Just goes to show how much I know about Dakar… at the end of day one and we have a BMW in the lead! My money is still on Sainz though….

Results after Day One:

Pos Driver Make Time 1.  Al Attiyah          BMW             2:36:15 2.  Sainz               Volkswagen      +  2:17 3.  De Villiers         Volkswagen      +  2:40 4.  Miller              Volkswagen      +  4:21 5.  Alphand             Mitsubishi      +  4:44 6.  Peterhansel         Mitsubishi      +  4:54 7.  Terranova           BMW             +  5:09 8.  Roma                Mitsubishi      +  5:11 9.  Holowczyc           Nissan          +  7:4410.  Van Merksteijn      BMW             + 10:39