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The 2009 Dakar Rally was the 30th running of the Dakar Rally
Dakar Rally
The Dakar Rally is an annual rally raid type of off-road automobile race, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation...

. In addition to motorcycle, automobile, and truck categories, a separate quad (all-terrain vehicle) class was added for the first time. The race began on January 3, 2009, and took place across Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 and Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

. The rally was for the first time to take place outside of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 and Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

 as the location was changed by organizers due to concerns about possible terrorist attacks during the 2008 Dakar Rally
2008 Dakar Rally
The 2008 Dakar Rally would have been the 30th running of the annual off-road race. The rally was to start in Lisbon, Portugal on 5 January 2008, running through Europe and Africa until the finish in Dakar, Senegal on 20 January...

.

Étienne Lavigne, the race director of the rally, first announced the new race location in February 2008. He said, "Dakar competitors are going to discover new territory, new scenery, but with the same spirit of competition and adventure, with very hard stages."

Entrants

540 teams from 50 nations are competing in the race. Teams underwent administrative and technical checks in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

 between December 31 and January 2. Afterwards, 217 motorcycle
Motorcycle
A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...

s, 25 all-terrain vehicle
All-terrain vehicle
An all-terrain vehicle , also known as a quad, quad bike, three wheeler, or four wheeler, is defined by the American National Standards Institute as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires, with a seat that is straddled by the operator, along with handlebars for steering control...

, 177 car
Čar
Čar is a village in the municipality of Bujanovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the town has a population of 296 people.-References:...

s, and 81 truck
Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile...

s driven by a total of 837 people were approved to start.

Route

The race began in Buenos Aires, Argentina with a symbolic start that took place on January 2 in downtown Buenos Aires, attracting an estimated crowd of 500,000 fans. The total racing distance is more than 9578 kilometres (5,951.5 mi), of which 5652 kilometres (3,512 mi) is timed special stage
Special stage (rallying)
Special stages are the competitive sections of a stage rally event where the goal is to cover a stretch of closed road in the shortest time. On a special stage cars are set off individually at set intervals to reduce the chances of being impeded by other competitors. Each special stage is a...

. There will be a rest day in Valparaíso
Valparaíso
Valparaíso is a city and commune of Chile, center of its third largest conurbation and one of the country's most important seaports and an increasing cultural center in the Southwest Pacific hemisphere. The city is the capital of the Valparaíso Province and the Valparaíso Region...

, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

 on January 10. There are ten stages in Argentina, and three in Chile.

Planned stages

Stage Date From To Connection Special Connection Total
km mi km mi km mi km mi
1 3 January   Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

   Santa Rosa 196122 371231 166103 733455
2 4 January   Santa Rosa   Puerto Madryn
Puerto Madryn
Puerto Madryn is a city in the province of Chubut in the Argentine Patagonia. It is the head town of the Viedma Department, and has about 57,571 inhabitants according to the last census in 2001....

 00 237147 600373 837520
3 5 January   Puerto Madryn   Jacobacci
Ingeniero Jacobacci
Ingeniero Jacobacci is a city in Río Negro Province, Argentina. It has a population of 5,719 inhabitants and was named in honor of Guido Jacobacci, the director of the railway opened in 1916 between San Antonio Oeste, on the Atlantic Ocean coast, and San Carlos de Bariloche, in the Andes...

 7043 616383 85 694431
4 6 January   Jacobacci   Neuquén
Neuquén, Argentina
-Sister cities:Neuquén is sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International with: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States Treviso, Veneto, Italy Valdivia, Chile-External links: - Official website....

 42 459285 2516 488303
5 7 January   Neuquén   San Rafael
San Rafael, Mendoza
San Rafael is a city in the southern region of the Mendoza Province, Argentina. With more than 170,000 inhabitants , it is the largest city and the seat of San Rafael Department....

 173107 506314 8452 763474
6 8 January   San Rafael   Mendoza
Mendoza, Argentina
Mendoza is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes. As of the , Mendoza's population was 110,993...

