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Start Special
Waypoint*
Finish
Finish Special
Waypoint reached*
Refuelling| Special | Cars | Bikes | Quads | Trucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | 09:08 | 06:45 | 06:45 | 10:58 |
| Connection | 38km | 37km | 37km | 38km |
| Special stage | 353km | 357km | 357km | 353km |
| Number of participants | ||||
| from start | 104 | 137 | 27 | 64 |
| have left | 96 | 135 | 26 | 64 |
| WP1 | 93 | 131 | 26 | 64 |
| WP2 | 94 | 130 | 26 | 64 |
| WP3 | 94 | 131 | 26 | 63 |
| WP4 | 93 | 131 | 26 | 63 |
| WP5 | 92 | 130 | 25 | 63 |
| WP6 | 91 | 129 | 25 | 63 |
| WP7 | 90 | 129 | 26 | 62 |
| WP8 | 90 | 129 | 26 | 61 |
| WP9 | 88 | 126 | 25 | 57 |
| WP10 | 85 | 125 | 26 | 44 |
| WP11 | - | 125 | 26 | - |
| at arrival | 89 | 132 | 26 | 40 |
| WPF | - | - | - | - |
Live Comments
22:04 Cars: Van Vliet stopped
The crew of the Man truck stopped after the last time check point whilst they were in second place. It is not possible to determine the cause of this incident.
19:52 Cars: Peterhansel strengthens his position in the general
Stéphane Peterhansel leads the general standings by 52’38' from Giniel de Villiers and can approach the stage between La Rioja and Fiambala tomorrow with a certain amount of confidence. The third placed driver, Russian Leonid Novitskiy has lost 1:08’40' to his team leader since the start of the Dakar 2013, whereas 1:34’04' have been lost due to misfortunes for Nani Roma. The Spaniard leads todays winner, Orlando Terranova (1:58’49' behind Peterhansel) and Portugal’s Carlos Sousa (2h35’00' behind the general standings leader).
19:38 Cars: Behind the top 5 finishers
Lucio Alvarez and his Toyota Hilux are in sixth place, 8’43' behind the winner, but ahead of Boris Gadasin (13’37' behind the winner) and Vladimir Vasilyev (13’57' behind the winner) who are both driving Protos G-Force vehicles. Germany’s Matthias Kahle (Sam-Mercedes) is ninth 14’19' behind the winner, followed by the Mini of Leonid Novitskiy, 14’56' behind the winner.
19:22 Cars: Gordon and de Villiers finish in the top 5
After the trio of X-Raid drivers, Giniel de Villiers has achieved the day’s fourth placed finish, 5’26' behind the winner and Robby Gordon has finished in fifth, 6’51' behind Terranova. Only the first five cars have finished, so these results are merely provisional.
19:07 Cars: X-Raid hat-trick and special stage victory for Argentina
Orlando Terranova has won his first stage victory on home soil on the Dakar 2013. He beat the Mini driven by Spaniard Nani Roma by 2’07' and the one driven by general standings leader Stéphane Peterhansel by 2’19'.
18:34 Cars: X-Raid hat-trick still on the cards
After 302 km, with around fifty kilometres left until the finishing line, Orlando Terranova still leads the stage in front of Nani Roma and Stéphane Peterhansel. The gaps between the three men are very stable: 1’56' between the stage leader and the second, whilst the third is a further 1’59' behind.
18:12 Cars: 1-2-3 for X-Raid after 280 km
Three cars from the X-Raid team now occupy the first three positions on the special stage: the BMW X3 driven by Orlando Terranova leading Nani Roma’s Mini by 1’39' and Stéphane Peterhansel’s Mini by 1’59'. Giniel de Villiers is fourth, 3’39' behind Terranova and Robby Gordon is fifth, 6’04' behind the stage leader. It remains to be seen if Lucio Alvarez will reach the 280-km point quicker than the American, like at the previous time check point.
