Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price has taken the stage win on day three of the 2021 Dakar Rally, his second stage victory of the event so far. But Sam Sunderland also delivered a strong rides, finishing fifth to move up to fifth in the overall race standings. American KTM rider Skyler Howes now leads the event.

Totaling 629km, stage three of the 2021 Dakar Rally formed a looped stage with its 403km timed special taking place south of the bivouac at Wadi Ad-Dawasir. Riders faced another tough day of navigation and varied terrain, with soft sand dunes once again forming the first half of the special, before opening out into faster, sandy tracks.

Continuing to deliver strong stage results, Sam Sunderland completed today’s special as fifth fastest, eight-and-a-half minutes down on teammate Price. Despite a couple of small navigation errors early in the stage, after starting 16th, the 2017 Dakar winner moved into the top 10 by the first checkpoint and increased his pace towards the finish. Sam’s solid rides over the first three stages of the event have paid off as the Brit currently lies fifth overall in the standings.

Sam Sunderland:“It was quite a fast stage all-in-all, I think the average speeds were quite high today. I made a small mistake near the beginning, where I struggled to find one waypoint, but I don’t think I lost too much time. After that I was able to push on and found a good rhythm in the faster sections. For most of the day I was riding alone, I had to pass four of five guys, but after that it was just me versus the stage. The wind made things very tricky as it was hard to see the tracks ahead and you’re always fighting against it, which makes things even more tiring. Overall, I’ve had a good day.”

Starting down in 29th was always going to be tough for Toby Price, with the KTM 450 RALLY mounted rider having to catch and pass several rivals ahead in order to make up time. Using his formidable cross-country rally experience, the Australian was able to push hard right from the off, making light work of the tricky-to-navigate dunes near the start of the stage, before subsequently making up even more ground on the faster, desert tracks towards the finish. Clawing back valuable minutes on his competitors and claiming a 13th career Dakar stage win, Toby now sits third in the provisional overall standings, less than one minute down on the current leader.

Toby Price:“Everything went well today – no crashes, the bike has been good, and I was able to find a good rhythm. It’s great to win another stage, but it’s a bit like a yoyo at the moment – it’s difficult to lead a stage out from the front as you can lose a lot of time, and then you have to push hard the next day to make it all up again. Hopefully one day we’ll catch a bit of a break, the navigation won’t be too tough, and I can stretch things out from the front. Right now, every day is crucial, and I think if it carries on like this, with everyone staying fit and their bikes working good, the battle for the win is going to go down to the very last day.”

After suffering a technical issue on Monday’s stage two, Matthias Walkner was the 32nd rider to enter today’s timed special. The Austrian put in a great ride, moving into the top three straight away, a position he successfully defended to the finish. Despite a sizeable deficit to the rally leaders in the overall standings, Matthias is focused on maintaining his efforts and pushing hard for stage wins as the event continues.

Matthias Walkner:“It was quite a nice day today, but so, so fast – I think for 70 or 80 percent of the day I was flat out. There was a good mix of fast tracks and tricky navigation, but in general, I enjoyed the stage. Obviously, I’m still disappointed after losing so much time yesterday and it’s going to be hard to improve my position in the overall, but my plan is to take each day as it comes now and do the best for myself and the team.”

Jamie McCanney posted his best stage result of the event so far with a solid 14th place finish and is 21st overall. McCanney has quietly put together a strong start to the 2021 Dakar Rally. Putting his full focus on his ever-improving navigational skills, the Manxman came away with a solid 14th place finish. Now, with his confidence boosted and with a much more positive approach to the coming days, Jamie is confident in delivering further mistake-free rides as the rally continues. “I’m quite pleased with today. I wasn’t quite feeling myself after a difficult day yesterday so to finish 14th is great. I really focused on myself today. Through the dunes I put my trust into my roadbook and rode off the mainline and completely on my own at times, but it seemed to work out really well with no distractions. I could just concentrate on the job at hand and it paid off. I made no mistakes with navigation and I’m really happy with that so it’s good for my confidence knowing that I can ride my own race and secure solid results.”

