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6 Stages into the 2021 Dakar Rally

Mig uel
Posted onJan 8, 2021 at 12:39
Updated onUpdated on Jan 8, 2021 at 07:27

6 Stages into the 2021 Dakar Rally

We have reached the mid-point of this year’s rally. The rally started with 286 vehicles and shorten down to 265 by the time stage 6 began. In the Car category, it has been a close race between Nasser Al-Attiyah and Stéphane Peterhansel. Last year’s Bike category winner Ricky Brabec could not make the top 10 and currently stands in 13th position while Skyler Howes is in 9th position. In the Lightweight Vehicle category, Austin Jones and Seth Quintero are in the top 3.

Below are the top 5 rankings after stage 6. Click here to check out RDC’s daily threads for each stage with discussions, photos, videos and updates from RDC forum users that are in Saudi Arabia during the rally.

Bike rankings after stage 6:
POS. N° EXP. DRIVE-TEAM MARK-MODEL TIME VARIATION PENALITY
1 3  
(AUS) TOBY PRICE
 RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM 24H 08′ 43”    
2 47  
(ARG) KEVIN BENAVIDES
 MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021 24H 10′ 59” + 00H 02′ 16” 00H 02′ 00”
3 4  
(CHL) JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO
 MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021 24H 11′ 40” + 00H 02′ 57”  
4 18  
(BWA) ROSS BRANCH
 MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM 24H 12′ 24” + 00H 03′ 41” 00H 01′ 00”
5 12  
(FRA) XAVIER DE SOULTRAIT
 HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING 24H 12′ 24” + 00H 03′ 41”

Car rankings after stage 6:
POS. N° EXP. DRIVE-TEAM MARK-MODEL TIME VARIATION PENALITY
1 302  
(FRA) STÉPHANE PETERHANSEL
(FRA) EDOUARD BOULANGER
 X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM 22H 14′ 03”   00H 01′ 00”
2 301  
(QAT) NASSER AL-ATTIYAH
(FRA) MATTHIEU BAUMEL
 TOYOTA GAZOO RACING 22H 19′ 56” + 00H 05′ 53”  
3 300  
(ESP) CARLOS SAINZ
(ESP) LUCAS CRUZ
 X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM 22H 54′ 42” + 00H 40′ 39”  
4 307  
(POL) JAKUB PRZYGONSKI
(DEU) TIMO GOTTSCHALK
 ORLEN TEAM/OVERDRIVE 23H 25′ 39” + 01H 11′ 36” 00H 02′ 00”
5 311  
(ESP) NANI ROMA
(FRA) ALEXANDRE WINOCQ
 BAHRAIN RAID XTREME 23H 50′ 58” + 01H 36′ 55”

SSV rankings after stage 6:
POS. N° EXP. DRIVE-TEAM MARK-MODEL TIME VARIATION PENALITY
1 406  
(POL) ARON DOMZALA
(POL) MACIEJ MARTON
 MONSTER ENERGY CAN-AM 27H 04′ 29”    
2 408  
(USA) AUSTIN JONES
(BRA) GUSTAVO GUGELMIN
 MONSTER ENERGY CAN-AM 27H 05′ 09” + 00H 00′ 40” 00H 01′ 00”
3 401  
(CHL) FRANCISCO LOPEZ CONTARDO
(CHL) JUAN PABLO LATRACH VINAGRE
 SOUTH RACING CAN-AM 27H 40′ 20” + 00H 35′ 51” 00H 01′ 00”
4 400  
(RUS) SERGEI KARIAKIN
(RUS) ANTON VLASIUK
 SNAG RACING TEAM 27H 41′ 06” + 00H 36′ 37”  
5 424  
(POL) MICHAL GOCZAL
(POL) SZYMON GOSPODARCZYK
 ENERGYLANDIA RALLY TEAM 27H 41′ 19” + 00H 36′ 50” 00H 01′ 00”

Truck rankings after stage 6:
POS. N° EXP. DRIVE-TEAM MARK-MODEL TIME VARIATION PENALITY
1 507  
(RUS) DMITRY SOTNIKOV
(RUS) RUSLAN AKHMADEEV
(RUS) ILGIZ AKHMETZIANOV
 KAMAZ – MASTER 24H 26′ 18”    
2 501  
(RUS) ANTON SHIBALOV
(RUS) DMITRII NIKITIN
(RUS) IVAN TATARINOV
 KAMAZ – MASTER 25H 03′ 52” + 00H 37′ 34”  
3 509  
(RUS) AIRAT MARDEEV
(RUS) DMITRIY SVISTUNOV
(RUS) AKHMET GALIAUTDINOV
 KAMAZ – MASTER 25H 28′ 01” + 01H 01′ 43” 00H 02′ 00”
4 503  
(CZE) MARTIN MACIK
(CZE) FRANTISEK TOMASEK
(CZE) DAVID SVANDA
 BIG SHOCK RACING 25H 28′ 51” + 01H 02′ 33” 00H 01′ 00”
5 504  
(CZE) ALES LOPRAIS
(CZE) PETR POKORA
(ARE) KHALID ALKENDI
 INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS PRAGA 25H 33′ 18” + 01H 07′ 00”

Quad rankings after stage 6:
POS. N° EXP. DRIVE-TEAM MARK-MODEL TIME VARIATION PENALITY
1 150  
(ARG) NICOLAS CAVIGLIASSO
 DRAG’ON RALLY TEAM 29H 15′ 55”    
2 154  
(ARG) MANUEL ANDUJAR
 7240 TEAM 29H 49′ 13” + 00H 33′ 18”  
3 152  
(FRA) ALEXANDRE GIROUD
 TEAM GIROUD 30H 01′ 17” + 00H 45′ 22”  
4 159  
(CHL) GIOVANNI ENRICO
 ENRICO RACING TEAM 30H 06′ 14” + 00H 50′ 19”  
5 163  
(USA) PABLO COPETTI
 MX DEVESA BY BERTA 31H 40′ 34” + 02H 24′ 39” 00H 16′ 00”

Photos: Red Bull, A.S.O.