17:20 Cars: Terranova still out in front
Argentinean Orlando Terranova still leads the day’s special in the car category, halfway through at the 195-km point. He leads the Minis of Nani Roma and Stéphane Peterhansel by respectively 1’21' and 2’21'.
17:01 Cars: Mechanical problems for Sousa?
The Portuguese driver parked his Haval Great Wall at the side of the track after 125 km and spent almost half an hour at a standstill before resuming racing just several seconds ago.
16:16 Cars: De Villiers and Gordon near the front
After 100 km, Giniel de Villiers has slipped into third place 1’18’’ behind the stage leader, ahead of Stéphane Peterhansel, who is followed by Robby Gordon, 2’22' behind Terranova.
16:13 Cars: Terranova moves ahead
At the wheel of an X-Raid team BMW X3, the Argentinean has taken the lead of the car special stage after around 100 km of the route. He currently leads the Mini driven by Nani Roma by 55 seconds and Stéphane Peterhansel by 1’44'.
16:09 Cars: Van Biljon at a standstill
Having already had many problems yesterday, the South African has been stopped by the side of the tracks after 125 km of the special stage for the last ten minutes, for an as yet unknown reason.
15:35 Cars: Peterhansel takes charge after 64 km
The Frenchman has put in the best time so far, with a lead of 12 seconds over the BMW X3 driven by Argentinean Orlando Terranova and 24 seconds over his Mini team-mate Nani Roma, who lies in third place. Giniel de Villiers, fourth 35 seconds behind Peterhansel, leads the Great Wall driven by Carlos Sousa by 2 seconds and Robby Gordon’s Hummer by 43 seconds.
14:54 Cars: Roma starts the car special
The Spanish driver’s Mini started the day’s special stage at 10.43 AM local time, ahead of his team-mate and general standings leader, Stéphane Peterhansel. 253 km of special stage await the cars.
14:18 : Barreda leads by 1 second after 164 km!
The battle is raging between Joan Barreda and Cyril Despres, even though it could be said that the Frenchman may not be at 100% since he has the general standings at stake unlike the Spaniard. One second only separates the two bikers, who have opened a small gap on their pursuers: Paulo Gonçalves in third, 1’14' behind, Juan Pedrero Garcia in fourth, 1’53' behind, Ivan Jakes in fifth, 2’39' behind, Helder Rodrigues, in sixth, 3’05' behind and Alessandro Botturi in seventh, 3’40' behind. Ruben Faria rounds off the provisional top 8, 3’51' behind the stage leader.
13:57 Cars: After thirtieth place in the car category…
Alone on board, the former co-pilot of Stéphane Peterhansel, a genuine Dakar lover, William Alcaraz is living the dream: driving the Dakar solo. He is thirty sixth, behind the wheel of an “exotic” and tiny Polaris, when comparing it to the prototype with Corvette engine driven by Argentinean Victor Mastromatteo (38th). But then again, the Dakar has always been a rally of contrasts… The two men are in the same group in the general standings, just like the no less McRae prototype driven by Dutchman Chris Leyds (39th) who is counting on his experience of nine participations on the Dakar to make the difference, as well as secure his place against the ambitions of Polish driver Piotr Beaupre (BMW X5) and Australian Adrian Di Lallo (Isuzu).
13:51 Cars: Behind the leaders in the car category (cont.)
In twentieth place, China’s Yong Zhou and his Great Wall will pull off a very fine performance if they manage to keep going to Santiago. This is also certain to be the goal of Russian Boris Gadasin who intends to put his Prototype Nissan G-Force into the much vaunted top 20 at the finish. They are both comfortably placed, because the first Renault/Dacia Duster in the general standings, driven by Argentinean Emiliano Spataro, is more than an hour and a half behind twentieth position and will have to resist the assaults of the Nissan Navara driven by Ronald Basso, or the experience (22 participations!) of Spaniard Xavier Foj at the wheel of his Toyota Land Cruiser.
