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After the prologue on Saturday to determine starting order, the 2023 Dakar Rally started properly today, in Saudi Arabia, beginning the New Year with a bang. And none felt that bang more abruptly than GasGas factory rider Sam Sunderland. He’d entered this race as last year’s champion, as well as the winner of the 2022 FIM Cross Country Rallies world champ. Great things were expected once again!
Unfortunately for Sunderland, it didn’t work out that way. Sunderland binned his bike just over 50 klicks into the stage and ended his race with a chopper ride to the hospital, where it turned out he had a broken shoulder blade. This is unsurprising to anyone who’s followed win-it-or-bin-it Sam. As Dakar.com put it:
When the 2022 Dakar and World Rally-Raid champion, Sam Sunderland, shows up for a race, you know it is going to be either a big hit or a big flop… and his tenth Dakar turned out to be a flop! The British rider started the stage in 22nd place and posted the fastest time at the first checkpoint, 37 kilometres into the race, only to take a tumble another 15 kilometres down the road. Conscious and mobile, but suffering from back pain, he was flown to Yanbu, where he was diagnosed with a broken shoulder blade. “SunderSam” has failed to finish the Dakar six times since his debut in 2012, but he has secured a podium spot whenever he has managed to complete the race, including two wins (2017 and 2022). 20% of victories, 20% of podium places and 60% of withdrawals is still an impressive track record.
See the official rankings after Stage 1 below. Aside from Sunderland, Bradley Cox (who was with Bas World KTM this year) and Cesar Rojo also dropped out today.
Pos.
N°
Exp.
Drive-Team
Team
Time
Variation
Penality
1
2
(usa) RICKY BRABEC
MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM
04h 14′ 10”
2
47
(arg) KEVIN BENAVIDES
RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING
04h 14′ 29”
+ 00h 00′ 19”
3
8
(aus) TOBY PRICE
RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING
04h 14′ 49”
+ 00h 00′ 39”
4
5
(esp) JOAN BARREDA BORT
MONSTER ENERGY JB TEAM
04h 14′ 55”
+ 00h 00′ 45”
00h 01′ 00”
5
18
(aus) DANIEL SANDERS
RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING
04h 14′ 55”
+ 00h 00′ 45”
00h 02′ 00”
6
9
(usa) MASON KLEIN
BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM
04h 15′ 24”
+ 00h 01′ 14”
7
7
(chl) PABLO QUINTANILLA
MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM
04h 16′ 17”
+ 00h 02′ 07”
00h 02′ 00”
8
42
(fra) ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN
MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM
04h 18′ 27”
+ 00h 04′ 17”
9
10
(usa) SKYLER HOWES
HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING
04h 19′ 22”
+ 00h 05′ 12”
10
52
(aut) MATTHIAS WALKNER
RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING
04h 19′ 36”
+ 00h 05′ 26”
11
15
(esp) LORENZO SANTOLINO
SHERCO FACTORY
04h 22′ 32”
+ 00h 08′ 22”
12
16
(bwa) ROSS BRANCH
HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY
04h 22′ 37”
+ 00h 08′ 27”
13
14
(deu) SEBASTIAN BÜHLER
HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY
04h 22′ 49”
+ 00h 08′ 39”
00h 01′ 00”
14
77
(arg) LUCIANO BENAVIDES
HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING
04h 23′ 51”
+ 00h 09′ 41”
15
11
(chl) JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO
MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM
04h 25′ 30”
+ 00h 11′ 20”
16
30
(prt) ANTONIO MAIO
FRANCO SPORT YAMAHA RACING TEAM
