India, Jan. 5 -- Paulo Goncalves of the Hero Motorsports Rally Team finished Stage 1 in 12th place while Adrien Metge of the Sherco TVS Rally Factory is 15th. Bengaluru-based CS Santosh had a minor crash but still managed to hold 39th
Dakar 2020 has commenced and Stage 1 has gotten off to an intense yet exciting start. The first surprise of the day was Vaidotas Zala finishing Stage 1 in the lead. The Lithuanian thus became the first driver to win a Dakar stage in a four-wheel drive Mini since Mikko Hirvonen in 2016.
Dakar-legend Nasser Al-Attiyah led a majority of the 319-km opening stage but suffered three punctures towards the end of the stage. Veteran Stephane Peterhansel and Carlos Sainz also lost a few minutes early on, but managed t...