2010 Dakar Rally
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The 2010 Dakar Rally
Dakar Rally
The Dakar Rally is an annual rally raid type of off-road automobile race, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation...

was the 31st running of the event. It was held in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

 for the second successive time, and ran from 1 to 16 January. The Amaury Sport Organisation
Amaury Sport Organisation
The Amaury Sport Organisation is part of the French media group, EPA . It organises sporting events including the Tour de France and Paris–Nice professional cycle road races, and the Dakar Rally...

 and the governments of Argentina
Government of Argentina
The government of Argentina, functioning within the framework of a federal system, is a presidential representative democratic republic. The President of Argentina is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the President. Legislative power is vested in both the...

 and Chile
Politics of Chile
The politics of Chile takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Chile is both head of state and head of government, and of a formal multi-party system that in practice behaves like a two-party one, due to binominalism. Executive power...

 agreed to a return to South America for the event in February 2009.

Cyril Despres
Cyril Despres
Cyril Despres is a French rally racing motorcycle rider, resident of Andorra. He won the Dakar Rally in 2005, 2007 and 2010; riding a KTM motorcycle.- Rallye Dakar results:* 2000 : 16th* 2000 : 16th...

, riding a 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...

, won the motorcycle class for the third time, winning two stages en route to victory by over an hour from any of his rivals. Second place went to another KTM rider, as Pål Anders Ullevålseter
Pål Anders Ullevålseter
Pål Anders Ullevålseter is Norwegian a rally racing motorcycle rider. He has competed in the Dakar Rally from 2002 to 2010 and in 2010 he made his first podium appearance when he came in second.-References:...

 finished on the Dakar podium for the first time in his career, taking a stage win on the penultimate day. Aprilia
Aprilia
Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle company, one of the seven marques owned by Piaggio, the world's fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer.Aprilia started as a scooter manufacturer, but has more recently come to be known for its race-winning sportbikes...

 rider Francisco López Contardo
Francisco López Contardo
Francisco "Chaleco" López is a Rally-Cross-Enduro motorcycle rider. He was a winner of one stage of the 2009 Dakar Rally, three stages of the 2010 Dakar Rally finishing third overall, and one stage in the 2011 Dakar Rally finishing fourth overall.López began riding motorcycles at 4 years of age...

 finished in third position, just under seven minutes behind Ullevålseter, taking three stage victories. Other stage wins were taken by Sherco's David Casteu, Yamaha
Yamaha Motor Company
, is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized...

's David Frétigné, as well as the KTMs of Rubén Faria and defending class winner 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 :*...

; Coma won the most stages in the event, taking four wins. The ATV class was held outwith the motorcycle class for the first time, and was dominated by the Yamaha-riding Patronelli brothers Marcos and Alejandro, who finished first and second in class. Juan Manuel González Corominas
Juan Manuel González Corominas
Juan Manuel González Corominas , also known as Pedregá, is a Spanish off road motorbike and ATV driver.He started racing on enduro categories in 1988. In 2001, he started to race on off road quad races....

 finished third on another Yamaha, over five hours behind Marcos Patronelli. The Patronellis took six stage wins, with the other eight shared by the 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...

 duo of Hubert Deltrieu, and Christophe Declerck (3), as well as the Yamahas of Sebastian Halpern (2), González Corominas and Rafal Sonik.

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...

 won their second Dakar in succession in the cars class, with 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...

 following in the footsteps of team-mate 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....

, who won the event in 2009
2009 Dakar Rally
The 2009 Dakar Rally was the 30th running of the Dakar Rally. In addition to motorcycle, automobile, and truck categories, a separate quad class was added for the first time. The race began on January 3, 2009, and took place across Argentina and Chile...

. Sainz finished two minutes clear of another Volkswagen, piloted by Nasser Al-Attiyah
Nasser Al-Attiyah
Nasser Salih Nasser Abdullah Al-Attiyah is a Qatari rally driver and sport shooter. He participates in the Production World Rally Championship , which he won in 2006, and the Dakar Rally, which he won in 2011...

, with a third Volkswagen of Mark Miller completing the podium, half an hour behind Al-Attiyah. Al-Attiyah and 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...