 7647 395245 15496 625388
7 9 January   Mendoza   Valparaíso
Valparaíso
Valparaíso is a city and commune of Chile, center of its third largest conurbation and one of the country's most important seaports and an increasing cultural center in the Southwest Pacific hemisphere. The city is the capital of the Valparaíso Province and the Valparaíso Region...

 8050 419260 317197 816507
10 January Rest day in Valparaíso
8 11 January   Valparaíso   La Serena 245152 294183 11370 652405
9 12 January   La Serena   Copiapó
Copiapó
Copiapó is a city in northern Chile, located about 40 miles east of the coastal town of Caldera. Founded on December 8, 1744, it is the capital of Copiapó Province and Atacama Region....

 		 8855 449279 00 537334
10 13 January   Copiapó   Copiapó 2012 666414 00 686426
11 14 January   Copiapó   Fiambalá
Fiambala
Fiambala is a town in the department of Tinogasta, located in the west part of Catamarca province, Argentina. It is located at the beginning of the Altiplano at 1.505 m.a.s.l. and 320 km from the capital of Catamarca, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. It is situated along the Abaucan and...

 2012 215134 445277 680423
12 15 January   Fiambalá   La Rioja
La Rioja, Argentina
La Rioja is the capital city of the Argentine province of La Rioja, located on the east of the province. The city has a population of almost 150,000 as per the ....

 42 253157 261162 518322
13 16 January   La Rioja   Córdoba
Córdoba, Argentina
Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...

 161100 545339 4729 753468
14 17 January   Córdoba   Buenos Aires 224139 227141 341212 792492
km mi km mi km mi km mi


Due to heavy fog and the need to cross the border between Chile and Argentina, the competitive element of Stage 11 was cancelled.

Motorcycles

Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Difference Pos Competitor Make Time Difference
1 1 KTM
KTM
KTM Sportmotorcycle AG is an Austrian motorcycle, bicycle and moped manufacturer.The company was founded in 1934 by engineer Hans Trunkenpolz in Mattighofen. It started out as a metal working shop and was named Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen...

