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Dakar 2020 winners predicted by motorsports heroes
The excitement is building in Saudi Arabia, with the 2020 Dakar set to kick off on January 5. Who’s going to win? We get an insight from world-famous racing personalities, who share their predictions.
Picking a winner in a race that has hundreds of competitors, driving and riding in multiple classes, and covering more than 7,500km is no easy task – much like the Dakar itself. Break it down into different categories, however, and it becomes clear that there are several favourites heading into the race.
Carlos Sainz, Nasser Al-Attiyah and Fernando Alonso are all worth a mention when it comes to cars, with the first two sharing multiple Dakar successes between them and the latter is, well, Fernando Alonso.
Meanwhile on two wheels, Sam Sunderland, Toby Price and Matthias Walkner look like pre-event favourites, again taking the lion’s share of podiums over the past few years.
And when it comes to trucks, it’s difficult to look past the incredible Eduard Nikolaev, who’s currently gunning for his fourth consecutive Dakar win.
Motor racing heroes give their predictions
Don’t just take our word for it, though. We’ve been chatting to personalities from across the world of Red Bull, with a wealth of knowledge and experience from global motorsports heroes. Here’s who they reckon will be the winners:
- Bikes – Sam Sunderland
- Cars – Carlos Sainz
- Bikes – Matthias Walkner
- Cars – Nasser Al-Attiyah
- Bikes – Sam Sunderland
- Cars – Carlos Sianz
- Bikes – Toby Price
- Cars – Carlos Sainz
- Bikes – Joan Barreda
- Cars – Carlos Sainz
- Bikes – Sam Sunderland
- Cars – Carlos Sainz
Tony Cairoli
- Bikes – Sam Sunderland
- Cars – Fernando Alonso
Who do you think will win? Make your predictions here.
