Dakar 2023, Etappe 1: Honda-Sieg und GASGAS-Drama
Von Kay Hettich
© Honda
Ricky Brabec holte sich den Etappensieg
Die Top-15 im gestrigen Prolog durften sich ihre Startposition für den ersten offiziellen Renntag der Rallye Dakar 2023 aussuchen. Die erste Etappe wurde von Privatier Mohammed Balooshi (Husqvarna) eröffnet, von den favorisierten Werkspiloten startete nur Nacho Cornejo (Honda) im vorderen Feld. Das neue Bonus-System für die drei die Route eröffnenden Piloten kam nicht zur Anwendung.
Etappe 1 führte über insgesamt 234 Kilometer Verbindungsstrecken, die Wertungsprüfung erstreckte auf 367 Kilometer. Nach einige steinige Passagen wechselte der Untergrund zu kleinere Abschnitte Kies und zu sehr sandigen Strecken. In der Endphase ging es über Dünen.
Nach nur 50 km gab es den ersten Einschnitt in die diesjährige Dakar, als Vorjahressieger Sam Sunderland (GASGAS) stürzte und die Rallye aufgeben musste.
Derweil gaben dessen Teamkollege Daniel Sanders (AUS) und Privatfahrer Mason Klein (USA/KTM) die Pace vor und erreichten die Wegpunkte mit den schnellsten Zeiten. Während Klein auf den letzten Kilometern etwas nachließ, kassierte Sanders eine Zeitstrafe und vergab so den Etappensieg. Der schnelle Australier kann sich mit der Gesamtführung trösten.
Die schnellste Zeit markierte mit Ricky Brabec (USA) einer der Honda-Werkspilot, mit 44 sec Rückstand kamen Kevin Benavides (Red Bull KTM) und Klein in die Wertung. Joan Barreda, der 2023 nicht mehr im offiziellen HRC-Werksteam gelistet ist, wurde Vierter.
Bester deutschsprachiger Teilnehmer wurde mit knapp acht Minuten Rückstand Hero-Ass Sebastian Bühler, Matthias Walkner (Red Bull KTM) verlor 18 min.
| Rallye Dakar 2023 – Ergebnis Etappe 1 (Motorrad & Quad) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Fahrer (Nation) | Team | Zeit/Diff | Strafe |
| 1 | R. Brabec (USA) | Monster Energy Honda Team | 03:31:10 | |
| 2 | K. Benavides (ARG) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 00:44 | |
| 3 | M. Klein (USA) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:44 | |
| 4 | J. Barreda (ESP) | Monster Energy Jb Team | + 01:10 | + 01:00 |
| 5 | T. Price (AUS) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 01:49 | |
| 6 | P. Quintanilla (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 01:57 | + 02:00 |
| 7 | D. Sanders (AUS) | Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing | + 02:50 | + 03:00 |
| 8 | S. Howes (USA) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 03:07 | |
| 9 | A. Van Beveren (FRA) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 03:47 | |
| 10 | J. Cornejo Florimo (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 06:15 | |
| 11 | L. Santolino (ESP) | Sherco Factory | + 07:27 | |
| 12 | J. Rodrigues (PRT) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 07:30 | |
| 13 | S. Bühler (DEU) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 07:54 | |
| 14 | R. Branch (BWA) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 08:52 | |
| 15 | L. Benavides (ARG) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 09:11 | |
| 16 | F. Caimi (ARG) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 11:26 | |
| 17 | D. Nosiglia Jager (BOL) | Rieju - Xraidsexperience | + 12:13 | |
| 18 | A. Maio (PRT) | Yamaha Portugal | + 12:26 | |
| 19 | S. Svitko (SVK) | Cross Team | + 13:29 | |
| 20 | M. Michek (CZE) | Orion - Moto Racing Group | + 14:44 | |
| 21 | M. Walkner (AUT) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 18:07 | |
| 22 | M. Giemza (POL) | Orlen Team | + 20:16 | |