's 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...

 both won four stages during the event, with other stage wins taken by the Volkswagens of Sainz (2) and Miller, as well as 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...

 pairing Nani Roma
Nani Roma
Nani Roma, full name Joan Roma Cararach, is a rally racing driver from Folgueroles, a small village in Barcelona, Spain. He won the Dakar Rally riding a motorcycle in 2004. Since then he has entered driving a car.-Honours:...

 and Guerlain Chicherit
Guerlain Chicherit
Guerlain Chicherit is a French rally driver and a professional skier, four times world champion in freeriding .-Biography:...

, and the 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...

 of Robby Gordon
Robby Gordon
Robert W. "Robby" Gordon is an American racecar driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as an owner-driver, driving the No. 7 Speed Energy Dodge Charger for Robby Gordon Motorsports, and also competes part-time in the Nationwide Series...

. Defending class winner Vladimir Chagin
Vladimir Chagin
Vladimir Gennadiyevich Chagin is a Russian rally raid driver. He has won the Dakar Rally driving Kamaz trucks in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2011, becoming the most successful single category pilot in the history of the tournament earning him the nickname "The Tsar of Dakar". he holds...

 dominated the trucks class, winning nine of the fourteen stages en route to a 73-minute victory over Kamaz
Kamaz
KAMAZ is a Russian truck manufacturer located in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russian Federation. KAMAZ opened their doors in 1976...

 team-mate Firdaus Kabirov, with 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...

's Marcel van Vliet a further nine and a half hours behind in third.

Entrants

362 Teams competed in the race with 176 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 and 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...

s, 134 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 52 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 on the podium across from the Obelisk
Obelisk of Buenos Aires
The Obelisk of Buenos Aires is a national historic monument and icon of Buenos Aires. Located in the Plaza de la República, in the intersection of avenues Corrientes and 9 de Julio, it was built to commemorate the fourth centenary of the first foundation of the city.In order to enrich the...

, on the 9th of July Avenue
9 de Julio Avenue
Avenida 9 de Julio is a wide avenue in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its name honors Argentina's Independence Day, July 9, 1816.The avenue runs roughly one kilometer to the west of the Río de la Plata waterfront, from the Retiro district in the north to Constitución station in the south...

; one of 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...

' major boulevards.

The route

The race began on New Year's Day
New Year's Day
New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome...

 in downtown Buenos Aires. The total racing distance was 9030 kilometres (5,611 mi) for cars and trucks, and 8937 kilometres (5,553.2 mi) for bikes and ATVs. Of these distances, 4810 kilometres (2,988.8 mi) was 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...

 for cars and trucks, with 93 kilometres (57.8 mi) less for bikes and ATVs. Of the fourteen stages, seven were in Argentina, and seven in Chile.

Planned stages

  • For the first two stages, there was varying distances for cars/trucks and bikes/ATVs. Bikes/ATVs' distance is displayed first.
    Stage Date From To Connection Special Connection Total
    km mi km mi km mi km mi
    1 1 January
    2 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...


      Colón
      Colón
    Colón, Buenos Aires
    Colón is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Colón Partido.The town is located in an agricultural area, the main areas of employment are in agriculture, the production of agricultural machinery and textiles....


      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...

    349 217 219136 84 52 652405
    251156 684425
    2 3 January   Córdoba   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 ....

    56 35 294183 276 171 626389
    355221 687427
    3 4 January   La Rioja   Fiambala
    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...

    259161 182113 00 441274
    4 5 January   Fiambala   Copiapó 394245 203126 3220 629391
    5 6 January   Copiapó   Antofagasta
    Antofagasta
    Antofagasta is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2002 census, the city has a population of 296,905...

    9056 483300 9760 670416
    6 7 January   Antofagasta   Iquique
    Iquique
    Iquique is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Atacama Desert and the Pampa del Tamarugal. It had a population of 216,419 as of the 2002 census...

    180112 418260 00 598372
    7 8 January   Iquique   Antofagasta
    Antofagasta
    Antofagasta is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2002 census, the city has a population of 296,905...

    3723 600373 42 621386
    - 9 January Rest day in Antofagasta
    8 10 January   Antofagasta   Copiapó 9660 472293 00 568353
    9 11 January   Copiapó   La Serena 00 338210 209130 547340
    10 12 January   La Serena   Santiago
    Santiago, Chile
    Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

    11270 238148 236147 586364
    11 13 January   Santiago   San Juan
    San Juan, Argentina
    San Juan is the capital city of the Argentine province of San Juan in the Cuyo region, located in the Tulúm Valley, west of the San Juan River, at above mean sea level, with a population of around 112,000 as per the ....

