On 15 January, the last stage of 2021 Dakar Rally has finished, and the fighting for all the 15 stages has completed so far. The Frenchman STÉPHANE PETERHANSEL, who has a name of Mr. Dakar won the final champion, and this is the 14 times champion for this 55-year old racer during his Dakar history, 8 champions for car group and 6 for motorbike. Created the history in Dakar.

However, there are also some brave men performed outstanding from China, and the BAIC ORV, which was first time to fight in Dakar Rally, finished their maiden show with their consistent performance. The racing cars of #352、#361 and #343 driven by Team Lu Binglong/Ma Wenke, Team Zhang Guoyu/Sha He and Team Liu Yangui/Pan Hongyu respectively ranked from No.13th to No.15th on the overall ranking. As it to be forecasted, three teams have swept the champion, runner-up and third winner of Dakar Newcomer Award.

BAIC ORV completing Dakar Rally smoothly and awarding the better performance this time is benefit from the abundant experience, which was accumulated from the progress in many top racing events in China, and show the achievements of BAIC’s continuous investment on the off-road vehicles. Attending the Dakar Rally laid the foundation of BAIC ORV challenging themselves to step into world-class racing events, at the same time, winning the three Newcomer Awards under their belt also obtain both fame and gain.

The 2021 Dakar is not an ordinary rally compared with before, nowadays, the pandemic is still raging the whole world, and most big events had to be stopped. The news also used to be released to cancel it this year, but it was still held as scheduled caused by the effort from the organizer’s insist and host country’s investment. It is also regarded as a booster for the global anti-pandemic and we believe we certain could remember this unordinary season in 2021 many years later.