The Ecuadorian pilot runs in the light prototype category, the best performance among Ecuadorian racers in Saudi Arabia.
The batch of Ecuadorian pilots complied with the second stage of the Dakar Rally, with the eighth place of Sebastián Guayasamín in the lightweight prototypes category as the best of the day.
The day was completed with a 338-kilometer special section between Ha’il and Al-Qaisumah. “The special has been developed 90% in sand, of which a third corresponded to dune ridges that have shortened the distances between the riders ”, the organization highlighted.
Guayasamín, who runs in the team that bears the same name, was eighth, 29 minutes 10 seconds behind Belgian Guillaume de Mevius (Red Bull Off-Road Team USA), who completed the track in 4 hours 2 minutes 24 seconds.
“Stage 2 passed …! I stepped on it and thinking about my whole country”, The capital from the capital posted on his social networks.
“Yesterday (Sunday) was a difficult day for all the teams, We lost a lot of time, but today we went out to recover, we got good results. We are happy about this, which is just beginning ”, said the Ecuadorian pilot.
In the general ranking, Guayasamín, who runs with the Argentine Ricardo Torlaschi as his navigator, is located in twelfth place, 2 hours 15 minutes 34 seconds behind the Chilean Francisco López (EKS – South Racing).
Three other Ecuadorian pilots compete in the Dakar, on motorcycles. This Monday, the best location was Mauricio Cueva (Xraids Experience) ranked 120, while Juan Carlos Puga arrived in box 129 and Juan Jose Puga at 130, these riders as part of the Puga Team. In this category, the winner of the stage was the Spanish Joan Barreda (Monster Energy Honda).
This modality is dominated by the British Sam Sunderland (GasGas Factory Racing) with a cumulative time of 8 hours 31 minutes 19 seconds, with Cueva in 14th place, Carlos Puga in 128 and his son, José, in 129.
In autos, Frenchman Sébastien Loeb (Bahrain Raid Extreme) won the stage this Monday, but despite his 3 minutes 28 seconds advantage over Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah (Toyota), he failed to snatch first place in the general classification, which is ahead of Al-Attiyah 9 minutes 16 seconds apart.
“The road was good and visible, in the end it became a special of the World Rally Championship between two riders of the category. I have managed to gain time little by little, undoubtedly helped by the fact that I opened the track ”, declared the Frenchman on arrival.
The third stage It will be run this Tuesday, with 381 kilometers of connection and a 255 kilometer special in Al-Qaisumah. (D)
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