    211131 220137 32 434270
    12 14 January   San Juan   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....

    2314 476296 297185 796495
    13 15 January   San Rafael   Santa Rosa 7647 368229 281175 725450
    14 16 January   Santa Rosa   Buenos Aires 166103 206128 335208 707439
    TOTALS km mi km mi km mi km mi
    Bikes & All-Terrain Vehicles 2,366 1,470 47172,931 1,854 1,152 89375,553
    Cars & Trucks 48102,989 90305,611

Stage results

  • ↓ Denotes competitor given post-stage penalty which was added to overall time, not stage time.

Motorcycles

Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Difference Pos Competitor Make Time Difference
1 1 Sherco  1h 50' 42" + 00' 00" 1 Sherco 1h 50' 42" + 00' 00"
2 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...

 
1h 50' 45" + 00' 03" 2 KTM 1h 50' 45" + 00' 03"
3 KTM 1h 50' 54" + 00' 12" 3 KTM 1h 50' 54" + 00' 12"
2 1 Yamaha
Yamaha Motor Company
, is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized...

 
3h 59' 20" + 00' 00" 1 Sherco 5h 50' 45" + 00' 00"
2 Sherco 4h 00' 03" + 00' 43" 2 KTM 5h 52' 55" + 02' 10"
3 KTM ↓ 4h 00' 28" + 01' 08" 3 Yamaha 5h 52' 59" + 02' 14"
3 1 KTM 3h 01' 09" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 8h 54' 04" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 3h 11' 49" + 10' 40" 2 Sherco 9h 04' 07" + 10' 03"
3 BMW
BMW Motorrad
BMW Motorrad is the motorcycle brand of the German company BMW, part of its Corporate and Brand Development division. The current General Director of the unit is Hendrik von Kuenheim....

 
3h 13' 18" + 12' 09" 3 Yamaha 9h 12' 01" + 17' 57"
4 1 KTM 1h 46' 58" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 10h 44' 16" + 00' 00"
2 Sherco 1h 49' 02" + 02' 04" 2 Sherco 10h 53' 09" + 08' 53"
3 KTM 1h 50' 12" + 03' 14" 3 Yamaha 11h 08' 01" + 23' 45"
5 1 Aprilia
Aprilia
Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle company, one of the seven marques owned by Piaggio, the world's fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer.Aprilia started as a scooter manufacturer, but has more recently come to be known for its race-winning sportbikes...

 
5h 52' 40" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 16h 38' 26" + 00' 00"
2 KTM 5h 54' 10" + 01' 30" 2 Aprilia 17h 16' 03" + 37' 37"
3 Yamaha 6h 01' 53" + 09' 13" 3 Yamaha 17h 22' 27" + 44' 01"
6 1 KTM 4h 46' 59" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 21h 35' 59" + 00' 00"
2 KTM 4h 57' 33" + 10' 34" 2 Aprilia 22h 18' 14" + 42' 15"
3 Yamaha 4h 57' 37" + 10' 38" 3 Yamaha 22h 20' 04" + 44' 05"
7 1 KTM 6h 34' 14" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 28h 10' 13" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 6h 39' 14" + 05' 00" 2 Yamaha 29h 30' 21" + 1h 20' 08"
3 KTM 6h 43' 24" + 09' 10" 3 KTM 29h 36' 05" + 1h 25' 52"
8 1 Aprilia 5h 29' 25" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 33h 46' 21" + 00' 00"
2 KTM 5h 30' 07" + 00' 42" 2 KTM 35h 06' 52" + 1h 20' 31"
3 KTM 5h 30' 47" + 01' 22" 3 Aprilia 35h 10' 42" + 1h 24' 21"
9 1 KTM 2h 12' 30" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 35h 58' 55" + 00' 00"
2 KTM 2h 12' 34" + 00' 04" 2 KTM 37h 20' 45" + 1h 21' 50"
3 Aprilia 2h 13' 44" + 01' 14" 3 Aprilia 37h 24' 26" + 1h 25' 31"
10 1 KTM 3h 10' 43" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 39h 15' 59" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 3h 12' 49" + 02' 06" 2 KTM 40h 38' 48" + 1h 22' 49"
3 Yamaha 3h 13' 19" + 02' 36" 3 Aprilia 40h 40' 06" + 1h 24' 07"
11 1 KTM 2h 39' 13" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 42h 05' 10" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 2h 44' 26" + 05' 13" 2 Aprilia 43h 26' 04" + 1h 20' 54"
3 BMW 2h 44' 50" + 05' 37" 3 KTM 43h 26' 04" + 1h 20' 54"
12 1 Aprilia 3h 48' 34" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 46h 10' 56" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 3h 49' 14" + 00' 40" 2 Aprilia 47h 14' 38" + 1h 03' 42"
3 KTM 3h 49' 47" + 01' 13" 3 KTM 47h 15' 51" + 1h 04' 55"
13 1 KTM 3h 27' 05" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 49h 38' 44" + 00' 00"
2 KTM 3h 27' 48" + 00' 43" 2 KTM 50h 42' 56" + 1h 04' 12"
3 KTM 3h 29' 51" + 02' 46" 3 Aprilia 50h 47' 18" + 1h 08' 34"
14 1 KTM 1h 26' 48" + 00' 00" 1 KTM 51h 10' 37" + 00' 00"
2 KTM 1h 30' 33" + 03' 45" 2 KTM 52h 13' 29" + 1h 02' 52"
3 Yamaha 1h 30' 45" + 03' 57" 3 Aprilia 52h 20' 25" + 1h 09' 48"

