Having experienced a day hampered by punctures, Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa completed the second part of the marathon stage of this years Dakar Rally with all three of its GR Hilux IMT Evos reaching the bivouac in Hail on Thursday 8 January.
Day of mixed fortunesRan over 414 km, the fifth stage saw Portuguese crew Joo Ferreira and Filipe Palmeiro finish the highest of the three-car entries in seventh place, lifting them from 17 th to 14 th in the overall standings.
Today the stage was super fast and very tricky for navigation. But we had no punctures today, so it was the cleanest run weve had so far, Ferreira said.