 		 2h 46' 17" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 2h 46' 17" + 00' 00"
2 KTM 3h 08' 22" + 22' 05" 2 KTM 3h 08' 22" + 22' 05"
3 KTM 3h 10' 59" + 24' 42" 3 KTM 3h 10' 59" + 24' 42"
2 1 KTM 2h 14' 48" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 5h 13' 32" + 00' 00"
2 KTM 2h 15' 29 + 00' 41" 2 KTM 5h 27' 19" + 13' 47"
3 Yamaha 2h 15' 52" + 01' 04" 3 Yamaha 5h 30' 23" + 16' 51"
3 1 KTM 5h 18" 17" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 10h 31' 49" + 00' 00"
2 KTM 5h 36' 06" + 17' 49" 2 Yamaha 11h 11' 00" + 39' 11"
3 KTM 5h 36' 06" + 17' 49" 3 KTM 11h 14' 14" + 42' 25"
4 1 KTM 4h 09' 32" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 14h 41' 21" + 00' 00"
2 KTM 4h 10' 49" + 01' 17" 2 KTM 15h 24' 18" + 42' 57"
3' 00" Penalty
3 KTM 4h 10' 53" + 01' 21" 3 Yamaha 15h 25' 03" + 43' 42"
5 1 KTM 6h 41' 06" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 21h 38' 12" + 00' 00"
2 KTM 6h 46' 59" + 05' 53" 2 KTM 22h 05' 24" + 27' 12"
3 KTM 6h 48' 40" + 07' 34" 3 Yamaha 22h 17' 21" + 39' 09"
6 1 KTM 2h 03' 20" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 23h 43' 41" + 00' 00"
2 KTM 2h 05' 29" + 02' 09" 2 KTM 24h 24' 10" + 40' 29"
3 KTM 2h 08' 35" + 05' 15" 3 Yamaha 24h 31' 11" + 47' 30"
7 1 KTM 2h 36' 09" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 26h 23' 47" + 00' 00"
2 KTM 2h 40' 06" + 03' 57" 2 KTM 27h 15' 09" + 51' 22"
3 KTM 2h 41' 30" + 05' 21" 3 Yamaha 27h 16' 18" + 52' 31"
8 1 KTM 4h 07' 39" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 30h 33' 15" + 00' 00"
2 KTM 4h 09' 28" + 01' 49" 2 Yamaha 31h 39' 43" + 1h 06' 28"
3 KTM 4h 10' 35" + 02' 56" 3 KTM 32h 06' 49" + 1h 33' 34"
9 1 KTM 6h 26' 33" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 37h 04' 47" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 6h 29' 42" + 03' 09" 2 Yamaha 37h 34' 20" + 1h 04' 38"
3 KTM 6h 40' 13" + 03' 40" 3 KTM 38h 04' 20" + 1h 34' 38"
10 1 KTM 6h 35' 26" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 43h 52' 30" + 00' 00"
2 KTM 6h 36' 22" + 01' 06" 2 Yamaha 45h 17' 20" + 1h 24' 50"
3 KTM 6h 37' 33" + 02' 07" 3 KTM 45h 23' 41" + 1h 31' 11"
3' 00" Penalty
12 1 KTM 3h 57' 37" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 47h 51' 30" + 00' 00"
2 KTM 3h 59' 00" + 01' 23" 2 KTM 49h 21' 18" + 1h 29' 48"
Penalty 3' 00"
3 KTM 4h 07' 24" + 09' 47" 3 Yamaha 49h 25' 25" + 1h 33' 55"
13 1 KTM 2h 33' 35" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 50h 26' 50" + 00' 00"
2 KTM 2h 35' 20" + 01' 45" 2 KTM 51h 54' 53" + 1h 28' 03"
Penalty 3' 00"
3 Yamaha 2h 36' 12" + 02' 37" 3 Yamaha 52h 01' 37" + 1h 34' 37"
14 1 KTM 1h 42' 37" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 52h 14' 33" + 00' 00"
2 KTM 1h 44' 44" + 02' 07" 2 KTM 53h 40' 11" + 1h 25' 38"
Penalty 3' 00"
3 KTM 1h 45' 18" + 02' 41" 3 Yamaha 53h 53' 29" + 1h 38' 56"

All-terrain vehicle (Quad)

Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Difference Pos Competitor Make Time Difference
1 1 Yamaha
Yamaha
Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...

 		 4h 00' 16" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 4h 00' 16" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 4h 13' 12" + 12' 56" 2 Yamaha 4h 13' 12" + 12' 56"
3 Suzuki
Suzuki
is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines...

 		 4h 16' 06" + 15' 50" 3 Suzuki 4h 16' 06" + 15' 50"
2 1 Yamaha 2h 55' 58" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 6h 56' 14" + 00' 00"
2 Polaris
Polaris Industries
Polaris Industries is a manufacturer of snowmobiles, ATV, and neighborhood electric vehicles. Polaris is based in Medina, Minnesota, USA. The company also manufactures motorcycles through its Victory Motorcycles subsidiary and through the Indian Motorcycle subsidiary which it purchased in April...

 		 2h 58' 38" + 02' 40" 2 Yamaha 7h 20' 51" + 24' 37"
3 Yamaha 5h 29' 21" + 03' 23" 3 Polaris 7h 26' 49" + 30' 35"
3 1 Yamaha 6h 41' 59" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 13h 40' 00" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 6h 43' 46" + 01' 47" 2 Yamaha 14h 16' 47" + 36' 47"
6' 00" Penalty
3 Yamaha 6h 54' 54" + 12' 55" 3 Yamaha 14h 27' 45" + 47' 45"
4 1 Yamaha 5h 18' 33" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 19h 14' 51" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 5h 34' 51" + 16'18" 2 Yamaha 19h 46' 18" + 31' 27"
3 Polaris 5h 37' 32" + 18' 59" 3 Yamaha 20h 04' 25" + 49' 34"
5 1 Yamaha 8h 52' 38" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 28h 38' 56" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 9h 16' 44" 24' 06" 2 Yamaha 29h 21' 09" + 42' 13"
3 Can-Am
Can-Am motorcycles
Can-Am is a motorcycle producing subsidiary of the Bombardier Recreational Products, a Canadian corporation.In 1973, under the direction and leadership of an American Engineer named Gary Robinson and former motocross World Champion, Jeff Smith working with a team of California desert racers,...

