2005 Dakar Rally

2005 Dakar Rally
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The KTM on which Andy Caldecott placed sixth in the 2005 Dakar Rally

2005 Dakar Rally also known as the 2005 Paris-Dakar Rally was the 27th running of the Dakar Rally event. The 2005 event was 5,565 miles (8,956 km) long, began in Barcelona on 31 December 2004 and passed through Morocco, Mauritania and Mali before ending at Dakar in Senegal on 16 January 2005.[1] The course was shorter than in 2004 but was more challenging.[1] A record number of competitors, 696 cars, motorbikes and trucks (including assistance vehicles) in total, entered the rally.[2]

Robby Gordon and Colin McRae swapped the lead in the early stages of the rally,[3][4][5][6] until McRae suffered a crash during the sixth stage between Smara and Zouerat and retired from the event.[7] Stephane Peterhansel took the lead after winning the seventh stage.[8] The eighth stage between Tichit and Tidjikja across the Mauritanian desert was cancelled due to stormy weather.[9] Luc Alphand won the ninth stage although Peterhansel retained the overall lead.[10] Peterhansel won the tenth stage around the town of Atar in Mauritania,[11] and retained his lead after the twelfth stage.[12] The motorcycle stage was cancelled as a mark of respect for Fabrizio Meoni, twice winner of the motorcycle category, who died following an accident on the 11th stage.[12][13] Peterhansel also won the thirteenth stage from Bamako to Kayes in Mali.[14] The 14th stage was won by Ari Vatanen, the 51st of his career,[15] the 15th was won by Giniel de Villiers,[16] and the final stage by Bruno Saby.[17] The overall title was won by Stephane Peterhansel for the second successive year.[17] The motorcycle category was won by Cyril Despres.[17]

Entries

Number of participants
Stage Bikes Cars Trucks Total
Start of Rally 230 164 69 463
End of Rally 10475 36 215

Bikes

Leading Entries
Manufacturer Team No. Rider
Austria KTM Gauloises KTM 2 France Cyril Despres
3 South Africa Alfie Cox
4 Italy Fabrizio Meoni
9 France Jean Brucy
Team Scandinavia 5 Norway Pål Anders Ullevålseter
KTM Repsol-Red Bull 6 Spain Marc Coma
7 Spain Isidre Esteve
14 Italy Giovanni Sala
16 Spain Jordi Durán
De Gavardo 8 Chile Carlo de Gavardo
Red Bull USA KTM 17 United States Scott Harden
21 United States Kellon Walch
22 United States Chris Blais
KTM Team Australia 23 Australia Andy Caldecott
Petrobras-Lubrax 25 Brazil Jean de Azevedo
KTM-Toni-Togo 26 France Alain Duclos
Japan Yamaha Yamaha France 12 France David Frétigné

Note: Number one was not issued as a mark of respect Richard Sainct, who was killed during the Rally of the Pharaohs in Egypt in September 2004.[1] The reigning champion in the category, Nani Roma, switched to the car category for this year.

Cars

Leading Entries
Manufacturer Team No. Driver Co-Driver
France Schlesser Schlesser-Ford Raid 300 France Jean-Louis Schlesser France François Borsotto
301 Spain José Maria Servia France Arnaud Debron
France SMG SMG 302 France Philippe Gache France Jean-Pierre Garcin
Japan Honda Fast & Speed 305 France Thierry Magnaldi Belgium Jean-Paul Forthomme
Japan Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Ralliart 306 France Stéphane Peterhansel France Jean-Paul Cottret
309 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka Germany Andreas Schulz
312 France Luc Alphand France Gilles Picard
316 Germany Andrea Mayer France Jean-Michel Polato
320 Spain Nani Roma Andorra Henri Magne
Germany Volkswagen Volkswagen Motorsport 307 France Bruno Saby France Michel Périn
310 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt Italy Fabrizia Pons
313 Finland Juha Kankkunen Finland Juha Repo
317 United States Robby Gordon Germany Dirk von Zitzewitz
Japan Nissan Nissan Rally Raid Team 308 United Kingdom Colin McRae Sweden Tina Thörner
311 Finland Ari Vatanen Italy Tiziano Siviero
314 South Africa Giniel de Villiers Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
Nissan Dessoude 315 Portugal Carlos Sousa France Thierry Delli-Zotti
319 Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka France Pascal Maimon
322 Belgium Grégoire de Mévius France Jacky Dubois
Germany BMW X-Raid 318 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah France Alain Guehennec
325 Spain José Luis Monterde Spain Rafael Tornabell