All-terrain vehicle (Quad)

Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Difference Pos Competitor Make Time Difference
1 1 Yamaha
Yamaha Motor Company
, is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized...

 
2h 10' 44" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 2h 10' 44" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 2h 11' 23" + 00' 39" 2 Yamaha 2h 11' 23" + 00' 39"
3 Yamaha 2h 13' 18" + 02' 34" 3 Yamaha 2h 13' 18" + 02' 34"
2 1 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...

 
4h 18' 03" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 6h 34' 31" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 4h 20' 09" + 02' 06" 2 Yamaha 6h 37' 08" + 02' 37"
3 Yamaha 4h 23' 50" + 05' 47" 3 Yamaha 6h 37' 20" + 02' 49"
3 1 Yamaha 4h 13' 24" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 10h 53' 38" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 4h 15' 32" + 02' 08" 2 Yamaha 11h 02' 59" + 09' 21"
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,...

 
4h 22' 44" + 09' 20" 3 Yamaha 11h 03' 50" + 10' 12"
4 1 Yamaha 2h 13' 29" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 13h 08' 13" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 2h 14' 35" + 01' 06" 2 Yamaha 13h 16' 28" + 08' 15"
3 Yamaha 2h 14' 43" + 01' 14" 3 Yamaha 13h 35' 03" + 26' 50"
5 1 Yamaha 7h 39' 49" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 20h 48' 02" + 00' 00"
2 Can-Am 8h 09' 30" + 29' 41" 2 Can-Am 21h 48' 38" + 1h 00' 36"
3 Yamaha 8h 12' 43" + 32' 54" 3 Yamaha 21h 55' 15" + 1h 07' 13"
6 1 Yamaha 5h 58' 50" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 26h 46' 52" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 6h 17' 00" + 18' 10" 2 Can-Am 28h 12' 55" + 1h 26' 03"
3 Can-Am 6h 24' 17" + 25' 27" 3 Yamaha 28h 40' 43" + 1h 53' 51"
7 1 Yamaha 8h 10' 22" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 35h 00' 44" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 8h 13' 52" + 03' 30" 2 Yamaha 37h 23' 09" + 2h 22' 25"
3 Yamaha 8h 40' 35" + 30' 13" 3 Yamaha 38h 18' 10" + 3h 17' 26"
8 1 Yamaha 7h 25' 38" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 42h 26' 22" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 7h 26' 34" + 00' 56" 2 Yamaha 44h 49' 43" + 2h 23' 21"
3 Polaris 7h 28' 13" + 02' 35" 3 Yamaha 45h 53' 51" + 3h 27' 29"
9 1 Polaris 2h 55' 30" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 45h 23' 39" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 2h 57' 03" + 01' 33" 2 Yamaha 47h 46' 46" + 2h 23' 07"
3 Yamaha 2h 57' 17" + 01' 47" 3 Yamaha 49h 43' 42" + 4h 20' 03"
10 1 Yamaha 3h 33' 16" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 49h 03' 22" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 3h 39' 43" + 06' 27" 2 Yamaha 51h 27' 43" + 2h 24' 21"
3 Yamaha 3h 40' 24" + 07' 08" 3 Yamaha 53h 16' 58" + 4h 13' 36"
11 1 Yamaha 3h 18' 33" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 52h 27' 42" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 3h 23' 04" + 04' 31" 2 Yamaha 54h 50' 47" + 2h 23' 05"
3 Yamaha 3h 24' 20" + 05' 47" 3 Yamaha 56h 44' 28" + 4h 16' 46"
12 1 Polaris 4h 52' 22" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 57h 26' 04" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 4h 53' 51" + 01' 29" 2 Yamaha 59h 44' 38" + 2h 18' 34"
3 Yamaha 4h 58' 22" + 06' 00" 3 Yamaha 62h 38' 29" + 5h 12' 25"
13 1 Polaris 4h 11' 32" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 62h 13' 52" + 00' 00"
2 Yamaha 4h 17' 28" + 05' 56" 2 Yamaha 64h 37' 25" + 2h 23' 33"
3 Yamaha 4h 38' 46" + 27' 14" 3 Yamaha 67h 22' 03" + 5h 08' 11"
14 1 Yamaha 1h 45' 27" + 00' 00" 1 Yamaha 64h 17' 44" + 00' 00"
2 Polaris 1h 49' 30" + 04' 03" 2 Yamaha 66h 40' 43" + 2h 22' 59"
3 Yamaha 1h 53' 13" + 07' 46" 3 Yamaha 69h 25' 15" + 5h 07' 31"

