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2011 Dakar Rally
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Route of the rally across Argentina and Chile.
Host country Argentina
 Chile
Results
Cars winnerQatar Nasser Al-Attiyah
Germany Timo Gottschalk
Volkswagen
Bikes winnerSpain Marc Coma
KTM
Quads winnerArgentina Alejandro Patronelli
Yamaha
Trucks winnerRussia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Sergey Savostin
Russia Ildar Shaysultanov
Kamaz
Defending car class winner Carlos Sainz's Volkswagen Race Touareg during the twelfth stage of the rally. Sainz was unable to repeat his victory of 2010, finishing third behind teammates Nasser Al-Attiyah and Giniel de Villiers.

The 2011 Dakar Rally was the 33rd running of the event. It was held in Argentina and Chile for the third successive time, and ran from 1 to 16 January. The Amaury Sport Organisation and the governments of Argentina and Chile agreed to a return to South America for the event on 23 March 2010.[1]

The rally concluded in Buenos Aires, with Vladimir Chagin of Russia achieving a record seventh victory in the truck division, at the wheel of his Kamaz, thus becoming the most successful driver in a single category in the history of the event.[2] Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar and Timo Gottschalk of Germany won in the car division, giving Volkswagen their fourth successive victory in the car class.[3] Marc Coma from Spain won his third Dakar in the motorcycle category,[3] and Alejandro Patronelli of Argentina repeated the feat of his brother—Marcos Patronelli in 2010—to win the class for quad-bikes.[4]

Entrants

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The route of the 2011 Dakar Rally

407 Teams started the race with 200 motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, 140 cars, and 67 trucks on the podium across from the Obelisk, on the 9th of July Avenue; one of Buenos Aires' major boulevards.[5][6] 203 of the crews finished the event.

The route

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The race began on New Year's Day in downtown Buenos Aires.[7] The total racing distance was 9,618 kilometres (5,976 mi) for cars, 9,605 kilometres (5,968 mi) for bikes and quads and 9,458 kilometres (5,877 mi) for trucks. Of these distances, 5,020 kilometres (3,120 mi) was timed special stage for cars, with 5,007 kilometres (3,111 mi) for bikes and quads and 4,457 kilometres (2,769 mi) for trucks. Of the thirteen stages, six were in Argentina, five in Chile with two stages cross-country.[8]

Stages

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Stage Date From To Class Road Section Special Total Stage Winners
km mi km mi km mi Bikes Quads Cars Trucks
1 1 January
2 January
Argentina Buenos Aires
Argentina Victoria
Argentina Victoria
Argentina Córdoba
Bikes/Quads 943 586 192 119 1,135 705 France C. Despres Czech Republic J. Macháček Spain C. Sainz Russia V. Chagin
Cars/Trucks 222 138 1,165 724
2 3 January Argentina Córdoba Argentina Tucumán Bikes/Quads 440 273 300 186 740 460 France C. Despres Argentina A. Patronelli Spain C. Sainz Russia F. Kabirov
Cars/Trucks 324 201 764 475
3 4 January Argentina San Miguel de Tucumán Argentina Jujuy Bikes/Quads 231 144 521 324 752 467 Spain M. Coma Argentina T. Maffei Qatar N. Al-Attiyah Russia V. Chagin
Cars 500 311 731 454
Trucks 408 254 226 140 634 394
4 5 January Argentina San Salvador de Jujuy Chile Calama All 554 344 207 129 761 473 Spain M. Coma Argentina T. Maffei Spain C. Sainz Russia V. Chagin
5 6 January Chile Calama Chile Iquique All 36 22 423 263 459 285 Portugal P. Gonçalves Argentina A. Patronelli France S. Peterhansel Russia F. Kabirov
6 7 January Chile Iquique Chile Arica All 265 165 456 283 721 448 Portugal H. Rodrigues Argentina A. Patronelli Spain C. Sainz Czech Republic A. Loprais
8 January Chile Arica Rest day
7 9 January Chile Arica Chile Antofagasta Bikes/Quads 208 129 631 392 839 521 Chile F. López Argentina S. Halpern Qatar N. Al-Attiyah Czech Republic A. Loprais
Cars/Trucks 611 380 819 509
8 10 January Chile Antofagasta Chile Copiapó All 268 167 508 316 776 482 Spain M. Coma Argentina A. Patronelli Qatar N. Al-Attiyah Russia V. Chagin
9 11 January Chile Copiapó Chile Copiapó All 35 22 235 146 270 168 United States J. Street Argentina A. Patronelli Spain C. Sainz Russia F. Kabirov
10 12 January Chile Copiapó Argentina Chilecito All 686 426 176 109 862 536 Spain M. Coma Argentina J. Santamarina South Africa G. de Villiers Russia V. Chagin
11 13 January Argentina Chilecito Argentina San Juan All 164 102 622 386 786 488 France C. Despres Argentina S. Halpern Qatar N. Al-Attiyah Russia V. Chagin
12 14 January Argentina San Juan Argentina Córdoba Bikes/Quads 123 76 555 345 678 421 Spain M. Coma France C. Declerck Spain C. Sainz Russia V. Chagin
Cars
Trucks 349 217 266 165 615 382
13 15 January Argentina Córdoba Argentina Buenos Aires All 645 401 181 112 826 513 Netherlands F. Verhoeven Poland Ł. Łaskawiec Spain C. Sainz Russia F. Kabirov
16 January Finish in Buenos Aires
TOTALS km mi km mi km mi
Bikes & Quads 4,598 2,857 5,007 3,111 9,605 5,968
Cars 5,020 3,119 9,618 5,976
Trucks 5,001 3,107 4,457 2,769 9,458 5,877

