9 Stages into the 2021 Dakar Rally
Second half of the 2021 Dakar Rally began with the first part of a Marathon Stage from Ha’il to Sakaka. In the end, Ricky Brabec would win the stage and rookie Seth Quintero would come in seventh place.
Toby Price began the second part of the Marathon Stage, Sakaka to Neom, with a unique way to patch his rear wheel. The fix held in place and he came in 2nd place followed by Ricky Brabec.
Stage 9, Neom to Neom, was a 359.77 mile loop stage that proved to be difficult for many. In the end Seth Quintero’s vehicle broke down with gearbox issues and Toby Price exited the rally with a broken collarbone and extensive bruising. Stephane Peterhansel is the leader in the Car Category followed by Nasser Al-Attiyah and Carlos Sainz.
Below are the top 5 rankings after stage 9. 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 9:
1 | 4 | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021 | 36H 51′ 00” | |
2 | 47 |
(ARG) KEVIN BENAVIDES
|
MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021 | 37H 02′ 24” |
3 | 5 |
(GBR) SAM SUNDERLAND
|
RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM | 37H 05′ 34” |
4 | 1 |
(USA) RICKY BRABEC
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MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021 | 37H 08′ 26” |
5 | 88 |
(ESP) JOAN BARREDA BORT
|
MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021 | 37H 20′ 00” |
Car rankings after stage 9:
POS. | N° | DRIVE-TEAM | MARK-MODEL | TIME |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 302 |
(FRA) STÉPHANE PETERHANSEL
|
X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM | 34H 26′ 16” |
2 | 301 |
(QAT) NASSER AL-ATTIYAH
|
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING | 34H 44′ 06” |
3 | 300 |
(ESP) CARLOS SAINZ
|
X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM | 35H 28′ 41” |
4 | 307 |
(POL) JAKUB PRZYGONSKI
|
ORLEN TEAM/OVERDRIVE | 36H 42′ 46” |
5 | 311 |
(ESP) NANI ROMA
|
BAHRAIN RAID XTREME | 37H 08′ 54” |

SSV rankings after stage 9:
POS. | N° | DRIVE-TEAM | MARK-MODEL | TIME |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 401 |
(CHL) FRANCISCO LOPEZ CONTARDO
|
SOUTH RACING CAN-AM | 42H 05′ 20” |
2 | 408 |
(USA) AUSTIN JONES
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MONSTER ENERGY CAN-AM | 42H 17′ 45” |
3 | 406 |
(POL) ARON DOMZALA
|
MONSTER ENERGY CAN-AM | 42H 43′ 23” |
4 | 424 |
(POL) MICHAL GOCZAL
|
ENERGYLANDIA RALLY TEAM | 43H 08′ 50” |
5 | 404 |
(BRA) REINALDO VARELA
|
MONSTER ENERGY CAN-AM | 43H 29′ 00” |

Truck rankings after stage 9:
POS. | N° | DRIVE-TEAM | MARK-MODEL | TIME |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 507 |
(RUS) DMITRY SOTNIKOV
|
KAMAZ – MASTER | 37H 42′ 49” |
2 | 501 |
(RUS) ANTON SHIBALOV
|
KAMAZ – MASTER | 38H 27′ 52” |
3 | 509 |
(RUS) AIRAT MARDEEV
|
KAMAZ – MASTER | 38H 55′ 54” |
4 | 504 |
(CZE) ALES LOPRAIS
|
INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS PRAGA | 39H 13′ 04” |
5 | 503 |
(CZE) MARTIN MACIK
|
BIG SHOCK RACING | 39H 31′ 58” |

Quad rankings after stage 9:
POS. | N° | DRIVE-TEAM | MARK-MODEL | TIME |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 154 |
(ARG) MANUEL ANDUJAR
|
7240 TEAM | 46H 35′ 11” |
2 | 152 |
(FRA) ALEXANDRE GIROUD
|
TEAM GIROUD | 46H 54′ 39” |
3 | 159 |
(CHL) GIOVANNI ENRICO
|
ENRICO RACING TEAM | 46H 59′ 26” |
4 | 163 |
(USA) PABLO COPETTI
|
MX DEVESA BY BERTA | 49H 32′ 24” |
5 | 168 |
(CHL) ITALO PEDEMONTE
|
ENRICO RACING TEAM | 49H 39′ 45” |

Photos: A.S.O.