Seth Quintero Awarded Dakar Rally Stage Win After Assisting Rival

The American driver was credited with time for helping Laia Sanz after her crash, overtaking Guerlain Chicherit in the standings.

Seth Quintero was promoted to first place in the Dakar Rally's opening stage after helping Laia Sanz, who crashed during the race.
Quintero received a 95-second time credit for his assistance, moving him ahead of Guerlain Chicherit, who initially finished first.
Chicherit, driving a Mini, finished 50 seconds behind Quintero but adopted a strategy to avoid leading the challenging 48-hour stage starting Sunday.
Top contenders, including Sébastien Loeb and Nasser Al-Attiyah, deliberately slowed to secure better starting positions for the next stage.
In the motorbike category, Daniel Sanders of Australia dominated, finishing over two minutes ahead of defending champion Ricky Brabec.