Skyler Howes (Husqvarna): Von Walkner-Crash abgelenkt
Von Johannes Orasche
© Husqvarna
Skyler Howes
Die 13. Etappe der Dakar-Rallye in Saudi-Arabien brachte den Tagessieg für Red-Bull-KTM-Star Kevin Benavides. In der Gesamtwertung führt sein Teamkollege Toby Price vor Benavides und Husqvarna-Werksfahrer Skyler Howes. Die Honda-Asse Van Beveren und Quintanilla sind bereits deutlich zurück – es steht also ein souveräner Triumph der Marken der Pierer-Gruppe bevor.
Die Ausgangslage für den Sonntag ist so: Es wird in umgekehrter Reihenfolge zum Gesamtstand gestartet. Howes fährt somit als Drittletzter los – mit seinem Rückstand von 1:31 Minuten hat er durchaus noch Chancen auf den Gesamtsieg. Zwischen Price und Benavides liegen gar nur 12 Sekunden.
«Ich habe am Samstag definitiv alles gegeben», bekräftigte Howes, der nach Rang 7 auf der 13. Etappe seinen zweiten Gesamtrang an Benavides einbüßte. «Ich habe vom Start weg voll Druck gemacht. Als ich gesehen habe, dass Walkner gestürzt ist, hat das meine Konzentration ein wenig beeinflusst. Es gab auf der Route einige sehr große Dünen. Ich hatte selbst einige mächtige Sprünge von der Spitze dieser Dünen; das war ein entscheidender Faktor. Ich wollte einerseits Risiko gehen und auf Sieg fahren, zugleich aber natürlich auch ankommen.»
«Später habe ich dann eine Abzweigung verpasst», erinnerte sich Howes. «Damit habe ich ein wenig Zeit verloren. Ich bin aber immer noch dabei im Kampf um den Sieg und muss glücklich sein, wie dieses Rennen bisher gelaufen ist. Ich kann definitiv nicht zurückblicken und sagen, dass ich nicht alles versucht habe. Ich freue mich auf den Sonntag, das wird eine schnelle Etappe mit wenig Gelände, wo man Zeit gutmachen kann. Ich will meine Husqvarna als Ganzes ins Ziel bekommen und dann in einer guten Position sein.»
Die Ergebnisse sind vorläufig.
| Rallye Dakar 2023 – vorläufiges Ergebnis Etappe 13 | |||
| Pos | Fahrer (Nation) | Team | Zeit/Diff |
| 1 | Kevin Benavides (ARG) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 02:21:47 |
| 2 | Michael Docherty (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:00:27 |
| 3 | Luciano Benavides (ARG) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 00:00:57 |
| 4 | Adrien Van Beveren (FRA) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:02:05 |
| 5 | Toby Price (AUS) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 00:02:28 |
| 6 | Romain Dumontier (FRA) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 00:02:32 |
| 7 | Skyler Howes (USA) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 00:03:31 |
| 8 | Pablo Quintanilla (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:03:33 |
| 9 | Tosha Schareina (ESP) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:04:06 |
| 10 | Ross Branch (BWA) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 00:04:51 |
| 11 | Daniel Sanders (AUS) | Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing | + 00:04:59 |
| 12 | Sebastian Bühler (DEU) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 00:05:07 |
| 13 | Franco Caimi (ARG) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 00:07:39 |
| 14 | Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:07:42 |
| 15 | Jacob Argubright (USA) | Duust Rally Team | + 00:08:19 |
| 16 | Paolo Lucci (ITA) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:08:59 |
| 17 | Mathieu Doveze (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 00:09:28 |
| 18 | Lorenzo Santolino (ESP) | Sherco Factory | + 00:10:34 |
| 19 | Martin Michek (CZE) | Orion - Moto Racing Group | + 00:11:43 |
| 20 | Jeanloup Lepan (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 00:12:09 |
| 21 | Stefan Svitko (SVK) | Slovnaft Rally Team | + 00:12:15 |
