Dakar Rally: Kevin Benavides wins eighth stage
It seems that KTM has put its focus on the second week of the Dakar Rally. Kevin Benavides, last year's overall winner, won the eighth stage today. Ricky Brabec continues to lead the rankings.
Kevin Benavides was able to narrowly hold off his brother Luciano (Husqvarna) at the finish. Adrien Van Beveren (Honda) finished third today. It was Ross Branch who just didn't have the speed on his Hero this morning and was almost 5 minutes away from the winner. He finished 8th. In the second part of the internship, Adrien Van Beveren was very fast on his way and was able to stay in the footsteps of the Benavides brothers.
- Jérôme Martiny
Our long-time rider Jérôme Martiny was also solid today and sprinted across the line in 30th place. Joris Van Dyck finished 64th and Pierre Saeys 77th. Ricky Brabec continues to lead this exciting Dakar with a 42 second lead over Ross Branch. It seems that the battle for final victory will be between the brands Honda, KTM and Hero. Jérôme Martiny is 25th overall and still second in the “without assistance” category.
Result stage 8
1- |
047 – K. BENAVIDES (ARG)
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KTM | 450 RALLY FACTORY
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3h35m03s | + 00: 00: 00 | –:–:– |
2- |
001 – L. BENAVIDES (ARG)
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HUSQVARNA | 450 RALLY FACTORY
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3h35m34s | + 00: 00: 31 | –:–:– |
3- |
042 – A. VAN BEVEREN (FRA)
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HONDA | CRF 450 RALLY
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3h36m30s | + 00: 01: 27 | –:–:– |
4- |
011 – J. CORNEJO FLORIMO (CHL)
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HONDA | CRF 450 RALLY
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3h36m44s | + 00: 01: 41 | –:–:– |
5- |
002 – T.PRICE (AUS)
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KTM | 450 RALLY FACTORY
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3h37m21s | + 00: 02: 18 | –:–:– |
6- |
019 – R. GONÇALVES (PRT)
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Sherco | 450 SEF RALLY
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3h37m27s | + 00: 02: 24 | –:–:– |
7- |
009 – R. BRABEC (USA)
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HONDA | CRF 450 RALLY
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3h39m11s | + 00: 04: 08 | –:–:– |
8- |
046 – R. BRANCH (BWA)
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HERO | 450 RALLY
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3h39m52s | + 00: 04: 49 | –:–:– |
9- |
005 – D. SANDERS (AUS)
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GASGAS | 450 RALLY FACTORY
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3h40m13s | + 00: 05: 10 | –:–:– |
10 |
142 – S.SVITKO (SVK)
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KTM | 450 RALLY REPLICA
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3h40m31s | + 00: 05: 28 | –:–:– |
30 |
037 – J. MARTINY (BEL)
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HUSQVARNA | 450 RALLY REPLICA
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4h07m34s | + 00: 32: 31 | –:–:– |
64 |
120 – J. VAN DYCK (BEL)
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HUSQVARNA | 450 RALLY REPLICA
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5h10m21s | + 01: 35: 18 | –:–:– |
77 |
138 – P. SAEYS (BEL)
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HUSQVARNA | 450 RALLY REPLICA
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5h19m52s | + 01: 44: 49 | –:–:– |
Interim score
1 | 009 – R. BRABEC (USA) | HONDA | CRF 450 RALLY | 36h16m31s | + 00: 00: 00 |
2 | 046 – R. BRANCH (BWA) | HERO | 450 RALLY | 36h17m13s | + 00: 00: 42 |
3 | 011 – J. CORNEJO FLORIMO (CHL) | HONDA | CRF 450 RALLY | 36h20m52s | + 00: 04: 21 |
4 | 042 – A. VAN BEVEREN (FRA) | HONDA | CRF 450 RALLY | 36h28m29s | + 00: 11: 58 |
5 | 047 – K. BENAVIDES (ARG) | KTM | 450 RALLY FACTORY | 36h37m02s | + 00: 20: 31 |
6 | 002 – T.PRICE (AUS) | KTM | 450 RALLY FACTORY | 36h45m41s | + 00: 29: 10 |
7 | 005 – D. SANDERS (AUS) | GAS GAS | 450 RALLY FACTORY | 36h55m14s | + 00: 38: 43 |
8 | 001 – L. BENAVIDES (ARG) | HUSQVARNA | 450 RALLY FACTORY | 36h56m06s | + 00: 39: 35 |
9 | 142 – S.SVITKO (SVK) | KTM | 450 RALLY REPLICA | 37h28m24s | + 01: 11: 53 |
10 | 023 – M. MICHEK (CZE) | KTM | 450 RALLY REPLICA | 38h13m24s | + 01: 56: 53 |
25 | 037 – J. MARTINY (BEL) | HUSQVARNA | 450 RALLY REPLICA | 42h24m10s | + 06: 07: 39 |
53 | 120 – J. VAN DYCK (BEL) | HUSQVARNA | 450 RALLY REPLICA | 52h18m55s | + 16: 02: 24 |
60 | 138 – P. SAEYS (BEL) | HUSQVARNA | 450 RALLY REPLICA | 54h44m48s | + 18: 28: 17 |
Photos: ASO
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