Trucks

Leading Entries
Manufacturer Team No. Driver Co-Drivers
Japan Hino Sugawara 500 Japan Yoshimasa Sugawara Japan Katsumi Hamura
501 Japan Teruhito Sugawara Japan Seiichi Suzuki
Germany Mercedes-Benz Vismara Sport System 503 Italy Giacomo Vismara Italy Mario Cambiaghi
Italy Claudio Bellina
Russia Kamaz Kamaz-Master 515 Russia Vladimir Chagin Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
520 Russia Firdaus Kabirov Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
525 Russia Ilgizar Mardeev Russia Stanislav Konopko
Russia Vladimir Goloub
Netherlands DAF Team De Rooy 516 Netherlands Gerard de Rooy Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
521 Netherlands Jan de Rooy Belgium Dany Colebunders
Belgium Clemens Smulders
526 Belgium Hugo Duisters Belgium Yvo Geusens
Morocco Mohamed El Bouzidi
Italy Iveco Motorsport Italia 517 Italy Miki Biasion Italy Giorgio Albiero
Italy Livio Diamante
522 Finland Markku Alén Italy Guido Toni
Italy Adriano Micozzi
Czech Republic Tatra Petrobras-Lubrax 518 Brazil André de Azevedo Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Brazil Luiz Antonio de Azevedo
Loprais Tatra 519 Czech Republic Karel Loprais Czech Republic Petr Gilar
Czech Republic Josef Kalina
Germany MAN Exact Software 555 Netherlands Hans Stacey Belgium Eddy Chevallier
Netherlands Johan van Gestel

Stages

The KTM ridden by David Schwarz in the 2005 Dakar Rally
Stage Date From To Total
(km)
Stage winners
BikesCarsTrucks
1 31 December Spain Barcelona 50France D. FrétignéUnited States R. GordonNetherlands H. Bekx
2 1 January Spain Barcelona Spain Grenada 920Liaison only
3 2 January Spain Granada Morocco Rabat 573France D. FrétignéUnited Kingdom C. McRaeNetherlands H. Bekx
4 3 January Morocco Rabat Morocco Agadir 666Stage cancelled1United States R. GordonRussia V. Chagin
5 4 January Morocco Agadir Morocco Smara 654Australia A. CaldecottUnited Kingdom C. McRaeRussia V. Chagin
6 5 January Morocco Smara Mauritania Zouérat 622 Italy F. MeoniFrance S. PeterhanselRussia V. Chagin
7 6 January Mauritania Zouérat Mauritania Tichit 669France D. FrétignéFrance S. PeterhanselRussia F. Kabirov
8 7 January Mauritania Tichit Mauritania Tidjikja Stage cancelled2
9 8 January Mauritania Tidjikja Mauritania Atar399 Spain I. EsteveFrance L. Alphand Russia V. Chagin
9 January Mauritania Atar Rest day
10 10 January Mauritania Atar 499 France C. DespresFrance S. PeterhanselRussia F. Kabirov
11 11 January Mauritania Atar Mauritania Kiffa 695Spain M. ComaGermany J. KleinschmidtNetherlands H. Bekx
12 12 January Mauritania Kiffa Mali Bamako 819 Stage cancelled3South Africa G. de VilliersNetherlands G. de Rooy
13 13 January Mali Bamako Mali Kayes 668Australia A. CaldecottFrance S. PeterhanselNetherlands G. de Rooy
14 14 January Mali Kayes Senegal Tambacounda 630 Brazil J. de AzevedoFrance B. Saby4Netherlands G. de Rooy
15 15 January Senegal Tambacounda Senegal Dakar 569 France C. DespresSouth Africa G. de VilliersRussia V. Chagin
16 16 January Senegal Dakar 68 United States K. WalchFrance B. SabyRussia V. Chagin

Notes:

