Daniel Sanders wins Dakar Rally prologue
The 44th Dakar left Jeddah this morning for a first leg of 19 kilometers. It was a warm-up to determine the starting positions for tomorrow's first stage. Australian Daniel Sanders (4th in his first Dakar last year) won the stage ahead of Pablo Quintanilla (Honda) and Ross Branch (Yamaha).
The strong men of the Dakar completed the prologue without any problems. This first warm-up was nevertheless important because, new this year, the fastest 15 riders will be able to choose the starting position for the first real stage tomorrow. Australian Daniel Sanders, who wins for the first time, is the first to choose his position for the 333 kilometer long special. All favorites were at the front as expected.
Jérôme Martiny was the fastest Belgian on a 41th place. The fastest Dutchman was Wiljan van Wikselaar, he finished 27thth. Tomorrow the real work starts in Saudi Arabia. Quite a few dunes have already been served and the ride departs and arrives again in Hail.
Ranking prologue:
1 | 004 | D. SANDERS (AUS) | GAS GAS FACTORY TEAM | 09:37:00= (141) | 00:00:00▲ |
2 | 007 | P. QUINTANILLA (CHL) | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2022 | 09:31:00= (138) | 00:01:00▲ |
3 | 016 | R. BRANCH (BWA) | MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM | 09:21:00= (133) | 00:01:55▲ |
4 | 001 | K. BENAVIDES (ARG) | RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM | 09:43:00= (144) | 00:02:00▲ |
5 | 052 | M. WALKNER (AUT) | RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM | 08:59:00= (122) | 00:02:35▲ |
6 | 042 | A. VAN BEVEREN (FRA) | MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM | 09:01:00= (123) | 00:02:40▲ |
7 | 003 | S. SUNDERLAND (GBR) | GAS GAS FACTORY TEAM | 09:39:00= (142) | 00:02:55▲ |
8 | 018 | T. PRICE (OFF) | RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM | 09:17:00= (131) | 00:02:55▲ |
9 | 088 | J. BARREDA BORT (ESP) | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2022 | 08:53:00= (119) | 00:03:00▲ |
10 | 029 | A. SHORT (USA) | MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM | 09:07:00= (126) | 00:03:00▲ |
11 | 027 | J. RODRIGUES (PRT) | HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY | 09:09:00= (127) | 00:03:05▲ |
12 | 002 | R. BRABEC (USA) | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2022 | 09:41:00= (143) | 00:03:55▲ |
13 | 077 | L. BENAVIDES (ARG) | ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING | 08:55:00= (120) | 00:04:05▲ |
14 | 010 | M. MICHEK (CZE) | ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP | 09:29:00= (137) | 00:04:15▲ |
15 | 049 | B. COX (ZAF) | SOCKS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM | 08:36:00= (98) | 00:05:30▲ |