 		 10h 04' 16" 1h 11' 38" 3 Yamaha 29h 37' 33" + 58' 37"
6 1 Yamaha 2h 49' 47" 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 31h 38' 47" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 2h 59' 51" + 10' 04" 2 Yamaha 32h 10' 56" + 32' 09"
6' 00" Penalty
3 Polaris 3h 05' 01" + 15' 14" 3 Yamaha 32h 59' 12" + 1h 20' 25"
7 1 Can-Am 3h 41' 37" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 36h 22' 01" + 00' 00"
6' 00" Penalty
2 Suzuki 3h 55' 38" + 14 01" 2 Can-Am 38h 49' 33" + 2h 27' 32"
3' 00" Penalty
3 Polaris 4h 02' 42" + 21 05" 3 Yamaha 40h 53' 28" + 4h 31' 27"
1h 53' 00" Penalty
8 1 Yamaha 4h 49' 24" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 41h 11' 25" + 00' 00"
6' 00" Penalty
2 Can-Am 4h 52' 25" + 02' 51" 2 Can-Am 43h 41' 48" + 2h 30' 23"
3' 00" Penalty
3 Polaris 4h 56' 24" + 07' 00" 3 Yamaha 44h 06' 55" + 2h 55' 30"
9 1 Yamaha 8h 20' 54" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 49h 32' 19" + 00' 00"
6' 00" Penalty
2 Can-Am 8h 21' 33" + 00' 39" 2 Can-Am 52h 03' 21" + 2h 31' 02"
3' 00" Penalty
3 Polaris 8h 38' 20" + 17' 26" 3 Yamaha 53h 01' 40" + 3h 09' 21"
3' 00" Penalty
10 1 Can-Am 8h 20' 30" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 57h 53' 17" + 00' 00"
6' 00" Penalty
2 Yamaha 8h 20' 58" + 00' 28" 2 Can-Am 60h 23' 51" + 2h 30' 34"
3' 00" Penalty
3 Polaris 9h 13' 03" + 52' 38" 3 Yamaha 63h 08' 03" + 5h 14' 46"
3' 00" Penalty
12 1 Can-Am 4h 42' 58" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 63h 12' 11" + 00' 00"
6' 00" Penalty
2 Yamaha 5h 18' 54" + 35' 56" 2 Can-Am 65h 06' 49" + 1h 54' 38"
3' 00" Penalty
3 Polaris 5h 19' 00" + 36' 02" 3 Yamaha 70h 18' 28" + 7h 06' 17"
3' 00" Penalty
13 1 Suzuki 2h 53' 12" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 66h 07' 35" + 00' 00"
6' 00" Penalty
2 Yamaha 2h 55' 24" + 02' 12" 2 Can-Am 68h 27' 55" + 2h 20' 20"
3' 00" Penalty
3 Polaris 2h 56' 01" + 02' 49" 3 Yamaha 73h 27' 50" + 7h 20' 15"
3' 00" Penalty
14 1 Yamaha 2h 14' 23" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 68h 22' 06" + 00' 00"
6' 00" Penalty
2 Yamaha 2h 14' 31" + 00' 08" 2 Can-Am 70h 56' 06" + 2h 34' 00"
3' 00" Penalty
3 Polaris 2h 16' 13" + 01' 50" 3 Yamaha 76h 04' 40" + 7h 42' 34"
3' 00" Penalty

Cars

Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Difference Pos Competitor Make Time Difference
1 1
BMW
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...

