Auto-motorsport·Motorautosport·12 jan 2025

Dakar 2025 // Stage 7: Navigational challenges and pitfalls

Today’s stage around Al Duwadimi was particularly tricky, especially for the vehicles starting at the front. The motorcycles were on a separate route, leaving no tracks for the car crews to follow. Additionally, an error in the roadbook caused confusion and chaos. Denis Krotov and Konstantin Zhiltsov finished stage 7 in their MINI JCW Rally 3.0i in 12 th place. Guillaume de Mévius and Mathieu Baumel reached 14 th place in the same vehicle. The father-daughter duo Lionel and Lucie Baud finished 27 th in their MINI JCW Rally 3.0d, followed by Vladas Jurkevicius and Aisvydas Paliukenas (MINI JCW Rally 3.0i) in 29 th , and João Ferreira and Filipe Palmeiro (MINI JCW Rally 3.0d) in 31 st .