16 | 024 | C. CHAPELIERE (FRA) | TEAM BAINES RALLY | 08:44:30= (115) | 00:05:35▲ |
17 | 043 | M. KLEIN (USA) | SOCKS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM | 08:38:30= (103) | 00:05:50▲ |
18 | 022 | M. GIEMZA (POL) | ORLEN TEAM | 09:11:00= (128) | 00:06:00▲ |
19 | 006 | A. MARE (ZAF) | HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY | 09:33:00= (139) | 00:06:30▲ |
20 | 012 | X. THE SOULTRAIT (FRA) | HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING | 09:25:00= (135) | 00:06:35▲ |
21 | 015 | L. SANTOLINO (ESP) | SHERCO TVS RALLY FACTORY | 09:23:00= (134) | 00:06:50▲ |
22 | 019 | R. GONÇALVES (PRT) | SHERCO TVS RALLY FACTORY | 09:15:00= (130) | 00:07:00▲ |
23 | 090 | D. PETRUCCI (ITA) | TECH 3 KTM FACTORY RACING | 08:20:00= (66) | 00:07:30▲ |
24 | 054 | D. NOSIGLIA HUNTERS (BOL) | RIEJU – FN SPEED TEAM | 08:57:00= (121) | 00:08:15▲ |
25 | 011 | JI. FLORIMO DOGWOOD (CHL) | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2022 | 09:27:00= (136) | 00:08:45▲ |
26 | 005 | S. HOWES (USA) | ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING | 09:35:00= (140) | 00:08:55▲ |
27 | 095 | W. VAN WIKSELAAR (NLD) | SOCKS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM | 08:18:00= (62) | 00:09:35▲ |
28 | 039 | B. LIE (FRA) | TEAM ESPRIT KTM | 08:39:30= (105) | 00:09:45▲ |
29 | 026 | K. DABROWSKI (POL) | DUUST RALLY TEAM | 08:44:00= (114) | 00:10:05▲ |
30 | 030 | A. MAY (PRT) | FRANCO SPORTS YAMAHA RACING TEAM | 09:05:00= (125) | 00:10:45▲ |
31 | 083 | SECTION J (FRA) | LG RALLY TEAM | 08:22:00= (70) | 00:10:50▲ |
32 | 142 | S. SVITKO (SVK) | SLOVNAFT RALLY TEAM | 08:51:00= (118) | 00:10:55▲ |
33 | 023 | J. BRABEC (CZE) | STROJRENT RACING | 08:45:00= (116) | 00:10:55▲ |
34 | 031 | M. BALOOSHI (ARE) | MX RIDE DUBAI | 09:03:00= (124) | 00:11:40▲ |
35 | 020 | HN. KOITHA VEETTIL (IND) | SHERCO TVS RALLY FACTORY | 09:13:00= (129) | 00:11:45▲ |
36 | 070 | M. Jaffar (KWT) | DUUST RALLY TEAM | 08:27:00= (80) | 00:11:55▲ |
37 | 121 | L.M. FANOTTOLI (ITA) | JOYRIDE RACE SERVICE | 08:08:30= (43) | 00:12:15▲ |
38 | 017 | J. PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP) | RIEJU – FN SPEED TEAM | 09:19:00= (132) | 00:13:00▲ |
39 | 021 | M. ENGEL (CZE) | MOTO RACING GROUP (MRG) | 08:45:30= (117) | 00:13:25▲ |
40 | 046 | P. LUCCI (ITA) | SOLARYS RACING | 08:37:00= (100) | 00:13:30▲ |
41 | 056 | J. MARTINY (BEL) | TEAM DUMONTIER RACING | 08:33:30= (93) | 00:13:35▲ |
42 | 034 | M. IMPORTS (FRA) | NOMAD RACING | 08:42:00= (110) | 00:13:55▲ |
43 | 123 | C. MOORE (ZAF) | CHARAN MOORE | 08:07:30= (40) | 00:13:55 |
44 | 036 | A. GELAZNIKAS (LTU) | ORION DAKAR TEAM | 08:41:00= (108) | 00:14:00▲ |
45 | 075 | A. AL SHATTI (KWT) | MX RIDE DUBAI | 08:25:00= (76) | 00:14:20▲ |
