The Dakar is drawing ever closer to its end and today it was the turn of another rider to repeat a stage win, Adrien Van Beveren – albeit provisionally. The Frenchman finished Stage 9 with the fastest time, moving him up to third place in the overall standings.
Beveren (Monster Energy Honda Team) took 4h36m36s to complete the 639-kilometre stage, with 417 special stages, then finishing 42s ahead of Ricky Brabec, while Pablo Quintanilla took the last available place on the podium, 4m29s behind the winner, thus closing out a podium made up entirely of Honda riders.
Ricky Brabec (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) was fourth to complete the Hail to Alula stage, followed by Ross Branch (Hero Motorsports Team Rally). Last year’s Dakar winner Kevin Benavides (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and yesterday’s stage winner was sixth, ahead of Nacho Cornejo (Monster Energy Honda Team) and Luciano Benavides (Husqvarna).
Stefan Svitko (Slovnaft Rally Team) and Bradley Cox (BAS World KTM Racing Team) rounded off the top ten.
Ricky Brabec maintained his lead in the competition and gained time on Ross Branch, while Van Beveren climbed to third place.
Top ten of Stage 9:
POS. | N° | EXP. | DRIVE-TEAM | TEAM | TIME | VARIATION | PENALITY |
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1 | 42 | | (FRA) ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM | 04H 36′ 36” | | |
2 | 9 | | (USA) RICKY BRABEC | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM | 04H 37′ 18” | + 00H 00′ 42” | |
3 | 7 | | (CHL) PABLO QUINTANILLA | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM | 04H 41′ 05” | + 00H 04′ 29” | |
4 | 2 | | (AUS) TOBY PRICE | RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING | 04H 43′ 20” | + 00H 06′ 44” | |
5 | 46 | | (BWA) ROSS BRANCH | HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY | 04H 43′ 45” | + 00H 07′ 09” | |
6 | 47 | | (ARG) KEVIN BENAVIDES | RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING | 04H 44′ 49” | + 00H 08′ 13” | |
7 | 11 | | (CHL) JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM | 04H 46′ 43” | + 00H 10′ 07” | |
8 | 1 | | (ARG) LUCIANO BENAVIDES | HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING | 04H 46′ 52” | + 00H 10′ 16” | |
9 | 142 | | (SVK) STEFAN SVITKO | SLOVNAFT RALLY TEAM | 04H 49′ 14” | + 00H 12′ 38” | |
10 | 18 | | (ZAF) BRADLEY COX | BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM | 04H 49′ 40” | + 00H 13′ 04” |
Top ten Overall:
POS. | N° | EXP. | DRIVE-TEAM | TEAM | TIME | VARIATION | PENALITY |
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1 | 9 | (USA) RICKY BRABEC | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM | 40H 53′ 49” | 00H 01′ 00” | ||
2 | 46 | (BWA) ROSS BRANCH | HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY | 41H 00′ 58” | + 00H 07′ 09” | 00H 01′ 00” | |
3 | 42 | (FRA) ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM | 41H 05′ 05” | + 00H 11′ 16” | ||
4 | 11 | (CHL) JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM | 41H 07′ 35” | + 00H 13′ 46” | 00H 06′ 00” | |
5 | 47 | (ARG) KEVIN BENAVIDES | RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING | 41H 21′ 51” | + 00H 28′ 02” | 00H 03′ 00” | |
6 | 2 | (AUS) TOBY PRICE | RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING | 41H 29′ 01” | + 00H 35′ 12” | ||
7 | 1 | (ARG) LUCIANO BENAVIDES | HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING | 41H 42′ 58” | + 00H 49′ 09” | 00H 15′ 00” | |
8 | 5 | (AUS) DANIEL SANDERS | RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING | 41H 53′ 36” | + 00H 59′ 47” | ||
9 | 142 | (SVK) STEFAN SVITKO | SLOVNAFT RALLY TEAM | 42H 17′ 38” | + 01H 23′ 49” | ||
10 | 76 | (FRA) JEANLOUP LEPAN | DUUST RALLY TEAM | 43H 29′ 18” | + 02H 35′ 29” | 00H 15′ 00” |