On January 8, the competition for the fourth stage of the 2020 Dakar Rally began, starting from Niem to Al Ula. The total length of the SS4 stage is 676 kilometers, of which the special stage is increased to 453 kilometers. The road conditions cover 23% sandy land, 45% dirt road, 18% asphalt road, and 14% gravel road. The route passes through the Nabatean Temple, and the scenery is very magnificent.
After going through the cruel test of three stages, the No. 302 Peterhansel car team of the car group won the SS4 stage championship with a time of 4 hours, 4 minutes and 34 seconds. In terms of results, he jumped to the third place in the game, 11 minutes and 42 seconds behind his teammate Sainz, and within 9 points of the second place Attia.
The No. 322 Geely Automobile Shell Lubricant Team Han Wei/Liao Min, which started at 27th place, continued to set new check-in results, and finally finished the race in 9th place with a time of 4 hours, 23 minutes and 32 seconds, and the total score jumped to 16th overall. Hard Tiger Legion No. 362 car group Jin Jianyun ranked 22nd in the car group, No. 379 Longxingtianxia Zhong Lei/Chen Feng car group ranked 36th, No. 363 Ruan Quan took the 37th place, and No. 340 Li Aidong And the No. 373 Zhao Yuqiao team ranked 52nd and 54th in the group.
In the first three stages, the results of the Han Wei/Liao Min car team hovered around the 20th place. For them, the days are not easy these days. The stage full of sharp gravel and heavy trucks pinching front and rear restrict their hearts of wanting to run at extreme speed, but they clearly understand that the key to winning Dakar lies in a ” If they can play their due level at the right time, they will be one step closer to victory. Today’s SS4 stage gave them a chance to show their talents.
In the motorcycle category, Mozha Honda took the initiative. JI. CORNEJO FLORIMO of No. 17 and K. BENAVIDES of No. 07 won the 1st and 2nd places respectively, and R. BRANCH of the KTM team won the 3rd place. In terms of overall results, R. BRABEC, K. BENAVIDES, and JI. CORNEJO FLORIMO of the Honda team took the top three seats, and the defending champion Price of the KTM team ranked fourth.
For the Chinese Legion, No. 134 Zacker still ranked 53rd in the group, Zhang Min of No. 60 car got 55th, and Zhao Hongyi of No. 84 car ranked 66th in the group.
Generally speaking, after the first three stages, the SS4 stage can be regarded as truly entering the Dakar mode. With a ninth-place finish, tomorrow we won’t have to wade through truck smoke to really start enjoying the race.
The SS5 stage will be from Al Ula to Haier. The total length of the stage is 564 kilometers, including 353 kilometers of special stages. Most of this stage is covered by sand.