Stage results

Motorcycles

Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Gap Pos Competitor Make Time Gap
1 1 France David Frétigné Yamaha 4:11 1 France David Frétigné Yamaha 4:11
2 France Cyril Despres KTM 4:19 0:08 2 France Cyril Despres KTM 4:19 0:08
3 Netherlands Eric Verhoef KTM 4:24 0:13 3 Netherlands Eric Verhoef KTM 4:24 0:13
2 Liaison only
3 1 France David Frétigné Yamaha 7:57 1 France David Frétigné Yamaha 12:08
2 South Africa Alfie Cox KTM 7:59 0:02 2 France Cyril Despres KTM 12:19 0:11
3 France Cyril Despres KTM 8:00 0:03 3 United States Kellon Walch KTM 12:55 0:47
4 Stage cancelled due to adverse weather conditions
5 1 Australia Andy Caldecott KTM 4:00:09 1 Spain Marc Coma KTM 4:13:13
2 Spain Marc Coma KTM 4:00:12 0:03 2 Australia Andy Caldecott KTM 4:13:57 0:43
3 France Cyril Despres KTM 4:03:39 3:30 3 France Cyril Despres KTM 4:15:58 2:45
6 1 Italy Fabrizio Meoni KTM 4:37:14 1 France Cyril Despres KTM 8:56:49
2 Norway Pål Anders Ullevålseter KTM 4:38:52 1:38 2 Spain Marc Coma KTM 8:57:24 0:35
3 South Africa Alfie Cox KTM 4:40:12 2:58 3 Italy Fabrizio Meoni KTM 8:58:05 1:16
7 1 France David Frétigné Yamaha 9:16:26 1 Spain Marc Coma KTM 18:18:21
2 Spain Marc Coma KTM 9:20:57 4:31 2 France Cyril Despres KTM 18:18:37 0:16
3 France Cyril Despres KTM 9:21:48 5:22 3 Australia Andy Caldecott KTM 18:24:01 5:40
8 Stage cancelled due to poor visibility
9 1 Spain Isidre Esteve KTM 5:14:10 1 Italy Fabrizio Meoni KTM 23:41:32
2 Italy Fabrizio Meoni KTM 5:15:39 1:29 2 France Cyril Despres KTM 23:44:27 2:55
3 Norway Pål Anders Ullevålseter KTM 5:18:19 4:09 3 Spain Marc Coma KTM 23:46:23 4:51
10 1 France Cyril Despres KTM 5:28:26 1 France Cyril Despres KTM 29:12:53
2 Italy Fabrizio Meoni KTM 5:38:34 10:08 2 Italy Fabrizio Meoni KTM 29:20:06 7:13
3 Spain Isidre Esteve KTM 5:40:50 12:24 3 Spain Marc Coma KTM 29:28:55 16:02
11 1 Spain Marc Coma KTM 5:58:59 1 France Cyril Despres KTM 35:13:04
2 France Cyril Despres KTM 6:00:11 1:12 2 Spain Marc Coma KTM 35:27:54 14:50
3 Spain Isidre Esteve KTM 6:02:56 3:57 3 Spain Isidre Esteve KTM 35:35:27 22:23
12 Stage cancelled due to death of Fabrizio Meoni
13 1 Australia Andy Caldecott KTM 3:51:41 1 France Cyril Despres KTM 39:13:03
2 France David Frétigné Yamaha 3:53:47 2:06 2 Spain Marc Coma KTM 39:29:09 16:06
3 United States Chris Blais KTM 3:55:13 3:32 3 South Africa Alfie Cox KTM 39:33:42 20:39
14 1 Brazil Jean de Azevedo KTM 5:10:56 1 France Cyril Despres KTM 44:39:591
2 United States Chris Blais KTM 5:11:19 0:23 2 Spain Marc Coma KTM 44:43:15 3:16
3 South Africa Alfie Cox KTM 5:11:30 0:34 3 South Africa Alfie Cox KTM 44:45:12 5:13
15 1 France Cyril Despres KTM 2:27:37 1 France Cyril Despres KTM 47:07:36
2 France Alain Duclos KTM 2:29:01 1:24 2 Spain Marc Coma KTM 47:17:21 9:45
3 Australia Andy Caldecott KTM 2:29:31 1:54 3 South Africa Alfie Cox KTM 47:19:45 12:09
16 1 United States Kellon Walch KTM 17:17 1 France Cyril Despres KTM 47:27:31
2 Spain Isidre Esteve KTM 18:09 0:52 2 Spain Marc Coma KTM 47:26:38 9:17
3 Netherlands Eric Verhoef KTM 18:12 0:55 3 South Africa Alfie Cox KTM 47:39:00 11:29

