Summary of stages and during of the race

Stage 1: Rosario - San Luis
Sunday, January 5
The connecting section: 629 km
The special stage: 180 km
The Queen 69 cut a dash right in the first stage. In the 180 km long measured section rode Ales Loprais as he could and he was in the finish on the second place only 10 seconds after Mardejev from Kamaz. An awesome start to the Dakar.

Stage 2: San Luis - San Rafael
Monday, January 6
The connecting section (trucks): 365 km
The special stage (trucks): 400 km
Ales Loprais held the top position in the second stage, in which trucks made a loop around the Sierra Nevada, until the first technical problems arrived. The 4x4 dust was gone, moreover had the crew to go a lot of kilometres without the windscreen. It was the first half-hour loss to fastest in the finish.

Stage 3: San Rafael - San Juan
Tuesday, January 7
The connecting section (trucks): 295 km
The special stage (trucks): 301 km
The mechanics did a great job before the stage, in which had the trucks to climb to an altitude of over the three kilometres for four times. The crew of the Queen 69 finished on the third place, in the overall ranking they are on the fifth place.

Stage 4: San Juan - Chilecito
Wednesday, January 8
The connecting section (trucks): 211 km
The special stage (trucks): 657 km
The longest special stage of this Dakar measured 657 km. Ales Loprais rode as he could, but he had to go without the 4x4 dust again. It was the main cause of further loss of more than twenty minutes in the finish. The attack on to podium has changed to struggle for survival. Another glitches appeared during the stage - oil leak from the oil pan.

Stage 5: Chilecito - Tucuman
Thursday, January 9
The connecting section: 384 km
The special stage: 527 km
More marathon test was divided by a connecting section. Racers were driving in a huge heat, the dunes, sand and stones waited for competitors. Although the crew number 504 tried, they were on the ninth place in the finish with a loss of 42 minutes. Even this would be called a success because this stage sift field of participants.

Stage 6: Tucuman - Salta
Friday, January 10
The connecting section (trucks): 394 km
The special stage (trucks): 156 km
Truckers could rest in comparison to other participants, their special stage measured "only" 156 km. And it was a very fast race on the track. Ales Loprais brought the Queen on his 34th birthday to the finish on the 9th place with the loss of four minutes and three seconds. In the overall ranking was Ales Loprais originally on the seventh place, but after the additional hourly penalty of Sibalov, he moved to the sixth place.

The rest day: Salta
Saturday, January 11

Stage 7: Salta - Salta (only cars and trucks)
Sunday, January 12
The connecting section: 230 km
The special stage: 525 km
The 525 km long loop were fast sections, stones, sand and even salt plains, the whole special stage was at a height of 3,5 km above sea level, twice had the crew to climb to a height of over four kilometres. The Queen 69 finished the race on the fifth place with a loss of 10 minutes and 23 seconds. The team has again started to approach the medal positions.

Stage 8: Salta - Calama (only cars and trucks)
Monday, January 13
The connecting section: 510 km
The special stage: 302 km
Crossing the Andes, steep climbs and steep descents waited for the racers. 302 km long special stage showed the potential of the Queen 69 and the team was in the finish on the fourth place. The crew was actually lucky because last 10 km went the Queen 69 with the pierced cooler.

Stage 9: Calama - Iquique
Tuesday, January 14
The connecting section: 29 km
The special stage: 422 km
422 km long special stage in the desert of Atacama showed the superiority of the Russian Kamaz. Ales Loprais lost 40 minutes to the winning Karginov.

Stage 10: Iquique - Antofagasta
Wednesday, January 15
The connecting section: 58 km
The special stage: 631 km
Finally all fit as it should. The mechanics find the optimum damper settings and it was shown in the results! Ales Loprais with the Queen 69 was the fastest on the track! Joy was supported by the jump to the fourth place in the overall ranking, which gave a hope to fight for the overall podium.

Stage 11: Antofagasta - El Salvador
Thursday, January 16
The connecting section: 144 km
The special stage: 605 km
After the victory had Ales Loprais to spend the miseries of chattering teeth and wounds to the spine, because the cabin of the Queen 69 has broken. The crew was in the finish on the fourth place with a loss of 22 minutes.

Stage 12: El Salvador - La Serena
Friday, January 17
The connecting section: 349 km
The special stage: 350 km
The penultimate stage, which was perhaps the last chance to do something with results was a big disappointment for the team. Cracked compressor hose took any chance of a shift among the three best teams in the truck category because Ales Loprais arrived to the finish with a loss of nearly three hours. In the overall ranking it meant unfortunately slump from the fourth to the sixth place.

Stage 13: La Serena - Valparaiso
Saturday, January 18
The connecting section: 378 km
The special stage: 157 km
The official ceremony - Plaza Sotamayor Valparaiso
Although Ales Loprais started to the final stage between the last trucks and he had to avoid the slower opponents, he could get the fastest time and it brought the second gold stage! In the last stage the team proved that there are fighters who do not give up and they can beat the toughest competition in the world. Finally it was the sixth place for Ales Loprais and his crew. The entering the podium during the ceremony was so peppered with the gold and a good end of our journey of the Dakar.

Thanks from the InstaForex Loprais Team belong to all journalists and media that informed about us during this year's race and brought news about our journey and a huge effort.

Thanks belong to the families, friends, fans and partners who shared the adventure with us and expressed us not only confidence but also such a great support!

We are looking forward to the adrenaline journey with the Queen 69, Princess 69 and our InstaForex Loprais Team... We go on!