Poland’s Sonik third in Dakar quad comp, Lindner in stage win

Poland’s Rafał Sonik has finished third in the Dakar Rally’s quad class while rookie Arkadiusz Lindner has notched up his first stage win.

Poland's Rafał Sonik shows off his medal following the last stage of the Rally Dakar 2020 in Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia

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Sonik, who is a three-time world champion and winner of the 2015 Dakar rally, finished an hour behind the overall winner, Chile’s Ignacio Casale, and 45 minutes behind France’s Simon Vitse, who came second.

Sonik made it to the podium for the first time since his 2015 win, while another Pole, Kamil Wiśniewski, finished fifth, Polish news website onet.pl reported.

Poland’s Lindner, a “rising star in the quad category,” according to the official Dakar Rally website, claimed his maiden win in the last stage on Friday with over four minutes to spare over Casale.

(jh/pk)

Source: onet.pl