Dakar’s Favorites Were Watching Each Other. Who Were They Missing? | Jutta Kleinschmidt

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In 2001, Jutta Kleinschmidt was not the driver expected to emerge from Dakar’s battle between Hiroshi Masuoka and Jean-Louis Schlesser. But after Masuoka damaged his Mitsubishi trying to pass and Schlesser received a one-hour penalty following a controversial early start, Kleinschmidt found herself leading with just one short stage left.

With only two minutes and 55 seconds separating her from Masuoka after thousands of kilometres, victory was far from secure. This video follows the dramatic penultimate day and the final challenge that put Jutta Kleinschmidt at the center of one of the Dakar Rally’s most memorable finishes.

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