| 23 | H. Koitha Veettil (IND) | Sherco Factory | + 22:18 | |
| 24 | P. Lucci (ITA) | Pl Racing | + 22:48 | |
| 25 | C. Chapeliere (FRA) | Team Casteu | + 23:58 | |
| 26 | D. Llanos (ARG) | Xraids Experience | + 25:29 | + 01:00 |
| 27 | J. Jagu (FRA) | Team Esm | + 25:36 | |
| 28 | J. Pedrero Garcia (ESP) | Rieju Team | + 26:26 | |
| 29 | J. Lepan (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 26:50 | |
| 30 | M. Docherty (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 27:12 | + 15:00 |
| 31 | R. Dumontier (FRA) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 27:13 | + 01:00 |
| 32 | J. Argubright (USA) | Duust Co Rally Team | + 27:49 | |
| 33 | T. Schareina (ESP) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 28:07 | |
| 34 | T. Montanari (ITA) | Solarys Racing | + 29:08 | |
| 35 | T. Mulec (SVN) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 32:28 | |
| 36 | N. Theric (FRA) | Team Rs Concept | + 32:36 | |
| 37 | E. Gyenes (ROU) | Autonet Motorcycle Team | + 34:03 | |
| 38 | M. Doveze (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 34:30 | |
| 39 | A. Salvini (ITA) | Fantic Rally Team | + 34:33 | |
| 40 | R. Gonçalves (PRT) | Sherco Factory | + 35:10 | + 05:00 |
| 41 | C. Moore (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 38:34 | |
| 42 | M. Andujar (ARG) | 7240 Team | + 39:24 | |
| 43 | A. Giroud (FRA) | Yamaha Racing - Smx - Drag'On | + 40:08 | |
| 44 | J. Brabec (CZE) | Strojrent Racing | + 40:38 | |
| 45 | S. Caimi (ARG) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 40:38 | |
| 46 | J. Martiny (BEL) | Dumontier Racing | + 40:55 | |
| 47 | B. Melot (FRA) | Esprit KTM | + 41:06 | |
| 48 | J. Vega (ESP) | Pont Grup - Yamaha | + 41:14 | |
| 49 | M. Wiedemann (DEU) | Wiedemann Motorsports | + 42:03 | |
| 50 | M. Balooshi (ARE) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 45:34 | |
| 51 | F. Moreno Flores (ARG) | Drag´On Rally Team | + 50:13 | |
| 52 | N. Cardona Vagnoni (VEN) | Pedrega Team | + 51:17 | |
| 53 | L. Podmol (CZE) | Podmol Dakar Team | + 51:35 | |
| 54 | P. Copetti (USA) | Del Amo Motorsports By Motul | + 51:55 | |
| 55 | M. Medeiros (BRA) | Taguatur Racing Team | + 52:55 | + 03:00 |
| 56 | Z. Yakefu (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 53:24 | |
| 57 | M. Patrao (PRT) | Credit Agricola - Mario Patrao Motosport | + 53:31 | |
| 58 | L. Kancius (LTU) | Story Racing | + 54:01 | |
| 59 | M. Rees-Stavros (GBR) | None | + 55:08 | |
| 60 | B. Gavard (FRA) | Team Rs Concept | + 55:28 | |
| 61 | L. Fanottoli (ITA) | Tecnosport Rally | + 56:27 | |
| 62 | A. Dutrie (FRA) | Drag'On Rally Service | + 56:30 | |
| 63 | T. De Gavardo (CHL) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 58:48 | |
| 64 | K. Wisniewski (POL) | Orlen Team | + 01:01:27 | |
| 65 | C. Herbst (FRA) | Team All Tracks | + 01:02:26 | |
| 66 | D. Gaits (FRA) | Happyness Racing | + 01:02:31 | |
| 67 | T. Kongshoj (DNK) | Joyride Race Service | + 01:03:10 | |
| 68 | M. Jacobi (FRA) | Vta Comasmotos | + 01:03:11 | |
| 69 | S. Marcic (SVN) | Marcic | + 01:03:15 | |
| 70 | G. Enrico (CHL) | Enrico Racing | + 01:03:39 | |
| 71 | A. Ahli (ARE) | A.Ahli92Racing | + 01:04:48 | |
| 72 | D. Pabiska (CZE) | Sp Moto Bohemia | + 01:06:32 | |
| 73 | M. Pol (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 01:08:48 | |
| 74 | C. Jacques (FRA) | Team Rs Concept | + 01:10:04 | |
| 75 | S. Gregory (ZAF) | Stuart Gregory | + 01:12:31 | |
| 76 | F. Domas (FRA) | Dragon | + 01:12:52 | |
| 77 | P. Gendron (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 01:13:08 | |