David Knight finished 45th for 44th overall in his first Dakar, while fellow Brit Neil Hawker was 57th for 58th overall.

Yesterday Andrew Short went out of the rally with a mechanical issue which his Yamaha team said was water in the fuel supplied by the organisers. They protested and asked for the stage to be scrapped, allowing SX star Short to restart, but the organisers refused. 

Leaving Wadi Ad-Dawasir and heading for Riyadh, Wednesday’s stage four of the 2021 Dakar Rally is the longest of the event at 813km. The 337km timed special will be made up primarily of rough, sandy tacks and looks to be less challenging navigation-wise.

Main Pic: Toby Price. DPPI / F. The Floc’h

Today’s stage results

POS.	N°	EXP.	DRIVE-TEAM	MARK-MODEL	TIME	VARIATION	PENALITY
1	3		(AUS) TOBY PRICE	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	03H 33′ 23”
2	47		(ARG) KEVIN BENAVIDES	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021	03H 34′ 39”	+ 00H 01′ 16”
3	52		(AUT) MATTHIAS WALKNER	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	03H 35′ 59”	+ 00H 02′ 36”
4	9		(USA) SKYLER HOWES	BAS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM	03H 39′ 39”	+ 00H 06′ 16”
5	5		(GBR) SAM SUNDERLAND	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	03H 41′ 47”	+ 00H 08′ 24”
6	12		(FRA) XAVIER DE SOULTRAIT	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	03H 42′ 13”	+ 00H 08′ 50”
7	6		(ARG) FRANCO CAIMI	MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM	03H 43′ 27”	+ 00H 10′ 04”
8	21		(AUS) DANIEL SANDERS	KTM FACTORY TEAM	03H 44′ 45”	+ 00H 11′ 22”
9	19		(PRT) RUI GONCALVES	SHERCO FACTORY	03H 45′ 42”	+ 00H 12′ 19”
10	4		(CHL) JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021	03H 46′ 32”	+ 00H 13′ 09”
11	22		(POL) MACIEJ GIEMZA	ORLEN TEAM	03H 47′ 34”	+ 00H 14′ 11”
12	77		(ARG) LUCIANO BENAVIDES	ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING	03H 47′ 59”	+ 00H 14′ 36”
13	15		(ESP) LORENZO SANTOLINO	SHERCO FACTORY	03H 48′ 19”	+ 00H 14′ 56”
14	68		(GBR) JAMIE MCCANNEY	MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM	03H 48′ 50”	+ 00H 15′ 27”
15	87		(ESP) ORIOL MENA	FN SPEED – RIEJU TEAM	03H 49′ 20”	+ 00H 15′ 57”
16	42		(FRA) ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN	MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM	03H 49′ 45”	+ 00H 16′ 22”
17	18		(BWA) ROSS BRANCH	MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM	03H 49′ 47”	+ 00H 16′ 24”
18	27		(PRT) JOAQUIM RODRIGUES	HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY	03H 49′ 51”	+ 00H 16′ 28”
19	31		(CZE) MARTIN MICHEK	ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP	03H 50′ 26”	+ 00H 17′ 03”
20	36		(CZE) JAN BRABEC	STROJRENT RACING	03H 50′ 30”	+ 00H 17′ 07”
21	24		(DEU) SEBASTIAN BÜHLER	HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY	03H 51′ 26”	+ 00H 18′ 03”
