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TOYOTA CREWS DUKE IT OUT ON PENULTIMATE DAKAR STAGE

Itumeleng Garebatshabe
Last updated: January 17, 2025 10:41
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  • Yazeed Al Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk 3rd on Stage 11
  • Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings 5th on Stage 11
  • Al Rajhi leads by 6min 11sec overall with 61km to go

The penultimate stage of Dakar 2025 saw an all-Toyota showdown near Shubaytah, in Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings (#211) in their GR Hilux EVO started the day as overall rally leaders, but their road position counted against them during the 275km long 11th Stage. They drove at a fast pace, but quickly caught up with the cars at the front, putting them at a clear disadvantage.

This opened the door for Yazeed Al Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk in their privately entered Toyota Hilux to pounce. The Saudi driver and his German co-driver set the third-fastest time on the day, besting Lategan/Cummings by 8min 38sec. This was enough to give them the outright lead by 6min 11sec, with just the final, short stage of 61km to go.

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Behind the leaders, it was Lucas Moraes and Armand Monleon (#203) who went second-fastest of the TGR crews. They had the tough task of opening the stage, which consisted of a sea of dunes. This was a daunting task, but the Brazilian driver saw it as a learning opportunity, and was pleased to remain the leading car throughout the day – testimony to their speed and navigation skills. Moraes/Monleon lost 35min 48sec to the stage winners, and are now in 15th place overall.

Saood Variawa and Francois Cazalet (#218) struggled with the all-dune stage. They started strong, but got stuck twice during the stage, and Variawa was also plagued by motion sickness, which is a common occurrence in long dune stages. The young driver had to stop the car in order to recover, but lost 36min 45sec on the day. Variawa/Cazalet are well down in the overall standings, more than 9 hours adrift, following a disastrous second stage.

There was frustration for TGR’s Seth Quintero and Dennis Zenz (#204). The pair had a problem with one of the dampers on their car, and were forced to stop for repairs. A hydraulic line feeding one of the car’s onboard jacks failed, costing the crew significant time with their repairs. They lost 47min 14sec on the stage, but remain in the Top 10 overall – 2hr 19min 47sec behind the leaders.

The final stage of Dakar 2025 will take place tomorrow, bringing the 12-stage event to a close at the bivouac in Shubaytah. The stage starts with a liaison of 70km, before a 61km-long timed section will bring the competitors back to bivouac, where the podium celebrations will take place. Competitors are set to start the stage in multiple waves of four cars, which should set the scene for a spectacular finish among the dunes of Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter.

QUOTES:

Henk Lategan: “That was about the best we could do. Here and there, we could push a little bit more and take a bit more risk. But the car’s in one piece and we didn’t miss any waypoints. It’s been a very good day for us, and it’s been an awesome race. I think our road position just counted against us a little bit today. So yeah, we couldn’t have finished much quicker. A good day in general.”

Lucas Moraes: “Insane, insane to open… 280km, completely virgin dunes, really tough. We got stuck twice and had to stop for maybe four minutes each, but it’s a great experience for us. That was the goal for this stage and we still managed to finish in first place on the road.”

Saood Variawa: “Today was quite hectic. I think we overtook a few cars at the start, then we got stuck. That took us quite a while and then we got stuck again right here at the end. And throughout the stage, I’ve been feeling sick. So, not really my best result at all. But we learned a lot, especially how to dig ourselves out. We have one more stage tomorrow, and we’ll see how it goes.”

Seth Quintero: “A pretty miserable day to be honest. I ended up losing a rear damper and pulled over to fix that. I tried to use the jacks and burst the hydraulic lines. And we sat there for quite a while, so that was the end of our top ten. We spent the last week trying to get back into the top ten and we were fighting for seventh. And then to have something like a hydraulic line take us out like that, is annoying.”

Dakar Rally 2025 – Stage 11 Results

1.#226M. Ekström / E. Bergkvist(Ford M-Sport)4hour 19min 27sec
2.#200N. Al-Attiyah / E. Boulanger(The Dacia Sandriders)+00:41
3.#201Y. Al Rajhi / T. Gottscalk(Overdrive Racing)+01:45
4.#228M. Guthrie / K. Walch(Ford M-Sport)+09:33
5.#211H. Lategan / B. Cummings(Toyota GAZOO Racing)+09:20
6.#240J. Ferreira / F. Palmeirp(X-Raid Mini JCW Team)+11:36
7.#210R. Baciuska / O. Mena(Overdrive Racing)+11:54
8.#209M. Serradori / L. Minaudier(Century Racing Factory Team)+13:09
9.#405S. Price / S. Berriman(CAN-AM Factory Team)+15:39
10.#304P.Navarro / L. Sisterna Herrera(Team BBR)+17:51
17.#203L. Moraes / A. Monleon(Toyota GAZOO Racing)+35:48
19.#218S. Variawa / F. Cazalet(Toyota GAZOO Racing)+36:45
22.#204S. Quintero / D. Zenz(Toyota GAZOO Racing)+47:14

Dakar Rally 2025 – Standings after Stage 11

1.#201Y. Al Rajhi / T. Gottscalk(Overdrive Racing)51hour 53min 36sec
2.#211H. Lategan / B. Cummings(Toyota GAZOO Racing)+06:11
3.#226M. Ekström / E. Bergkvist(Ford M-Sport)+22:34
4.#200N. Al-Attiyah / E. Boulanger(The Dacia Sandriders)+26:50
5.#228M. Guthrie / K. Walch(Ford M-Sport)+59:26
6.#209M. Serradori / L. Minaudier(Century Racing Factory Team)+01:10:08
7.#216J. Yacopini / D. Oliveras(Overdrive Racing)+01:58:13
8.#240J. Ferreira / F. Palmeirp(X-Raid Mini JCW Team)+02:15:59
9.#204S. Quintero / D. Zenz(Toyota GAZOO Racing)+02:19:47
10.#214B. Baragwanath / L. Cremer(Century Racing Factory Team)+02:53:26
13.#203L. Moraes / A. Monleon(Toyota GAZOO Racing)+05:27:55
21.#218S. Variawa / F. Cazalet(Toyota GAZOO Racing)+09:29:38
TAGGED:Brett CummingsDakar 2025Henk LateganSaudi ArabiaTimo GottschalkTOYOTA GAZOO RacingYazeed Al Rajhi

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