46 | 106 | B. GAVARD (FRA) | TEAM RS CONCEPT | 08:14:00= (54) | 00:15:00▲ |
47 | 115 | J. KELLY (BWA) | LYNDON POSKITT RACING | 08:10:30= (47) | 00:15:10= |
48 | 086 | C. AUTUMN (FRA) | TEAM ALL TRACKS | 08:21:00= (68) | 00:15:35▲ |
49 | 058 | M. DESPONTIN (BEL) | RSCONCEPT | 08:32:30= (91) | 00:15:40▲ |
50 | 076 | JL. LEPAN (FRA) | NOMAD RACING | 08:24:30= (75) | 00:15:50▲ |
51 | 028 | Z.YAKP (CHN) | WU PU DA HAI DAO DAKAR RALLY TEAM | 08:43:30= (113) | 00:15:50▲ |
52 | 093 | G. GRITTI (ITA) | RS MOTO RACING TEAM | 08:18:30= (63) | 00:16:00▲ |
53 | 158 | DG. PLAIN (ARG) | XRAIDS EXPERIENCE TEAM | 07:52:00= (10) | 00:16:15 |
54 | 037 | E. GYENES (ROU) | AUTONET MOTORCYCLE TEAM | 08:40:30= (107) | 00:16:30▲ |
55 | 091 | M. WIEDEMANN (DEU) | SOCKS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM | 08:19:30= (65) | 00:16:40▲ |
56 | 033 | M. PATRAO (PRT) | CREDIT AGRICOLA – MARIO PATRAO MOTOSPORT | 08:42:30= (111) | 00:17:15▲ |
57 | 155 | J. DEBELJUH TARUSELLI (ARG) | XRAIDS EXPERIENCE | 07:53:30= (13) | 00:17:45 |
58 | 131 | D. MCBRIDE (GBR) | VENDETTA RACING | 08:03:30= (32) | 00:17:55 |
59 | 032 | D. PABISKA (CZE) | TEAM SRO DINNER | 08:43:00= (112) | 00:17:55▲ |
60 | 099 | J.VEGA (ESP) | PONT GROUP YAMAHA | 08:16:00= (58) | 00:18:15 |
61 | 078 | R. DUMONTIER (FRA) | TEAM DUMONTIER RACING | 08:24:00= (74) | 00:18:15▲ |
62 | 050 | P. CABRERA (CHL) | RIEJU – FN SPEED TEAM | 08:35:30= (97) | 00:18:15▲ |
63 | 059 | G. PACHECO (COL) | CALIDOSO RACING TEAM | 08:32:00= (90) | 00:19:15▲ |
64 | 040 | M. POL (NLD) | HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING | 08:39:00= (104) | 00:19:15▲ |
65 | 072 | P. GENDRON (FRA) | NOMAD RACING | 08:26:00= (78) | 00:19:25▲ |
66 | 122 | D. WISH (ARG) | HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING | 08:08:00= (42) | 00:20:10 |
67 | 044 | S. MARCIC (SVN) | MARCIC | 08:38:00= (102) | 00:20:15▲ |
68 | 114 | M. LIEBAERT (BEL) | SOCKS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM | 08:11:00= (48) | 00:20:50 |
69 | 136 | A. MARTIN GARCIA (ESP) | TWINTRAIL RACING TEAM | 08:01:00= (28) | 00:21:40 |
70 | 071 | L. TONELLI (ITA) | ADR AFRICA DREAM RACING | 08:26:30= (79) | 00:22:10▲ |
71 | 154 | JW. MEDINA SALAZAR (CHL) | XRAIDS EXPERIENCE | 07:54:00= (14) | 00:22:20 |
72 | 084 | S. GREGORY (ZAF) | STUART GREGORY | 08:21:30= (69) | 00:22:35 |
73 | 109 | L. NAMCHIN (MNG) | TEAM LKHAMAA | 08:12:30= (51) | 00:22:45 |
74 | 108 | M. CALMET (ESP) | RIEJU – FN SPEED TEAM | 08:13:00= (52) | 00:23:20 |
75 | 053 | P. CARILLON (FRA) | CARILLON | 08:34:30= (95) | 00:23:35▲ |
76 | 124 | R. WOLVILLE (FRA) | RS DRAFT | 08:07:00= (39) | 00:23:50 |
77 | 130 | D. MABBS (GBR) | VENDETTA RACING | 08:04:00= (33) | 00:24:05 |
78 | 098 | S. GARCIA (ESP) | PONT GROUP YAMAHA | 08:16:30= (59) | 00:24:05 |