13:46 Cars: Behind the leaders in the car category…
Yesterday was a day for drivers of 'traditional' 4x4s, as opposed to the buggies, which are not as well-suited to the stony tracks in the region of Cordoba. Behind eleventh placed Boris Garafulic, with co-pilot Gilles Picard in one of the Team X-Raid’s Mini All4s, Geoff Olholm and his Toyota are only four minutes away, with in turn the direct threat of German Matthias Kahle in his rear-view mirror and former Polish skier Adam Malysz, who occupies a very respectable fourteenth place more than four hours behind the leader. Moving up three places, Christian Lavieille and the Dessoude team Nissan Juke Prototype have made their entry into the top 15, whilst keeping their eye on their direct pursuers: the Toyotas driven by Lucio Alvarez and Venezuelan Nunzio Coffaro.
13:36 Cars: Cars on the link stage
At 9.08 AM local time, the first car, Nani Roma’s Mini, set off on the link stage towards Cosquin, near to the start of the special stage. Behind Roma came his team-mate Stéphane Peterhansel and Orlando Terranova, among the 104 cars authorised to start.
00:24 : Córdoba–La Rioja: parallel lines
All the competitors must cover the same distance, but that doesn't mean the cars and trucks race on the same course as the motorcycles and quads. Nevertheless, the challenges on their respective menus are quite similar. Today we'll alternate winding tracks and fast roads as they move from forested sectors to much more open plateaus. A typical course for the Argentinean Rally. After 37 km on the road, they'll have to tackle a sector just over 350 km long before a 242 km link section. Seeing the many unexpected turns of events during yesterday's stage in the Car, Truck and Motorcycle categories, it goes without saying that the overall classifications are still up for grabs. Stéphane Peterhansel's buffer grew considerably but isn't insurmountable, the KTM pilots have a wafer-thin margin, and the battle of the juggernauts is yet to be decided.
19:02 Bikes: Mechanical problems for Palante
Belgian Eric Palante has stopped after 132 km due to an ignition problem. He is trying to repair and resume racing.
18:31 Bikes: Despres takes charge of the general standings
The Frenchman now holds the best place in the general standings, replacing his team-mate Ruben Faria who now lies second, 1’37' behind. Francisco 'Chaleco' Lopez in third place trails Despres by 13’41'. Ivan Jakes in fourth place now finds himself 18’21' behind the rally leader. Behind him, Italy’s Alessandro Botturi is the first Husqvarna rider, 24’25' behind the title holder, whilst Helder Rodrigues, flying the flag for Honda occupies sixth place, 34’19 behind the leader.
18:01 Bikes: Viladoms in difficulty
Spanish rider Jordi Viladoms has been at a standstill for several hours at the 170-km point of the day’s special. With mechanical problems that he cannot repair alone, he is forced to wait for the arrival of his assistance team.
17:42 Bikes: Caselli finishes in fifth
American Kurt Caselli, with a total time of 4:50’10' has slipped into the top five of the stage’s rankings behidn Juan Pedrero Garcia and trailing the day’s winner by 6’56'.
17:14 Bikes: Behind Barreda and Despres
Behind the first two finishers of the stage, Joan Barreda and Cyril Despres, separated by 1’15', third place is none other than Portugal’s Paulo Gonçalves, who puts a second Husqvarna on the day’s podium, 2’44' behind his team-mate. Juan Pedrero Garcia, fourth, came in 4’27' after the stage winner, whereas Ivan Jakes finished in fifth, 8’03' behind Barreda. Alessandro Botturi finished only 2 seconds behind the Slovak, who in turn was only 10 seconds ahead of Portugal’s Ruben Faria, but 9’34' ahead of the latter’s countryman, Helder Rodrigues.
16:45 Bikes: Barreda wins the special
The first two riders have reached the finishing line and Joan Barreda has beaten Cyril Despres by 1’15” on completion of the 357 kilometres.
16:24 Bikes: Firm grip on the lead for Barreda after 306 km
The Spanish rider who has dominated the special so far has a firm grip on command of the stage, 1’49' ahead of Cyril Despres, who himself could become general standings leader at the end of the day.
