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TOKYO, Jan 17, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing's Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel brought their GR DKR Hilux T1+ home safely on the final stage of the 2022 Dakar Rally to win the event overall by 27min 46sec. This is the Qatari driver's second victory for the team, having previously won the event in 2019. At the same time, Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings won the closing stage of the rally, beating the opposition by 49sec.
For Nasser and Mathieu, the final stage presented few real problems, despite challenging navigation. The pair had taken the lead in the rally during the opening stage of the event, and were never in danger of relinquishing that position. They won the prologue for the 2022 edition of the rally on January 1st, and powered to two more stage wins on their way to overall victory.
This victory is significant for Nasser, as he has expressed the hope to win in the Arab world since the Dakar first moved to Saudi Arabia in 2020. He came agonisingly close in both 2020 and 2021, before securing his first win in Saudi Arabia in 2022. At the same time, the victory means a lot to the team who developed the new GR DKR Hilux T1+, which features larger wheels and tyres, more wheel travel, and the 3.5 litre twin-turbo V6 engine that also powers the new Toyota Land Cruiser GR Sport. Winning the race with a new car is testament of the team's ability to continuously push the limits of engineering, and build ever-better cars.
The final stage was also a redemption for Henk and Brett, who sacrificed their own chances of a stage win when they selflessly waited for their leading teammates to pass them in Stage 11, in order to lend support if needed. But the pair decided to attack on Stage 12, despite starting the timed section well down the order. They brought their Hilux home in 1hr 35min 19sec, besting the competition despite having to stop mid-stage in order to change a punctured tyre.
For Giniel de Villiers and co-driver Dennis Murphy, the 2022 edition of the world's toughest cross-country race brought many highs and lows. However, it was a broken oil pipe that put paid to their podium aspirations mid-race. Despite this, the South Africans soldiered on, winning one stage outright, and deservedly attaining a place in the Top 5. Their time in the closing stage was 5min 30sec behind that posted by Henk and Brett, but it was enough to secure 5th place in the overall standings.
Dakar 2022 saw Shameer Variawa and co-driver Danie Stassen cement their in-car relationship, as they powered through some early-race jitters and bad luck, to record multiple solid stage results. By the time they completed the final stage, mid-way between the cities of Bisha and Jeddah, the pair had moved into 15th place overall. This was Shameer's second Dakar finish, and a maiden finish for his co-driver.
Dakar 2022 was the 44th edition of the iconic event, which first took place in January 1978. The event took place in northern Africa until 2007, with the 2008 event cancelled due to a terrorist threat. The rally moved to South America in 2009, where it enjoyed a decade of spectacular scenery and tough terrain. In 2020, the first Saudi Arabian edition of the event took place, with the 2022 edition covering 4,261km of competitive stages.
QUOTES:
Glyn Hall, Team Principal: "What an epic victory for Nasser and Mathieu, and the entire team. To come to Dakar and win with our new GR DKR Hilux T1+ first time out is amazing. I'd like to dedicate this win to the memory of Dr. Johan van Zyl, who was a visionary leader and consistent supporter of the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Dakar project over many years. We are extremely proud of what we achieved here this year, and I know the Doc would have been too."
Nasser Al-Attiyah: "Such an amazing feeling to win Dakar! We lead right from the beginning, and managed to control the pace throughout the race, making it an amazing win. I'd like to thank TOYOTA GAZOO Racing and all our sponsors for the support. I'd also like to thank our Team Principal and Technical Manager, Glyn Hall, for building this fantastic new Hilux T1+. It was an amazing Dakar and I am extremely happy."
Giniel de Villiers: "Yes, the last stage was actually very stressful, with many difficult navigation spots. Stephane (Peterhansel) caught up with us at one point, just as we found the way. Lucky for him, but we had to turn around a few times to find the route. So, complicated navigation even on the last stage. In the end, we finished in 5th overall, and while I'm a little disappointed not to be on the podium, I am really glad for Nasser and Mathieu. The car was really good, and the team did a great job preparing the car, and I'm really happy to be here at the end."
Henk Lategan: "We've really had the full Dakar experience. The highest highs, winning a stage early on, to the lowest of lows, sitting until after dark in the desert. We were a little down last night, after the troubles we had in Stage 11, but this morning we woke up and just decided to give it a go in the last stage. We had to overtake quite a lot of cars, and unfortunately, we got a puncture at one point. We thought that was the end of our chances for a second stage win, but we carried on pushing really hard to the end, and we pulled off one last stage win."
