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Iveco makes Dakar podium
Iveco puts in a strong showing at the recently concluded Dakar RallyThe Dakar Rally has been run and won, with Iveco coming home in third and fourth position behind the dominant Russian teams of race winner, Eduard Nikolaev (Kamaz), and runner up, Dmitry Sotnikov (Kamaz).
After 9000 kilometres of South America's toughest terrain, the Iveco Powerstar of Dutchman Gerard de Rooy crossed the line just 41 minutes 19 seconds adrift of Nikolaev, after 12 days of intense competition.
De Rooy claimed two stage wins in this year's event, which he now adds to overall wins in 2016 and 2012.
Finishing fourth was the Iveco Powerstar of Argentinian Federico Villagra, who came home 20 minutes behind De Rooy.
In total, six Iveco trucks entered and completed the 2017 Dakar.
Iveco Australia Marketing Manager, Darren Swenson, says the effort underlines Iveco's prowess when it comes to building strong, capable vehicles, and especially off-road models.
"Local buyers have a lot of choice from Iveco when it comes to off-road vehicles, with many models available across the light, medium and heavy-duty weight classes," he said.
"Beginning with the new car licence Daily 4x4 (optional light truck 5.5t GVM also available), the range then moves to the Eurocargo 4x4 as successfully used by Daryl Beattie Adventures and a growing number of emergency service organisations.
"For heavier-duty applications up to 33t GVM, there's the Trakker 4x4 and 6x6 range, which is increasingly being put to work in mining and exploration applications. And in the even heavier weight classes up to 48t GVM, we have the Astra 6x6 and 8x8 variants, which are taking on roles in off-road tipper work, drilling, exploration and similar.
"Iveco is gaining a very solid reputation in demanding off-road racing such as Dakar, and increasingly this is leading to improved sales across the range and a growing list of satisfied local customers."
Dakar 2017 – overall standings
1. Eduard Nikolaev (Kamaz), 27h 58m 24s
2. Dmitry Sotnikov (Kamaz), +18m 58s
3. Gerard de Rooy (Iveco), +41m 19s
4. Federico Villagra (Iveco), +1h 00m 04s
5. Airat Mardeev (Kamaz), +2h 26m 50s
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