After a challenging start to the second week of competition, Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa notched up its first stage victory on this years Dakar Rally via Saood Variawa.
Victory at lastHaving finished Sundays sixth stage in second place through Joo Ferreira and Filipe Palmeiro, the 483 km loop to and from Wadi Ad Dawasir fell to reigning national Rally-Raid champions Variawa and French co-driver Francois Cazalet by three seconds from Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings.
With this, the 213 GR Hilux IMT Evo moves up from 15 th to 13 th in the overall rankings.