Notes:

Cars

Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Gap Pos Competitor Make Time Gap
1 1 United States Robby Gordon
Germany Dirk von Zitzewitz
Volkswagen 4:20 1 United States Robby Gordon
Germany Dirk von Zitzewitz
Volkswagen 4:20
2 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
Germany Andreas Schulz
Mitsubishi 4:22 0:02 2 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
Germany Andreas Schulz
Mitsubishi 4:22 0:02
3 South Africa Giniel de Villiers
Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
Nissan 4:23 0:03 3 South Africa Giniel de Villiers
Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
Nissan 4:23 0:03
2 Liaison only
3 1 United Kingdom Colin McRae
Sweden Tina Thörner
Nissan 7:48 1 United Kingdom Colin McRae
Sweden Tina Thörner
Nissan 12:22
2 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 7:54 0:06 2 United States Robby Gordon
Germany Dirk von Zitzewitz
Volkswagen 12:23 0:01
3 Finland Ari Vatanen
Italy Tiziano Siviero
Nissan 7:58 0:10 3 South Africa Giniel de Villiers
Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
Nissan 12:24 0:02
4 1 United States Robby Gordon
Germany Dirk von Zitzewitz
Volkswagen 1:14:01 1 United States Robby Gordon
Germany Dirk von Zitzewitz
Volkswagen 1:26:24
2 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 1:14:54 0:53 2 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 1:27:23 0:59
3 France Bruno Saby
France Michel Périn
Volkswagen 1:15:09 1:08 3 France Bruno Saby
France Michel Périn
Volkswagen 1:27:38 1:14
5 1 United Kingdom Colin McRae
Sweden Tina Thörner
Nissan 3:37:14 1 United Kingdom Colin McRae
Sweden Tina Thörner
Nissan 5:07:24
2 South Africa Giniel de Villiers
Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
Nissan 3:43:29 6:15 2 South Africa Giniel de Villiers
Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
Nissan 5:12:52 5:28
3 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt
Italy Fabrizia Pons
Volkswagen 3:44:32 7:18 3 France Luc Alphand
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 5:13:25 6:01
6 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 4:00:29 1 France Bruno Saby
France Michel Périn
Volkswagen 9:22:31
2 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
Germany Andreas Schulz
Mitsubishi 4:06:27 5:58 2 France Luc Alphand
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 9:23:11 0:40
3 France Bruno Saby
France Michel Périn
Volkswagen 4:07:55 7:26 3 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt
Italy Fabrizia Pons
Volkswagen 9:26:27 3:56
7 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 8:21:57 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 17:51:47
2 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah
France Alain Guehennec
BMW 8:47:37 25:40 2 France Luc Alphand
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 18:13:19 21:32
3 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt
Italy Fabrizia Pons
Volkswagen 8:48:04 26:07 3 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt
Italy Fabrizia Pons
Volkswagen 18:14:31 22:44
8 Stage cancelled due to poor visibility
9 1 France Luc Alphand
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 4:52:39 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 22:45:57
2 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 4:54:10 1:31 2 France Luc Alphand
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 23:05:58 20:01
3 United States Robby Gordon
Germany Dirk von Zitzewitz
Volkswagen 5:10:08 17:29 3 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt
Italy Fabrizia Pons
Volkswagen 23:26:23 40:26
10 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 5:22:58 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 28:08:55
2 France Luc Alphand
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 5:24:25 1:27 2 France Luc Alphand
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 28:30:23 21:28
3 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt
Italy Fabrizia Pons
Volkswagen 5:53:17 30:19 3 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt
Italy Fabrizia Pons
Volkswagen 29:19:40 1:10:45
11 1 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt
Italy Fabrizia Pons
Volkswagen 5:29:37 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 33:41:14
2 France Luc Alphand
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 5:30:41 1:04 2 France Luc Alphand
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 34:01:04 19:50
3 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 5:32:19 2:42 3 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt
Italy Fabrizia Pons
Volkswagen 34:49:17 1:08:03
12 1 South Africa Giniel de Villiers
Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
Nissan 7:20:58 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 41:05:13
2 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 7:23:59 3:01 2 France Luc Alphand
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 41:28:29 23:16
3 France Luc Alphand
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 7:27:25 6:27 3 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt
Italy Fabrizia Pons
Volkswagen 42:24:00 1:18:47
13 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 3:30:07 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 44:35:20
2 France Luc Alphand
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 3:34:24 4:17 2 France Luc Alphand
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 45:02:53 27:33
3 South Africa Giniel de Villiers
Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
Nissan 3:38:06 7:59 3 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt
Italy Fabrizia Pons
Volkswagen 46:06:15 1:30:55
14 1 France Bruno Saby
France Michel Périn
Volkswagen 4:59:24 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 49:46:23
2 South Africa Giniel de Villiers
Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
Nissan 5:01:53 2:29 2 France Luc Alphand
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 50:13:05 26:41
3 Finland Ari Vatanen
Italy Tiziano Siviero
Nissan 5:02:081 2:44 3 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt
Italy Fabrizia Pons
Volkswagen 53:02:40 3:16:17
15 1 South Africa Giniel de Villiers
Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
Nissan 2:21:15 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 52:09:30
2 France Bruno Saby
France Michel Périn
Volkswagen 2:22:12 0:57 2 France Luc Alphand
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 52:36:43 27:13
3 Portugal Carlos Sousa
France Thierry Delli-Zotti
Nissan 2:22:15 1:00 3 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt
Italy Fabrizia Pons
Volkswagen 55:32:47 3:23:17
16 1 France Bruno Saby
France Michel Périn
Volkswagen 19:00 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 52:31:39
2 France Thierry Magnaldi
Belgium Jean-Paul Forthomme
Honda 19:20 0:20 2 France Luc Alphand
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 52:58:53 27:14
3 Finland Ari Vatanen
Italy Tiziano Siviero
Nissan 19:57 0:57 3 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt
Italy Fabrizia Pons
Volkswagen 55:53:39 3:22:00

