2022 Baja Aragon: Al-Attiyah win Baja España Aragon

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The 38th edition of the Baja España Aragón Trofeo AVATEL came to an end on Sunday with a 159 km long special stage between Bañón and Teruel.

In the car category, the Qatari driver scored his fifth victory in the Baja España after finishing third in the last special stage, which was won by Yazeed Al-Rajhi. Al-Attiyah, for whom it was the maiden race with his brand new Toyota Hilux, built for the next Dakar Rally, dominated the rally from start to finish, achieving the best time in the two of the three special stages of the weekend. In the final overall classification, he beat Yazeed Al[1]Rajhi by 3’02” and Brazilian Lucas Moraes by 5’25”.

Nasser Al-Attiyah, winner in the car category

“It was a great weekend for us. It wasn’t easy but we didn’t have too many problems and we were able to enjoy the rally. My next race will be Baja Poland, to continue the preparation for the next Dakar Rally.”

The best Spaniard in the overall standings was Daniel Alonso (Ford Ranger), who finished fourth and won the Spanish Cross-Country Rally Championship. The Asturian driver, a newcomer to Baja España, finished 3’09” ahead of Luis Recuenco (Mini) and has become the new leader in the national championship in the T1 category.

In SSV, Joao Días won the category after an intense battle with Dani Sordo. The WRC star started the last stage as leader, but after losing more than three minutes in the stage he finished second in his first Baja España Aragón-Trofeo AVATEL. Cristina Gutiérrez was the winner of the Spanish Trophy for female drivers.

Source: Baja Aragón
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