22	11		(SVK) STEFAN SVITKO	SLOVNAFT RALLY TEAM	03H 51′ 37”	+ 00H 18′ 14”
23	2		(CHL) PABLO QUINTANILLA	ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING	03H 52′ 38”	+ 00H 19′ 15”
24	74		(ESP) JAUME BETRIU	FN SPEED – KTM TEAM	03H 53′ 01”	+ 00H 19′ 38”
25	1		(USA) RICKY BRABEC	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021	03H 55′ 02”	+ 00H 21′ 39”
26	44		(ESP) LAIA SANZ	GAS GAS FACTORY TEAM	03H 56′ 00”	+ 00H 22′ 37”
27	33		(IND) HARITH NOAH KOITHA VEETTIL	SHERCO FACTORY	03H 56′ 41”	+ 00H 23′ 18”
28	17		(ESP) JOAN PEDRERO GARCIA	FN SPEED – RIEJU TEAM	03H 56′ 46”	+ 00H 23′ 23”
29	54		(FRA) CAMILLE CHAPELIERE	TEAM BAINES RALLY	03H 57′ 48”	+ 00H 24′ 25”
30	88		(ESP) JOAN BARREDA BORT	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021	03H 58′ 12”	+ 00H 24′ 49”
31	32		(ESP) TOSHA SCHAREINA	FN SPEED – KTM TEAM	03H 58′ 25”	+ 00H 25′ 02”
32	142		(ITA) MAURIZIO GERINI	SOLARYS RACING	03H 59′ 24”	+ 00H 26′ 01”
33	20		(POL) ADAM TOMICZEK	ORLEN TEAM	04H 00′ 13”	+ 00H 26′ 50”
34	25		(NLD) PAUL SPIERINGS	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	04H 00′ 15”	+ 00H 26′ 52”
35	26		(CZE) MILAN ENGEL	ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP	04H 01′ 15”	+ 00H 27′ 52”
36	50		(IND) SANTOSH CHUNCHUNGUPPE SHIVASHANKAR	HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY	04H 04′ 15”	+ 00H 30′ 52”
37	80		(AUS) MICHAEL BURGESS	BAS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM	04H 12′ 08”	+ 00H 38′ 45”
38	76		(CZE) ROMAN KREJCI	BO!BETON TEAM	04H 12′ 46”	+ 00H 39′ 23”
39	30		(LTU) ARUNAS GELAZNINKAS	ZIGMAS DAKAR TEAM	04H 13′ 47”	+ 00H 40′ 24”
40	39		(FRA) BENJAMIN MELOT	BENJAMIN MELOT	04H 17′ 17”	+ 00H 43′ 54”
41	63		(POL) KONRAD DABROWSKI	DUUST RALLY TEAM	04H 17′ 26”	+ 00H 44′ 03”
42	41		(CHN) ZAKER YAKP	WU PU DA HAI DAO DAKAR RALLY TEAM	04H 20′ 53”	+ 00H 47′ 30”
43	53		(CZE) LIBOR PODMOL	PODMOL DAKAR TEAM	04H 21′ 44”	+ 00H 48′ 21”
44	108		(ESP) MARC CALMET	FN SPEED – RIEJU TEAM	04H 24′ 13”	+ 00H 50′ 50”
45	101		(GBR) DAVID KNIGHT	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	04H 32′ 06”	+ 00H 58′ 43”	00H 20′ 00”
46	37		(CZE) DAVID PABISKA	JANTAR TEAM	04H 32′ 36”	+ 00H 59′ 13”
47	97		(SVK) MARTIN BENKO	NORWIT RACING	04H 33′ 26”	+ 01H 00′ 03”
48	48		(FRA) MATHIEU DOVEZE	NOMADE RACING ASSISTANCE	04H 33′ 35”	+ 01H 00′ 12”
49	73		(KWT) MOHAMMED JAFFAR	DUUST RALLY TEAM	04H 34′ 01”	+ 01H 00′ 38”	00H 20′ 00”
50	29		(ROU) EMANUEL GYENES	AUTONET MOTORCYCLE TEAM	04H 36′ 30”	+ 01H 03′ 07”
51	95		(FRA) XAVIER FLICK	XTREM RACING	04H 39′ 33”	+ 01H 06′ 10”
52	81		(SVK) ERIK VLCAK	SLOVNAFT RALLY TEAM	04H 39′ 42”	+ 01H 06′ 19”
53	78		(ITA) CESARE ZACCHETTI	CESARE ZACCHETTI	04H 41′ 12”	+ 01H 07′ 49”
54	86		(FRA) CHARLIE HERBST	DRAG’ON RALLY TEAM	04H 44′ 14”	+ 01H 10′ 51”