15:28 Bikes: Botturi falls but carries on…
Before the CP, Alessandro Botturi suffered a fall, but not a serious one, at the 140-km point on the special stage. He is now at the refuelling point where he is having treatment for bumps and bruises before resuming riding in the following minutes.
15:12 Bikes: Barreda opens the gap at CP1
After 223 km, the Spanish Husqvarna rider has been recorded in first place with a lead of 1’20' over the KTM of Frenchman Cyril Despres. Furthermore, Juan Pedrero Garcia has caught up with Paulo Gonçalves and the two men are in joint third. Ivan Jakes is fifth, 4’47' behind Barreda, Helder Rodrigues is sixth, 5’42' behind, Ruben Faria is seventh, 6’24' behind and Alessandro Botturi is eighth, 6’34' behind the stage leader.
14:18 : Barreda leads by 1 second after 164 km!
The battle is raging between Joan Barreda and Cyril Despres, even though it could be said that the Frenchman may not be at 100% since he has the general standings at stake unlike the Spaniard. One second only separates the two bikers, who have opened a small gap on their pursuers: Paulo Gonçalves in third, 1’14' behind, Juan Pedrero Garcia in fourth, 1’53' behind, Ivan Jakes in fifth, 2’39' behind, Helder Rodrigues, in sixth, 3’05' behind and Alessandro Botturi in seventh, 3’40' behind. Ruben Faria rounds off the provisional top 8, 3’51' behind the stage leader.
14:07 Bikes: Farres Guell in difficulty
The Spaniard has ground to a halt after 127 km of the special. He is having mechanical problems and is attempting to repair and restart in the coming minutes.
14:05 Bikes: Gonçalves still in the reckoning after 132 km
Occupying third place, Portugal’s Paulo Gonçalves is only 13 seconds behind stage leader Joan Barreda and therefore 4 seconds behind Cyril Despres. Italian Alessandro Botturi trails Barreda by 1’59' and lay in fourth at this point, but stopped a short while after for several minutes and will therefore lose time on the three men in front Slovak Ivan Jakes is fifth, Helder Rodrigues is sixth and Ruben Faria seventh, respectively 2’02', 2’07' and 2’55' behind the provisional stage leader.
14:00 Bikes: Despres and Barreda almost neck and neck after 132 km
With a time of 1:31’44', Frenchman Cyril Despres is still fighting for command of the race at this time check point even if the scales have tipped in favour of Joan Barreda, since only 9 seconds separate the two men.
13:02 Bikes: Gonçalves battling with Despres after 64 km
The Portuguese Husqvarna rider only trails the provisional stage leader by 8 second. Behind them, Juan Pedrero Garcia is in fifth place between Barreda and Jakes, 54' behind Despres. 1’04' behind the Frenchman, Gérard Farres Guell in turn currently leads Alessandro Botturi and Ruben Faria.
12:59 Bikes: First time check after 64 km
Cyril Despres seems to have set out to cement his domination of the rally today. He has been the quickest so far ahead of Helder Rodrigues, 33' behind. Joan Barreda has lost 42' on Despres in this section, whilst Ivan Jakes, Alessandro Botturi and Ruben Faria trail the provisional stage leader by 56', 1’14' and 1’18' respectively. These provisional positions are likely to change, seeing as only the first six riders have finished this portion so far.
12:20 Bikes: The first bikes start the special
At 7.45 AM local time, Cyril Despres started the day’s stage ahead of Joan Barreda and Alessandro Botturi. 357 kilometres against the clock await the bikes and the quads on a route different to the cars and trucks, even if the two routes include a considerable amount of shared mileage.
12:17 Bikes: After thirtieth place in the bike category…
It is a little strange for a rider who lit up the stage yesterday to be lying in thirty-fifth place. However, at 3:11’40' behind the leader, Spain’s Joan Barredal (Husqvarna) can no longer hope for much in the general standings. He leads a small group formed by Alain Duclos, Romain Souvignet, Nicolas Alberto Cardona Vagnoni, Kurt Caselli and others, with only several minutes separating each of them, right up to around forty-second place. In this segment of the general standings, changes are also expected today.
