Route for Bikes & Quads Route for Cars & Trucks The route will then climb up the Pacific coast towards Iquique. The mot...
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| Route for Bikes & Quads |
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| Route for Cars & Trucks |
The route will then climb up the Pacific coast towards Iquique. The motorcycles and quad bikes will cover a few extra kilometres as part of the special stage: a detour will take them into endurance-type terrain and onto mountain ridges with views over the sea. All the competitors will then explore the dunes which run alongside and dominate the coastline. But they won't arrive at the bivouac via the famous descent. For the first time, the half-way point in the race will be marked on a podium in the centre of Iquique. The encounter between drivers and their fans will be emotional, following the earthquake which affected the region at the start of the year.
BIKES
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| Helder Rodrigues |
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| Santosh Chunchunguppe Shivashankar |
Top 5 Bikes, Stage 6
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
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| 1 | 5 | RODRIGUES (PRT) | HONDA | 03:40:10 | - | - |
| 2 | 26 | PRICE (AUS) | KTM | 03:41:20 | 00:01:10 | - |
| 3 | 7 | GONCALVES (PRT) | HONDA | 03:41:52 | 00:01:42 | - |
| 4 | 31 | QUINTANILLA (CHL) | KTM | 03:46:21 | 00:06:11 | - |
| 5 | 18 | SVITKO (SVK) | KTM | 03:46:52 | 00:06:42 | - |
| 64 | 59 | C S SANTOSH (IND) | KTM | 05:21:29 | 01:41:19 | - |
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| Marc Coma at stage start line |
Overall spot is held by Barreda Bort, 12m27s ahead of Marc Coma, while his team-mate, compatriot Paulo Goncalves is down by 17m12s. Chilean Quintanilla is 4th, while Toby Price at 5th overall. India's Santosh is at 53, at a whopping 6h28m55s to the leader.
Overall Top 5, Bikes after Stage 6
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
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| 1 | 2 | BARREDA BORT (ESP) | HONDA | 21:38:35 | - | - |
| 2 | 1 | COMA (ESP) | KTM | 21:51:02 | 00:12:27 | - |
| 3 | 7 | GONCALVES (PRT) | HONDA | 21:55:47 | 00:17:12 | - |
| 4 | 31 | QUINTANILLA (CHL) | KTM | 22:08:32 | 00:29:57 | - |
| 5 | 26 | PRICE (AUS) | KTM | 22:12:19 | 00:33:44 | - |
| 53 | 59 | C S SANTOSH (IND) | KTM | 28:07:30 | 06:28:55 | - |
QUADS
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| Casale taming his Yamaha on sand |
In the overall spots, [Super] Sonik enjoys a 16m8s lead, Casale in second, and Lafauente down by 41m13s to the leader.
Top 5 Quads, Stage 6
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
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| 1 | 250 | CASALE (CHL) | YAMAHA | 04:21:52 | - | - |
| 2 | 251 | SONIK (POL) | YAMAHA | 04:30:07 | 00:08:15 | - |
| 3 | 252 | LAFUENTE (URY) | YAMAHA | 04:45:00 | 00:23:08 | - |
| 4 | 261 | GONZALEZ FERIOLI (ARG) | YAMAHA | 04:49:27 | 00:27:35 | - |
| 5 | 255 | HALPERN (ARG) | YAMAHA | 05:09:07 | 00:47:15 | - |
Overall Top 5, Quads after Stage 6
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
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| 1 | 251 | SONIK (POL) | YAMAHA | 26:22:48 | - | 00:15:00 |
| 2 | 250 | CASALE (CHL) | YAMAHA | 26:38:56 | 00:16:08 | 00:20:00 |
| 3 | 252 | LAFUENTE (URY) | YAMAHA | 27:04:01 | 00:41:13 | - |
| 4 | 261 | GONZALEZ FERIOLI (ARG) | YAMAHA | 28:12:15 | 01:49:27 | - |
| 5 | 283 | NOSIGLIA (BOL) | HONDA | 29:21:09 | 02:58:21 | 00:20:00 |
CARS
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| Nasser Al-attiyah vs sand dunes |
Top 5 Cars, Stage 6
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
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| 1 | 301 | AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) BAUMEL (FRA) | MINI | 02:37:18 | - | - |
| 2 | 303 | DE VILLIERS (ZAF) VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU) | TOYOTA | 02:37:55 | 00:00:37 | - |
| 3 | 300 | ROMA (ESP) PERIN (FRA) | MINI | 02:38:42 | 00:01:24 | - |
| 4 | 308 | GORDON (USA) CAMPBELL (USA) | GORDINI | 02:39:03 | 00:01:45 | - |
| 5 | 305 | TERRANOVA (ARG) GRAUE (ARG) | MINI | 02:43:06 | 00:05:48 | - |
Nasser held on to the overall lead with a gap of 11m12s to the Hilux driver de Villiers, while his team-mate and another Dakar debutant, Saudi Arabian driver Yazeed Al-rajhi holds in 3rd overall with 28m44s gap.