| 22 | Neels Theric (FRA) | Rs Comcept | + 00:13:03 |
| 23 | Julien Jagu (FRA) | Drag'On Rally Team | + 00:14:38 |
| 24 | Toni Mulec (SVN) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:18:48 |
| 25 | Stefano Caimi (ARG) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:18:51 |
| 26 | Joan Pedrero Garcia (ESP) | Team Ls2 Shad | + 00:18:53 |
| 27 | Charlie Herbst (FRA) | Team All Tracks | + 00:19:22 |
| 28 | Diego Gamaliel Llanos (ARG) | Rieju-Xraidsexperience | + 00:20:22 |
| 29 | Jerome Martiny (BEL) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 00:22:13 |
| 30 | Charan Moore (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:22:41 |
| 31 | Mohammed Balooshi (ARE) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 00:23:05 |
| 32 | Benjamin Melot (FRA) | Team Esprit KTM | + 00:23:53 |
| 33 | Mario Patrao (PRT) | Credit Agricola - Mario Patrao Motosport | + 00:27:28 |
| 34 | Emanuel Gyenes (ROU) | Autonet Motorcycle Team | + 00:29:18 |
| 35 | Marcelo Medeiros (BRA) | Taguatur Racing Team | + 00:34:01 |
| 36 | Mirjam Pol (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:35:30 |
| 37 | Giovanni Enrico (CHL) | Enrico Racing Team | + 00:35:36 |
| 38 | Sunier Sunier (CHN) | Kove Rally Team | + 00:36:14 |
| 39 | Jan Brabec (CZE) | Strojrent Racing | + 00:36:45 |
| 40 | Thomas Kongshoj (DNK) | Joyride Race Service | + 00:36:47 |
| 41 | Lorenzo Maria Fanottoli (ITA) | Tecnosport | + 00:37:06 |
| 42 | Francisco Moreno Flores (ARG) | Dragon | + 00:37:12 |
| 43 | David Gaits (FRA) | Happyness Racing Igoa Moto | + 00:37:14 |
| 44 | David Pabiska (CZE) | Sp Moto Bohemia Racing Team | + 00:37:35 |
| 45 | Cédric Jacques (FRA) | Rs Comcept | + 00:37:55 |
| 46 | Mathieu Troquier (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 00:38:24 |
| 47 | Bertrand Gavard (FRA) | Team Rs Concept | + 00:39:16 |
| 48 | Wesley Aaldering (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:39:25 |
| 49 | Tomas De Gavardo (CHL) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:39:38 |
| 50 | Patricio Cabrera (CHL) | Rieju Team | + 00:40:00 |
| 51 | Pablo Copetti (USA) | Del Amo Motorsports By Motul | + 00:40:08 |
| 52 | Alexandre Giroud (FRA) | Yamaha Racing - Smx - Drag'On | + 00:40:52 |
| 53 | Javi Vega (ESP) | Pont Grup Yamaha | + 00:42:33 |
| 54 | Laisvydas Kancius (LTU) | Story Racing S.R.O. | + 00:42:43 |
| 55 | Juraj Varga (SVK) | Varga Motorsport Team | + 00:43:44 |
| 56 | Ruben Saldaña Goñi (ESP) | Pedrega Team | + 00:44:00 |
| 57 | Zhang Min (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 00:44:58 |
| 58 | Clément Razy (FRA) | Razy Clement | + 00:45:23 |
| 59 | Simon Marcic (SVN) | Marcic | + 00:45:32 |
| 60 | Abdullah Al Shatti (KWT) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 00:45:46 |
| 61 | Nicolas Alberto Cardona Vagnoni (VEN) | Pedrega Team | + 00:45:53 |
| 62 | Zakeer Yakefu (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 00:49:27 |
| 63 | James Martyn Hillier (GBR) | Rich Energy Omg Racing Ltd | + 00:51:10 |
| 64 | Michael Jacobi (FRA) | Comas Moto Vta | + 00:55:03 |
| 65 | Cesare Zacchetti (ITA) | Team Lucky Explorer | + 00:56:39 |
| 66 | Toni Vingut (ESP) | Visit Sant Antoni - Ibiza | + 00:56:54 |
| 67 | Pierre Peyrard (FRA) | Nomade Racing Team | + 00:57:19 |
| 68 | Francisco Arredondo (GTM) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:57:48 |
| 69 | Makis Dewi Rees-Stavros (GBR) | Stavros | + 00:58:03 |
| 70 | Gareth Jones (CAN) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:59:36 |
| 71 | Benjamin Lepelley (FRA) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 01:00:16 |
| 72 | Petr Vlcek (USA) | Detyens Racing | + 01:03:04 |
| 73 | Javier San Jose Yetor (ESP) | Pedrega Team | + 01:03:53 |