Shameer Variawa: "It's great to be here, as we had a bit of nerves at the start of the stage. But we made it to the end, and I'm happy to complete my second Dakar; Danie's first. I'm totally ecstatic, and we'll be back next year."
Stage 12 Results: 1. Lategan (ZAF) / Cummings (ZAF) TOYOTA GAZOO Racing 1hr 35min 19sec 2. Peterhansel (FRA) / Noulanger (FRA) Team Audi Sport +49sec 3. Baragwanath (ZAF) / Cremer (ZAF) Century Racing +1min 51sec 4. Loeb (FRA) / Lurquin (BEL) Bahrain Raid Xtreme +2min 20sec 5. Zala (LTU) / Fiuza (PRT) Teltonika Racing +3min 25sec 12. De Villiers (ZAF) / Murphy (ZAF) TOYOTA GAZOO Racing +5min 30sec 19. Al-Attiyah (QAT) / Baumel (AND) TOYOTA GAZOO Racing +7min 53sec 31. Variawa (ZAF) / Stassen (ZAF) TOYOTA GAZOO Racing +11min 50sec
Rankings after Stage 12: 1. Al-Attiyah (QAT) / Baumel (AND) TOYOTA GAZOO Racing 38hr 33min 3sec 2. Loeb (FRA) / Lurquin (BEL) Bahrain Raid Xtreme +27min 46sec 3. Al Rajhi (SAU) / Orr (GBR) Overdrive Toyota +1hr 1min 13sec 4. Terranova (ARG) / Carreras (ESP) Bahrain Raid Xtreme +1hr 27min 23sec 5. De Villiers (ZAF) / Murphy (ZAF) TOYOTA GAZOO Racing +1hr 41min 48sec 15. Variawa (ZAF) / Stassen (ZAF) TOYOTA GAZOO Racing +3hr 55min 33sec 31. Lategan (ZAF) / Cummings (ZAF) TOYOTA GAZOO Racing +11hr 51min 21sec
Copyright 2022 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.comTOYOTA GAZOO Racing's Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel brought their GR DKR Hilux T1+ home safely on the final stage of the 2022 Dakar Rally to win the event overall by 27min 46sec.
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BES tokens function as in-game currency, and are necessary for users to purchase points for gifting to eSports players within Libes, and at the same time serve as voting rights for the platform.
CAPEX is a Mongolian cryptocurrency exchange approved and used by the world's leading financial institutions, and is attracting global attention for its accelerated growth, including the ability to withdraw funds to banks in Mongolia.
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The view of BES tokens trading at CAPEX
Libes is a revolutionary project that will solve the various problems of eSports, and is a platform that will bring new developments to the rapidly growing field of eSports. Libes is a platform that will bring new developments to the fast-growing field of eSports. It will take on the challenge of solving the problems that eSports has faced up to now, and create a new form of entertainment for both players and users.
Since eSports is an emerging field, there are still many issues to be solved in terms of the environment surrounding players and attracting new fans, etc. In particular, for most professional players, the main way to earn income is to achieve excellent results in tournaments and earn prize money, or to find sponsors and raise funds.However, with the exception of a few, most of the players will be eliminated unless there are a large number of tournaments or sponsors are found. If the number of players does not increase, the development of the industry will also slow down, and the creation of an ecosystem is a challenge for the development of the industry as a whole.Libes is a revolutionary project that was launched to look at these issues and seek solutions through various initiatives.
Realizing a new platform for players and users to build together
Libes will implement a variety of features for players to conduct economic activities, such as 0% commission for receiving gifting, return of commission for predicting wins and losses, and return of commission for selling NFTs.By using these functions, players will be able to engage in economic activities never before possible. In addition, the environment for fans to support players in e-sports is not yet fully developed, but with functions such as gifting, fans will be able to directly support players.
The role of BES tokens
BES tokens have voting rights as Libes governance tokens, and can also be used as prizes for e-sports tournaments and to purchase points within Libes.This also allows non-capitalist e-sports players to acquire BES tokens to govern Libes.Libes will be a platform that connects eSports players and users around the world, and BES tokens will play a role in supporting Libes.
In addition, Libes plans to open the “Libes NFT Store,” where events from eSports tournaments and the rights to play games together will be converted to NFT, allowing players to earn a commission and users to own the famous scenes and rights as their own assets.
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Gifting
Gifting is the act of viewers and fans giving social tipping online for content that is published on the Internet.Gifting is becoming increasingly popular as a way to directly support the players and gain a sense of unity.As events become more difficult to organize, and online events are on the rise, the business world is starting to pay attention to gifting.
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