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 11' 15" + 00' 00" 1
BMW 2h 11' 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 13' 22" + 02' 07" 2
Volkswagen 2h 13' 22" + 02' 07"
3
BMW 2h 14' 05" + 02' 50" 3
BMW 2h 14' 05" + 02' 50"
2 1
Volkswagen 4h 01' 55" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 6h 16' 39" + 00' 00"
2
BMW 4h 03' 03" + 01' 08" 2
Volkswagen 6h 17' 58" + 01' 19"
3
Volkswagen 4h 03' 56" + 02' 01" 3
BMW 6h 19' 09" + 02' 30"
3 1
BMW 2h 55' 19" + 00' 00" 1
BMW 9h 14' 28" + 00' 00"
2
Volkswagen 3h 01' 03" + 05' 44" 2
Volkswagen 9h 19' 01" + 04' 33"
3
Volkswagen 3h 05' 20" + 10' 01" 3
Volkswagen 9h 21' 59" + 07' 31"
4 1
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...

 
1h 40' 21" + 00' 00" 1
BMW 10h 54' 50" + 00' 00"
2
BMW 1h 40' 22" + 00' 01" 2
Volkswagen 11h 02' 26" + 07' 36"
3
Volkswagen 1h 42' 47" + 02' 26" 3
Volkswagen 11h 04' 46" + 09' 56"
5 1
Volkswagen 5h 06' 15" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 16h 10' 51" + 00' 00"
2
Volkswagen 5h 08' 25" + 02' 10" 2
Volkswagen 16h 15' 28" + 04' 37"
3
Volkswagen 5h 10' 42" + 04' 27" 3
Volkswagen 16h 20' 30" + 09' 39"
6 1
BMW 4h 23' 55" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 20h 35' 33" + 00' 00"
2
Volkswagen 4h 24' 42" + 00' 47" 2
Volkswagen 20h 50' 57" + 15' 24"
3
Volkswagen 4h 32' 50" + 08' 55" 3
Volkswagen 20h 53' 20" + 17' 47"
7 1
Volkswagen 5h 41' 29" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 26h 21' 23" + 00' 00"
2
BMW 5h 44' 58" + 03' 29" 2
Volkswagen 26h 32' 26" + 11' 03"
3
Volkswagen 5h 45' 50" + 04' 21" 3
Volkswagen 26h 43' 29" + 22' 06"
8 1
BMW 5h 06' 05" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 31h 28' 13" + 00' 00"
2
Volkswagen 5h 06' 50" + 00' 45" 2
Volkswagen 31h 42' 48" + 14' 35"
3
Volkswagen 5h 07' 12" + 01' 07" 3
Volkswagen 31h 50' 41" + 22' 28"
9 1
Volkswagen 1h 59' 28" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 33h 33' 40" + 00' 00"
2
Volkswagen 2h 05' 27" + 05' 59" 2
Volkswagen 33h 42' 16" + 08' 36"
3
Volkswagen 2h 07' 06" + 07' 38" 3
Volkswagen 34h 00' 57" + 27' 17"
10 1
Volkswagen 3h 01' 05" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 36h 34' 45" + 00' 00"
2
BMW 3h 01' 33" + 00' 28" 2
Volkswagen 36h 44' 51" + 10' 06"
3
Volkswagen 3h 02' 07" + 01' 02" 3
Volkswagen 37h 03' 04" + 28' 19"
11 1
BMW 2h 34' 51" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 39h 16' 55" + 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...

