X-raid Yamaha supported Team: Ferreira celebrates about second place on today’s stage

X-raid Yamaha supported Team: Ferreira celebrates about second place on today’s stage

01/04/2023

  • Strong team performance on the fourth stage
  • Ignacio Casale now fifth overall

Joao Ferreira and Filipe Palmeiro were jubilant after the fourth stage. Ferreira, who is contesting his first Dakar, secured a great second place in the daily classification. But his teammates also performed very well on the 425-kilometre stage near Ha’il – all X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype crews finished the day in the top 15, with Ahmed Alkuwari / Manuel Lucchese and Camelia Liparoti / Xavier Blanco finishing tenth and eleventh respectively. Annett Fischer / Annie Seel, Ignacio Casale / Alvaro Leon and Ricardo Porém / Augusto Sanz reached positions 13, 14 and 15.

It is an up and down of emotions for Ferreira in his first Dakar participation. On yesterday’s stage he lost a lot of time: But he didn’t let that get him down and really stepped on the gas today. The reward: second place. The other five X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype side-by-sides showed a united team performance and provided the best team result of the Dakar so far.

Joao Ferreira: “To finish second in the daily standings in my first Dakar is gigantic. And that after yesterday’s problems when we finally arrived at the bivouac at 1:30 am. We pushed hard from the start and were able to keep up the pace throughout the stage. Many thanks to the team for a great job.”

Ahmed Alkuwari: “Today’s stage was physically very demanding. It took quite a toll on us and the vehicle. We felt like we were in a washing machine. Fortunately, unlike many of our competitors, we were able to avoid all the problems. I am happy to be here”

Camelia Liparoti: “Today went very well for us. The X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype is a great car. I was able to master the dunes with it superbly.”

Tomorrow, the second loop around Ha’il is on the agenda. The 373 km long special stage leads the participants into the desert. In addition to lots of sand, they will also encounter camel grass and dunes.

Dakar Rally – result SS4
1. M. Guthrie / K. Walch – Can-Am– 5h 01m 55s
2. J. Ferreira / F. Palmeiro – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 5h 07m 44s
3. G. de Mevius / F. Cazalet – OT3 – 5h 08m 09s
4. A. Jones / G. Gugelmin – Can-Am – 5h 12m 17s
5. S. Navarro / A. Metge – Can-Am – 5h 41m 08s

10. A. Alkuwari / M. Lucchese – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 6h 02m 47s
11. C. Liparoti / X. Blanco – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 6h 02m 47s

13. A. Fischer / A. Seel – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 6h 11m 07s
14. I. Casale / A. Leon – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 6h 15m 15s
15. R. Porém / A. Sanz – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 6h 24m 58s

Overall standings after SS4
1. M. Guthrie / K. Walch – Can-Am – 18h 59m 47s
2. G. de Mevius / F. Cazalet – OT3 – 19h 01m 16s
3. A. Jones / G. Gugelmin – Can-Am – 19h 11m 18s
4. S. Quintero / D. Zenz – Can-Am – 20h 21m 33s
5. C. Gutierrez / P. Moreno – Can-Am – 21h 29m 39s

11. I. Casale / A. Leon – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 22h 29m 31s

15. A. Alkuwari / M. Lucchese – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 23h 48m 25s
16. C. Liparoti / X. Blanco – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 23h 54m 57s

20. R. Porém / A. Sanz – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 24h 54m 41s

22. A. Fischer / A. Seel – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 25h 57m 04s

28+. J. Ferreira / F. Palmeiro – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 59h 13m 17s

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