04h 26′ 51”
+ 00h 12′ 41”
17
54
(bol) DANIEL NOSIGLIA JAGER
RIEJU-XRAIDSEXPERIENCE
04h 27′ 08”
+ 00h 12′ 58”
18
27
(prt) JOAQUIM RODRIGUES
HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY
04h 27′ 20”
+ 00h 13′ 10”
00h 06′ 00”
19
33
(arg) FRANCO CAIMI
HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY
04h 27′ 26”
+ 00h 13′ 16”
00h 01′ 00”
20
142
(svk) STEFAN SVITKO
CROSS TEAM
04h 28′ 04”
+ 00h 13′ 54”
21
12
(cze) MARTIN MICHEK
ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP
04h 29′ 39”
+ 00h 15′ 29”
22
28
(pol) MACIEJ GIEMZA
ORLEN TEAM
04h 35′ 46”
+ 00h 21′ 36”
23
46
(ita) PAOLO LUCCI
BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM
04h 38′ 48”
+ 00h 24′ 38”
24
20
(ind) HARITH NOAH KOITHA VEETTIL
SHERCO FACTORY
04h 39′ 08”
+ 00h 24′ 58”
25
26
(fra) CAMILLE CHAPELIERE
TEAM CASTEU
04h 39′ 58”
+ 00h 25′ 48”
26
111
(zaf) MICHAEL DOCHERTY
HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING
04h 41′ 17”
+ 00h 27′ 07”
00h 15′ 00”
27
29
(arg) DIEGO GAMALIEL LLANOS
XRAIDS EXPERIENCE
04h 41′ 54”
+ 00h 27′ 44”
00h 01′ 00”
28
83
(fra) JULIEN JAGU
DRAG’ON RALLY TEAM
04h 41′ 56”
+ 00h 27′ 46”
29
68
(esp) TOSHA SCHAREINA
BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM
04h 42′ 47”
+ 00h 28′ 37”
30
76
(fra) JEANLOUP LEPAN
NOMADE RACING
04h 43′ 40”
+ 00h 29′ 30”
31
17
(fra) ROMAIN DUMONTIER
TEAM DUMONTIER RACING
04h 44′ 23”
+ 00h 30′ 13”
00h 01′ 00”
32
96
(usa) JACOB ARGUBRIGHT
DUUST RALLY TEAM
04h 44′ 34”
+ 00h 30′ 24”
33
124
(ita) TOMMASO MONTANARI
SOLARYS RACING
04h 45′ 03”
+ 00h 30′ 53”
34
53
(svn) TONI MULEC
HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING
04h 47′ 48”
+ 00h 33′ 38”
35
40
(zaf) CHARAN MOORE
HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING
04h 47′ 52”
+ 00h 33′ 42”
36
48
(esp) JOAN PEDRERO GARCIA
RIEJU TEAM
04h 48′ 11”
+ 00h 34′ 01”
00h 06′ 00”
37
114
(fra) NEELS THERIC
RS COMCEPT
04h 49′ 06”
+ 00h 34′ 56”
38
34
(rou) EMANUEL GYENES
AUTONET MOTORCYCLE TEAM
04h 49′ 23”
+ 00h 35′ 13”
39
31
(fra) MATHIEU DOVEZE
NOMADE RACING
04h 49′ 30”
+ 00h 35′ 20”
40
66
(ita) ALEX SALVINI
FANTIC RALLY TEAM
04h 50′ 08”
+ 00h 35′ 58”
41
19
(prt) RUI GONÇALVES
SHERCO FACTORY
04h 50′ 20”
+ 00h 36′ 10”
00h 05′ 00”
42
151
(fra) ALEXANDRE GIROUD
YAMAHA RACING – SMX – DRAG’ON
04h 55′ 28”
+ 00h 41′ 18”
43
152
(arg) MANUEL ANDUJAR
7240 TEAM
04h 55′ 49”
+ 00h 41′ 39”
44
36
(bel) JEROME MARTINY
TEAM DUMONTIER RACING
04h 57′ 00”
+ 00h 42′ 50”
45
99
(esp) JAVI VEGA
PONT GRUP YAMAHA
04h 57′ 24”
+ 00h 43′ 14”
46
24
(cze) JAN BRABEC
STROJRENT RACING
04h 58′ 28”
+ 00h 44′ 18”
47
37
(arg) STEFANO CAIMI
BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM
04h 58′ 38”
+ 00h 44′ 28”
48
39
(fra) BENJAMIN MELOT
TEAM ESPRIT KTM
04h 59′ 01”
+ 00h 44′ 51”
49
91
(deu) MIKE WIEDEMANN
WIEDEMANN MOTORSPORTS
04h 59′ 38”
+ 00h 45′ 28”
50
159
(bra) MARCELO MEDEIROS
TAGUATUR RACING TEAM
05h 08′ 20”
+ 00h 54′ 10”
00h 03′ 00”
51
154
(arg) FRANCISCO MORENO FLORES
DRAGON
05h 08′ 28”
+ 00h 54′ 18”
52
25
(are) MOHAMMED BALOOSHI
MX RIDE DUBAI
05h 08′ 29”
+ 00h 54′ 19”
00h 02′ 00”
53
32
(cze) MILAN ENGEL
ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP
05h 09′ 13”
+ 00h 55′ 03”
54
95
(ven) NICOLAS ALBERTO CARDONA VAGNONI
PEDREGA TEAM
05h 09′ 27”
+ 00h 55′ 17”
55
163
(usa) PABLO COPETTI
DEL AMO MOTORSPORTS BY MOTUL
05h 09′ 35”
+ 00h 55′ 25”
56
43
(prt) MARIO PATRAO
CREDIT AGRICOLA – MARIO PATRAO MOTOSPORT
05h 10′ 16”
+ 00h 56′ 06”
57
79
(cze) LIBOR PODMOL
PODMOL DAKAR TEAM
05h 11′ 40”
+ 00h 57′ 30”
58
162
(ltu) LAISVYDAS KANCIUS
STORY RACING S.R.O.