79 | 065 | G. CHOLLET (FRA) | DRAG'ON RALLY TEAM | 08:29:00= (84) | 00:24:10▲ |
80 | 135 | C. FALCON (ESP) | TWINTRAIL RACING TEAM | 08:01:30= (29) | 00:24:25 |
81 | 101 | H. GABARI (MAR) | MOROCCO RACING TEAM | 08:15:00= (56) | 00:24:45 |
82 | 120 | J. PONCET (FRA) | XTREM GARAGE | 08:09:00= (44) | 00:25:05 |
83 | 139 | J. CHOTTARD (FRA) | JURACING TEAM | 08:00:00= (26) | 00:25:20 |
84 | 134 | I. FELIU (ESP) | TWINTRAIL RACING TEAM | 08:07:45= (41) | 00:25:20 |
85 | 162 | A. OUKERBOUCH (MAR) | MOROCCO RACING TEAM | 07:50:00= (6) | 00:25:20 |
86 | 096 | A. AZINHAIS (PRT) | CLUB AVENTURA TOUAREG | 08:17:30= (61) | 00:25:30 |
87 | 079 | A. BARATIN (FRA) | HORIZON MOTO 95 | 08:23:30= (73) | 00:25:55 |
88 | 129 | D. GAITS (FRA) | HAPPYNESS RACING JBS MOTO | 08:04:30= (34) | 00:25:55 |
89 | 055 | C. ZACCHETTI (ITA) | CESARE ZACCHETTI | 08:34:00= (94) | 00:26:10▲ |
90 | 160 | C. ZUMARAN (CHL) | CESAR ZUMARAN | 07:51:00= (8) | 00:26:35 |
91 | 067 | W. ROELANTS (BEL) | HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING | 08:28:00= (82) | 00:26:40 |
92 | 066 | F. PICCO (ITA) | TEAM FRANCO PICCO | 08:28:30= (83) | 00:26:55 |
93 | 138 | R. LELOUP (FRA) | TEAM REPAR'STORES | 08:00:30= (27) | 00:27:15 |
94 | 119 | D. CIPOLLONE (ITA) | TERROROSSE | 08:09:30= (45) | 00:27:20 |
95 | 045 | S.MIN (CHN) | WU PU DA HAI DAO DAKAR RALLY TEAM | 08:37:30= (101) | 00:27:25▲ |
96 | 060 | S. DARQUES (FRA) | M.O.R.AL | 08:31:30= (89) | 00:27:40 |
97 | 165 | A. COUTO (PRT) | TEAM BIACHI TALK – HONDA | 07:49:00= (4) | 00:27:50 |
98 | 107 | J. LUNDIN (CAN) | HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING | 08:13:30= (53) | 00:28:00 |
99 | 112 | YES. PORTERO (ESP) | ARVI GOALKEEPER ARFSTEN | 08:11:30= (49) | 00:28:05 |
100 | 128 | S. GOMEZ (ESP) | XRAIDS CLINICAS CRES | 08:05:00= (35) | 00:28:05 |
101 | 092 | L. PIOLINI (ITA) | CARAVANSERRAGLIO RALLY RACING TEAM | 08:19:00= (64) | 00:28:45 |
102 | 166 | P. OLIVEIRA (MOZ) | MARIO BOSS MOTORSPORT | 07:48:30= (3) | 00:28:55 |
103 | 097 | M. NOTTI (ARG) | MAN TEAM | 08:17:00= (60) | 00:29:20 |
104 | 127 | S. COJEAN (FRA) | SEB limp | 08:05:30= (36) | 00:29:35 |
105 | 133 | J. BARTHELEMY (FRA) | RS MOTO RACING TEAM | 08:02:30= (30) | 00:29:50 |
106 | 048 | Z. HONGYI (CHN) | WU PU DA HAI DAO DAKAR RALLY TEAM | 08:36:30= (99) | 00:30:05 |
107 | 125 | E. LECONTE (FRA) | TEAM DUMONTIER RACING | 08:06:30= (38) | 00:30:30 |
108 | 163 | M. AOULAD ALI (MAR) | MOROCCO RACING TEAM | 07:49:30= (5) | 00:30:40 |
109 | 087 | W. TERBLANCHE (SWZ) | SOCKS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM | 08:20:30= (67) | 00:30:40 |
110 | 148 | M. BONNET (FRA) | RS DRAFT | 07:57:00= (20) | 00:30:45 |
111 | 143 | J. PUGA (ECU) | PUGA TEAM | 07:59:00= (24) | 00:31:05 |
