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Duust Rally Team’s Konrad Dabrowski in action in the north-western Saudi city of Ha’il during stage one.
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Portuguese biker Rui Goncalves powers his Sherco during Stage 1B, also held in and around Ha’il.
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Frenchmen Ronan Chabot and copilot Gilles Pillot, in Toyota’s Overdrive team, churn up the sand during stage 1B.
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Driver Sebastian Halpern and copilot Bernardo Graue, both of Argentina, kick up dust for the X-Raid team in a Mini John Cooper Works Rally buggy.
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Spectators watch Spaniards Carlos Sainz and copilot Lucas Cruz of Team Audi Sport.
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Mini’s driver Yasir Seaidan of Saudi Arabia and co-driver Alexey Kuzmich of Russia compete.
Updated: January 02, 2022, 2:00 PM