05h 12′ 01”
+ 00h 57′ 51”
59
106
(fra) BERTRAND GAVARD
TEAM RS CONCEPT
05h 13′ 23”
+ 00h 59′ 13”
60
55
(chn) ZAKEER YAKEFU
WU PU DA HAI DAO RALLY TEAM
05h 13′ 44”
+ 00h 59′ 34”
00h 01′ 00”
61
86
(fra) CHARLIE HERBST
TEAM ALL TRACKS
05h 14′ 06”
+ 00h 59′ 56”
62
87
(ita) LORENZO MARIA FANOTTOLI
TECNOSPORT
05h 15′ 12”
+ 01h 01′ 02”
63
57
(gbr) MAKIS DEWI REES-STAVROS
STAVROS
05h 18′ 08”
+ 01h 03′ 58”
00h 01′ 00”
64
41
(chl) TOMAS DE GAVARDO
BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM
05h 18′ 38”
+ 01h 04′ 28”
65
155
(pol) KAMIL WISNIEWSKI
ORLEN TEAM
05h 18′ 57”
+ 01h 04′ 47”
66
166
(chl) GIOVANNI ENRICO
ENRICO RACING TEAM
05h 20′ 29”
+ 01h 06′ 19”
67
93
(dnk) THOMAS KONGSHOJ
JOYRIDE RACE SERVICE
05h 21′ 05”
+ 01h 06′ 55”
68
129
(fra) DAVID GAITS
HAPPYNESS RACING IGOA MOTO
05h 22′ 11”
+ 01h 08′ 01”
69
167
(are) ABDULAZIZ AHLI
A.AHLI92RACING
05h 22′ 33”
+ 01h 08′ 23”
70
160
(fra) AXEL DUTRIE
DRAG’ON RALLY TEAM
05h 22′ 40”
+ 01h 08′ 30”
00h 08′ 00”
71
74
(fra) MICHAEL JACOBI
COMAS MOTO VTA
05h 23′ 16”
+ 01h 09′ 06”
72
50
(svn) SIMON MARCIC
MARCIC
05h 23′ 35”
+ 01h 09′ 25”
00h 01′ 00”
73
44
(nld) MIRJAM POL
HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING
05h 28′ 33”
+ 01h 14′ 23”
74
98
(fra) FABIEN DOMAS
DRAGON
05h 30′ 42”
+ 01h 16′ 32”
75
45
(cze) DAVID PABISKA
SP MOTO BOHEMIA RACING TEAM
05h 30′ 47”
+ 01h 16′ 37”
00h 06′ 00”
76
88
(fra) CÉDRIC JACQUES
RS COMCEPT
05h 31′ 24”
+ 01h 17′ 14”
77
72
(fra) PHILIPPE GENDRON
NOMADE RACING
05h 31′ 48”
+ 01h 17′ 38”
78
120
(nld) WESLEY AALDERING
HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING
05h 33′ 39”
+ 01h 19′ 29”
79
100
(zaf) STUART GREGORY
STUART GREGORY
05h 35′ 16”
+ 01h 21′ 06”
80
101
(usa) KYLE MC COY
AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS
05h 36′ 16”
+ 01h 22′ 06”
81
71
(kwt) ABDULLAH AL SHATTI
MX RIDE DUBAI
05h 37′ 11”
+ 01h 23′ 01”
82
130
(ita) EUFRASIO ANGHILERI
RS MOTO RACING
05h 37′ 49”
+ 01h 23′ 39”
83
133
(esp) RUBEN SALDAÑA GOÑI
PEDREGA TEAM
05h 38′ 08”
+ 01h 23′ 58”
84
103
(usa) DAVID PEARSON
AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS
05h 40′ 52”
+ 01h 26′ 42”
85
89
(chn) SUNIER SUNIER
