Press releases

4 Jan 2017

Belarus’ Sergei Vyazovich places fourth in 2017 Dakar Stage 2

MINSK, 4 January (BelTA) – Belarusian truck driver Sergei Vyazovich crossed the finishing line of the second leg of the 2017 Dakar Rally in 4^th position, BelTA learned from Belarusian mobile carrier velcom, a technical partner of the MAZ-SPORTavto team.

Sergei Vyazovich overtook last year’s winner Gerard de Rooy, a Dutch truck racer who came in fifth. The Belarusian driver clocked 2h40m, some three minutes off the stage winner, Dutch racer Martin van den Brink. Sergei Vyazovich now sits in 6^th place overall in the truck category.

Alexei Vishnevsky finished Dakar Stage 2 in 18^th clocking some 2h52m on the special, 20 minutes off Martin van den Brink. After the second leg of the rally, the young Belarusian racer is 21^st in the overall standings.

Alexander Vasilevsky came in 23^rd. He cleared the stage in 2h55m losing some 18 minutes to the stage winner. The Belarusian pilot currently sits in 22^nd overall.

The third stage of the Dakar Rally will take the racers from San Miguel de Tucuman to San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina. A long liaison section will be followed by a 199km mountainous special stage. The trucks will reach nearly 5,000 meters above sea level, cross rivers, and face many other challenges.