Awesome Top 15 finish for Laia Sanz and Maurizio Gerini in the Dakar 2024 Rally

Madrid, January 19th, 2024 – The astara Team has completed a new edition of the Dakar Rally, the most demanding motorsport event in the world. After two exhausting weeks, Laia Sanz and Maurizio Gerini have closed a formidable participation at the controls of the astara 02 Concept, becoming one of the references among the two-wheel drive cars and managing to finish within the Top 15 of the general classification of cars.

With just 175 competitive kilometers and a 99-kilometer liaison to the final podium, the twelfth stage of the Dakar presented a much less demanding route than the last few days, allowing the competitors to manage their strength and that of their mechanics to finally reach the final finish line.

For the pair formed by Laia Sanz and Maurizio Gerini, it was a day to enjoy the great work accomplished over the last two weeks, in an edition of the Dakar Rally that has been especially hard on the vehicles of the T1.2 Ultimate category.

Overcoming all the traps on a competitive route with more than 5,000 kilometers divided into 12 stages, the Sanz-Gerini duo managed to finish in the top 15 of the absolute classification while claiming a position on the podium in the two-wheel drive cars. In turn, Laia is the first classified female driver and the second Spanish representative in the overall car classification.

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About astara Team

astara Team is a competitive racing team established in 2021 to participate in the Rally Dakar, aiming to demonstrate that technological excellence and high-level competition can coexist with respect for the environment and diversity. This marks astara Team's third Dakar, entering with two astara 02 Concept vehicles, a 2WD buggy powered by e-fuel.

Laia Sanz-Maurizio Gerini and Patricia Pita-Paolo Boggioni will compete at the highest level, utilizing an efficient and environmentally friendly mobility solution with the goal of winning in their category, T1.2 Ultimate. The Rally Dakar 2024 is taking place for the fifth consecutive year in Saudi Arabia, commencing on January 5th in the ancient city of Al-Ula, heading towards the Empty Quarter, and concluding on January 19th in Yanbu, along the shores of the Red Sea. For more information about astara Team, please visit: www.astarateam.com/