Dakar Rally: Jose Ignacio Cornejo triumphs in second stage
Chilean Jose Ignacio Cornejo put in a good performance today and won the second stage of the Dakar Rally. He beat Luciano Benavides and Pablo Quintanilla in a ride of no less than 655 km.
Cornejo was one of the first riders to start the stage this morning and went through the sand sections like a rocket. At the finish he had no less than 6 minutes left over Luciano Benavides and Pablo Quintanilla. German Hero rider Sebastian Buhler finished fourth ahead of Ricky Brabec and Sam Sunderland.
The Spaniard Lorenzo Santolino was the unlucky one of the day. Even before the first waypoint, his Sherco stopped working. Frantic efforts were made, but the verdict for Santolino was a tough one. Today it was mainly the big names such as Sam Sunderland, Joan Barreda, Skyler Howes and Adrien Van Beveren who nestled neatly in the top ten. Ross Branch continues to lead the standings, 3 minutes ahead of Cornejo Florimo and 7 minutes ahead of Ricky Brabec.
The Belgians also rode a solid race today. Jérôme Martiny came 36th, Joris Van Dyck 78th, Pierre Saeys 88th and Gwen Backx 97th. Martiny is also ranked third in the “Without Assistance” class, 8 minutes behind the Austrian Tobias Ebster.
Tomorrow stage 3 is on the menu with a ride between Al Duwadimi and Al Salamiya with 438 km against the clock. The stage will be colored with stones, dunes, loose sand, slow and fast sections and especially the fact that the mechanics are only allowed to tinker with the engines for two hours when they cross the finish line.
Result stage 3
1 |
011 – J. CORNEJO FLORIMO (CHL)
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HONDA | CRF 450 RALLY
|
4h24m17s | + 00: 00: 00 | –:–:– |
2 |
001 – L. BENAVIDES (ARG)
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HUSQVARNA | 450 RALLY FACTORY
|
4h30m16s | + 00: 05: 59 | –:–:– |
3 |
007 – P. QUINTANILLA (CHL)
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HONDA | CRF 450 RALLY
|
4h30m29s | + 00: 06: 12 | –:–:– |
4 |
014 – S. BÜHLER (DEU)
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HERO | 450 RALLY
|
4h31m04s | + 00: 06: 47 | –:–:– |
5 |
009 – R. BRABEC (USA)
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HONDA | CRF 450 RALLY
|
4h31m31s | + 00: 07: 14 | –:–:– |
6 |
004 – S. SUNDERLAND (GBR)
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GASGAS | 450 RALLY FACTORY
|
4h31m34s | + 00: 07: 17 | –:–:– |
7 |
002 – T.PRICE (AUS)
|
KTM | 450 RALLY FACTORY
|
4h31m57s | + 00: 07: 40 | –:–:– |
8 |
010 – S. HOWES (USA)
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HONDA | CRF 450 RALLY
|
4h33m56s | + 00: 09: 39 | –:–:– |
9 |
042 – A. VAN BEVEREN (FRA)
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HONDA | CRF 450 RALLY
|
4h35m49s | + 00: 11: 32 | –:–:– |
10 |
142 – S.SVITKO (SVK)
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KTM | 450 RALLY REPLICA
|
4h35m56s | + 00: 11: 39 | –:–:– |
36 |
037 – J. MARTINY (BEL)
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HUSQVARNA | 450 RALLY REPLICA
|
5h03m46s | + 00: 39: 29 | –:–:– |
78 |
120 – J. VAN DYCK (BEL)
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HUSQVARNA | 450 RALLY REPLICA
|
6h16m33s | + 01: 52: 16 | –:–:– |
88 |
138 – P. SAEYS (BEL)
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HUSQVARNA | 450 RALLY REPLICA
|
6h24m14s | + 01: 59: 57 | –:–:– |
97 |
137 – G. BACKX (BEL)
|
HUSQVARNA | 450 RALLY REPLICA
|
6h32m04s | + 02: 07: 47 | –:–:– |
Interim score
1 |
046 – R. BRANCH (BWA)
|
HERO | 450 RALLY
|
9h50m05s | + 00: 00: 00 | –:–:– | -00:03:59 | (1) |
2 |
011 – J. CORNEJO FLORIMO (CHL)
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HONDA | CRF 450 RALLY
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9h53m00s | + 00: 02: 55 | –:–:– | -00:03:38 | (2) |
3 |
009 – R. BRABEC (USA)
|
HONDA | CRF 450 RALLY
|
9h57m20s | + 00: 07: 15 | –:–:– | -00:05:08 | (3) |
4 |
007 – P. QUINTANILLA (CHL)
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HONDA | CRF 450 RALLY
|
10h05m25s | + 00: 15: 20 | –:–:– | –:–:– | (4) |
5 |
001 – L. BENAVIDES (ARG)
|
HUSQVARNA | 450 RALLY FACTORY
|
10h07m27s | + 00: 17: 22 | –:–:– | –:–:– | (5) |
6 |
005 – D. SANDERS (AUS)
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GASGAS | 450 RALLY FACTORY
|
10h07m29s | + 00: 17: 24 | –:–:– | –:–:– | (6) |
7 |
004 – S. SUNDERLAND (GBR)
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GASGAS | 450 RALLY FACTORY
|
10h08m24s | + 00: 18: 19 | –:–:– | –:–:– | (7) |
8 |
002 – T.PRICE (AUS)
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KTM | 450 RALLY FACTORY
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10h09m44s | + 00: 19: 39 | –:–:– | –:–:– | (8) |
9 |
042 – A. VAN BEVEREN (FRA)
|
HONDA | CRF 450 RALLY
|
10h10m48s | + 00: 20: 43 | –:–:– | –:–:– | (9) |
10 |
023 – M. MICHEK (CZE)
|
KTM | 450 RALLY REPLICA
|
10h13m03s | + 00: 22: 58 | –:–:– | –:–:– | (10) |
38 |
037 – J. MARTINY (BEL)
|
HUSQVARNA | 450 RALLY REPLICA
|
11h31m40s | + 01: 41: 35 | –:–:– | –:–:– | (38) |
80 |
120 – J. VAN DYCK (BEL)
|
HUSQVARNA | 450 RALLY REPLICA
|
14h08m48s | + 04: 18: 43 | –:–:– | –:–:– | (80) |
102 |
138 – P. SAEYS (BEL)
|
HUSQVARNA | 450 RALLY REPLICA
|
15h32m00s | + 05: 41: 55 | + 00: 30: 00 | –:–:– | (102) |
104 |
137 – G. BACKX (BEL)
|
HUSQVARNA | 450 RALLY REPLICA
|
15h36m14s | + 05: 46: 09 | + 00: 30: 00 | –:–:– | (104) |
Photos: ASO
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