Notes:

Trucks

Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Gap Pos Competitor Make Time Gap
1 1 Netherlands Hans Bekx
Belgium Tonie Maessen
Netherlands Edwin Willems
DAF 5:20 1 Netherlands Hans Bekx
Belgium Tonie Maessen
Netherlands Edwin Willems
DAF 5:20
2 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 5:35 0:15 2 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 5:35 0:15
3 Netherlands Jan de Rooy
Belgium Dany Colebunders
Belgium Clemens Smulders
DAF 5:36 0:16 3 Netherlands Jan de Rooy
Belgium Dany Colebunders
Belgium Clemens Smulders
DAF 5:36 0:16
2 Liaison only
3 1 Netherlands Hans Bekx
Belgium Tonie Maessen
Netherlands Edwin Willems
DAF 9:56 1 Netherlands Hans Bekx
Belgium Tonie Maessen
Netherlands Edwin Willems
DAF 15:16
2 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 10:05 0:09 2 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 15:40 0:24
3 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 10:17 0:21 3 Netherlands Jan de Rooy
Belgium Dany Colebunders
Belgium Clemens Smulders
DAF 15:56 0:40
4 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 1:28:38 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 1:45:05
2 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 1:30:12 1:34 2 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 1:46:15 1:10
3 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 1:30:35 1:57 3 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 1:46:15 1:10
5 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 4:34:00 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 6:19:05
2 Brazil André de Azevedo
Brazil Luis Antonio Azevedo
Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Tatra 4:35:46 1:46 2 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 6:25:23 6:18
3 Czech Republic Karel Loprais
Czech Republic Petr Gilar
Czech Republic Josef Kalina
Tatra 4:38:26 4:26 3 Brazil André de Azevedo
Brazil Luis Antonio Azevedo
Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Tatra 6:26:39 7:34
6 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 4:43:22 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 11:02:27
2 Netherlands Hans Bekx
Belgium Tonie Maessen
Netherlands Edwin Willems
DAF 5:01:24 18:02 2 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 11:28:02 25:35
3 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 5:02:39 19:17 3 Brazil André de Azevedo
Brazil Luis Antonio Azevedo
Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Tatra 11:36:26 33:59
7 1 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 11:43:01 1 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 23:11:03
2 Japan Yoshimasa Sugawara
Japan Katsumi Hamura
Hino 13:09:34 1:26:33 2 Netherlands Hans Bekx
Belgium Tonie Maessen
Netherlands Edwin Willems
DAF 24:48:45 1:37:42
3 Netherlands Hans Bekx
Belgium Tonie Maessen
Netherlands Edwin Willems
DAF 13:12:12 1:29:11 3 Japan Yoshimasa Sugawara
Japan Katsumi Hamura
Hino 26:43:36 3:32:33
8 Stage cancelled due to poor visibility
9 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 6:08:38 1 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 29:58:02
2 Netherlands Hans Stacey
Belgium Eddy Chevaillier
Netherlands Johan van Gestel
MAN 6:26:23 17:45 2 Netherlands Hans Bekx
Belgium Tonie Maessen
Netherlands Edwin Willems
DAF 31:39:24 1:41:22
3 Czech Republic Karel Loprais
