Poles win another stage of Dakar Rally

Poland’s Aron Domżała and his pilot Maciej Marton won Sunday’s stage in the UTV category of the 44th edition of Dakar Rally, which started in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

Polish driver Jakub Przygonski and German pilot Timo Gottschalk of Mini X-Raid Orlen Team in action during stage 1B of the Rally Dakar 2022 between Ha'il and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Domżała and Marton are now leading the race in their category, ahead of Austin Jones of the US and Brasil’s Gustavo Gugelmin.

Another Polish team of Michał Goczał and Szymon Gospodarczyk is ranked fourth.

Last year’s overall runner-up Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah is leading the race, after winning both the prologue and Sunday’s stage, marking a strong start to his bid for a fourth victory in the event.

Poland’s Jakub Przygoński and his German pilot Timo Gottschalk are currently in the ninth position, losing over 40 minutes to the leader.

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Source: PAP