112 | 035 | JP. GUILLEN RIVERA (MEX) | ADVENTURE NOMADAS | 08:41:30= (109) | 00:31:10 |
113 | 167 | P. BIANCHI PRATA (PRT) | TEAM BIACHI TALK – HONDA | 07:48:00= (2) | 00:31:20 |
114 | 057 | P. CAVELIUS (FRA) | CAVELIUS TEAM | 08:33:00= (92) | 00:31:45 |
115 | 062 | A.J. HOULIHAN (AUS) | ADVENTURE NOMADAS | 08:30:30= (87) | 00:32:00 |
116 | 038 | E. IGLESIAS SANCHEZ (ESP) | TEAM MONFORTE RALLY | 08:40:00= (106) | 00:32:10 |
117 | 156 | Fresh produce. WINKLER (ITA) | TEAM MOTOCLUB YASHICA | 07:53:00= (12) | 00:32:15 |
118 | 146 | E. AGLIONI (ITA) | AGIF OF AVIV | 07:58:00= (22) | 00:32:20 |
119 | 061 | N. DUBOIS (FRA) | MOTORCYCLE ADVENTURE 61 | 08:31:00= (88) | 00:32:45 |
120 | 147 | V. BOUDROS (GRC) | ADVENTURE NOMADAS | 07:57:30= (21) | 00:33:15 |
121 | 144 | JC. PUGA DAVILA (ECU) | PUGA TEAM | 07:58:30= (23) | 00:33:35 |
122 | 157 | A. WINKLER (ITA) | TEAM MOTOCLUB YASHICA | 07:52:30= (11) | 00:34:45 |
123 | 153 | W. KENNEDY (ZAF) | WERNER KENNEDY | 07:54:30= (15) | 00:34:50 |
124 | 082 | G. STIGLIANO (ITA) | TEAM JBRALLY | 08:22:30= (71) | 00:35:00 |
125 | 073 | INTERNAL T. (ITA) | RALLY POV | 08:25:30= (77) | 00:35:05 |
126 | 068 | F. CATANESE (ITA) | RS MOTO HONDA RACING TEAM | 08:27:30= (81) | 00:36:00 |
127 | 168 | S. FREMY (FRA) | TEAM NOMAD RACING | 07:47:30= (1) | 00:36:30 |
128 | 116 | N. MONNIN (CHE) | RS MOTORCYCLE | 08:10:00= (46) | 00:36:30 |
129 | 132 | K. DURAND (FROM) | RS MOTO RACING TEAM | 08:03:00= (31) | 00:36:50 |
130 | 103 | F. CHIRENT (FRA) | TEAM FABAVENTURE | 08:14:30= (55) | 00:37:35 |
131 | 100 | A. ROSSAT (FRA) | ROSSAT | 08:15:30= (57) | 00:37:40 |
132 | 111 | OF. GUILLEN RIVERA (MEX) | ADVENTURE NOMADAS | 08:12:00= (50) | 00:37:50 |
133 | 081 | P. MASSADOR (FRA) | TEAM GIROUD | 08:23:00= (72) | 00:39:35 |
134 | 159 | A.M. CUEVA OJEDA (ECU) | XRAIDS EXPERIENCE | 07:51:30= (9) | 00:39:45 |
135 | 051 | R. AL-LAL LAHADIL (ESP) | MELILLA SPORTS CAPITAL | 08:35:00= (96) | 00:39:50 |
136 | 161 | B. BAATAR (MNG) | He didn't kiss | 07:50:30= (7) | 00:40:15 |
137 | 150 | B. VAN DER WOUDEN (NLD) | BRAM VAN DER WOUDEN | 07:56:00= (18) | 00:40:50 |
138 | 064 | D. ROBIN (FRA) | DOMINIQUE ROBIN | 08:29:30= (85) | 00:41:50 |
139 | 063 | G. SAGHMEISTER (SRB) | SAGHMEISTER TEAM | 08:30:00= (86) | 00:43:00 |
140 | 152 | T. PREUSS (DEU) | REALITY BEATS FICTION RACING TEAM | 07:55:00= (16) | 00:45:35 |
141 | 151 | S. PREUSS (DEU) | REALITY BEATS FICTION RACING TEAM | 07:55:30= (17) | 00:45:40 |
142 | 149 | W. PAYR(AUT) | KLYMCIW RACING | 07:56:30= (19) | 00:47:25 |
143 | 126 | S. HEWITT (GBR) | DRAG'ON RALLY TEAM | 08:06:00= (37) | 00:54:50 |
144 | 140 | JM. GARCIA DOMINGUEZ (ESP) | CLUB AVENTURA TOUAREG | 07:59:30= (25) | 11:24:30 |
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