 
2h 35' 21" + 00' 30" 2
Volkswagen 39h 21' 23" + 04' 28"
3
Volkswagen 2h 35' 30" + 00' 39" 3
Volkswagen 39h 40' 45" + 23' 50"
12 1
Volkswagen 3h 30' 29" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 42h 47' 24" + 00' 00"
2
Volkswagen 3h 31' 21" + 00' 52" 2
Volkswagen 42h 52' 44" + 05' 20"
3
Volkswagen 3h 34' 51" + 04' 22" 3
Volkswagen 43h 15' 36" + 28' 12"
13 1
BMW 2h 58' 25" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 45h 49' 42" + 00' 00"
2
Volkswagen 2h 59' 46" + 01' 21" 2
Volkswagen 45h 52' 30" + 02' 48"
3
BMW 3h 02' 10" + 03' 45" 3
Volkswagen 46h 21' 30" + 31' 48"
14 1
Volkswagen 1h 19' 42" + 00' 00" 1
Volkswagen 47h 10' 00" + 00' 00"
2
Volkswagen 1h 20' 18" + 00' 36" 2
Volkswagen 47h 12' 12" + 02' 12"
3
BMW 1h 20' 25" + 00' 43" 3
Volkswagen 47h 42' 51" + 32' 51"

Trucks

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

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

 
2h 35' 47" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 2h 35' 47" + 00' 00"
2

Tatra  2h 36' 14" + 00' 27" 2

Tatra 2h 36' 14" + 00' 27"
3

Kamaz 2h 39' 47" + 04' 00" 3

Kamaz 2h 39' 47" + 04' 00"
2 1

Kamaz 4h 35' 07" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 7h 10' 54" + 00' 00"
2

Kamaz 4h 37' 54" + 02' 47" 2

Kamaz 7h 17' 41" + 06' 47"
3

Tatra 4h 50' 05" + 14' 58" 3

Tatra 7h 37' 28" + 26' 34"
3 1

Kamaz 3h 26' 53" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 10h 37' 47" + 00' 00"
2

Kamaz 3h 38' 49" + 11' 56" 2

Kamaz 10h 56' 30" + 18' 43"
3

Tatra 4h 04' 01" + 37' 08" 3

Tatra 11h 41' 29" + 1h 03' 42"
4 1

Kamaz 1h 53' 36" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 12h 31' 23" + 00' 00"
2

Kamaz 2h 01' 20" + 07' 44" 2

Kamaz 12h 57' 50" + 26' 27"
3

Kamaz 2h 05' 26" + 11' 50" 3

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...

 
14h 55' 56" + 2h 24' 33"
5 1

Kamaz 5h 48' 50" + 00' 00" 1

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

Kamaz 5h 49' 09" + 00' 19" 2

Kamaz 18h 46' 40" + 26' 08"
3

Iveco
Iveco
Iveco, an acronym for Industrial Vehicle Corporation, originally an alliance of European commercial vehicle manufacturers such as Fiat , Unic and Magirus. Iveco is now an Italian truck, bus, and diesel engine manufacturer, based in Turin...

