ENGINES It won’t be distance that will preoccupy the competitors, but rather the tension that will accompany the opening days of competition. Everyone will have to be aware that an error on the technical tracks and even the trial-style sections early on could be costly. The tactic for the following day’s starting positions will also have its importance for the top contenders.

STAGE 2: TUESDAY, 3RD JAN 2017 RESISTENCIA - SAN MIGUEL DE TUCUMÁN Liaison: 526 km

Special Stage: 275 km

Total: 801 km

CHACO, HEADS OR TAILS The regulars believe they know Argentina, but they have yet to encounter the “Chaco”! In this region chalk-full of history for connoisseurs of world rally competition (Transchaco, etc.), patience and a cool head will be invaluable assets, especially when it comes to the dust. Unless, of course, it turns to mud!

STAGE 3: WEDNESDAY, 4TH JAN 2017 SAN MIGUEL DE TUCUMÁN - SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY Liaison: 415 km

Special Stage: 364 km

Total: 779 km

OFF-ROAD, ACT I The rise in temperature and altitude will accompany a drastic change of scenery. With the first off-road sections, the riders and crews will head straight to the business at hand. The first real test in terms of endurance will also call for vigilance and lucidity when crossing the Rios. On the other hand, the trucks will be spared this final difficulty.

STAGE 4: THURSDAY, 5TH JAN 2017 SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY - TUPIZA Liaison: 105 km

Special Stage: 416 km

Total: 521 km

HIGH ALTITUDE DUNES At around 3,500 metres, the Dakar will reach “a cruising altitude” of which competitors will have to navigate for six days. There are few that have already seen dunes at this altitude that will require an expert climbing technique. The co-drivers will have no time to relax, with a number of direction changes in the Bolivian section of the special stage.

STAGE 5: FRIDAY, 6TH JAN 2017 TUPIZA - ORURO Liaison: 245 km

Special Stage: 447 km

Total: 692 km

ALTIPLANO, MAXIMUM EFFORT! The Dakar will take up residence on the Bolivian Altiplano. While the organisms will become acclimated, fatigue will set in. In this context, the large variety of terrain makes this stage one of the most demanding. In the purest Dakar spirit the density of the day will be characterized by the two dune sectors that will complicate the final kilometres of the special stage.

STAGE 6: SATURDAY, 7TH JAN 2017 ORURO - LA PAZ Liaison: 259 km

Special Stage: 527 km

Total: 786 km

ORINOCA SPECIAL STAGE: THE GOAL IS THE CAPITAL Everyone will have the chance to take a photo in front of Lake Titicaca! The dunes to overcome early in the special stage will be just one of the challenges of this long day. The fastest will complete there running in daylight but for many, headlamps will be invaluable. Reaching the rest day in the Bolivian capital will be considered a success in itself.

REST DAY: SUNDAY, 8TH JAN 2017 LA PAZ Liaison: -

Special Stage: -

Total: -

STAGE 7: MONDAY, 9TH JAN 2017 LA PAZ - UYUNI Liaison: 300 km

Special Stage: 322 km

Total: 622 km

A MARATHON BEFORE THE RESUMPTION 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 8: TUESDAY, 10TH JAN 2017 UYUNI - SALTA Liaison: 400 km

Special Stage: 492 km

Total: 892 km

A SMOOTH AND COLOURFUL DECENT The Dakar will leave the Altiplano for an off-road special stage in its first half, where the crossing of fords will follow the dune sectors. The race has often set up camp in Salta, but never has a special stage been contested in the region where the battle for the general classification will be played out in new canyons to be admired with a marriage of spectacular colours.

STAGE 9: WEDNESDAY, 11TH JAN 2017 SALTA - CHILECITO Liaison: 552 km

Special Stage: 406 km

Total: 958 km

THE SUPER BELÉN Nearly 1,000 kilometres to cover during the day, including a small half in the special stage with 98% off-road for this timed section. This will be the toughest test for the navigators, who will play a decisive role. The verdict of this day could mark a turning point in the conquest for the titles.

STAGE 10: THURSDAY, 12TH JAN 2017 CHILECITO - SAN JUAN Liaison: 302 km

Special Stage: 449 km

Total: 751 km

SOLID FOOTING The arms, shoulders and legs of the riders will be put to a rude test, especially during the long “trial’ section that will be the key moment early in the day.

The special stage will become a lot more rolling as it nears its end, but the navigation subtleties will impede maximum attacks. Errors will be penalized not in seconds but in minutes.

STAGE 11: FRIDAY, 13TH JAN 2017 SAN JUAN - RÍO CUARTO Liaison: 467 km

Special Stage: 292 km

Total: 759 km

A SURPRISE AT CÓRDOBA The San Juan dunes, which will come in the first 50 kilometres of the special stage will be the final to surf on the 2017 Dakar. Those who best handle sliding and the racing line will be right at home on the WRC like tracks of the Córdoba region. Everyone knows that a surprise can come at any moment.

STAGE 12: SATURDAY, 14TH JAN 2017 RĂ?O CUARTO - BUENOS AIRES Liaison: 722 km

Special Stage: 64 km

Total: 786 km

TIME FOR HEROES They took on the adventure, and will now become heroes. The 64 final kilometres of the selective section will pose no problem. You just have to go the distance, before enjoying an arrival of the special stage placed in the heart of the bivouac. At the end of a long liaison section, the podium ceremony in Buenos Aires will be conducted in front of the Argentine Automobile Club (ACA).

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 fermĂŠ

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.

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).

Scrutineering

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

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 2017 Dakar, one of these race trucks will be there to support the X-raid MINI John Cooper Works Rally Team. 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 WAYPOINTS 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.

WPC

The new WPC is a 300m radius waypoint. It gets validated within the 300m radius but has to be found without GPS guidance. The WPC will mostly replace the WPM at the Dakar Rally.

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 separated. 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.

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