RALLY DAKAR 2022
After the fast stretch recorded in the prologue, the Dakar took to the sands of the city of Ha’il for the first classic special, this Sunday (2). But the result on the bikes was the same: Daniel Sanders(image above) victory. The GasGas driver finished the 333 km course in 3h43min10s and ended the weekend ahead.
“Very difficult to navigate, it rained a lot last night and it was complicated to find the right trails. In the end, a lot of people got lost and luckily we got in the way. It was a good ending. I didn't push too hard at first, the pace was right and, in the end, we did as much as possible,” said Sanders after the win.
The fact that it rained a lot on Saturday night in Saudi and with more forecast for the next few days, despite being in the middle of the desert, caused the organization to abandon the marathon rule for the next two days. Without it, the pilots will be able to count on the assistance of the teams if necessary.
Honda and KTM, winners of all editions of motorcycles on the Dakar since the turn of the millennium, were close behind. Pablo Quintanilla, with the Japanese brand, finished 2min07 behind; Matthias Walkner, for KTM, had a slightly longer lag: 8min31s.
Mason Klein, Lorenzo Santolino, Adrien van Beveren, Xavier de Soultrait, Sam Sunderland, Skyler Howes and Ross Branch closed the top-10 of the day. Rookie Danilo Petrucci was 13th, 24min59 behind Sanders. Defending champion Kevin Benavides suffered and took 20th.
Sanders is also ahead in the overall standings, with a total of 4:38:40. Quintanilla, Walkner, Van Beveren, Klein, Sunderland, Santolino, De Soultrait, Branch and Howes complete the top ten. Petrucci and Benavides are 13th and 14th.
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