 		 2h 36' 15" + 00' 00" 1
BMW 2h 36' 15" + 00' 00"
2
Volkswagen
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...

 		 2h 38' 32" + 02' 17" 2
Volkswagen 2h 38' 32" + 02' 17"
3
Volkswagen 2h 38' 55" + 02' 40" 3
Volkswagen 2h 38' 55" + 02' 40"
2 1
Volkswagen 1h 56' 14" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 4h 34' 36" + 00' 00"
2
Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi
The Mitsubishi Group , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese multinational conglomerate company that consists of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy...

 		 1h 57' 28" + 01' 14" 2
Volkswagen 4h 37' 05" + 02' 19"
3
Volkswagen 1h 58' 10" + 01' 56" 3
Mitsubishi 4h 38' 37" + 03' 51"
3 1
BMW 4h 29' 27" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 9h 04' 48" + 00' 00"
2
Volkswagen 4h 30' 02" + 00' 35" 2
BMW 9h 08' 28" + 03' 40"
3
Volkswagen 4h 31' 07" + 01' 40" 3
Volkswagen 9h 10' 33" + 05' 45"
4 1
Volkswagen 3h 42' 57" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 12h 47' 45" + 00' 00"
2
BMW 3h 43' 03" + 00' 06" 2
BMW 12h 51' 31" + 03' 46"
3
Mitsubishi 3h 45' 21" + 02' 24" 3
Volkswagen 12h 59' 18" + 11' 33"
5 1
Volkswagen 5h 47' 43" + 00' 00" 1
BMW 18h 44' 37" + 00' 00"
2
Volkswagen 5h 50' 01" + 02' 18" 2
Volkswagen 18h 47' 01" + 02' 24"
3
Hummer
Hummer
Hummer was a brand of trucks and SUVs, first marketed in 1992 when AM General began selling a civilian version of the M998 Humvee. In 1998, General Motors purchased the brand name and marketed three vehicles: the original Hummer H1, based on the Humvee; and the H2 and H3 models that were...

 		 5h 51' 55" + 04' 12" 3
Volkswagen 18h 51' 10" + 06' 33"
6 1
Volkswagen 2h 12' 33" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 20h 59' 34" + 00' 00"
2
Volkswagen 2h 12' 53" + 00' 20" 2
Volkswagen 21h 07' 13" + 07' 39"
3
Volkswagen 2h 16' 03" + 03' 30" 3
Volkswagen 21h 17' 25" + 17' 51"
7 1
Volkswagen 2h 35' 27" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 23h 42' 40" + 00' 00"
2
Volkswagen 2h 39' 08" + 03' 41" 2
Volkswagen 23h 42' 49" + 00' 09"
3
Hummer 2h 39' 40" + 04' 13" 3
Volkswagen 23h 56' 33" + 13' 53"
8 1
Volkswagen 3h 47' 19" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 27h 29' 59" + 00' 00"
2
Volkswagen 3h 51' 21" + 04' 02" 2
Volkswagen 27h 40' 56" + 10' 57"
3
Volkswagen 3h 51' 31" + 04' 12" 3
Volkswagen 27h 48' 04" + 18' 05"
9 1
Volkswagen 5h 56' 08" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 33h 26' 07" + 00' 00"
2
Volkswagen 5h 57' 55" + 01' 47" 2
Volkswagen 33h 45' 59" + 19' 52"
3
Hummer 5h 58' 24" + 02' 16" 3
Volkswagen 33h 49' 05" + 22' 58"
10 1
Volkswagen 5h 32' 55" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 38h 59' 02" + 00' 00"
2
Hummer 5h 33' 16" + 00' 21" 2
Volkswagen 39h 26' 33" + 27' 31"
3
Hummer 5h 40' 34" + 07' 39" 3
Volkswagen 39h 40' 15" + 41' 13"
12 1
Volkswagen 4h 06' 43" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 43h 46' 58" + 00' 00"
2
Volkswagen 4h 23' 00" + 16' 17" 2
Volkswagen 43h 49' 33" + 02' 35"
3
Hummer 4h 32' 10" + 25' 27" 3
Hummer 45h 05' 50" + 1h 18' 52"
13 1
Mitsubishi 2h 33' 48" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 46h 35' 14" + 00' 00"
2
Nissan  2h 41' 06" + 07' 18" 2
Volkswagen 46h 37' 34" + 02' 20"
3
BMW 2h 41' 15" + 07' 27" 3
Hummer 48h 02' 27" + 1h 27' 13"
14 1
Volkswagen 1h 35' 43" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 48h 10' 57" + 00' 00"
2
BMW 1h 35' 45" + 00' 02" 2
Volkswagen 48h 19' 56" + 08' 59"
3
Nissan 1h 36' 00" + 00' 17" 3
Hummer 49h 57' 12" + 1h 46' 15"