Stage results

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A motorcyclist rides in the desert beside the Flag of Chile

Motorcycles

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KTM's Cyril Despres won the first two stages of the rally, to take an early lead of over two minutes on fellow KTM rider Marc Coma. Coma closed the gap to just fourteen seconds after his win on the third stage, and took the overall lead on stage four with his second stage win as Despres lost over ten minutes on the stage, dropping him to second in the standings. Coma maintained his lead overall until the end of the race, taking further stage wins in stages eight, ten and twelve en route to his third victory in the event.[3] Despres, a three-time winner himself, won stage eleven but ended the rally fifteen minutes behind Coma in second place. Aprilia's Francisco López moved into third position after the fourth stage, and having won the seventh stage, had been set to complete the podium behind Coma and Despres. However, on the final stage, López suffered a mechanical failure 22 kilometres (14 mi) from the finish line and lost over an hour to his rivals. His misfortune allowed Hélder Rodrigues, riding a Yamaha to take third place. López took fourth position, almost half an hour behind Rodrigues.[9]

Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Difference Pos Competitor Make Time Difference
1 1  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 1h 58' 31" + 00' 00" 1  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 1h 58' 31" + 00' 00"
2  R. Faria (POR) KTM 1h 59' 02" + 00' 31" 2  R. Faria (POR) KTM 1h 59' 02" + 00' 31"
3  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 1h 59' 17" + 00' 46" 3  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 1h 59' 17" + 00' 46"
2 1  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 3h 19' 11" + 00' 00" 1  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 5h 17' 42" + 00' 00"
2  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 3h 21' 00" + 01' 49" 2  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 5h 20' 17" + 02' 35"
3  F. López (CHI) Aprilia 3h 23' 17" + 04' 06" 3  R. Faria (POR) KTM 5h 23' 55" + 06' 13"
3 1  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 4h 18' 55" + 00' 00" 1  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 9h 38' 58" + 00' 00"
2  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 4h 21' 16" + 02' 21" 2  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 9h 39' 12" + 00' 14"
3  P. Gonçalves (POR) BMW 4h 22' 31" + 03' 36" 3  R. Faria (POR) KTM 9h 48' 36" + 09' 38"
4 1  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 2h 04' 00" + 00' 00" 1  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 11h 43' 12" + 00' 00"
2  F. López (CHI) Aprilia 2h 06' 05" + 02' 05" 2  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 11h 53' 14" + 10' 02"
3  O. Pain (FRA) Yamaha 2h 10' 20" + 06' 20" 3  F. López (CHI) Aprilia 12h 03' 24" + 20' 12"
5 1  P. Gonçalves (POR) BMW 5h 12' 23" + 00' 00" 1  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 16h 59' 33" + 00' 00"
2  F. López (CHI) Aprilia 5h 14' 41" + 02' 18" 2  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 17h 09' 47" + 10' 14"
3  F. Verhoeven (NLD) BMW 5h 14' 42" + 02' 19" 3  F. López (CHI) Aprilia 17h 18' 05" + 18' 32"
6 1  H. Rodrigues (POR) Yamaha 5h 36' 17" + 00' 00" 1  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 22h 40' 20" + 00' 00"
2  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 5h 39' 21" + 03' 04" 2  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 22h 49' 08" + 08' 48"
3  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 5h 40' 47" + 04' 30" 3  F. López (CHI) Aprilia 23h 02' 32" + 22' 12"
7 1  F. López (CHI) Aprilia 3h 29' 45" + 00' 00" 1  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 26h 13' 50" + 00' 00"
2  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 3h 32' 06" + 02' 21" 2  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 26h 21' 14" + 07' 24"
3  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 3h 33' 30" + 03' 45" 3  F. López (CHI) Aprilia 26h 32' 17" + 18' 27"
8 1  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 6h 05' 02" + 00' 00" 1  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 32h 18' 52" + 00' 00"
2  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 6h 06' 57" + 01' 55" 2  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 32h 28' 11" + 09' 19"
3  F. López (CHI) Aprilia 6h 09' 23" + 04' 21" 3  F. López (CHI) Aprilia 32h 41' 40" + 22' 48"
9 1  J. Street (USA) Yamaha 3h 06' 56" + 00' 00" 1  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 35h 32' 56" + 00' 00"
2  F. Verhoeven (NLD) BMW 3h 10' 34" + 03' 38" 2  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 35h 41' 10" + 08' 14"
3  D. Casteu (FRA) Sherco 3h 10' 36" + 03' 40" 3  F. López (CHI) Aprilia 35h 56' 29" + 23' 33"
10 1  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 3h 06' 35" + 00' 00" 1  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 38h 39' 31" + 00' 00"
2  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 3h 16' 31" + 09' 56" 2  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 38h 57' 41" + 18' 10"
3  R. Faria (POR) KTM 3h 19' 57" + 13' 22" 3  F. López (CHI) Aprilia 39h 24' 47" + 45' 16"
11 1  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 4h 33' 13" + 00' 00" 1  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 43h 14' 55" + 00' 00"
2  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 4h 35' 24" + 02' 11" 2  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 43h 30' 54" + 15' 59"
3  F. López (CHI) Aprilia 4h 39' 32" + 06' 19" 3  F. López (CHI) Aprilia 44h 04' 19" + 49' 24"
12 1  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 6h 42' 42" + 00' 00" 1  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 49h 57' 37" + 00' 00"
2  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 6h 43' 19" + 00' 37" 2  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 50h 14' 13" + 16' 36"
3  H. Rodrigues (POR) Yamaha 6h 50' 03" + 07' 21" 3  F. López (CHI) Aprilia 50h 57' 04" + 59' 27"
13 1  F. Verhoeven (NLD) BMW 1h 25' 07" + 00' 00" 1  M. Coma (ESP) KTM 51h 25' 00" + 00' 00"
2  H. Rodrigues (POR) Yamaha 1h 25' 12" + 00' 05" 2  C. Despres (FRA) KTM 51h 40' 04" + 15' 04"
3  J. de Azevedo (BRA) KTM 1h 25' 26" + 00' 19" 3  H. Rodrigues (POR) Yamaha 53h 05' 20" + 1h 40' 20"

