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° | DRIVE-TEAM | MARK-MODEL | TIME |
---|---|---|---|---|
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” |
3 | 4 | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021 | 24H 11′ 40” | |
4 | 18 |
(BWA) ROSS BRANCH
|
MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM | 24H 12′ 24” |
5 | 12 |
(FRA) XAVIER DE SOULTRAIT
|
HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING | 24H 12′ 24” |
Car rankings after stage 6:
POS. | N° | DRIVE-TEAM | MARK-MODEL | TIME |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 302 |
(FRA) STÉPHANE PETERHANSEL
|
X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM | 22H 14′ 03” |
2 | 301 |
(QAT) NASSER AL-ATTIYAH
|
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING | 22H 19′ 56” |
3 | 300 |
(ESP) CARLOS SAINZ
|
X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM | 22H 54′ 42” |
4 | 307 |
(POL) JAKUB PRZYGONSKI
|
ORLEN TEAM/OVERDRIVE | 23H 25′ 39” |
5 | 311 |
(ESP) NANI ROMA
|
BAHRAIN RAID XTREME | 23H 50′ 58” |
SSV rankings after stage 6:
POS. | N° | DRIVE-TEAM | MARK-MODEL | TIME |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 406 |
(POL) ARON DOMZALA
|
MONSTER ENERGY CAN-AM | 27H 04′ 29” |
2 | 408 |
(USA) AUSTIN JONES
|
MONSTER ENERGY CAN-AM | 27H 05′ 09” |
3 | 401 |
(CHL) FRANCISCO LOPEZ CONTARDO
|
SOUTH RACING CAN-AM | 27H 40′ 20” |
4 | 400 |
(RUS) SERGEI KARIAKIN
|
SNAG RACING TEAM | 27H 41′ 06” |
5 | 424 |
(POL) MICHAL GOCZAL
|
ENERGYLANDIA RALLY TEAM | 27H 41′ 19” |
Truck rankings after stage 6:
POS. | N° | DRIVE-TEAM | MARK-MODEL | TIME |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 507 |
(RUS) DMITRY SOTNIKOV
|
KAMAZ – MASTER | 24H 26′ 18” |
2 | 501 |
(RUS) ANTON SHIBALOV
|
KAMAZ – MASTER | 25H 03′ 52” |
3 | 509 |
(RUS) AIRAT MARDEEV
|
KAMAZ – MASTER | 25H 28′ 01” |
4 | 503 |
(CZE) MARTIN MACIK
|
BIG SHOCK RACING | 25H 28′ 51” |
5 | 504 |
(CZE) ALES LOPRAIS
|
INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS PRAGA | 25H 33′ 18” |
Quad rankings after stage 6:
POS. | N° | DRIVE-TEAM | MARK-MODEL | TIME |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 150 |
(ARG) NICOLAS CAVIGLIASSO
|
DRAG’ON RALLY TEAM | 29H 15′ 55” |
2 | 154 |
(ARG) MANUEL ANDUJAR
|
7240 TEAM | 29H 49′ 13” |
3 | 152 |
(FRA) ALEXANDRE GIROUD
|
TEAM GIROUD | 30H 01′ 17” |
4 | 159 |
(CHL) GIOVANNI ENRICO
|
ENRICO RACING TEAM | 30H 06′ 14” |
5 | 163 |
(USA) PABLO COPETTI
|
MX DEVESA BY BERTA | 31H 40′ 34” |
Photos: Red Bull, A.S.O.