12:12 Bikes: Behind the leaders in the bike category (cont.)
A little after twentieth place, Michel Metge is on the move, having gained two places in the general standings yesterday, and perhaps more depending on withdrawals this morning. He boasts a lead of around ten minutes over Chilean Felipe Prohens and Argentinean Pablo 'Cacha' Rodriguez. Somewhat further behind lies Marc Gasch, the Gas-Gas rider whose team-mate Laia Sanz arrived at the bivouac at Villa Carlos Paz at 5.07 AM local time after a terrible night of setbacks, in the company of another Spaniard, Miguel Puertas Herrera, who stopped to help her and towed her come hell and high water for a considerable part of the day yesterday and all the night.
12:05 Bikes: Behind the leaders in the bike category…
Yesterday’s long stage held a number of surprises amongst the leading men, but not only for them Behind them the standings also underwent significant modifications. As a result, in fifteenth place lies Dutchman Frans Verhoeven, 55’59' from the leader. Just behind him comes Australian Rodney Faggotter, an almost newcomer, since he didn’t last further than the fifth stage last year on his first participation. He in turn leads South African Darryl Curtis by almost 22 minutes. Another Australian, Ben Grabham, lies a little more than 3 minutes further back, himself followed by Paulo Gonçalves, who is riding under the close surveillance of Pal Anders Ullevalseter (twelve minutes behind the Portuguese rider). This is what makes this group of fast and experienced bikers one of the main points of interest today.
11:49 Bikes: Despres in transit
The first bike, ridden by Cyril Despres has left Villa Carlos Paz towards the start of the special stage. 357 kilometres of special stage await the bike/quad competitors, after the initital 37 km of link stage. 137 bikers were authorised to start this morning.
00:24 : Córdoba–La Rioja: parallel lines
All the competitors must cover the same distance, but that doesn't mean the cars and trucks race on the same course as the motorcycles and quads. Nevertheless, the challenges on their respective menus are quite similar. Today we'll alternate winding tracks and fast roads as they move from forested sectors to much more open plateaus. A typical course for the Argentinean Rally. After 37 km on the road, they'll have to tackle a sector just over 350 km long before a 242 km link section. Seeing the many unexpected turns of events during yesterday's stage in the Car, Truck and Motorcycle categories, it goes without saying that the overall classifications are still up for grabs. Stéphane Peterhansel's buffer grew considerably but isn't insurmountable, the KTM pilots have a wafer-thin margin, and the battle of the juggernauts is yet to be decided.
19:35 Quads: Patronelli controls his lead in the general
With a lead of 1:27’47' over Ignacio Casale, Marcos Patronelli is sitting ever more comfortably on top of the category as the number of days separating us from the rally’s finish decrease. Behind Casale, the time exceeds 2 hours, 2:05’51' to be precise, where Poland’s Rafal Sonik lies in third. He himself leads his countryman Lukasz Laskawiec by almost an hour. The gaps are closer for fourth position however, because behind Laskawiec, Sebastian Palma and Lucas Bonetto are within half an hour and are still in the reckoning in the battle for this place before the finish in Santiago.
18:50 Quads: Maffei finishes fourth
After a 1-2-3, Yamaha has now made it four on the special stage because Lucas Bonetto (Honda) has been pushed down a place by the arrival of Tomas Maffei in fourth place, 4’38' behind winner Lukasz Laskawiec. One Argentinean takes the place of another…
18:20 Quads: The finishers behind Laskawiec
The day’s winner has beaten Ignacio Casale by 1’35', Rafal Sonik in third by 3’23', Lucas Bonetto in fourth by 5’51', Sebastian Husseini in sixth by 6’02' and Marcos Patronelli in seventh by 6’16'.