Quads

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Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Difference Pos Competitor Make Time Difference
1 1  J. Macháček (CZE) Yamaha 2h 14' 07" + 00' 00" 1  J. Macháček (CZE) Yamaha 2h 14' 07" + 00' 00"
2  M. Plechatý (CZE) Yamaha 2h 15' 13" + 01' 06" 2  M. Plechatý (CZE) Yamaha 2h 15' 13" + 01' 06"
3  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 2h 17' 11" + 03' 04" 3  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 2h 17' 11" + 03' 04"
2 1  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 3h 40' 35" + 00' 00" 1  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 6h 00' 06" + 00' 00"
2  T. Maffei (ARG) Yamaha 3h 44' 56" + 04' 21" 2  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 6h 02' 50" + 02' 44"
3  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 3h 45' 39" + 05' 04" 3  M. Plechatý (CZE) Yamaha 6h 02' 51" + 02' 45"
3 1  T. Maffei (ARG) Yamaha 4h 58' 04" + 00' 00" 1  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 11h 02' 21" + 00' 00"
2  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 4h 59' 31" + 01' 27" 2  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 11h 02' 33" + 00' 12"
3  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 5h 02' 27" + 04' 23" 3  T. Maffei (ARG) Yamaha 11h 03' 33" + 01' 12"
4 1  T. Maffei (ARG) Yamaha 2h 30' 23" + 00' 00" 1  T. Maffei (ARG) Yamaha 13h 33' 56" + 00' 00"
2  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 2h 33' 17" + 02' 54" 2  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 13h 35' 50" + 01' 54"
3  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 2h 34' 46" + 04' 23" 3  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 13h 37' 07" + 03' 11"
5 1  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 6h 04' 34" + 00' 00" 1  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 19h 40' 24" + 00' 00"
2  T. Maffei (ARG) Yamaha 6h 07' 55" + 03' 21" 2  T. Maffei (ARG) Yamaha 19h 41' 51" + 01' 27"
3  M. Plechatý (CZE) Yamaha 6h 40' 36" + 36' 02" 3  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 20h 23' 19" + 42' 55"
6 1  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 6h 57' 33" + 00' 00" 1  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 26h 37' 57" + 00' 00"
2  T. Maffei (ARG) Yamaha 7h 02' 37" + 05' 04" 2  T. Maffei (ARG) Yamaha 26h 44' 28" + 06' 31"
3  J. Macháček (CZE) Yamaha 7h 29' 34" + 32' 01" 3  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 28h 10' 04" + 1h 32' 07"
7 1  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 4h 01' 26" + 00' 00" 1  T. Maffei (ARG) Yamaha 31h 44' 45" + 00' 00"
2  Ł. Łaskawiec (POL) Yamaha 4h 03' 36" + 02' 10" 2  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 31h 47' 48" + 03' 03"
3  J. Santamarina (ARG) Honda 4h 07' 42" + 06' 16" 3  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 32h 11' 30" + 26' 45"
8 1  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 7h 57' 26" + 00' 00" 1  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 39h 45' 14" + 00' 00"
2  J. Macháček (CZE) Yamaha 8h 05' 28" + 08' 02" 2  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 40h 43' 46" + 58' 32"
3  Ł. Łaskawiec (POL) Yamaha 8h 08' 26" + 11' 00" 3  J. Macháček (CZE) Yamaha 42h 27' 02" + 2h 41' 48"
9 1  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 3h 43' 27" + 00' 00" 1  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 43h 28' 41" + 00' 00"
2  J. Macháček (CZE) Yamaha 3h 48' 48" + 05' 21" 2  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 44h 45' 04" + 1h 16' 23"
3  Ł. Łaskawiec (POL) Yamaha 3h 53' 42" + 10' 15" 3  J. Macháček (CZE) Yamaha 46h 15' 50" + 2h 47' 09"
10 1  J. Santamarina (ARG) Honda 4h 14' 49" + 00' 00" 1  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 47h 48' 53" + 00' 00"
2  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 4h 14' 57" + 00' 08" 2  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 49h 00' 01" + 1h 11' 08"
3  Ł. Łaskawiec (POL) Yamaha 4h 17' 52" + 03' 03" 3  J. Macháček (CZE) Yamaha 50h 34' 49" + 2h 45' 56"
11 1  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 5h 35' 30" + 00' 00" 1  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 53h 28' 59" + 00' 00"
2  T. Maffei (ARG) Yamaha 5h 39' 22" + 03' 52" 2  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 54h 35' 31" + 1h 06' 32"
3  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 5h 40' 06" + 04' 36" 3  C. Declerck (FRA) Polaris 59h 58' 59" + 6h 30' 00"
12 1  C. Declerck (FRA) Polaris 8h 30' 07" + 00' 00" 1  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 62h 07' 34" + 00' 00"
2  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 8h 30' 21" + 00' 14" 2  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 63h 05' 52" + 58' 18"
3  Ł. Łaskawiec (POL) Yamaha 8h 32' 39" + 02' 32" 3  C. Declerck (FRA) Polaris 68h 29' 06" + 6h 21' 32"
13 1  Ł. Łaskawiec (POL) Yamaha 1h 35' 00" + 00' 00" 1  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 63h 49' 47" + 00' 00"
2  C. Declerck (FRA) Polaris 1h 39' 11" + 04' 11" 2  S. Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 64h 49' 40" + 59' 53"
3  A. Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 1h 42' 13" + 07' 13" 3  Ł. Łaskawiec (POL) Yamaha 70h 07' 25" + 6h 17' 38"