KOVE RALLY TEAM
05h 41′ 54”
+ 01h 27′ 44”
00h 05′ 00”
86
171
(esp) DANIEL VILA VAQUES
DV4 POWERED BY MOTUL
05h 43′ 39”
+ 01h 29′ 29”
87
63
(usa) PETR VLCEK
DETYENS RACING
05h 43′ 41”
+ 01h 29′ 31”
88
35
(chl) PATRICIO CABRERA
RIEJU TEAM
05h 44′ 21”
+ 01h 30′ 11”
89
60
(gtm) FRANCISCO ARREDONDO
BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM
05h 44′ 38”
+ 01h 30′ 28”
90
58
(chn) ZHANG MIN
WU PU DA HAI DAO RALLY TEAM
05h 45′ 06”
+ 01h 30′ 56”
91
56
(esp) SANDRA GOMEZ CANTERO
XRAIDS EXPERIENCE
05h 46′ 23”
+ 01h 32′ 13”
92
65
(fra) GUILLAUME CHOLLET
CHOLLET RACING TEAM
05h 46′ 28”
+ 01h 32′ 18”
93
153
(svk) JURAJ VARGA
VARGA MOTORSPORT TEAM
05h 46′ 52”
+ 01h 32′ 42”
94
64
(esp) JOSEP MARIA MAS ARCOS
FAE PEDREGA TEAM 77
05h 47′ 28”
+ 01h 33′ 18”
95
117
(ita) OTTAVIO MISSONI
RS MOTO RACING
05h 50′ 44”
+ 01h 36′ 34”
96
164
(esp) TONI VINGUT
VISIT SANT ANTONI – IBIZA
05h 52′ 14”
+ 01h 38′ 04”
97
110
(fra) PIERRE PEYRARD
NOMADE RACING TEAM
05h 52′ 29”
+ 01h 38′ 19”
98
59
(chl) JOHN WILLIAM MEDINA SALAZAR
M3 RALLY TEAM
05h 53′ 19”
+ 01h 39′ 09”
99
102
(usa) PAUL NEFF
AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS
05h 53′ 22”
+ 01h 39′ 12”
100
49
(ita) CESARE ZACCHETTI
TEAM LUCKY EXPLORER
05h 56′ 28”
+ 01h 42′ 18”
101
80
(gbr) JAMES MARTYN HILLIER
RICH ENERGY OMG RACING LTD
05h 56′ 34”
+ 01h 42′ 24”
102
137
(fra) MATHIEU TROQUIER
NOMADE RACING
05h 57′ 11”
+ 01h 43′ 01”
00h 01′ 00”
103
90
(zaf) KIRSTEN LANDMAN
ASP ROPE ACCESS INTERNATIONAL
05h 57′ 14”
+ 01h 43′ 04”
104
122
(can) GARETH JONES
HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING
05h 59′ 11”
+ 01h 45′ 01”
105
75
(fra) EDOUARD LECONTE
TEAM DUMONTIER RACING
06h 00′ 03”
+ 01h 45′ 53”
106
67
(ita) FRANCO PICCO
FANTIC RALLY TEAM
06h 00′ 15”
+ 01h 46′ 05”
107
61
(chn) ZHAO HONGYI
WU PU DA HAI DAO RALLY TEAM
06h 00′ 32”
+ 01h 46′ 22”
108
132
(esp) JAVIER SAN JOSE YETOR
PEDREGA TEAM
06h 00′ 39”
+ 01h 46′ 29”
109
107
(ita) LORENZO MAESTRAMI
NOMADE RACING
06h 02′ 24”
+ 01h 48′ 14”
00h 01′ 00”
110
131
(esp) SERGIO VAQUERO
KTM NAMURA BIKES
06h 04′ 53”
+ 01h 50′ 43”
111
70
(sau) MISHAL ALGHUNEIM
SAUDI DIRTBIKE CENTER
06h 12′ 14”
+ 01h 58′ 04”