Trucks

Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Difference Pos Competitor Make Time Difference
1 1

GINAF
GINAF
GINAF is a Dutch truck manufacturer which produces trucks mainly for heavy duty off-road transport, construction and agricultural work. About 250 trucks are made each year in the company's factory in Veenendaal in the Netherlands...

 		 3h 15' 07" + 00' 00" 1

GINAF 3h 15' 07" + 00' 00"
2

GINAF 3h 15' 09" + 00' 02" 2

GINAF 3h 15' 09" + 00' 02"
3

Kamaz
Kamaz
KAMAZ is a Russian truck manufacturer located in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russian Federation. KAMAZ opened their doors in 1976...

 		 3h 15' 29" + 00' 22" 3

Kamaz 3h 15' 29" + 00' 22"
2 1

GINAF 2h 21' 42" + 00' 00" 1

GINAF 5h 36' 51" + 00' 00"
2

Kamaz 2h 23' 42" + 02' 00" 2

Kamaz 5h 40' 49" + 03' 58"
3

GINAF 2h 30' 20" + 08' 38" 3

GINAF 5h 45' 27" + 08' 36"
3 1

Kamaz 5h 15' 59" + 00' 00" 1

GINAF 10h 56' 14" + 00' 00"
2

GINAF 5h 19' 23" + 03' 24" 2

Kamaz 11h 04' 00" + 07' 46"
3

Kamaz 5h 23' 11" + 07' 12" 3

Kamaz 11h 05' 42" + 09' 28"
4 1

GINAF 4h 20' 27" + 00' 00" 1

GINAF 15h 16' 41" + 00' 00"
2

Kamaz 4h 21' 13" + 00' 46" 2

Kamaz 15h 26' 55" + 10' 14"
3

Kamaz 4h 25' 22" + 04' 55" 3

Kamaz 15h 29' 22" + 12' 41"
5 1

Kamaz 6h 43' 56" + 00' 00" 1

GINAF 22h 13' 05" + 00' 00"
2

Kamaz 6h 56' 15" + 12' 19" 2

Kamaz 22h 13' 18" + 00' 13"
3

GINAF 6h 56' 24" + 12' 28" 3

Kamaz 22h 23' 10" + 10' 05"
6 1

Kamaz 2h 31' 58" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 24h 45' 36" + 00' 00"
2

Kamaz 2h 32' 18" + 00' 20" 2

Kamaz 24h 55' 08" + 09' 32"
3

GINAF 2h 57' 51" + 25' 53" 3

GINAF 25h 10' 56" + 25' 20"
8 1

GINAF 2h 47' 33" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 27h 40' 43" + 00' 00"
2

Kamaz 2h 49' 15" + 01' 42" 2

Kamaz 27h 44' 23" + 03' 40"
3

TATRA  2h 49' 45" + 02' 12" 3

GINAF 27h 58' 29" + 17' 46"
9 1

Kamaz 7h 04' 04" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 34h 42' 47" + 00' 00"
2