| 74 | Eufrasio Anghileri (ITA) | Rs Moto Racing | + 01:05:00 |
| 75 | Sergio Vaquero (ESP) | KTM Namura Bikes | + 01:10:30 |
| 76 | Zhao Hongyi (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 01:15:34 |
| 77 | Ottavio Missoni (ITA) | Rs Moto Racing | + 01:15:45 |
| 78 | Stuart Gregory (ZAF) | Stuart Gregory | + 01:16:15 |
| 79 | Stevan Wilken (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 01:22:46 |
| 80 | Kirsten Landman (ZAF) | Asp Rope Access International | + 01:30:00 |
| 81 | Carlos Alejandro Verza (ARG) | Verza Rally Team | + 01:38:20 |
| 82 | Rachid Al-Lal Lahadil (ESP) | Melilla Sport Capital | + 01:46:56 |
| 83 | Kévin Durand (FRA) | Rs Moto Racing Team | + 01:49:50 |
| 84 | Franco Picco (ITA) | Fantic Rally Team | + 01:52:00 |
| 85 | Iader Giraldi (ITA) | Solarys Racing | + 01:52:37 |
| 86 | Alejandro Fantoni (ARG) | Drag'On | + 09:16:33 |
| Rallye Dakar 2023 – vorläufige Gesamtwertung nach Etappe 13 | |||
| Pos | Fahrer (Nation) | Team | Zeit/Diff |
| 1 | Toby Price (AUS) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 43:11:51 |
| 2 | Kevin Benavides (ARG) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 00:00:12 |
| 3 | Skyler Howes (USA) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 00:01:31 |
| 4 | Adrien Van Beveren (FRA) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:15:51 |
| 5 | Pablo Quintanilla (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:15:59 |
| 6 | Luciano Benavides (ARG) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 00:18:29 |
| 7 | Daniel Sanders (AUS) | Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing | + 00:22:34 |
| 8 | Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:28:28 |
| 9 | Lorenzo Santolino (ESP) | Sherco Factory | + 01:10:28 |
| 10 | Franco Caimi (ARG) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 01:30:12 |
| 11 | Martin Michek (CZE) | Orion - Moto Racing Group | + 01:35:09 |
| 12 | Stefan Svitko (SVK) | Slovnaft Rally Team | + 01:44:21 |
| 13 | Tosha Schareina (ESP) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 01:49:11 |
| 14 | Romain Dumontier (FRA) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 01:56:32 |
| 15 | Paolo Lucci (ITA) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 02:26:38 |
| 16 | Michael Docherty (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 03:09:32 |
| 17 | Jeanloup Lepan (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 03:29:14 |
| 18 | Neels Theric (FRA) | Rs Comcept | + 03:59:05 |
| 19 | Mathieu Doveze (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 04:01:03 |
| 20 | Julien Jagu (FRA) | Drag'On Rally Team | + 04:02:57 |
| 21 | Jacob Argubright (USA) | Duust Rally Team | + 04:06:56 |
| 22 | Sebastian Bühler (DEU) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 04:11:11 |
| 23 | Joan Pedrero Garcia (ESP) | Team Ls2 Shad | + 04:13:16 |
| 24 | Toni Mulec (SVN) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 05:07:45 |
| 25 | Stefano Caimi (ARG) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 05:57:00 |
| 26 | Ross Branch (BWA) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 06:51:06 |
| 27 | Benjamin Melot (FRA) | Team Esprit KTM | + 07:38:16 |
| 28 | Emanuel Gyenes (ROU) | Autonet Motorcycle Team | + 07:41:58 |
| 29 | Charan Moore (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 07:44:48 |
| 30 | Javi Vega (ESP) | Pont Grup Yamaha | + 08:02:04 |
| 31 | Jan Brabec (CZE) | Strojrent Racing | + 08:12:21 |
| 32 | Jerome Martiny (BEL) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 08:36:16 |
| 33 | Mario Patrao (PRT) | Credit Agricola - Mario Patrao Motosport | + 08:52:25 |
| 34 | Charlie Herbst (FRA) | Team All Tracks | + 08:57:38 |