55	46		(SVN) SIMON MARCIC	MARCIC	04H 51′ 56”	+ 01H 18′ 33”
56	79		(FRA) AMAURY BARATIN	HORIZON MOTO 95	04H 52′ 08”	+ 01H 18′ 45”
57	84		(GBR) NEIL HAWKER	NEIL HAWKER	04H 52′ 21”	+ 01H 18′ 58”
58	70		(SAU) MISHAL ALGHUNEIM	MISHAL ALGHUNEIM	04H 52′ 32”	+ 01H 19′ 09”
59	65		(ITA) FRANCO PICCO	TEAM FRANCO PICCO	04H 53′ 31”	+ 01H 20′ 08”
60	69		(BEL) WALTER ROELANTS	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	04H 56′ 13”	+ 01H 22′ 50”
61	93		(ITA) LORENZO PIOLINI	CARAVANSERRAGLIO RALLY RACING TEAM	04H 58′ 27”	+ 01H 25′ 04”
62	67		(CZE) RUDOLF LHOTSKY	JANTAR TEAM	04H 59′ 53”	+ 01H 26′ 30”	00H 06′ 00”
63	98		(ESP) SARA GARCIA	PONT GRUP YAMAHA	05H 00′ 53”	+ 01H 27′ 30”
64	99		(ESP) JAVI VEGA PUERTA	PONT GRUP YAMAHA	05H 01′ 26”	+ 01H 28′ 03”
65	55		(CHN) ZHAO HONGYI	WU PU DA HAI DAO DAKAR RALLY TEAM	05H 03′ 50”	+ 01H 30′ 27”
66	94		(FRA) OLIVIER SUSSET	XTREM RACING	05H 12′ 06”	+ 01H 38′ 43”
67	85		(PRT) ALEXANDRE AZINHAIS	CLUB AVENTURA TOUAREG	05H 15′ 17”	+ 01H 41′ 54”
68	60		(FRA) STÉPHANE DARQUES	M.O.R.AL	05H 19′ 33”	+ 01H 46′ 10”
69	121		(FRA) GUILLAUME BARTHELEMY	TEAM RS CONCEPT	05H 21′ 47”	+ 01H 48′ 24”
70	110		(POL) JACEK BARTOSZEK	DUUST RALLY TEAM	05H 30′ 00”	+ 01H 56′ 37”	00H 07′ 00”
71	51		(ESP) RACHID AL-LAL LAHADIL	MELILLA SPORT CAPITAL	05H 33′ 59”	+ 02H 00′ 36”
72	62		(AUS) ANDREW JOSEPH HOULIHAN	NOMADAS ADVENTURE	05H 35′ 53”	+ 02H 02′ 30”	00H 20′ 00”
73	35		(MEX) JUAN PABLO GUILLEN RIVERA	NOMADAS ADVENTURE	05H 37′ 36”	+ 02H 04′ 13”	00H 20′ 00”
74	58		(ESP) EDUARDO IGLESIAS SANCHEZ	FN SPEED – TEAM MONFORTE RALLY	05H 41′ 07”	+ 02H 07′ 44”
75	125		(FRA) FRÉDÉRIC BARLERIN	RALLYE FRED	05H 41′ 20”	+ 02H 07′ 57”
76	105		(ESP) FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ	CLUB AVENTURA TOUAREG	05H 46′ 00”	+ 02H 12′ 37”
77	89		(SRB) GABOR SAGHMEISTER	SAGHMEISTER TEAM	05H 46′ 32”	+ 02H 13′ 09”
78	100		(FRA) AUDREY ROSSAT	TEAM RS CONCEPT	05H 47′ 17”	+ 02H 13′ 54”
79	61		(FRA) NORBERT DUBOIS	AVENTURE MOTO 61	05H 49′ 21”	+ 02H 15′ 58”
80	115		(NLD) OLAF HARMSEN	BAS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM	05H 58′ 58”	+ 02H 25′ 35”
81	71		(BHR) SALMAN MOHAMED HUMOOD FARHAN	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	06H 00′ 32”	+ 02H 27′ 09”
82	82		(IND) ASHISH RAORANE	ASHISH RAORANE	06H 01′ 05”	+ 02H 27′ 42”
83	112		(ESP) JUAN CAMPDERA	JUAN CAMPDERA	06H 08′ 21”	+ 02H 34′ 58”
84	96		(ESP) DANIEL ALBERO PUIG	TEAM UN DIABETICO EN EL DAKAR	06H 10′ 00”	+ 02H 36′ 37”
85	114		(ESP) ELADIO CARBONELL MENDEZ	PIKAERAS TEAM	06H 11′ 02”	+ 02H 37′ 39”	00H 26′ 00”
86	107		(ITA) GIOVANNI STIGLIANO	TEAM JBRALLY	06H 22′ 06”	+ 02H 48′ 43”
87	90		(ITA) FRANCESCO CATANESE	TUTTOGRU	06H 22′ 06”	+ 02H 48′ 43”
88	117		(BWA) JAMES ALEXANDER	THE KALAHARI MADALA	06H 54′ 43”	+ 03H 21′ 20”
89	111		(FRA) PIERRE CHERPIN	GDR CHERPIN	07H 07′ 21”	+ 03H 33′ 58”