Kamaz 7h 02' 34" + 00' 30" 2

Kamaz 34h 46' 57" + 04' 10"
3

GINAF 7h 19' 03" + 16' 59" 3

GINAF 35h 17' 32" + 34' 45"
10 1

Kamaz 5h 14' 40" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 40h 01' 23" + 00' 00"
2

GINAF 5h 16' 23" + 01' 43" 2

Kamaz 40h 01' 37" + 00' 14"
3

Kamaz 5h 18' 36" + 03' 56" 3

GINAF 40h 33' 55" + 32' 32"
12 1

Kamaz 4h 39' 49" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 44h 41' 26" + 00' 00"
2

Kamaz 4h 41' 36" + 01' 47" 2

Kamaz 44h 42' 59" + 01' 33"
3

GINAF 5h 04' 29" + 24' 40" 3

GINAF 45h 38' 24" + 58' 58"
13 1

Kamaz 3h 01' 51" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 47h 44' 50" + 00' 00"
2

GINAF 3h 04' 03" + 02' 12" 2

Kamaz 47h 47' 50" + 03' 00"
3

MAN  3h 04' 27" + 02' 36" 3

GINAF 48h 42' 27" + 57' 37"
14 1

Kamaz 1h 49' 56" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 49h 34' 46" + 00' 00"
2

Kamaz 1h 50' 35" + 00' 39" 2

Kamaz 49h 38' 25" + 03' 39"
3

MAN 1h 51' 23" + 01' 27" 3

GINAF 50h 34' 42" + 59' 56"


Trucks did not compete in Stage 7.

The timed part of Stage 11 was cancelled due to bad weather.

Accidents

During the first stage of the rally, British
United Kingdom
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 driver Paul Green and co-driver Matthew Harrison
Matthew Harrison
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 were seriously injured when their Rally Raid UK car overturned.

On January 7, 49-year-old French
France
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 motorcycle rider Pascal Terry was found dead in a remote area. He had been missing since the second stage of the rally, and the cause of death was determined as a pulmonary edema
Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary edema , or oedema , is fluid accumulation in the air spaces and parenchyma of the lungs. It leads to impaired gas exchange and may cause respiratory failure...

.

On the tenth stage on January 13, 48-year-old Spanish motorcyclist Cristóbal Guerrero was seriously injured after a heavy crash. 24 hours after the accident, he was reportedly still in a coma and in a critical condition. Guerrero's son Cristóbal junior competes in the World Enduro Championship
World Enduro Championship
The FIM World Enduro Championship is the world championship series for enduro, a popular form of off-road motorcycle sport. The championship currently features three classes , along with separate categories for junior and female riders. The WEC was first organized in 1990, and currently consists...

.

During stage twelve of January 15, rally leader Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz Cenamor is a Spanish rally driver. He won the World Rally Championship drivers' title with Toyota in 1990 and 1992, and finished runner-up four times...

 rolled his Volkswagen Toureg into a ravine, ending the race for the Spaniard and his French co-pilot, Michel Perin
Michel Périn
Michel Périn is a French rally navigator.-Biography:He started racing in 1977. In 1984 he turned professional as copilot of François Chatriot, and finished second in the French Rally Championship, championship that he would win in 1988, 1989 and 1990.He changed to offroad rally racing in 1992, to...

, who received a shoulder injury during the crash.

Notable Drivers

Nasser Al-Attiyah
Nasser Al-Attiyah
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 Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz Cenamor is a Spanish rally driver. He won the World Rally Championship drivers' title with Toyota in 1990 and 1992, and finished runner-up four times...

 Giniel De Villiers
Giniel de Villiers
Giniel de Villiers is a South African racing driver. He was the winner of the 2009 Dakar Rally, and is also a 4 time South African Touring car and Off road racing Champion....

 Stéphane Peterhansel
Stéphane Peterhansel
Stéphane Peterhansel is a rally racing driver from France. He won the Paris Dakar Rally riding Yamaha motorcycles in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, and 1998 and then again driving Mitsubishi Pajero SUVs in 2004, 2005 and 2007, making him one of the most successful drivers in the history of that race...

