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Start Special
Waypoint*
Finish
Finish Special
Waypoint reached*
Refuelling| Special | Cars | Bikes | Quads | Trucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | 06:20 | 05:50 | 05:50 | 08:22 |
| Connection | 152km | 19km | 19km | 152km |
| Special stage | 470km | 492km | 492km | 155km |
| Number of participants | ||||
| from start | 130 | 163 | 33 | 65 |
| have left | 130 | 163 | 33 | 0 |
| WP1 | - | - | - | - |
| WP2 | - | - | - | - |
| WP3 | - | - | - | - |
| WP4 | - | - | - | - |
| WP5 | - | - | - | - |
| WP6 | 105 | 3 | - | - |
| WP7 | 105 | 134 | 26 | - |
| WP8 | 105 | 131 | 26 | - |
| WP9 | 20 | 132 | 26 | - |
| WP10 | - | - | - | - |
| WP11 | - | - | - | - |
| at arrival | 106 | 139 | 26 | - |
| WPF | - | - | - | - |
Live Comments
20:45 : Red flag
As a meteorological Armageddon falls upon the last thirty kilometres of today's special, the race direction has decided to stop the competition and neutralise competitors at CP2, 86 km into the stage (formerly 374 km, but the course was changed this morning).
20:37 Cars: Chicherit comes out on top!
The Frenchman at the wheel of the SMG buggy should be the winner of today's special after successfully navigating through all the challenges of the course. Robby Gordon lies second at 5'17', followed by Stéphane Peterhansel at 12'15'. A great deal of drivers have been held up by bad weather and the flooding rivers near the course.
20:34 Cars: Km 150: Al-Attiyah and Peterhansel running out of steam
The men at the wheel of the Qatar Red Bull and the Mini have lost some time at this checkpoint. Nasser Al-Attiyah is 7'42' down, with the Frenchman a further 5'13' back.
20:31 Cars: Chicherit in command after 150 km
With just over 30 km to go, Frenchman Guerlain Chicherit is leading Orlando Terranova, Robby Gordon and Stéphane Peterhansel. No other cars have gone through this kilometre point yet.
20:28 Cars: Álvarez up and running again
The course is quite tricky in the area around km 123 of the redesigned route of today's stage. Guilherme Spinelli is also struggling near the swelling river, as it rains and pours on the course. Other competitors are also sending static signals in the area.
20:25 Cars: Álvarez comes to a halt
The man at the wheel of the no. 306 Toyota Hilux has stopped near a river, roughly 123 km into today's special.
19:52 Cars: Al-Attiyah back on the move
The Qatari's stop at km 118 cost him no more than two or three minutes.
19:46 Cars: Al-Attiyah at a standstill
Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah has come to a halt near km 118, exactly where the motorcycle riders went off-course en masse earlier today. But the Qatar Red Bull buggy is still on the course, which could mean Al-Attiyah's not sure which way he should go due to all the motorcycle tracks going towards the left.
19:43 Cars: Km 56: beyond the Top 5
An eventful race is going on behind Orlando Terranova. Ronan Chabot's SMG buggy is sixth, 2'08' down, followed by Nani Roma at 2'09' and Lucio Alvarez at 3'15'. The Argentinean has overtaken teammate Giniel De Villiers. Pascal Thomasse is eleventh at 4'03', just behind Leonid Novitskiy. Carlos Sousa's Great Wall is twelfth, ahead of Bernard Errandonea and Matthias Kahle.
19:20 Cars: Top 3 within 24 seconds after 86 km!
The fierce battle among the three leading drivers rages on. Nasser Al-Attiyah has 10' on Guerlain Chicherit and 24' on Robby Gordon. Fourth-placed Stéphane Peterhansel is 1'46' behind the leader, with Orlando Terranova a further 9' back. Giniel de Villiers lies sixth at 3'26', Novitskiy seventh at 3'32' and Dutchman Erik Wevers eighth at 5'00'.
18:52 Cars: Al-Attiyah leads after 56 km
The Buggy Qatar Red Bull driver was 10' faster than Guerlain Chicherit's SMG. The leading pair is followed by Orlando Terranova (+37'), Giniel de Villiers (+44') and Stéphane Peterhansel, who's neck-and-neck with Robby Gordon (both +46').