Race leaderboard:

1	9		(USA) SKYLER HOWES	BAS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM	12H 04′ 48”
2	47		(ARG) KEVIN BENAVIDES	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021	12H 05′ 21”	+ 00H 00′ 33”
3	12		(FRA) XAVIER DE SOULTRAIT	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	12H 06′ 16”	+ 00H 01′ 28”
4	3		(AUS) TOBY PRICE	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	12H 06′ 40”	+ 00H 01′ 52”
5	5		(GBR) SAM SUNDERLAND	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	12H 10′ 15”	+ 00H 05′ 27”
6	18		(BWA) ROSS BRANCH	MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM	12H 12′ 02”	+ 00H 07′ 14”
7	77		(ARG) LUCIANO BENAVIDES	ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING	12H 12′ 44”	+ 00H 07′ 56”	00H 01′ 00”
8	88		(ESP) JOAN BARREDA BORT	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021	12H 13′ 50”	+ 00H 09′ 02”
9	42		(FRA) ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN	MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM	12H 13′ 57”	+ 00H 09′ 09”
10	4		(CHL) JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021	12H 14′ 12”	+ 00H 09′ 24”
11	15		(ESP) LORENZO SANTOLINO	SHERCO FACTORY	12H 14′ 48”	+ 00H 10′ 00”
12	2		(CHL) PABLO QUINTANILLA	ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING	12H 15′ 32”	+ 00H 10′ 44”
13	1		(USA) RICKY BRABEC	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021	12H 17′ 03”	+ 00H 12′ 15”
14	11		(SVK) STEFAN SVITKO	SLOVNAFT RALLY TEAM	12H 17′ 38”	+ 00H 12′ 50”
15	87		(ESP) ORIOL MENA	FN SPEED – RIEJU TEAM	12H 21′ 11”	+ 00H 16′ 23”
16	21		(AUS) DANIEL SANDERS	KTM FACTORY TEAM	12H 21′ 34”	+ 00H 16′ 46”	00H 07′ 00”
17	31		(CZE) MARTIN MICHEK	ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP	12H 24′ 18”	+ 00H 19′ 30”	00H 01′ 00”
18	27		(PRT) JOAQUIM RODRIGUES	HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY	12H 25′ 50”	+ 00H 21′ 02”
19	6		(ARG) FRANCO CAIMI	MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM	12H 26′ 30”	+ 00H 21′ 42”
20	22		(POL) MACIEJ GIEMZA	ORLEN TEAM	12H 30′ 27”	+ 00H 25′ 39”
21	68		(GBR) JAMIE MCCANNEY	MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM	12H 30′ 32”	+ 00H 25′ 44”
22	19		(PRT) RUI GONCALVES	SHERCO FACTORY	12H 41′ 29”	+ 00H 36′ 41”