18:07 Quads: Laskawiec wins the special
The Polish rider has completed the special stage in 5:19’12', beating his countryman Rafal Sonik by 3’23' and Marcos Patronelli by 6’16'. To have a clearer picture of the top 5, it is necessary to await the arrival of several more competitors. Watch this space…
17:45 Quads: Husseini drops back after 306 km
With just 50 km of the special stage remaining, the Honda rider is now in fourth place, 4’59' behind his former rival for the stage victory, Polish rider Lukasz Laskawiec, who now leads by 25' ahead of Ignacio Casale and 1’32' in front of Rafal Sonik. Marcos Patronelli remains in fifth, 5’17' behind the stage leader.
17:04 Quads: Husseini takes control
The Emirati Honda quad rider has confirmed his rising star on this stage and now leads by 50 seconds in front of Lukasz Laskawiec, who is currently under threat from the third placed rider, Chilean Ignacio Casale, 1’05' behind the stage leader. There are no other significant changes among the rest of the leading pack
16:58 Quads: Van Biljon stops once again
South African Sarel Van Biljon has stopped on the special section for a second time. The E-ATV rider has had a puncture and is changing his wheel at the 137-km point.
16:28 Quads: Husseini on the charge at CP1
After 223 km, Polish rider Lukasz Laskawiec is still stage leader, but Sebastian Husseini is a serious threat, only 6 seconds behind. 1’03' behind the stage leader, Ignacio Casale occupies third place, in front of Rafal Sonik, 2’12' behind the leader, Lucas Bonetto in fifth, 3’50' behind the leader, Gaston Gonzales in sixth, 4’03' behind the leader and Marcos Patronelli, who has now slipped down to seventh place, 5’09' behind the stage leader.
15:25 Quads: Laskawiec leads after 164 km but only just…
The Polish rider still leads the special stage, but Sebastian Husseini is still hard on his heels and only trails by 18 seconds. In third, Ignacio Casale trails Laskaviec by 1’06', fourth placed rider Rafal Sonik is 1’41' behind the provisional leader and Marcos Patronelli (6’05' behind the Polish rider) has lost time since the last check point due to a halt after 132 km for an unknown reason.
14:36 Quads: Husseini close behind after 132 km
The Emirati rider is still second, battling with Polish rider Lukasz Laskawiec for the leadership: hardly more than 1 second separates the two men. The leader is now in front of Marcos Patronelli by 43', ahead of Rafal Sonik by 1’05' and leads Ignacio Casale by 1’45'.
14:18 : Barreda leads by 1 second after 164 km!
The battle is raging between Joan Barreda and Cyril Despres, even though it could be said that the Frenchman may not be at 100% since he has the general standings at stake unlike the Spaniard. One second only separates the two bikers, who have opened a small gap on their pursuers: Paulo Gonçalves in third, 1’14' behind, Juan Pedrero Garcia in fourth, 1’53' behind, Ivan Jakes in fifth, 2’39' behind, Helder Rodrigues, in sixth, 3’05' behind and Alessandro Botturi in seventh, 3’40' behind. Ruben Faria rounds off the provisional top 8, 3’51' behind the stage leader.
14:12 Quads: Laskawiec imposing his pace after 64 km
The Polish rider, who won yesterday in Villa Carlos Paz, has started the day on form and is provisional stage leader in the quad category. 14 seconds separate him and Sebastian Husseini, the only Honda rider in the midst of a pack of Yamahas, since behind him lie Marcos Patronelli (39' behind the stage leader), Rafal Sonik (53' behind the stage leader), Ignacio Casale (1’33' behind the stage leader) and Gaston Gonzalez (2’04' behind the stage leader).
12:35 Quads: Laskawiec sets off
Yesterday’s winner, Polish rider Lukasz Laskawiec will be leading the 27 quads authorised to start today towards La Rioja. In his wake, general standings leader Marcos Patronelli and Sebastian Husseini will be followed by Poland’s Rafal Sonik. The first quad started the special at 8.24 AM, local time.