Cars

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Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Difference Pos Competitor Make Time Difference
1 1  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 2h 18' 32" + 00' 00" 1  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 2h 18' 32" + 00' 00"
2  S. Peterhansel (FRA)
 J-P. Cottret (FRA)
BMW 2h 20' 03" + 01' 31" 2  S. Peterhansel (FRA)
 J-P. Cottret (FRA)
BMW 2h 20' 03" + 01' 31"
3  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 2h 20' 48" + 02' 16" 3  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 2h 20' 48" + 02' 16"
2 1  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 3h 10' 48" + 00' 00" 1  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 5h 29' 20" + 00' 00"
2  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 3h 12' 31" + 01' 43" 2  S. Peterhansel (FRA)
 J-P. Cottret (FRA)
BMW 5h 33' 05" + 03' 45"
3  S. Peterhansel (FRA)
 J-P. Cottret (FRA)
BMW 3h 13' 02" + 02' 14" 3  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 5h 33' 19" + 03' 59"
3 1  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 3h 42' 20" + 00' 00" 1  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 9h 12' 05" + 00' 00"
2  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 3h 42' 45" + 00' 25" 2  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 9h 15' 39" + 03' 34"
3  S. Peterhansel (FRA)
 J-P. Cottret (FRA)
BMW 3h 43' 19" + 00' 59" 3  S. Peterhansel (FRA)
 J-P. Cottret (FRA)
BMW 9h 16' 24" + 04' 19"
4 1  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 1h 57' 09" + 00' 00" 1  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 11h 09' 14" + 00' 00"
2  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 1h 57' 59" + 00' 50" 2  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 11h 13' 38" + 04' 24"
3  S. Peterhansel (FRA)
 J-P. Cottret (FRA)
BMW 1h 58' 31" + 01' 22" 3  S. Peterhansel (FRA)
 J-P. Cottret (FRA)
BMW 11h 14' 55" + 05' 41"
5 1  S. Peterhansel (FRA)
 J-P. Cottret (FRA)
BMW 4h 33' 19" + 00' 00" 1  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 15h 45' 48" + 00' 00"
2  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 4h 34' 43" + 01' 24" 2  S. Peterhansel (FRA)
 J-P. Cottret (FRA)
BMW 15h 48' 14" + 02' 26"
3  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 4h 36' 34" + 03' 15" 3  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 15h 48' 21" + 02' 33"
6 1  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 4h 53' 53" + 00' 00" 1  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 20h 39' 41" + 00' 00"
2  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 4h 54' 02" + 00' 09" 2  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 20h 42' 23" + 02' 42"
3  G. de Villiers (RSA)
 D. von Zitzewitz (GER)
Volkswagen 5h 03' 42" + 09' 49" 3  S. Peterhansel (FRA)
 J-P. Cottret (FRA)
BMW 20h 54' 32" + 14' 51"
7 1  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 2h 40' 57" + 00' 00" 1  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 23h 21' 58" + 00' 00"
2  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 2h 42' 17" + 01' 20" 2  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 23h 23' 20" + 01' 22"
3  G. de Villiers (RSA)
 D. von Zitzewitz (GER)
Volkswagen 2h 43' 53" + 02' 56" 3  S. Peterhansel (FRA)
 J-P. Cottret (FRA)
BMW 23h 43' 09" + 21' 11"
8 1  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 5h 16' 30" + 00' 00" 1  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 28h 39' 50" + 00' 00"
2  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 5h 23' 06" + 06' 36" 2  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 28h 45' 04" + 05' 14"
3  G. de Villiers (RSA)
 D. von Zitzewitz (GER)
Volkswagen 5h 33' 52" + 17' 22" 3  G. de Villiers (RSA)
 D. von Zitzewitz (GER)
Volkswagen 29h 28' 35" + 48' 45"
9 1  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 2h 14' 39" + 00' 00" 1  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 30h 56' 25" + 00' 00"
2  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 2h 16' 35" + 01' 56" 2  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 30h 59' 43" + 03' 18"
3  G. de Villiers (RSA)
 D. von Zitzewitz (GER)
Volkswagen 2h 23' 41" + 09' 02" 3  G. de Villiers (RSA)
 D. von Zitzewitz (GER)
Volkswagen 31h 52' 16" + 55' 51"
10 1  G. de Villiers (RSA)
 D. von Zitzewitz (GER)
Volkswagen 2h 53' 15" + 00' 00" 1  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 33h 58' 34" + 00' 00"
2  K. Hołowczyc (POL)
 J-M. Fortin (BEL)
BMW 2h 57' 38" + 04' 23" 2  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 34h 11' 11" + 12' 37"
3  S. Peterhansel (FRA)
 J-P. Cottret (FRA)
BMW 2h 58' 53" + 05' 38" 3  G. de Villiers (RSA)
 D. von Zitzewitz (GER)
Volkswagen 34h 45' 31" + 46' 57"
11 1  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 4h 17' 27" + 00' 00" 1  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 38h 16' 01" + 00' 00"
2  S. Peterhansel (FRA)
 J-P. Cottret (FRA)
BMW 4h 18' 40" + 01' 13" 2  G. de Villiers (RSA)
 D. von Zitzewitz (GER)
Volkswagen 39h 07' 50" + 51' 49"
3  G. de Villiers (RSA)
 D. Von Zitzewitz (GER)
Volkswagen 4h 22' 19" + 04' 52" 3  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 39h 43' 28" + 1h 27' 27"
12 1  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 5h 37' 18" + 00' 00" 1  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 43h 59' 30" + 00' 00"
2  G. de Villiers (RSA)
 D. von Zitzewitz (GER)
Volkswagen 5h 40' 01" + 02' 43" 2  G. de Villiers (RSA)
 D. von Zitzewitz (GER)
Volkswagen 44h 47' 51" + 48' 21"
3  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 5h 43' 29" + 06' 11" 3  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 45h 20' 46" + 1h 21' 16"
13 1  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 1h 16' 08" + 00' 00" 1  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 45h 16' 16" + 00' 00"
2  N. Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 T. Gottschalk (GER)
Volkswagen 1h 16' 46" + 00' 38" 2  G. de Villiers (RSA)
 D. von Zitzewitz (GER)
Volkswagen 46h 05' 57" + 49' 41"
3  K. Hołowczyc (POL)
 J-M. Fortin (BEL)
BMW 1h 17' 33" + 01' 25" 3  C. Sainz (ESP)
 L. Cruz (ESP)
Volkswagen 46h 36' 54" + 1h 20' 38"

