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2002 ARRAS - MADRID - DAKAR
� 10 th stage: Atar – Atar (382 km with special section of 344 km)
No GPS during this special section. On the motorbikes, Cox fittingly celebrated his 39 th birthday by taking the special section.
Among the cars, Kleinschmidt, dominated her team-mates. In the lorries, De Azevedo outstripped Loprais and Tchaguine.
� 11 th stage: Atar – Tidjikja (502 km with special section of 467 km)
The third victory for De Gavardo but Meoni remained comfortably settled as leader. Among the cars, a fourth success for
Masuoka which confirmed once again that he really was the man to beat in this 24 th race. In the Production category,
Delavergne was also still at the head of the category.
� 12 th stage: Tidjikja – Tichit (500 km with special section of 482 km)
Roma profited from this selective stage to close the gap and come up to only a minute behind Meoni overall. Among the cars,
Fontenay won his first success in a stage while Peterhansel had to give up.
� 13 th stage: Tichit – Tichit (422 km special section)
In the absence of GPS, this stage was reserved for the expert navigators. On the motorbikes, Sala was the most cunning. The
leaders were neutralised, very close together as in the great times of Calcio. Among the cars, Masuoka took the special section
and once again emphasised his progress towards the overall lead.
� 14 th stage: Tichit – Kiffa (473 km with special section of 467 km)
Great drama in the rally. Following a navigation error, Roma went off course and realised that he had lost the Paris-Dakar.
Meoni stayed on course and ensured his second consecutive victory at Dakar. Among the cars, Kleinschmidt took the special
section and taking the second place from Shinozuka. In the Production class, Jean-Jacques Ratet lost his place as leader to De
Lavergne’s advantage. In the lorries, Tchaguine gained his seventh success since the start at Arras.
� 15 th stage: Kiffa – Dakar (1011 km with special section of 165)
Status quo at the head overall as the Lac Rose appears on the horizon. On the motorbikes, victory for the Portuguese Villar.
Among the cars, De Mevius, already the winner at Narbonne, confirmed the abilities of his Nissan pick-up.
� 16 th stage: Dakar – Dakar (69 km with special section of 31 km)
At Dakar, De Mevius in his car, Sala on his bike and De Azevedo in his lorry won a prestigious victory beside the Lac Rose.
Overall, through Masuoka, Mitsubishi were able to dominate for the seventh time in their history. On the motorbikes, Meoni took
the double and dominated for the second consecutive time on his KTM. In the lorries, Tchaguine mounted the top step of the
podium. Finally, victory in the Production category went to the De Lavergne/Dubois team.
� Stage victories
SUBSIDIARY
Num Etape Km Vainqueur auto Nat Marque Vainqueur Nat Marqu Vainqueur Nat Marque
moto
e camion
1 Arras-Châteauroux 465 Liaison
2 Châteauroux-Narbonne 598 Gil/Tornaball Esp Seat Quinonero Fra KTM Annulée
3 Narbonne-Madrid 930 De Mevius/Guehennec Bel Nissan Sainct Fra KTM Pattono Ita Mercedes
4 Madrid-Rabat 961 Gil/Tornaball Esp Seat Roma Esp KTM Annulée
5 Rabat-Er Rachidia 534 Masuoka/Maimon Jap Mitsubishi De Gavardo Chi KTM J.De Rooy Hol DAF
6 Er Rachidia-Ouarzazate 576 Peterhansel/Cottret Fra Nissan Arcarons Esp KTM Tchaguine Rus Kamaz
7 Ouarzazate-Tan Tan 793 Masuoka/Maimon Jap Mitsubishi De Gavardo Chi KTM Tchaguine Rus Kamaz
8 Tan Tan-Zouerat 739 Shinozuka/Delli-Zotti Jap Mitsubishi Meoni Ita KTM Tchaguine Rus Kamaz
9 Zouerat-Atar 396 Masuoka/Maimon Jap Mitsubishi Tiainen Fin KTM Tchaguine Rus Kamaz
10 Atar-Atar 404 Kleinschmidt/Schulz All Mitsubishi Cox Afs KTM De Azevedo Bre Tatra
11 Atar-Tidjikdja 502 Masuoka/Maimon Jap Mitsubishi De Gavardo Chi KTM Tchaguine Rus Kamaz
12 Tidjikdja-Tichit 538 Fontenay/Picard Fra Mitsubishi Cox Afs KTM Tchaguine Rus Kamaz
13 Tichit-Tichit 450 Masuoka/Maimon Jap Mitsubishi Sala Ita KTM Loprais Tch Tatra
14 Tichit-Kiffa 461 Kleinschmidt/Schulz All Mitsubishi Meoni Ita KTM Tchaguine Rus Kamaz
15 Kiffa-Dakar 1011 De Mevius/Guehennec Bel Nissan Villar Por KTM De Azevedo Bre Tatra
16 Dakar-Dakar 69 De Mevius/Guehennec Bel Nissan Sala Ita KTM De Azevedo Bre Tatra