18:28 : Km 86: Things are getting tight at the top
The tables have turned again in the quad race, as Sebastián Palma roars back into the lead with Sarel Van Biljon 7' down and Marcos Patronelli 29' back. Sebastien Husseini (+1'21') is still fourth, ahead of Ignacio Casale (+3'01'), Flores Seminario (+3'02'), Lucas Bonetto (+3'17'), Lukas Laskawiec and Rafal Sonik (both +4'15').
18:15 Cars: The stopwatch starts ticking for the cars
Stéphane Peterhansel started today's special at 2:05 pm local time, followed by Guerlain Chicherit and Robby Gordon.
12:40 Cars: Peterhansel leads the way
Fresh off yesterday's stage win, the car GC leader Stéphane Peterhansel was the first driver to hit the road on his way to the start of the timed section which makes up most of today's stage, with Guerlain Chicherit and Robby Gordon hot on his heels.
10:08 : First part of the stage cancelled
A few changes have been made to today's stage due to the torrential rain falling on the area: the first part of the special has been cancelled, including the entire Truck stage, which was supposed to take place on this part of the course. On the other hand, the second part of the special for cars, motorcycles and quads will go on as planned. The motorcycles and quads will set off at 12:00 pm local time, followed by the cars at 2:05 pm.
09:30 : Salta-Tucuman: the very essence of Argentina
The road to Tucuman will be split into two timed sections (except for the trucks) with varying characteristics, as the bikers and quad riders finish their marathon stage The stage will be have three distinctive versions for the bike/quad, car and truck categories. Between tent rocks, canyons and cactuses, the competitors will reacquaint themselves with the red and green of Argentina’s most beautiful natural theatre, for a distance of 150 km in a wild west atmosphere. On the second timed portion, which will take place on a terrain not yet visited by the Dakar, the contrast will be evident on the tracks, which will be sandier and sometimes tricky. The weather conditions could also play a significant part, if the wind combines with the heat wave currently affecting the region. Observers will be keenly watching the Al-Attiyah/Peterhansel duel and the racing situation is potentially explosive between the first bikes and trucks. Only Marcos Patronelli in his homeland can contemplate this day relatively calmly.
20:45 : Red flag
As a meteorological Armageddon falls upon the last thirty kilometres of today's special, the race direction has decided to stop the competition and neutralise competitors at CP2, 86 km into the stage (formerly 374 km, but the course was changed this morning).
19:24 Bikes: Casteu takes the overall lead
David Casteu has moved to the top of the general classification following the eighth stage with a margin of 9'26' over Cyril Despres and 11'16' over Ruben Faria. Fourth-placed Francisco Lopez (+12'00') has leapfrogged former leader Olivier Pain (+16'10'). The first eighteen riders are still within one hour of each other.
19:04 Bikes: The best 'Barr' none
It's official: Joan Barreda wins today's special with a total time of 2 h 07'26', with Ivan Jakes second at 7'57' and David Casteu third at 14'13'. Hélder Rodrigues came in fourth, 15'57' down, with Cyril Despres fifth at 16'09'.
18:59 Bikes: A Pain-ful blow for Olivier
Today's special was a step back for Olivier Pain, who lost 37 seconds to the stage winner, but most importantly 23 seconds to David Casteu. He's also been overtaken by Faria and López in the general classification. We're now waiting for Cyril Despres.
18:50 Bikes: Barreda bounces back
Joan Barreda looks like he's going to make amends for his stroke of bad luck a few days ago by winning today's special. After leading the stage from the beginning, Barreda crossed the finish line with 7'57' on Ivan Jakes, 14'13' on David Casteu and 26'44' on Francisco López. Nevertheless, seeing how the special's gone so far, this classification is anything but final.
18:28 : Km 86: Things are getting tight at the top
The tables have turned again in the quad race, as Sebastián Palma roars back into the lead with Sarel Van Biljon 7' down and Marcos Patronelli 29' back. Sebastien Husseini (+1'21') is still fourth, ahead of Ignacio Casale (+3'01'), Flores Seminario (+3'02'), Lucas Bonetto (+3'17'), Lukas Laskawiec and Rafal Sonik (both +4'15').
18:03 Bikes: Rodrigues' turn to get lost
Hélder Rodrigues didn't take the same wrong turn as all the leaders, but he's quickly made amends by turning right a bit later and losing loads of time.
17:57 Bikes: The riders lose their bearings
118 km into today's special, all the leaders on the course are straying off the right path. They're all heading towards the mountains instead of following the river, as they should. It looks like Hélder Rodrigues and Paulo Gonçalves are the only ones who are still on track, but some of the leaders seem to be backtracking.