 Luc Alphand
Luc Alphand
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 Dieter Depping Robby Gordon
Robby Gordon
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Eliseo Salazar
Eliseo Salazar
Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela is a Chilean racing driver, and the only one of his countrymen to compete in Formula One. He participated in 37 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix scoring a total of three championship points...

 Yvan Muller
Yvan Muller
Yvan Muller is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing. He is a two-time and the reigning World Touring Car Champion.-Single-seaters:...

 Tom Coronel
Tom Coronel
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 Tim Coronel
Tim Coronel
Tim Alfa Coronel is a Dutch racing driver. He is the twin brother of World Touring Car Championship driver Tom Coronel.-Racing career:...

 Ukyo Katayama
Ukyo Katayama
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 Takuma Aoki
Takuma Aoki
is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Japan. He began his Grand Prix career in 1993. From to , Aoki competed in the World Superbike Championship, winning one race in that series. He returned to Grand Prix racing with Honda in 1997, enjoying his best season when he finished fifth in the...


Krzysztof Hołowczyc Miki Biasion Joan Roma Mark Miller
Mark Miller (motorcycle racer)
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 Alister McRae
Alister McRae
Alister McRae is a Scottish rally driver, who competed in the World Rally Championship. He is the son of the five-time British Rally Champion Jimmy McRae and the younger brother of the late 1995 World Rally Champion, Colin McRae...

 Hiroshi Masuoka
Hiroshi Masuoka
Hiroshi Masuoka is a Japanese rally driver. His most notable achievement was his back-to-back successes in the Dakar Rally in 2002 and 2003, only the fourth driver in the event's history to win in consecutive years. He was also victorious in the 2003 Baja Italy and the 2004 UAE Desert Challenge...


Winners

Spanish
Spain
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 rider Marc Coma
Marc Coma
Marc Coma i Camps is a rally racing motorcycle rider. He won the Dakar Rally in 2006, 2009 and 2011 riding a KTM motorcycle. He is also the World Champion in the Rallies Cross Country Motorcycles Tournament in 2005, 2006 and 2007.- Honours :- External links :*...

 won his second Dakar Rally in the motorbike class while KTM
KTM
KTM Sportmotorcycle AG is an Austrian motorcycle, bicycle and moped manufacturer.The company was founded in 1934 by engineer Hans Trunkenpolz in Mattighofen. It started out as a metal working shop and was named Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen...

 scored their eighth straight victory.

Josef Macháček of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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 won the quad class driving a Yamaha
Yamaha
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 vehicle. It was the first time in Dakar Rally history that the quad category competition was held in a separate class.

Giniel De Villiers
Giniel de Villiers
Giniel de Villiers is a South African racing driver. He was the winner of the 2009 Dakar Rally, and is also a 4 time South African Touring car and Off road racing Champion....

 of South Africa
South Africa
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 and his German
Germany
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 co-driver Dirk von Zitzewitz won the car category with Volkswagen
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...

. It was their first Dakar Rally victory and Volkswagen's second, the first since 1980
1980 Dakar Rally
1980 Dakar Rally also known as the 1980 Paris-Dakar Rally was the 2nd running of the Dakar Rally event. The 1980 event saw vehicle manufacturers, such as Yamaha, Volkswagen, Lada and BMW, taking part, and the introduction of a category for trucks....

.

The Russia
Russia
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n Kamaz
Kamaz
KAMAZ is a Russian truck manufacturer located in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russian Federation. KAMAZ opened their doors in 1976...

 crew of Firdaus Kabirov, Aydar Belyaev, and Andrey Mokeev won the truck category for their second time with Kamaz scoring their eighth victory and their first since 2006
2006 Dakar Rally
2006 Dakar Rally also known as the 2006 Paris-Dakar Rally was the 28th running of the Dakar Rally event. The 2006 event ran from 31 December 2005 to 15 January 2006. It started from Lisbon, Portugal, and passed through Spain, Morocco, Mali, Mauritania, Guinea, before finishing in Senegal...

.

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