Czech Republic Petr Gilar
Czech Republic Josef Kalina
Tatra 6:27:33 18:55 3 Japan Yoshimasa Sugawara
Japan Katsumi Hamura
Hino 33:45:32 3:47:30
10 1 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 7:49:49 1 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 37:47:51
2 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 8:06:58 17:09 2 Netherlands Hans Bekx
Belgium Tonie Maessen
Netherlands Edwin Willems
DAF 40:05:10 2:17:19
3 Netherlands Jan de Rooy
Belgium Dany Colebunders
Belgium Clemens Smulders
DAF 8:15:53 26:04 3 Japan Yoshimasa Sugawara
Japan Katsumi Hamura
Hino 42:14:36 4:26:45
11 1 Netherlands Hans Bekx
Belgium Tonie Maessen
Netherlands Edwin Willems
DAF 7:28:16 1 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 45:32:31
2 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 7:32:22 4:06 2 Netherlands Hans Bekx
Belgium Tonie Maessen
Netherlands Edwin Willems
DAF 47:33:26 2:00:55
3 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 7:39:35 11:19 3 Japan Yoshimasa Sugawara
Japan Katsumi Hamura
Hino 50:25:44 4:53:13
12 1 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 9:35:14 1 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 55:13:02
2 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 9:40:31 5:17 2 Netherlands Hans Bekx
Belgium Tonie Maessen
Netherlands Edwin Willems
DAF 58:09:14 2:56:12
3 Netherlands Jan de Rooy
Belgium Dany Colebunders
Belgium Clemens Smulders
DAF 10:30:02 54:48 3 Italy Giacomo Vismara
Italy Mario Cambiaghi
Italy Claudio Bellina
Mercedes-Benz 61:24:35 6:11:33
13 1 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 4:27:38 1 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 60:32:35
2 Netherlands Jan de Rooy
Belgium Dany Colebunders
Belgium Clemens Smulders
DAF 4:46:28 18:50 2 Netherlands Hans Bekx
Belgium Tonie Maessen
Netherlands Edwin Willems
DAF 63:12:55 2:40:20
3 Belgium Hugo Duisters
Belgium Yvo Geusens
Morocco Mohamed El Bouzidi
DAF 4:59:01 31:23 3 Japan Yoshimasa Sugawara
Japan Katsumi Hamura
Hino 66:35:18 6:02:43
14 1 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 6:32:14 1 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 67:35:58
2 Japan Yoshimasa Sugawara
Japan Katsumi Hamura
Hino 6:56:52 24:38 2 Netherlands Hans Bekx
Belgium Tonie Maessen
Netherlands Edwin Willems
DAF 70:31:19 2:55:21
3 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 7:03:23 31:09 3 Japan Yoshimasa Sugawara
Japan Katsumi Hamura
Hino 73:32:10 5:56:12
15 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 2:49:57 1 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 70:45:58
2 Belgium Hugo Duisters
Belgium Yvo Geusens
Morocco Mohamed El Bouzidi
DAF 2:56:34 6:37 2 Netherlands Hans Bekx
Belgium Tonie Maessen
Netherlands Edwin Willems
DAF 73:49:17 3:03:19
3 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 3:03:16 13:19 3 Japan Yoshimasa Sugawara
Japan Katsumi Hamura
Hino 76:46:33 6:00:35
16 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 24:52 1 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 71:33:55
2 Belgium Hugo Duisters
Belgium Yvo Geusens
Morocco Mohamed El Bouzidi
DAF 26:35 1:43 2 Japan Yoshimasa Sugawara
Japan Katsumi Hamura
Hino 78:00:23 6:04:19
3 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz 27:57 3:05 3 Italy Giacomo Vismara
Italy Mario Cambiaghi
Italy Claudio Bellina
Mercedes-Benz 78:00:23 6:46:28