17:33 Bikes: Km 86 CP: Barreda, Despres and Grabham!
Joan Barreda (Husqvarna) still holds a fastest time of 55'02', with Cyril Despres 26' down. KTM's Australian Ben Grabham (+1'01') grabbed third place at km 86, followed by Svitko (+1'02'), Frans Verhoeven (+1'06'), Olivier Pain (+1'14'), Alesandro Botturi (+1'17'), eighth-placed Ivan Jakes (+2'08') and ninth-placed Francisco López (+2'18'), who's only got a one-second gap on Javier Pozzolito.
17:14 Bikes: Barreda and Despres take the lead at km 56
Joan Barreda has taken the reins of today's special with a time of 37'39'. Cyril Despres lies second, 28' down.
17:04 Bikes: Svitko second at km 56
KTM's Slovak has moved into second place, 14' behind Frans Verhoeven but 10' ahead of Olivier Pain.
17:00 Bikes: Verhoeven fastest
Flying Dutchman Frans Verhoeven has just sailed to the lead at km 56, posting a time 24 seconds faster than former leader Olivier Pain's. Ruben Faria came in fourth, one second behind 'Chaleco', whereas Juan Pedrero García posted the seventh best time, 2'10' down on the leader.
16:57 Bikes: Pain leads López and Caselli
Now that the first three riders have gone through km 56, Olivier Pain is in command with a time of 38'42', a mere 2' ahead of Francisco López and 1'20' ahead of third-placed Kurt Caselli. The American may have missed several waypoints during his excursion outside the course.
16:33 Bikes: Caselli takes a wrong turn
The American leading the charge in the motorcycle category has strayed off course 30 km into today's special. Caselli 'forgot' to turn right at an intersection and is now lost in the pampa.
16:09 Bikes: The motorcycle special is underway
Only the motorcycles, quads and cars will be racing this afternoon. American Kurt Caselli was the first rider to start the special at noon local time, followed by 'Chaleco' López and Olivier Pain, the Frenchman at the top of the general classification.
11:23 Bikes: The motorcycles start the link section
American Kurt Caselli entered the road section which will lead him to the start of today's special at 7 am local time. Due to bad weather, the start of the special for motorcycles, quads and cars has been pushed back to Punta de Balastro, which will come after a 300 km link section. The motorcycle race kicks off at noon local time.
10:08 : First part of the stage cancelled
A few changes have been made to today's stage due to the torrential rain falling on the area: the first part of the special has been cancelled, including the entire Truck stage, which was supposed to take place on this part of the course. On the other hand, the second part of the special for cars, motorcycles and quads will go on as planned. The motorcycles and quads will set off at 12:00 pm local time, followed by the cars at 2:05 pm.
09:30 : Salta-Tucuman: the very essence of Argentina
The road to Tucuman will be split into two timed sections (except for the trucks) with varying characteristics, as the bikers and quad riders finish their marathon stage The stage will be have three distinctive versions for the bike/quad, car and truck categories. Between tent rocks, canyons and cactuses, the competitors will reacquaint themselves with the red and green of Argentina’s most beautiful natural theatre, for a distance of 150 km in a wild west atmosphere. On the second timed portion, which will take place on a terrain not yet visited by the Dakar, the contrast will be evident on the tracks, which will be sandier and sometimes tricky. The weather conditions could also play a significant part, if the wind combines with the heat wave currently affecting the region. Observers will be keenly watching the Al-Attiyah/Peterhansel duel and the racing situation is potentially explosive between the first bikes and trucks. Only Marcos Patronelli in his homeland can contemplate this day relatively calmly.
20:45 : Red flag
As a meteorological Armageddon falls upon the last thirty kilometres of today's special, the race direction has decided to stop the competition and neutralise competitors at CP2, 86 km into the stage (formerly 374 km, but the course was changed this morning).
19:50 Quads: Third time's the charm for Van Biljon
After finishing twice on the stage podium in as many days, Sarel Van Biljon won the eighth special today. He was 1'49' faster than Marcos Patronelli and 2'36' quicker than Sebastián Palma. Sebastian Husseini came in fourth, 4'32' down, with Lucas Bonetto fifth at 9'44'. Next came Lukasz Laskawiec at 9'47' and Ignacio Casale at 11'14'.