Trucks

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Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Difference Pos Competitor Make Time Difference
1 1  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 2h 44' 22" + 00' 00" 1  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 2h 44' 22" + 00' 00"
2  A. Loprais (CZE)
 M. Holáň (CZE)
 J. Kalina (CZE)
Tatra 2h 49' 03" + 04' 41" 2  A. Loprais (CZE)
 M. Holáň (CZE)
 J. Kalina (CZE)
Tatra 2h 49' 03" + 04' 41"
3  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 2h 50' 14" + 05' 52" 3  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 2h 50' 14" + 05' 52"
2 1  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 3h 50' 46" + 00' 00" 1  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 6h 41' 00" + 00' 00"
2  A. Loprais (CZE)
 M. Holáň (CZE)
 J. Kalina (CZE)
Tatra 3h 52' 06" + 01' 20" 2  A. Loprais (CZE)
 M. Holáň (CZE)
 J. Kalina (CZE)
Tatra 6h 41' 09" + 00' 09"
3  F. Echter (GER)
 D. Ruf (GER)
 A. Klein (GER)
MAN 3h 55' 55" + 05' 09" 3  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 6h 41' 22" + 00' 22"
3 1  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 2h 57' 36" + 00' 00" 1  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 9h 38' 58" + 00' 00"
2  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 3h 04' 21" + 06' 45" 2  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 9h 45' 21" + 06' 23"
3  A. Loprais (CZE)
 M. Holáň (CZE)
 J. Kalina (CZE)
Tatra 3h 04' 26" + 06' 50" 3  A. Loprais (CZE)
 M. Holáň (CZE)
 J. Kalina (CZE)
Tatra 9h 45' 35" + 06' 37"
4 1  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 2h 10' 18" + 00' 00" 1  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 11h 49' 16" + 00' 00"
2  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 2h 12' 36" + 02' 18" 2  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 11h 57' 57" + 08' 41"
3  A. Loprais (CZE)
 M. Holáň (CZE)
 J. Kalina (CZE)
Tatra 2h 16' 17" + 05' 59" 3  A. Loprais (CZE)
 M. Holáň (CZE)
 J. Kalina (CZE)
Tatra 12h 01' 52" + 12' 36"
5 1  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 5h 41' 11" + 00' 00" 1  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 17h 39' 08" + 00' 00"
2  E. Nikolaev (RUS)
 V. Mizyukaev (RUS)
 V. Rybakov (RUS)
Kamaz 6h 01' 16" + 20' 05" 2  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 17h 52' 44" + 13' 36"
3  A. Loprais (CZE)
 M. Holáň (CZE)
 J. Kalina (CZE)
Tatra 6h 02' 36" + 21' 25" 3  A. Loprais (CZE)
 M. Holáň (CZE)
 J. Kalina (CZE)
Tatra 18h 04' 28" + 25' 20"
6 1  A. Loprais (CZE)
 M. Holáň (CZE)
 J. Kalina (CZE)
Tatra 6h 00' 37" + 00' 00" 1  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 23h 43' 40" + 00' 00"
2  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 6h 04' 32" + 03' 55" 2  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 24h 03' 00" + 19' 20"
3  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 6h 10' 16" + 09' 39" 3  A. Loprais (CZE)
 M. Holáň (CZE)
 J. Kalina (CZE)
Tatra 24h 05' 05" + 21' 25"
7 1  A. Loprais (CZE)
 M. Holáň (CZE)
 J. Kalina (CZE)
Tatra 2h 23' 43" + 00' 00" 1  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 26h 12' 26" + 00' 00"
