Day 8

Car 2 finishes at 23rd overall in great form, and Car 1 comes in at a solid 47th.
January 7: Dakar Rally 2016 crossed the border into Bolivia where teams competed on a 327km SS between Jujuy and Uyuni. The itinerary for the day had contestants travel on a 281km liaison segment starting off from Jujuy in northern Argentina, before crossing the Argentine-Bolivian border. This was followed by a highland SS where the average elevation went as high as 4000m. The road surfaces this day were dramatically diverse, transitioning from piste (unpaved road) weaving around barren hilly areas to wadis (dry riverbeds) and mountain pass crossings. Due to thundershowers, the terrain was dotted with puddles, and the road surfaces in numerous areas were wet and slippery. In the latter half of the day, contestants passed an area at an elevation of 4700m during a mountain pass crossing, the highest point in this year’s rally.