18:28 : Km 86: Things are getting tight at the top
The tables have turned again in the quad race, as Sebastián Palma roars back into the lead with Sarel Van Biljon 7' down and Marcos Patronelli 29' back. Sebastien Husseini (+1'21') is still fourth, ahead of Ignacio Casale (+3'01'), Flores Seminario (+3'02'), Lucas Bonetto (+3'17'), Lukas Laskawiec and Rafal Sonik (both +4'15').
17:59 Quads: Km 56: Patronelli's back
Marcos Patronelli is back in the lead with a 1' margin over Sarel Van Biljon and 18' over Sebastián Palma. Sebastián Husseini is back in fourth, 1'31' down, with Ignacio Seminario López a further 4' back.
17:25 Quads: Palma quickest
Chile's Sebastián Palma has seized the lead ahead of South Africa's Van Biljon (7'+), third-placed Ignacio Casale (+26'), Flores Seminario (+50'), Patronelli (+54') and Husseini (+1'11').
11:49 Quads: The quads are on their way
Kurt Caselli and his motorcycle aren't the only first-time openers in today's stage. Sebastián Palma is leading the charge in the quad category and has just entered the 300 km link section which will take him to the start of the special. Remember that changes have been made to the course due to bad weather, which means that the first timed sector of the day has been cancelled and merged with the link section.
10:08 : First part of the stage cancelled
A few changes have been made to today's stage due to the torrential rain falling on the area: the first part of the special has been cancelled, including the entire Truck stage, which was supposed to take place on this part of the course. On the other hand, the second part of the special for cars, motorcycles and quads will go on as planned. The motorcycles and quads will set off at 12:00 pm local time, followed by the cars at 2:05 pm.
09:30 : Salta-Tucuman: the very essence of Argentina
The road to Tucuman will be split into two timed sections (except for the trucks) with varying characteristics, as the bikers and quad riders finish their marathon stage The stage will be have three distinctive versions for the bike/quad, car and truck categories. Between tent rocks, canyons and cactuses, the competitors will reacquaint themselves with the red and green of Argentina’s most beautiful natural theatre, for a distance of 150 km in a wild west atmosphere. On the second timed portion, which will take place on a terrain not yet visited by the Dakar, the contrast will be evident on the tracks, which will be sandier and sometimes tricky. The weather conditions could also play a significant part, if the wind combines with the heat wave currently affecting the region. Observers will be keenly watching the Al-Attiyah/Peterhansel duel and the racing situation is potentially explosive between the first bikes and trucks. Only Marcos Patronelli in his homeland can contemplate this day relatively calmly.
20:45 : Red flag
As a meteorological Armageddon falls upon the last thirty kilometres of today's special, the race direction has decided to stop the competition and neutralise competitors at CP2, 86 km into the stage (formerly 374 km, but the course was changed this morning).
18:28 : Km 86: Things are getting tight at the top
The tables have turned again in the quad race, as Sebastián Palma roars back into the lead with Sarel Van Biljon 7' down and Marcos Patronelli 29' back. Sebastien Husseini (+1'21') is still fourth, ahead of Ignacio Casale (+3'01'), Flores Seminario (+3'02'), Lucas Bonetto (+3'17'), Lukas Laskawiec and Rafal Sonik (both +4'15').
10:08 : First part of the stage cancelled
A few changes have been made to today's stage due to the torrential rain falling on the area: the first part of the special has been cancelled, including the entire Truck stage, which was supposed to take place on this part of the course. On the other hand, the second part of the special for cars, motorcycles and quads will go on as planned. The motorcycles and quads will set off at 12:00 pm local time, followed by the cars at 2:05 pm.
09:30 : Salta-Tucuman: the very essence of Argentina
The road to Tucuman will be split into two timed sections (except for the trucks) with varying characteristics, as the bikers and quad riders finish their marathon stage The stage will be have three distinctive versions for the bike/quad, car and truck categories. Between tent rocks, canyons and cactuses, the competitors will reacquaint themselves with the red and green of Argentina’s most beautiful natural theatre, for a distance of 150 km in a wild west atmosphere. On the second timed portion, which will take place on a terrain not yet visited by the Dakar, the contrast will be evident on the tracks, which will be sandier and sometimes tricky. The weather conditions could also play a significant part, if the wind combines with the heat wave currently affecting the region. Observers will be keenly watching the Al-Attiyah/Peterhansel duel and the racing situation is potentially explosive between the first bikes and trucks. Only Marcos Patronelli in his homeland can contemplate this day relatively calmly.
Virtual Standings
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