2010 Dakar Rally
2010 Dakar Rally is the 31st running of the event. It is being held in South America for the second successive time, and will run from 1 to 16 January. Amaury Sport Organisation and the governments of Argentina and Chile agreed to a return to South America for the event in February 2009.[1][2]
Entrants
372 Teams will compete in the race with 184 motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, 138 cars, and 50 trucks on the podium across from the Obelisk, on the 9th of July Avenue; one of Buenos Aires' major boulevards.[3]
The Route
The race will begin on New Year's Day in downtown Buenos Aires.[4] The total racing distance is 9,030 kilometres (5,610 mi) for cars and trucks, and 8,937 kilometres (5,553 mi) for bikes and ATVs. Of these distances, 4,810 kilometres (2,990 mi) is timed special stage for cars and trucks, with 93 kilometres (58 mi) less for bikes and ATVs. There are seven stages in Argentina, and seven in Chile.[5]
Planned stages
- For the first two stages, there are varying distances for cars/trucks and bikes/ATVs. Bikes/ATVs' distance is displayed first.
| Stage | Date | From | To | Connection | Special | Connection | Total | ||||
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| km | mi | km | mi | km | mi | km | mi | ||||
| 1 | 1 January 2 January |
 Buenos Aires Colón
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Colón Córdoba
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349 | 217 | 219 | 136 | 84 | 52 | 652 | 405 |
| 251 | 156 | 684 | 425 | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 January | Córdoba
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La Rioja
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56 | 35 | 294 | 183 | 276 | 171 | 626 | 389 |
| 355 | 221 | 687 | 427 | ||||||||
| 3 | 4 January | La Rioja |
Fiambala |
259 | 161 | 182 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 441 | 274 |
| 4 | 5 January | Fiambala |
 Copiapó |
394 | 245 | 203 | 126 | 32 | 20 | 629 | 391 |
| 5 | 6 January | Copiapó |
Antofagasta |
90 | 56 | 483 | 300 | 97 | 60 | 670 | 416 |
| 6 | 7 January | Antofagasta |
Iquique |
180 | 112 | 418 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 598 | 372 |
| 7 | 8 January | Iquique |
Antofagasta |
37 | 23 | 600 | 373 | 4 | 2 | 621 | 386 |
| - | 9 January | Rest day in Antofagasta | |||||||||
| 8 | 10 January | Antofagasta |
Copiapó |
96 | 60 | 472 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 568 | 353 |
| 9 | 11 January | Copiapó |
La Serena |
0 | 0 | 338 | 210 | 209 | 130 | 547 | 340 |
| 10 | 12 January | La Serena |
Santiago |
112 | 70 | 238 | 148 | 236 | 147 | 586 | 364 |
| 11 | 13 January | Santiago |
San Juan |
211 | 131 | 220 | 137 | 3 | 2 | 434 | 270 |
| 12 | 14 January | San Juan |
San Rafael |
23 | 14 | 476 | 296 | 297 | 185 | 796 | 495 |
| 13 | 15 January | San Rafael |
Santa Rosa |
76 | 47 | 368 | 229 | 281 | 175 | 725 | 450 |
| 14 | 16 January | Santa Rosa |
Buenos Aires |
166 | 103 | 206 | 128 | 335 | 208 | 707 | 439 |
| TOTALS | km | mi | km | mi | km | mi | km | mi | |||
| Bikes & All-Terrain Vehicles | 2,366 | 1,470 | 4,717 | 2,931 | 1,854 | 1,152 | 8,937 | 5,553 | |||
| Cars & Trucks | 4,810 | 2,989 | 9,030 | 5,611 | |||||||
Results
Motorcycles
| Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Difference | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Difference |
| 1 | 1 |  D. Casteu (FRA) |
Sherco | 1h 50' 42" | + 00' 00" | 1 | D. Casteu (FRA) |
Sherco | 1h 50' 42" | + 00' 00" |
| 2 | C. Despres (FRA) |
KTM | 1h 50' 45" | + 00' 03" | 2 | C. Despres (FRA) |
KTM | 1h 50' 45" | + 00' 03" | |
| 3 |  M. Coma (ESP) |
KTM | 1h 50' 54" | + 00' 12" | 3 | M. Coma (ESP) |
KTM | 1h 50' 54" | + 00' 12" | |
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All-terrain vehicle (Quad)
| Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Difference | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Difference |
| 1 | 1 |  R. Sonik (POL) |
Yamaha | 2h 08' 49" | + 00' 00" | 1 | R. Sonik (POL) |
Yamaha | 2h 08' 49" | + 00' 00" |
| 2 | M. Patronelli (ARG) |
Yamaha | 2h 10' 44" | + 01' 55" | 2 | M. Patronelli (ARG) |
Yamaha | 2h 10' 44" | + 01' 55" | |
| 3 |  J. Macháček (CZE) |
Yamaha | 2h 11' 23" | + 02' 34" | 3 | J. Macháček (CZE) |
Yamaha | 2h 11' 23" | + 02' 34" | |
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Cars
| Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Difference | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Difference |
| 1 | 1 | N. Roma (ESP) |
BMW | 2h 11' 15" | + 00' 00" | 1 | N. Roma (ESP) |
BMW | 2h 11' 15" | + 00' 00" |
| 2 | C. Sainz (ESP) |
Volkswagen | 2h 13' 22" | + 02' 07" | 2 | C. Sainz (ESP) |
Volkswagen | 2h 13' 22" | + 02' 07" | |
| 3 | S. Peterhansel (FRA) |
BMW | 2h 14' 05" | + 02' 50" | 3 | S. Peterhansel (FRA) |
BMW | 2h 14' 05" | + 02' 50" | |
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Trucks
| Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Difference | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Difference |
| 1 | 1 |  V. Chagin (RUS) S. Savostin (RUS) E. Nikolaev (RUS)
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Kamaz | 2h 35' 47" | + 00' 00" | 1 | V. Chagin (RUS) S. Savostin (RUS) E. Nikolaev (RUS)
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Kamaz | 2h 35' 47" | + 00' 00" |
| 2 | A. Loprais (CZE) M. Holan (CZE)  M. Jaroslav (SVK)
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Tatra | 2h 36' 14" | + 00' 27" | 2 | A. Loprais (CZE) M. Holan (CZE) M. Jaroslav (SVK)
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Tatra | 2h 36' 14" | + 00' 27" | |
| 3 | F. Kabirov (RUS) A. Belyaev (RUS) A. Mokeev (RUS)
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Kamaz | 2h 39' 47" | + 04' 00" | 3 | F. Kabirov (RUS) A. Belyaev (RUS) A. Mokeev (RUS)
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Kamaz | 2h 39' 47" | + 04' 00" | |
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Accidents
During the first stage of the rally,
References
- ^ "Dakar podría repetirse en Chile y Argentina el 2010". emol.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio Online. 2009-01-10. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^ "Dakar set to return to South America". France 24. Groupe TF1. 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^ "The Dakar caravan has arrived in Argentina". Dakar Rally. Amaury Sport Organisation. 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^ "Dakar 2010: The Atacama asset". Dakar Rally. Amaury Sport Organisation. 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^ "Same places, new adventure" (PDF). Dakar Rally. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
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