| 78 | K. Mc Coy (USA) | American Rally Originals | + 01:13:31 | |
| 79 | M. Engel (CZE) | Orion - Moto Racing Group | + 01:14:32 | |
| 80 | W. Aaldering (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 01:15:19 | |
| 81 | A. Al Shatti (KWT) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 01:17:06 | |
| 82 | E. Anghileri (ITA) | Rs Moto Racing | + 01:17:39 | |
| 83 | S. Sunier (CHN) | Kove Rally Team | + 01:19:04 | |
| 84 | D. Pearson (USA) | American Rally Originals | + 01:19:32 | |
| 85 | R. Saldaña Goñi (ESP) | Pedrega Team | + 01:20:38 | |
| 86 | P. Vlcek (USA) | Detyens Racing | + 01:22:26 | |
| 87 | P. Cabrera (CHL) | Rieju Team | + 01:23:31 | |
| 88 | F. Arredondo (GTM) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 01:24:18 | |
| 89 | Z. Min (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 01:25:21 | |
| 90 | S. Gomez Cantero (ESP) | Rieju-Xraidsexperience | + 01:26:08 | |
| 91 | G. Chollet (FRA) | Chollet Racing Team | + 01:26:28 | |
| 92 | D. Vila Vaques (ESP) | Dv4 Powered By Motul | + 01:27:19 | |
| 93 | J. Mas Arcos (ESP) | Fae Pedrega Team 77 | + 01:27:33 | |
| 94 | J. Varga (SVK) | Varga Motorsport Team | + 01:27:42 | |
| 95 | P. Peyrard (FRA) | Nomade Racing Team | + 01:31:29 | |
| 96 | T. Vingut (ESP) | Visit Sant Antoni - Ibiza | + 01:33:19 | |
| 97 | P. Neff (USA) | American Rally Originals | + 01:34:57 | |
| 98 | M. Troquier (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 01:38:06 | |
| 99 | J. Hillier (GBR) | James Hillier Racing | + 01:38:24 | |
| 100 | L. D'Abbadie (FRA) | Loïs D'Abbadie | + 35:33:50 | + 29:30:00 |
| Rallye Dakar 2023 – Gesamtergebnis nach Etappe 1 (Motorrad & Quad) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Fahrer (Nation) | Team | Zeit/Diff |
| 1 | D. Sanders (AUS) | Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing | 04:12:55 |
| 2 | J. Barreda Bort (ESP) | Monster Energy Jb Team | + 01:00 |
| 3 | R. Brabec (USA) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 01:15 |
| 4 | P. Quintanilla (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 01:22 |
| 5 | K. Benavides (ARG) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 01:34 |
| 6 | T. Price (AUS) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 01:54 |
| 7 | M. Klein (USA) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 02:29 |
| 8 | A. Van Beveren (FRA) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 05:32 |
| 9 | S. Howes (USA) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 06:27 |
| 10 | J. Rodrigues (PRT) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 08:25 |
| 11 | S. Bühler (DEU) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 08:54 |
| 12 | L. Santolino (ESP) | Sherco Factory | + 09:37 |
| 13 | R. Branch (BWA) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 09:42 |
| 14 | L. Benavides (ARG) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 10:56 |
| 15 | J. Cornejo Florimo (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 12:35 |
| 16 | M. Docherty (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 13:22 |
| 17 | F. Caimi (ARG) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 13:31 |
| 18 | A. Maio (PRT) | Yamaha Portugal | + 13:56 |
| 19 | D. Nosiglia Jager (BOL) | Rieju - Xraidsexperience | + 14:13 |
| 20 | S. Svitko (SVK) | Cross Team | + 15:09 |
| 21 | M. Michek (CZE) | Orion - Moto Racing Group | + 16:44 |
| 22 | M. Walkner (AUT) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 19:07 |
| 23 | M. Giemza (POL) | Orlen Team | + 22:51 |
| 24 | P. Lucci (ITA) | Pl Racing | + 25:53 |
| 25 | H. Koitha Veettil (IND) | Sherco Factory | + 26:13 |