00:24 : Córdoba–La Rioja: parallel lines
All the competitors must cover the same distance, but that doesn't mean the cars and trucks race on the same course as the motorcycles and quads. Nevertheless, the challenges on their respective menus are quite similar. Today we'll alternate winding tracks and fast roads as they move from forested sectors to much more open plateaus. A typical course for the Argentinean Rally. After 37 km on the road, they'll have to tackle a sector just over 350 km long before a 242 km link section. Seeing the many unexpected turns of events during yesterday's stage in the Car, Truck and Motorcycle categories, it goes without saying that the overall classifications are still up for grabs. Stéphane Peterhansel's buffer grew considerably but isn't insurmountable, the KTM pilots have a wafer-thin margin, and the battle of the juggernauts is yet to be decided.
22:35 Trucks: A close battle in the general behind Nikolaev
Whilst the Russian driver of the Kamaz-Master team boasts a lead of 32’23' at the top of the truck category, behind him the battle promises to be feisty between the Tatra driver Martin Kolomy and Kamaz driver Ayrat Mardeev. Only 1’47' separate the two men in second and third place. The same is true for the Kamaz driven by Andrey Karginov and Gérard De Rooy’s Iveco, who only needs to regain 7’05' to take fourth place.
22:31 Trucks: Kolomy loses out big time
Czech driver Martin Kolomy, slowed by problems on the special, has lost 19’30' on completion of the day’s stage. He has just finished and for the moment lies behind the Iveco of Miki Biasion in twelfth place, but should drop further down, in light of the time lost, as other drivers finish.
22:28 Trucks: Mardeev finishes between Versluis and Loprais
The Russian driver of Kamaz 505, Ayrat Mardeev, has sneaked in between the unfortunate Verslius and Loprais, to finish 5’41' behind his victorious team-mate. Third in the general standings yesterday, Mardeev could take advantage of Martin Kolomy’s problems to move up the standings.
22:24 Trucks: The finishers behind Karginov
3’39' Behind Andrey Karginov and his Kamaz, Dutchman Peter Van de Bosch has grabbed second place, ahead of his countryman Martin Van de Brink, 4’12' behind Karginov. Fourth place goes to general standings leader Eduard Nikolaev, 5’03' the stage winner, 27 seconds in front of Pieter Versluis and 43' ahead of Ales Loprais. Martin Kolomy has been held up by technical problems in the last section.
22:20 Trucks: Karginov wins
Andrey Karginov has avoided problems to win this special full of surprises for the trucks: though Peter Versluis (at the finishing line with a puncture) and Ales Loprais, who had a puncture on the special stage, finish after him, they will not finish in the same places in the stage positions. The Dutchman trails by 5’30 and the Czech by 5’46', which will probably not be sufficient to see them finish in the top 3.
21:49 Trucks: Karginov now leads
At less than fifty kilometres from the finish, Andrey Karginov is the new leader in the truck special stage. At the wheel of his Kamaz, he leads the Man driven by Marcel Van Vliet by 2’01' and the DAF of Peter Van den Bosch by 4’29', who in turn is directly threatened by Eduard Nikolaev’s Kamaz, 11 seconds behind. Following them, the battle is still raging between Mardeev’s Kamaz and Van den Brink’s Ginaf (12 seconds behind) for fifth place.
21:18 Trucks: Versluis loses ground
Dutchman Pieter Versluis has also encountered problems on the special stage. He has lost the lead after 215 km following a ten minute sop for an as yet unknown reason.
21:16 Trucks: Loprais on his way again
The Tatra driver has lost around twenty minutes changing a wheel after a puncture.
21:02 Trucks: Loprais at a standstill
The Tatra team’s Czech driver has ground to a halt after 273 km of the special stage, after suffering a puncture. He is changing his wheel with the rest of his crew. He was in fourth place on the stage with a lead of over 4 minutes on his team-mate Martin Kolomy.