2  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 2h 28' 46" + 05' 03" 2  A. Loprais (CZE)
 M. Holáň (CZE)
 J. Kalina (CZE)
Tatra 26h 28' 48" + 16' 22"
3  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 2h 37' 48" + 14' 05" 3  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 26h 40' 48" + 28' 22"
8 1  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 6h 01' 12" + 00' 00" 1  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 32h 42' 00" + 00' 00"
2  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 6h 33' 01" + 31' 49" 2  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 32h 45' 27" + 03' 27"
3  E. Nikolaev (RUS)
 V. Mizyukaev (RUS)
 V. Rybakov (RUS)
Kamaz 6h 38' 07" + 36' 55" 3  A. Loprais (CZE)
 M. Holáň (CZE)
 J. Kalina (CZE)
Tatra 33h 11' 36" + 29' 36"
9 1  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 2h 45' 21" + 00' 00" 1  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 35h 30' 48" + 00' 00"
2  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 2h 52' 59" + 07' 38" 2  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 35h 34' 59" + 04' 11"
3  E. Nikolaev (RUS)
 V. Mizyukaev (RUS)
 V. Rybakov (RUS)
Kamaz 3h 00' 11" + 14' 50" 3  E. Nikolaev (RUS)
 V. Mizyukaev (RUS)
 V. Rybakov (RUS)
Kamaz 37h 34' 39" + 2h 03' 51"
10 1  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 3h 21' 39" + 00' 00" 1  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 38h 56' 38" + 00' 00"
2  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 3h 43' 17" + 21' 38" 2  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 39h 14' 05" + 17' 27"
3  M. van Vliet (NLD)
 S. Bruynkens (BEL)
 B. der Kinderen (NLD)
MAN 3h 56' 16" + 34' 37" 3  E. Nikolaev (RUS)
 V. Mizyukaev (RUS)
 V. Rybakov (RUS)
Kamaz 41h 40' 44" + 2h 44' 06"
11 1  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 5h 12' 02" + 00' 00" 1  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 44h 08' 40" + 00' 00"
2  J. Vila (ESP)
 M. Torrallardona (ESP)
 P. van Eerd (NLD)
Iveco 5h 23' 06" + 11' 04" 2  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 44h 39' 11" + 30' 31"
3  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 5h 25' 06" + 13' 04" 3  E. Nikolaev (RUS)
 V. Mizyukaev (RUS)
 V. Rybakov (RUS)
Kamaz 47h 07' 23" + 2h 58' 43"
12 1  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 2h 45' 34" + 00' 00" 1  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 46h 54' 14" + 00' 00"
2  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 2h 46' 22" + 00' 48" 2  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 47h 25' 33" + 31' 19"
3  J. Vila (ESP)
 M. Torrallardona (ESP)
 P. van Eerd (NLD)
Iveco 2h 50' 03" + 04' 29" 3  E. Nikolaev (RUS)
 V. Mizyukaev (RUS)
 V. Rybakov (RUS)
Kamaz 50h 09' 59" + 3h 15' 45"
13 1  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 1h 33' 25" + 00' 00" 1  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 48h 28' 54" + 00' 00"
2  V. Chagin (RUS)
 S. Savostin (RUS)
 I. Shaysultanov (RUS)
Kamaz 1h 34' 40" + 01' 15" 2  F. Kabirov (RUS)
 A. Belyaev (RUS)
 A. Mokeev (RUS)
Kamaz 48h 58' 58" + 30' 04"
3  F. Echter (GER)
 D. Ruf (GER)
 A. Klein (GER)
MAN 1h 35' 27" + 02' 02" 3  E. Nikolaev (RUS)
 V. Mizyukaev (RUS)
 V. Rybakov (RUS)
Kamaz 51h 49' 11" + 3h 20' 17"