112
128
(fra) CLÉMENT RAZY
RAZY CLEMENT
06h 12′ 29”
+ 01h 58′ 19”
00h 15′ 00”
113
121
(zaf) STEVAN WILKEN
HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING
06h 17′ 00”
+ 02h 02′ 50”
00h 01′ 00”
114
85
(chn) DENG LIANSONG
KOVE RALLY TEAM
06h 18′ 34”
+ 02h 04′ 24”
115
170
(fra) XAVIER VERBEKE
HAPPYNESS RACING
06h 19′ 58”
+ 02h 05′ 48”
116
127
(usa) LAWRENCE ACE NILSON
DUUST RALLY TEAM
06h 21′ 37”
+ 02h 07′ 27”
00h 15′ 00”
117
156
(cze) ZDENEK TUMA
BARTH RACING TEAM
06h 21′ 42”
+ 02h 07′ 32”
00h 15′ 00”
118
104
(usa) JAMES PEARSON
AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS
06h 22′ 32”
+ 02h 08′ 22”
119
81
(chn) FANG MINGJI
KOVE RALLY TEAM
06h 32′ 31”
+ 02h 18′ 21”
120
112
(fra) ARNAULT CHARDRON
OUTSIDER
06h 33′ 31”
+ 02h 19′ 21”
00h 15′ 00”
121
109
(fra) KÉVIN DURAND
RS MOTO RACING TEAM
06h 44′ 50”
+ 02h 30′ 40”
00h 01′ 00”
122
118
(fra) BENJAMIN LEPELLEY
TEAM DUMONTIER RACING
06h 47′ 21”
+ 02h 33′ 11”
00h 30′ 00”
123
108
(fra) JULIEN BARTHELEMY
RS MOTO RACING TEAM
06h 47′ 52”
+ 02h 33′ 42”
00h 05′ 00”
124
116
(esp) FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ
DIPUTACION DE CUENCA
06h 49′ 21”
+ 02h 35′ 11”
125
158
(arg) CARLOS ALEJANDRO VERZA
VERZA RALLY TEAM
06h 56′ 12”
+ 02h 42′ 02”
126
126
(fra) STÉPHANE HAMARD
REUNION RALLYE RAID
07h 04′ 29”
+ 02h 50′ 19”
00h 15′ 00”
127
82
(srb) GABOR SAGHMEISTER
SAGHMEISTER TEAM
07h 06′ 17”
+ 02h 52′ 07”
128
51
(esp) RACHID AL-LAL LAHADIL
MELILLA SPORT CAPITAL
07h 06′ 28”
+ 02h 52′ 18”
00h 01′ 00”
129
123
(fra) RODOLPHE DE PALMAS
NOMADE RACING ASSISTANCE
07h 07′ 47”
+ 02h 53′ 37”
00h 30′ 00”
130
125
(ita) IADER GIRALDI
SOLARYS RACING
07h 15′ 13”
+ 03h 01′ 03”
131
169
(arg) ALEJANDRO FANTONI
DRAG’ON
07h 28′ 50”
+ 03h 14′ 40”
00h 21′ 00”
132
105
(usa) MORRISON HART
AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS
07h 40′ 42”
+ 03h 26′ 32”
133
73
(ita) TIZIANO INTERNO
RALLY POV
39h 22′ 35”
+ 35h 08′ 25”
29h 00′ 00”
134
165
(fra) SEBASTIEN SOUDAY
TEAM ALL TRACKS
41h 52′ 05”
+ 37h 37′ 55”
31h 30′ 00”
135
119
(fra) LOIS D’ABBADIE
LOÏS D’ABBADIE
41h 57′ 30”
+ 37h 43′ 20”
31h 30′ 00”
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