Final standings

Motorcycles

PosNo.RiderBikeEntrantTime
1 2France Cyril DespresKTMGauloises KTM47:27:31
2 6Spain Marc ComaKTMKTM Repsol-Red Bull+9:17
3 3South Africa Alfie CoxKTMGauloises KTM+11:29
4 7Spain Isidre EsteveKTMKTM Repsol-Red Bull+11:51
5 12France David FrétignéYamahaYamaha France+33:36
6 23Australia Andy CaldecottKTMKTM Team Australia+48:11
7 25Brazil Jean de AzevedoKTMPetrobras-Lubrax+1:27:41
8 14Italy Giovanni SalaKTMKTM Repsol-Red Bull+1:33:53
9 22United States Chris BlaisKTMRed Bull KTM USA+1:53:10
10 9France Jean BrucyKTMGauloises KTM+3:11:39

Cars

PosNo.DriverCo-DriverCarEntrantTime
1306France Stéphane PeterhanselFrance Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishiMitsubishi Ralliart52:31:39
2312France Luc AlphandFrance Gilles PicardMitsubishi Mitsubishi Ralliart+27:14
3310Germany Jutta KleinschmidtItaly Fabrizia PonsVolkswagenVolkswagen Motorsport+3:22:00
4314South Africa Giniel de VilliersBelgium Jean-Marie LurquinNissanNissan Rally Raid Team+4:02:36
5307France Bruno SabyFrance Michel PérinVolkswagenVolkswagen Motorsport+8:44:14
6320Spain Nani RomaAndorra Henri MagneMitsubishi Mitsubishi Ralliart+9:19:37
7315Portugal Carlos SousaFrance Thierry Delli-ZottiNissanNissan Dessoude+10:02:29
8305France Thierry MagnaldiBelgium Jean-Paul ForthommeHonda Fast & Speed Honda+11:03:44
9325Spain José Luis MonterdeSpain Rafael TornabellBMWTeam X-Raid+13:27:31
10353Spain Ramon DalmauSpain Enric OllerMitsubishiEpsilon Team+19:16:53

Trucks

PosNo.DriverCo-DriversTruckTime
1520Russia Firdaus KabirovRussia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz71:13:55
2500Japan Yoshimasa SugawaraJapan Katsumi HamuraHino+6:04:19
3503Italy Giacomo VismaraItaly Mario Cambiaghi
Italy Claudio Bellina
Mercedes-Benz+6:46:28
4521Netherlands Jan de RooyBelgium Dany Colebunders
Belgium Clemens Smulders
DAF+7:37:43
5516Netherlands Gérard de RooyBelgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF+9:34:39
6501Japan Teruhito SugawaraJapan Seiichi SuzukiHino+11:05:33
7522Finland Markku AlénItaly Toni Guido
Italy Adriano Micozzi
Iveco+11:26:19
8542Austria Karl SadlauerAustria Franz Maier
Austria Martin Mayer
MAN+12:18:50
9543Austria Peter ReifAustria Gunter Pichlbauer
Austria Stefan Huber
MAN+12:34:39
10552Belgium Jan GovaereBelgium Mario Gherardyn
Belgium Yves Despiegelaere
GINAF+14:03:24

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