Final overall standings

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Motorcycles

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Pos. No. Competitor Make Entrant Time Difference
1 1  Marc Coma (ESP) KTM 450 Rally KTM MRW Rally Factory Team 51h 25' 00" + 00' 00"
2 2  Cyril Despres (FRA) KTM 450 Rally Team Red Bull KTM 51h 40' 04" + 15' 04"
3 4  Hélder Rodrigues (POR) Yamaha Team Yamaha Racing France Ipone 53h 05' 20" + 1h 40' 20"
4 3  Francisco López (CHI) Aprilia Team Giofil Aprilia 53h 34' 45" + 2h 09' 45"
5 10  Juan Pedrero (ESP) KTM 450 Rally KTM MRW Rally Factory Team 54h 32' 03" + 3h 07' 03"
6 6  Pål Anders Ullevålseter (NOR) KTM 450 Rally Team Scandinavia 54h 57' 56" + 3h 32' 56"
7 33  Jean de Azevedo (BRA) KTM 450 Rally Petrobras Lubrax 55h 24' 38" + 3h 59' 38"
8 11  Ruben Faria (POR) KTM 450 Rally Team Red Bull KTM 450 Rally 55h 38' 01" + 4h 13' 01"
9 15  Quinn Cody (USA) Honda Team Honda Europe 56h 17' 10" + 4h 52' 10"
10 21  Jacek Czachor (POL) KTM 450 Rally Orlen Team 57h 38' 41" + 6h 13' 41"