Overall Top 5, Cars after Stage 6
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
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| 1 | 301 | AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) BAUMEL (FRA) | MINI | 19:30:44 | - | 00:02:00 |
| 2 | 303 | DE VILLIERS (ZAF) VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU) | TOYOTA | 19:41:56 | 00:11:12 | - |
| 3 | 325 | ALRAJHI (SAU) GOTTSCHALK (DEU) | TOYOTA | 19:59:28 | 00:28:44 | - |
| 4 | 307 | HOLOWCZYC (POL) PANSERI (FRA) | MINI | 20:31:37 | 01:00:53 | - |
| 5 | 315 | TEN BRINKE (NLD) COLSOUL (BEL) | TOYOTA | 20:35:07 | 01:04:23 | - |
TRUCKS
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| Eduard Nikolaev |
Again it was a Russian & Kamaz day out for the day's top 3 finishes, as driver Eduard Nikolaev, Airat Mardeev & Andrey Karginov with an interval of 5m37 & 10m40s to the fastest Nikolaev.
Top 5 Trucks, Stage 6
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
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| 1 | 502 | NIKOLAEV (RUS) YAKOVLEV (RUS) AKHMADEEV (RUS) | KAMAZ | 02:54:28 | - | - |
| 2 | 507 | MARDEEV (RUS) BELYAEV (RUS) SVISTUNOV (RUS) | KAMAZ | 03:00:05 | 00:05:37 | - |
| 3 | 500 | KARGINOV (RUS) MOKEEV (RUS) LEONOV (RUS) | KAMAZ | 03:05:08 | 00:10:40 | - |
| 4 | 501 | DE ROOY (NLD) RODEWALD (POL) DAMEN (BEL) | IVECO | 03:05:59 | 00:11:31 | - |
| 5 | 520 | SOTNIKOV (RUS) DEVYATKIN (RUS) AFERIN (RUS) | KAMAZ | 03:07:12 | 00:12:44 | - |
The same order of today's stage winners are the top3 spots, with a gap of 13m38s and 38m16s.
Overall Top 5, Trucks after Stage 6
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
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| 1 | 502 | NIKOLAEV (RUS) YAKOVLEV (RUS) AKHMADEEV (RUS) | KAMAZ | 18:10:46 | - | - |
| 2 | 507 | MARDEEV (RUS) BELYAEV (RUS) SVISTUNOV (RUS) | KAMAZ | 18:24:24 | 00:13:38 | - |
| 3 | 500 | KARGINOV (RUS) MOKEEV (RUS) LEONOV (RUS) | KAMAZ | 18:49:02 | 00:38:16 | 00:01:00 |
| 4 | 520 | SOTNIKOV (RUS) DEVYATKIN (RUS) AFERIN (RUS) | KAMAZ | 19:09:27 | 00:58:41 | 00:02:00 |
| 5 | 510 | VIAZOVICH (BLR) HARANIN (BLR) ZHYHULIN (BLR) | MAZ | 19:27:30 | 01:16:44 | - |
Day 7 - Route & Stage : Iquique to Uyuni
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| Bikes, Quad & Cars |
Cars / Bikes / Quads
Numerous difficulties will mark the first part
of the Bolivian marathon stage. The cars will tackle it first, followed
by the motorcycles the next day. Right from the outset, the long liaison
section will mean an early start, followed by a gradual climb to a
height of more than 3,500m. Once on the high plateaux, the special stage
will begin, with instructions to follow the road-book with great care,
in light of the large number of junctions on the route. One of the
challenges of the day could be wear and tear on tyres. Once they have
arrived in Uyuni, the competitors will only have completed half of the
marathon stage.
Trucks
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