Dakar: Jose Ignacio Cornejo wins stage 7
After yesterday's rest day, it was all hands on deck again in the Dakar Rally. The Chilean Cornejo (Honda) won the stage between Riyadh and Al Dawadimi. Adrien Van Beveren becomes the new leader while Daniel Sanders crashed and had to give up.
Cornejo was slightly faster than Kevin Benavides throughout the entire test. It was a difficult journey in terms of navigation for Sam Sunderland and Matthias Walkner. They lost a lot of time in the general classification. Frenchman Adrien Van Beveren finished tenth today, but that was enough to take over the lead in the rankings.
Jérôme Martiny was also the fastest Belgian today, you crossed the line in 41stth. Mikael Despontin and Mathieu Liebaert also continue to achieve solid results. They finished 64th respectivelyth in 69. th. The Dutchman Wiljan van Wikselaar turned 44th, his compatriot Mirjam Pol turned 60th. Van Beveren is the new leader with a 5-minute lead over Walkner and Benavides. You can get all the results read here.
Tomorrow the pilots from Al Dawadimi will drive to Wadi Ad-Dawasir. The long stage is one with a lot of dunes, especially in the first 200 km. Many riders will arrive at the bivouac in the dark.
Stage 7 Riyadh – Al Dawadimi
1 | 011 – JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO (CHL) | HONDA CRF450 RALLY | 3h28m46s | + 00: 00: 00 | –:–:– |
2 | 001 – KEVIN BENAVIDES (ARG) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 3h29m30s | + 00: 00: 44 | –:–:– |
3 | 088 – JOAN BARREDA BORT (ESP) | HONDA CRF450 RALLY | 3h31m37s | + 00: 02: 51 | –:–:– |
4 | 077 – LUCIANO BENAVIDES (ARG) | HUSQVARNA 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 3h36m36s | + 00: 07: 50 | –:–:– |
5 | 015 – LORENZO SANTOLINO (ESP) | SHERCO FACTORY 450 SEF RALLY | 3h37m15s | + 00: 08: 29 | –:–:– |
6 | 027 – JOAQUIM RODRIGUES (PRT) | HERO 450 RALLY | 3h37m43s | + 00: 08: 57 | –:–:– |
7 | 002 – RICKY BRABEC (USA) | HONDA CRF450 RALLY | 3h38m35s | + 00: 09: 49 | –:–:– |
8 | 029 – ANDREW SHORT (USA) | YAMAHA WR450F RALLY | 3h39m01s | + 00: 10: 15 | –:–:– |
9 | 018 – TOBY PRICE (AUS) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 3h39m23s | + 00: 10: 37 | –:–:– |
10 | 042 – ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN (FRA) | YAMAHA WR450F | 3h41m20s | + 00: 12: 34 | –:–:– |
41 | 056 – JEROME MARTINY (WHITE) | HUSQVARNA 450 RALLY | 4h10m15s | + 00: 41: 29 | –:–:– |
44 | 095 – WILJAN VAN WIKSELAAR (NLD) | KTM 450 EXC | 4h11m20s | + 00: 42: 34 | –:–:– |
60 | 040 – MIRJAM POL (NLD) | HUSQVARNA FR 450 RALLY | 4h29m57s | + 01: 01: 11 | –:–:– |
65 | 058 – MIKAEL DESPONTIN (BEL) | KTM 450 RALLYE | 4h34m59s | + 01: 06: 13 | –:–:– |
69 | 114 – MATHIEU LIEBAERT (BEL) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 4h39m55s | + 01: 11: 09 | –:–:– |
Interim score
1 | 042 – ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN (FRA) | YAMAHA WR450F | 23h45m02s | + 00: 00: 00 | –:–:– | (1) |
2 | 052 – MATTHEW WALKNER (AUT) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 23h50m14s | + 00: 05: 12 | –:–:– | (2) |
3 | 001 – KEVIN BENAVIDES (ARG) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 23h50m25s | + 00: 05: 23 | –:–:– | (3) |
4 | 003 – SAM SUNDERLAND (GBR) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 23h50m40s | + 00: 05: 38 | –:–:– | (4) |
5 | 015 – LORENZO SANTOLINO (ESP) | SHERCO FACTORY 450 SEF RALLY | 23h51m36s | + 00: 06: 34 | –:–:– | (5) |
6 | 007 – PABLO QUINTANILLA (CHL) | HONDA CRF450 RALLY | 23h53m17s | + 00: 08: 15 | –:–:– | (6) |
7 | 088 – JOAN BARREDA BORT (ESP) | HONDA CRF450 RALLY | 23h53m35s | + 00: 08: 33 | + 00: 01: 00 | (7) |
8 | 142 – STEFAN SVITKO (SVK) | KTM 450 FACTORY RALLY REPLICA | 24h05m20s | + 00: 20: 18 | –:–:– | (8) |
9 | 011 – JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO (CHL) | HONDA CRF450 RALLY | 24h11m39s | + 00: 26: 37 | –:–:– | (9) |
10 | 029 – ANDREW SHORT (USA) | YAMAHA WR450F RALLY | 24h13m12s | + 00: 28: 10 | –:–:– | (10) |
35 | 056 – JEROME MARTINY (WHITE) | HUSQVARNA 450 RALLY | 26h47m03s | + 03: 02: 01 | –:–:– | (35) |
42 | 095 – WILJAN VAN WIKSELAAR (NLD) | KTM 450 EXC | 28h41m33s | + 04: 56: 31 | + 00: 06: 00 | (42) |
51 | 040 – MIRJAM POL (NLD) | HUSQVARNA FR 450 RALLY | 30h02m06s | + 06: 17: 04 | + 00: 19: 00 | (51) |
52 | 058 – MIKAEL DESPONTIN (BEL) | KTM 450 RALLYE | 30h08m51s | + 06: 23: 49 | + 00: 06: 00 | (52) |
65 | 114 – MATHIEU LIEBAERT (BEL) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 31h47m22s | + 08: 02: 20 | + 00: 01: 00 | (65) |
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