 
6h 26' 38" + 37' 48" 3

GINAF 21h 27' 58" + 3h 07' 26"
6 1

Kamaz 4h 55' 22" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 23h 15' 54" + 00' 00"
2

Kamaz 5h 07' 25" + 12' 03" 2

Kamaz 23h 54' 05" + 38' 11"
3

Kamaz 5h 26' 29" + 31' 07" 3

GINAF 27h 22' 34" + 4h 06' 40"
7 1

Kamaz 6h 50' 20" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 30h 06' 14" + 00' 00"
2

Kamaz 7h 15' 55" + 25' 35" 2

Kamaz 31h 10' 00" + 1h 03' 46"
3

LIAZ
LIAZ (Czech Republic)
LIAZ is a defunct Czech and Czechoslovak manufacturer of trucks. The company was formed in 1951 by the government as a division of Škoda. In 1953 LIAZ became independent of Škoda, but still continued to use its name until 1984...

 
8h 29' 42" + 1h 39' 22" 3

GINAF 35h 53' 14" + 5h 47' 00"
8 1

Kamaz 5h 41' 35" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 35h 47' 49" + 00' 00"
2

Kamaz 5h 54' 01" + 12' 26" 2

Kamaz 37h 04' 01" + 1h 16' 12"
3

Kamaz 6h 52' 07" + 1h 10' 32" 3

GINAF 43h 03' 33" + 7h 15' 44"
9 1

Kamaz 2h 32' 20" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 38h 24' 50" + 00' 00"
2

Kamaz 2h 37' 01" + 04' 41" 2

Kamaz 39h 36' 21" + 1h 11' 31"
3

Iveco 2h 47' 00" + 14' 40" 3

GINAF 46h 46' 03" + 8h 21' 13"
10 1

Kamaz 3h 44' 23" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 42h 09' 13" + 00' 00"
2

Kamaz 3h 45' 47" + 01' 24" 2

Kamaz 43h 22' 08" + 1h 12' 55"
3

Iveco 3h 46' 01" + 01' 38" 3

GINAF 50h 45' 01" + 8h 35' 48"
11 1

Kamaz 3h 02' 53" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 45h 12' 38" + 00' 00"
2

Kamaz 3h 03' 25" + 00' 32" 2

Kamaz 46h 25' 01" + 1h 12' 23"
3

Iveco 3h 07' 38" + 04' 45" 3

GINAF 54h 33' 40" + 9h 21' 02"
12 1

Kamaz 4h 27' 14" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 49h 39' 52" + 00' 00"
2

Kamaz 4h 28' 34" + 01' 20" 2

Kamaz 50h 53' 35" + 1h 13' 43"
3

Kamaz 4h 46' 54" + 19' 40" 3

GINAF 59h 55' 52" + 10h 16' 00"
13 1

Kamaz 3h 38' 47" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 53h 20' 29" + 00' 00"
2

Kamaz 3h 40' 37" + 01' 50" 2

Kamaz 54h 32' 22" + 1h 11' 53"
3

Kamaz 3h 57' 05" + 18' 18" 3

GINAF 63h 57' 48" + 10h 37' 19"
14 1

Kamaz 1h 41' 36" + 00' 00" 1

Kamaz 55h 04' 47" + 00' 00"
2

GINAF 1h 43' 40" + 02' 04" 2

Kamaz 56h 17' 55" + 1h 13' 08"
3

LIAZ 1h 43' 56" + 02' 20" 3

GINAF 65h 48' 07" + 10h 43' 20"

Motorcycles

Pos. No. Competitor Make Time Difference
1 002 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...

51h 10' 37" + 00' 00"
2 004 KTM 52h 13' 29" + 1h 02' 52"
3 009 Aprilia
Aprilia
Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle company, one of the seven marques owned by Piaggio, the world's fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer.Aprilia started as a scooter manufacturer, but has more recently come to be known for its race-winning sportbikes...

52h 20' 25" + 1h 09' 48"
4 005 Yamaha
Yamaha Motor Company
, is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized...

52h 30' 10" + 1h 19' 33"
5 012 Yamaha 53h 06' 33" + 1h 55' 56"
6 014 KTM 53h 09' 12" + 1h 58' 35"
7 024 KTM 54h 00' 20" + 2h 49' 43"
8 011 KTM 54h 26' 36" + 3h 15' 59"
9 016 Yamaha 54h 38' 57" + 3h 28' 20"
10 034 KTM 54h 44' 25" + 3h 33' 48"


All-terrain vehicle (Quad)

Pos. No. Competitor Make Time Difference
1 251 Yamaha
Yamaha Motor Company
, is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized...

