Overview
- Takale topped Dakar Classic Group H3 in the Prologue driving Car No. 722, a Toyota HDJ 100.
- The opener covered 96 km in total, with a 22 km Special Stage and a 74 km Liaison.
- He is listed 35th overall in the Cars category, with the Prologue setting the starting order rather than overall standings.
- Spain’s Jose Sole and Sergio Cerezo finished second in a Mitsubishi Montero, and Raul Ortiz took third in a Toyota RAV4.
- Competing in his second Dakar, Takale will lead the field into a navigation-heavy 305 km Stage 1 loop from Yanbu to Yanbu.