| 35 | Mohammed Balooshi (ARE) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 09:24:37 |
| 36 | David Pabiska (CZE) | Sp Moto Bohemia Racing Team | + 10:46:50 |
| 37 | Patricio Cabrera (CHL) | Rieju Team | + 10:52:13 |
| 38 | Nicolas Alberto Cardona Vagnoni (VEN) | Pedrega Team | + 11:07:45 |
| 39 | Alexandre Giroud (FRA) | Yamaha Racing - Smx - Drag'On | + 11:41:27 |
| 40 | Wesley Aaldering (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 11:47:51 |
| 41 | Thomas Kongshoj (DNK) | Joyride Race Service | + 12:02:08 |
| 42 | Francisco Moreno Flores (ARG) | Dragon | + 12:21:47 |
| 43 | David Gaits (FRA) | Happyness Racing Igoa Moto | + 12:25:31 |
| 44 | Mathieu Troquier (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 12:27:08 |
| 45 | Bertrand Gavard (FRA) | Team Rs Concept | + 12:29:18 |
| 46 | Sunier Sunier (CHN) | Kove Rally Team | + 12:43:26 |
| 47 | Lorenzo Maria Fanottoli (ITA) | Tecnosport | + 13:03:39 |
| 48 | Mirjam Pol (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 13:10:06 |
| 49 | Simon Marcic (SVN) | Marcic | + 13:27:50 |
| 50 | Pablo Copetti (USA) | Del Amo Motorsports By Motul | + 13:43:13 |
| 51 | Makis Dewi Rees-Stavros (GBR) | Stavros | + 14:15:53 |
| 52 | Cédric Jacques (FRA) | Rs Comcept | + 14:16:09 |
| 53 | Tomas De Gavardo (CHL) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 14:17:56 |
| 54 | Juraj Varga (SVK) | Varga Motorsport Team | + 14:38:48 |
| 55 | Zakeer Yakefu (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 14:55:36 |
| 56 | Abdullah Al Shatti (KWT) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 15:00:04 |
| 57 | Francisco Arredondo (GTM) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 16:12:51 |
| 58 | Giovanni Enrico (CHL) | Enrico Racing Team | + 16:34:12 |
| 59 | Petr Vlcek (USA) | Detyens Racing | + 16:40:53 |
| 60 | Cesare Zacchetti (ITA) | Team Lucky Explorer | + 17:28:01 |
| 61 | Michael Jacobi (FRA) | Comas Moto Vta | + 17:35:55 |
| 62 | Sergio Vaquero (ESP) | KTM Namura Bikes | + 18:01:49 |
| 63 | Stuart Gregory (ZAF) | Stuart Gregory | + 18:14:32 |
| 64 | Pierre Peyrard (FRA) | Nomade Racing Team | + 18:24:24 |
| 65 | Clément Razy (FRA) | Razy Clement | + 18:24:59 |
| 66 | Ottavio Missoni (ITA) | Rs Moto Racing | + 19:52:31 |
| 67 | Toni Vingut (ESP) | Visit Sant Antoni - Ibiza | + 20:07:09 |
| 68 | Zhao Hongyi (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 20:43:31 |
| 69 | Franco Picco (ITA) | Fantic Rally Team | + 21:17:31 |
| 70 | Javier San Jose Yetor (ESP) | Pedrega Team | + 21:27:45 |
| 71 | Kirsten Landman (ZAF) | Asp Rope Access International | + 22:08:24 |
| 72 | Gareth Jones (CAN) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 23:32:02 |
| 73 | Stevan Wilken (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 23:34:39 |
| 74 | Benjamin Lepelley (FRA) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 24:28:11 |
| 75 | James Martyn Hillier (GBR) | Rich Energy Omg Racing Ltd | + 24:37:50 |
| 76 | Iader Giraldi (ITA) | Solarys Racing | + 29:01:44 |
| 77 | Kévin Durand (FRA) | Rs Moto Racing Team | + 29:03:58 |
| 78 | Laisvydas Kancius (LTU) | Story Racing S.R.O. | + 30:57:16 |
| 79 | Rachid Al-Lal Lahadil (ESP) | Melilla Sport Capital | + 32:16:46 |
| 80 | Diego Gamaliel Llanos (ARG) | Rieju-Xraidsexperience | + 33:14:48 |
| 81 | Carlos Alejandro Verza (ARG) | Verza Rally Team | + 36:18:57 |
| 82 | Marcelo Medeiros (BRA) | Taguatur Racing Team | + 41:51:37 |
| 83 | Alejandro Fantoni (ARG) | Drag'On | + 46:19:10 |
| 84 | Zhang Min (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 61:18:26 |
| 85 | Eufrasio Anghileri (ITA) | Rs Moto Racing | + 76:34:20 |
| 86 | Ruben Saldaña Goñi (ESP) | Pedrega Team | + 155:06:53 |