64h 17' 44" + 00' 00"
2 277 Yamaha 66h 40' 43" + 2h 22' 59"
3 256 Yamaha 69h 25' 15" + 5h 07' 31"
4 258 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...

70h 04' 40" + 5h 46' 56"
5 252 Yamaha 70h 08' 08" + 5h 50' 24"
6 255 Yamaha 73h 25' 15" + 9h 07' 31"
7 254 Polaris 80h 51' 25" + 16h 33' 41"
8 264 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,...

81h 10' 00" + 16h 52' 16"
9 260 Can-Am 81h 55' 04" + 17h 37' 20"
10 267 Can-Am 89h 36' 23" + 25h 18' 39"

Cars

Pos. No. Driver Co-Driver Make Time Difference
1 303 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...

47h 10' 00" + 00' 00"
2 306 Volkswagen 47h 12' 12" + 02' 12"
3 305 Volkswagen 47h 42' 51" + 32' 51"
4 301 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...

49h 27' 21" + 2h 17' 21"
5 307 BMW 51h 12' 49" + 4h 02' 49"
6 314 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...

51h 41' 45" + 4h 31' 45"
7 300 Volkswagen 52h 20' 19" + 5h 10' 19"
8 302 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...

53h 12' 24" + 6h 02' 24"
9 311 Mitsubishi 53h 14' 47" + 6h 04' 47"
10 322 Mitsubishi 53h 23' 41" + 6h 13' 41"

Trucks

Pos. No. Driver Navigator Mechanic Make Time Difference
1 501 Kamaz
Kamaz
KAMAZ is a Russian truck manufacturer located in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russian Federation. KAMAZ opened their doors in 1976...

+ 00' 00"
2 500 Kamaz 56h 17' 55" + 1h 13' 08"
3 508
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| 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...


| 65h 48' 07"
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| LIAZ
LIAZ (Czech Republic)
LIAZ is a defunct Czech and Czechoslovak manufacturer of trucks. The company was formed in 1951 by the government as a division of Škoda. In 1953 LIAZ became independent of Škoda, but still continued to use its name until 1984...


| 67h 26' 08"
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! 5
| 505
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| Kamaz
| 70h 04' 16"
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! 6
| 503
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| GINAF
| 70h 34' 03"
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| 514
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| Hino
Hino Motors
-External links:Global* * * Overseas offices****.*.***.*.* - Philippines**...


| 72h 34' 24"
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! 8
| 523
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| 78h 43' 53"
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|-
! 9
| 511
|
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| MAN
| 79h 20' 14"
|align=right| + 24h 15' 27"
|-
! 10
| 518
|
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| GINAF
| 81h 51' 59"
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Incidents

  • During the first stage of the rally, 28-year-old Natalia Gallardo was killed after she and a group of spectators were involved in an incident with the Desert Warrior 4x4 of Mirco Schultis and Ulrich Leardi, which had veered off course near the town of Rio Cuarto, some 800 km (497.1 mi) from 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...

    . Four other fans were injured, two of which were transferred to 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...

     for further treatment.

  • A vast number of competitors did not manage to return to the Fiambala
    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...

     bivouac by nightfall at the end of the third stage. Having to face the passage of the Andes on the fourth stage, the organisers decided to delay the start of the stage by 90 minutes, and shorten the stage by 40 km (24.9 mi).

  • 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...

     rider Luca Manca
    Luca Manca
    Luca Manca is an Italian motorcycle racer who competes in rally raid events. Manca has won stages of the Rallye des Pharaons in Egypt, and also has competed in the Dakar Rally and Rally d'Italia Sardegna....

     was involved in a serious accident approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) into the sixth stage. He suffered a brain contusion in the accident, and was transferred by helicopter to Hospital del Cobre Dr. Salvador Allende Gossens in Calama
    Calama, Chile
    Calama is a city and commune in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. It is the capital of El Loa Province, part of the Antofagasta Region. Calama is one of the driest cities in the world with average annual precipitation of just . The River Loa, Chile's longest, flows through the city...

    , before being transferred to the neuro-surgical unit of Clínica de la Mutual de Seguridad in Santiago
    Santiago, Chile
    Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

    . This came a day after Manca had generously surrendered his rear wheel to defending champion 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 :*...

     when his fellow KTM rider's tyre burst.

  • Stage nine was shortened by 168 km (104.4 mi) due to fog in the surrounding areas around the stage start at 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....

    .

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