| 26 | C. Chapeliere (FRA) | Team Casteu | + 27:03 |
| 27 | D. Llanos (ARG) | Xraids Experience | + 27:59 |
| 28 | J. Jagu (FRA) | Team Esm | + 29:01 |
| 29 | J. Pedrero Garcia (ESP) | Rieju Team | + 29:16 |
| 30 | T. Schareina (ESP) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 29:52 |
| 31 | R. Dumontier (FRA) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 30:28 |
| 32 | J. Lepan (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 30:45 |
| 33 | J. Argubright (USA) | Duust Co Rally Team | + 31:39 |
| 34 | T. Montanari (ITA) | Solarys Racing | + 32:08 |
| 35 | R. Gonçalves (PRT) | Sherco Factory | + 32:25 |
| 36 | T. Mulec (SVN) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 34:53 |
| 37 | N. Theric (FRA) | Team Rs Concept | + 36:11 |
| 38 | E. Gyenes (ROU) | Autonet Motorcycle Team | + 36:28 |
| 39 | M. Doveze (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 36:35 |
| 40 | A. Salvini (ITA) | Fantic Rally Team | + 37:13 |
| 41 | C. Moore (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 40:29 |
| 42 | A. Giroud (FRA) | Yamaha Racing - Smx - Drag'On | + 42:33 |
| 43 | M. Andujar (ARG) | 7240 Team | + 42:54 |
| 44 | J. Martiny (BEL) | Dumontier Racing | + 44:05 |
| 45 | J. Vega (ESP) | Pont Grup - Yamaha | + 44:29 |
| 46 | J. Brabec (CZE) | Strojrent Racing | + 45:33 |
| 47 | S. Caimi (ARG) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 45:43 |
| 48 | B. Melot (FRA) | Esprit KTM | + 46:06 |
| 49 | M. Wiedemann (DEU) | Wiedemann Motorsports | + 46:43 |
| 50 | M. Medeiros (BRA) | Taguatur Racing Team | + 52:25 |
| 51 | M. Balooshi (ARE) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 53:34 |
| 52 | F. Moreno Flores (ARG) | Drag´On Rally Team | + 55:33 |
| 53 | N. Cardona Vagnoni (VEN) | Pedrega Team | + 56:32 |
| 54 | P. Copetti (USA) | Del Amo Motorsports By Motul | + 56:40 |
| 55 | M. Patrao (PRT) | Credit Agricola - Mario Patrao Motosport | + 57:21 |
| 56 | L. Podmol (CZE) | Podmol Dakar Team | + 58:45 |
| 57 | L. Kancius (LTU) | Story Racing | + 59:06 |
| 58 | Z. Yakefu (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 59:49 |
| 59 | B. Gavard (FRA) | Team Rs Concept | + 01:00:28 |
| 60 | A. Dutrie (FRA) | Drag'On Rally Service | + 01:01:45 |
| 61 | L. Fanottoli (ITA) | Tecnosport Rally | + 01:02:17 |
| 62 | M. Rees-Stavros (GBR) | None | + 01:04:13 |
| 63 | T. De Gavardo (CHL) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 01:05:43 |
| 64 | K. Wisniewski (POL) | Orlen Team | + 01:06:02 |
| 65 | G. Enrico (CHL) | Enrico Racing | + 01:07:34 |
| 66 | T. Kongshoj (DNK) | Joyride Race Service | + 01:08:10 |
| 67 | C. Herbst (FRA) | Team All Tracks | + 01:08:31 |
| 68 | D. Gaits (FRA) | Happyness Racing | + 01:09:16 |
| 69 | A. Ahli (ARE) | A.Ahli92Racing | + 01:09:38 |
| 70 | S. Marcic (SVN) | Marcic | + 01:09:40 |
| 71 | M. Jacobi (FRA) | Vta Comasmotos | + 01:10:21 |
| 72 | D. Pabiska (CZE) | Sp Moto Bohemia | + 01:11:52 |
| 73 | M. Pol (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 01:15:38 |
| 74 | F. Domas (FRA) | Dragon | + 01:17:47 |
| 75 | P. Gendron (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 01:18:53 |
| 76 | M. Engel (CZE) | Orion - Moto Racing Group | + 01:19:02 |
| 77 | W. Aaldering (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 01:20:44 |
| 78 | S. Sunier (CHN) | Kove Rally Team | + 01:23:59 |
| 79 | A. Al Shatti (KWT) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 01:24:16 |
| 80 | R. Saldaña Goñi (ESP) | Pedrega Team | + 01:25:13 |
| 81 | D. Vila Vaques (ESP) | Dv4 Powered By Motul | + 01:30:44 |