20:57 Trucks: Far from over after 195 km
Pieter Versluis has now has the edge over Ales Loprais, who is timed at 28' behind the first placed Man truck driver. The second Tatra on the stage, driven by Martin Kolomy, has lost 4’27' on the leader, in front of Russian Andrey Karginov’s Kamaz, 5’11' behind the Man, who in turn is being closely watched by Marcel Van Vliet in his Man truck. The Dutchman is in front of Ayrat Mardeev and his Kamaz (6’17' behind the stage leader), the DAF of Van den Bosch, the Kamaz driven by Nikolaev and the Ginaf belonging to Van de Brink. The last four of this group are placed within a 20 second interval.
19:45 Trucks: Struggle for fifth place
The Man driven by Marcel Van Vliet occupies fifth place, 4’38” behind the stage leader. However, he is tied for this place with the Ginaf of Jos Smink, both only 5 seconds in front of Peter Van den Bosch’s Daf and 6 seconds ahead of the Kamaz driven by Eduard Nikolaev. An almighty struggle is going on for fifth place.
19:42 Trucks: Loprais fighting it out with Versluis after 132 km
At this time check point, only 5 seconds separate the two truck drivers. Ales Loprais and his Tatra have a slight lead over the Man driven by Dutchman Pieter Versluis. Another Tatra, driven by Martin Kolomy occupies third place, 2’52' Loprais but ahead of Andrey Karginov’s Kamaz, 4’07' behind the stage leader.
19:04 Trucks: Caffi breaks down
The former F1 driver, Alex Caffi, driving a Mercedes Unimog in the truck category, has broken down after 12 km. He is accompanied by another truck of the same type, belonging to his countryman Marino Mutti. The two teams are trying to repair.
18:26 Trucks: Loprais under pressure after 64 km
The driver of Tatra truck No. 503 is leading the dance in the truck special ahead of the Man driven by Pieter Versluis by 34' and the Tatra of Martin Kolomy, his countryman and team-mate, by 1’10'. Marcel Van Vliet (Man) is 1’41' behind the stage leader, ahead of Kamaz team’s Andrey Karginov 1’59' behind Loprais, who is followed by par Eduard Nicolaev, 2’13' behind the Czech. Ginaf driver Martin Van den Brink is currently seventh, 3 minutes behind the provisional leader.
17:17 Trucks: The trucks get down to business
The fight between the heavyweight constructors resumes with renewed vigour today. Czech driver Ales Loprais behind the wheel of his Tatra has just started the special stage ahead of Pieter Versluis (Man) and Andrey Karginov (Kamaz).
15:28 Trucks: Botturi falls but carries on…
Before the CP, Alessandro Botturi suffered a fall, but not a serious one, at the 140-km point on the special stage. He is now at the refuelling point where he is having treatment for bumps and bruises before resuming riding in the following minutes.
14:18 : Barreda leads by 1 second after 164 km!
The battle is raging between Joan Barreda and Cyril Despres, even though it could be said that the Frenchman may not be at 100% since he has the general standings at stake unlike the Spaniard. One second only separates the two bikers, who have opened a small gap on their pursuers: Paulo Gonçalves in third, 1’14' behind, Juan Pedrero Garcia in fourth, 1’53' behind, Ivan Jakes in fifth, 2’39' behind, Helder Rodrigues, in sixth, 3’05' behind and Alessandro Botturi in seventh, 3’40' behind. Ruben Faria rounds off the provisional top 8, 3’51' behind the stage leader.
00:24 : Córdoba–La Rioja: parallel lines
All the competitors must cover the same distance, but that doesn't mean the cars and trucks race on the same course as the motorcycles and quads. Nevertheless, the challenges on their respective menus are quite similar. Today we'll alternate winding tracks and fast roads as they move from forested sectors to much more open plateaus. A typical course for the Argentinean Rally. After 37 km on the road, they'll have to tackle a sector just over 350 km long before a 242 km link section. Seeing the many unexpected turns of events during yesterday's stage in the Car, Truck and Motorcycle categories, it goes without saying that the overall classifications are still up for grabs. Stéphane Peterhansel's buffer grew considerably but isn't insurmountable, the KTM pilots have a wafer-thin margin, and the battle of the juggernauts is yet to be decided.
Virtual Standings
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Overall WP10