Quads

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Pos. No. Competitor Make Time Difference
1 252  Alejandro Patronelli (ARG) Yamaha 63h 49' 47" + 00' 00"
2 255  Sebastián Halpern (ARG) Yamaha 64h 49' 40" + 59' 53"
3 256  Łukasz Łaskawiec (POL) Yamaha 70h 07' 25" + 6h 17' 38"
4 253  Christophe Declerck (FRA) Polaris 70h 08' 17" + 6h 18' 30"
5 263  Pablo Copetti (ARG) Yamaha 71h 04' 46" + 7h 14' 59"
6 273  Jorge Santamarina (ARG) Honda 74h 49' 54" + 11h 00' 07"
7 280  Tomas Maffei (ARG) Yamaha 81h 50' 58" + 18h 01' 11"
8 257  Daniel Mazzucco (ARG) Can-Am 89h 01' 41" + 25h 11' 54"
9 259  Camélia Liparoti (ITA) Yamaha 89h 05' 03" + 25h 15' 16"
10 267  Francisco López Balart (CHI) Can-Am 99h 44' 48" + 35h 55' 01"

Cars

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Nissan's Christian Lavieille finished the event in eighth place.
Pos. No. Driver Co-Driver Make Entrant Time Difference
1 302  Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT)  Timo Gottschalk (GER) Volkswagen Volkswagen Motorsport 45h 16' 16" + 00' 00"
2 308  Giniel de Villiers (RSA)  Dirk von Zitzewitz (GER) Volkswagen Volkswagen Motorsport 46h 05' 57" + 49' 41"
3 300  Carlos Sainz (ESP)  Lucas Cruz (ESP) Volkswagen Volkswagen Motorsport 46h 36' 54" + 1h 20' 38"
4 301  Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA)  Jean-Paul Cottret (FRA) BMW Monster X-Raid Team 47h 00' 04" + 1h 43' 48"
5 307  Krzysztof Hołowczyc (POL)  Jean-Marc Fortin (BEL) BMW Team X-Raid 49h 27' 37" + 4h 11' 21"
6 304  Mark Miller (USA)  Ralph Pitchford (RSA) Volkswagen Volkswagen Motorsport 50h 10' 58" + 4h 54' 42"
7 313  Ricardo Leal dos Santos (POR)  Paulo Fiuza (POR) BMW Monster X-Raid Team 52h 06' 23" + 6h 50' 07"
8 312  Christian Lavieille (FRA)  Jean-Michel Polato (FRA) Nissan Team Dessoude 53h 13' 34" + 7h 57' 18"
9 310  Guilherme Spinelli (BRA)  Youssef Haddad (BRA) Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Brazil 53h 39' 53" + 8h 23' 27"
10 314  Matthias Kahle (GER)  Thomas Schünemann (GER) SMG Buggy Hamburger Software SMG 60h 28' 12" + 15h 11' 56"

Trucks

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Firdaus Kabirov's Kamaz truck, which finished second behind Vladimir Chagin's similar truck.
Pos. No. Driver Navigator Mechanic Make Time Difference
1 500  Vladimir Chagin (RUS)  Sergey Savostin (RUS)  Ildar Shaysultanov (RUS) Kamaz 48h 28' 54" + 00' 00"
2 502  Firdaus Kabirov (RUS)  Aydar Belyaev (RUS)  Andrey Mokeev (RUS) Kamaz 48h 58' 58" + 30' 04"
3 512  Eduard Nikolaev (RUS)  Viatcheslav Mizyukaev (RUS)  Vladimir Rybakov (RUS) Kamaz 51h 49' 11" + 3h 20' 17"
4 518  Ilgizar Mardeev (RUS)  Vladimir Demyanenko (RUS)  Ayrat Mardeev (RUS) Kamaz 54h 13' 50" + 5h 44' 56"
5 507  Franz Echter (GER)  Detlef Ruf (GER)  Artur Klein (GER) MAN 54h 14' 31" + 5h 45' 37"
6 506  Josep Vila (ESP)  Moi Torrallardona (ESP)  Peter van Eerd (NED) Iveco 55h 44' 55" + 7h 16' 01"
7 508  Marcel van Vliet (NED)  Serge Bruynkens (BEL)  Bernard der Kinderen (NED) MAN 59h 10' 57" + 10h 42' 03"
8 537  Artur Ardavichus (KAZ)  Denis Berezovskiy (KAZ)  Zhanat Zhalimbetov (KAZ) Kamaz 59h 38' 39" + 11h 09' 45"
9 526  Teruhito Sugawara (JPN)  Seiichi Suzuki (JPN) none Hino 62h 50' 22" + 14h 21' 28"
10 528  Mathias Behringer (GER)  Jochen Seiler (GER)  Hugo Kupper (NED) MAN 66h 06' 29" + 17h 37' 35"

Deaths

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A total of four people were killed in Dakar-related incidents during the rally. A 28-year-old female spectator was killed when a competitor lost control of his vehicle in the first stage, while two mechanics were killed in separate electrical incidents and a driver lost his life in a collision with a rally competitor following the tenth stage.[10]

References

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