23	17		(ESP) JOAN PEDRERO GARCIA	FN SPEED – RIEJU TEAM	12H 42′ 47”	+ 00H 37′ 59”
24	24		(DEU) SEBASTIAN BÜHLER	HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY	12H 45′ 04”	+ 00H 40′ 16”	00H 02′ 00”
25	36		(CZE) JAN BRABEC	STROJRENT RACING	12H 47′ 42”	+ 00H 42′ 54”
26	20		(POL) ADAM TOMICZEK	ORLEN TEAM	12H 49′ 27”	+ 00H 44′ 39”
27	74		(ESP) JAUME BETRIU	FN SPEED – KTM TEAM	12H 57′ 42”	+ 00H 52′ 54”
28	32		(ESP) TOSHA SCHAREINA	FN SPEED – KTM TEAM	13H 00′ 38”	+ 00H 55′ 50”
29	44		(ESP) LAIA SANZ	GAS GAS FACTORY TEAM	13H 08′ 19”	+ 01H 03′ 31”	00H 03′ 00”
30	26		(CZE) MILAN ENGEL	ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP	13H 09′ 49”	+ 01H 05′ 01”
31	33		(IND) HARITH NOAH KOITHA VEETTIL	SHERCO FACTORY	13H 15′ 50”	+ 01H 11′ 02”
32	25		(NLD) PAUL SPIERINGS	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	13H 25′ 57”	+ 01H 21′ 09”
33	142		(ITA) MAURIZIO GERINI	SOLARYS RACING	13H 30′ 05”	+ 01H 25′ 17”	00H 01′ 00”
34	50		(IND) SANTOSH CHUNCHUNGUPPE SHIVASHANKAR	HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY	13H 42′ 40”	+ 01H 37′ 52”
35	30		(LTU) ARUNAS GELAZNINKAS	ZIGMAS DAKAR TEAM	13H 42′ 50”	+ 01H 38′ 02”
36	76		(CZE) ROMAN KREJCI	BO!BETON TEAM	13H 54′ 53”	+ 01H 50′ 05”
37	29		(ROU) EMANUEL GYENES	AUTONET MOTORCYCLE TEAM	14H 01′ 50”	+ 01H 57′ 02”
38	41		(CHN) ZAKER YAKP	WU PU DA HAI DAO DAKAR RALLY TEAM	14H 04′ 17”	+ 01H 59′ 29”
39	52		(AUT) MATTHIAS WALKNER	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	14H 05′ 14”	+ 02H 00′ 26”
40	80		(AUS) MICHAEL BURGESS	BAS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM	14H 16′ 46”	+ 02H 11′ 58”	00H 05′ 00”
41	39		(FRA) BENJAMIN MELOT	BENJAMIN MELOT	14H 21′ 27”	+ 02H 16′ 39”	00H 01′ 00”
42	63		(POL) KONRAD DABROWSKI	DUUST RALLY TEAM	14H 29′ 53”	+ 02H 25′ 05”
43	54		(FRA) CAMILLE CHAPELIERE	TEAM BAINES RALLY	14H 30′ 13”	+ 02H 25′ 25”	00H 40′ 00”
44	101		(GBR) DAVID KNIGHT	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	14H 36′ 14”	+ 02H 31′ 26”	00H 24′ 00”
45	37		(CZE) DAVID PABISKA	JANTAR TEAM	14H 41′ 28”	+ 02H 36′ 40”
46	95		(FRA) XAVIER FLICK	XTREM RACING	14H 44′ 09”	+ 02H 39′ 21”
47	48		(FRA) MATHIEU DOVEZE	NOMADE RACING ASSISTANCE	15H 02′ 08”	+ 02H 57′ 20”
48	53		(CZE) LIBOR PODMOL	PODMOL DAKAR TEAM	15H 17′ 20”	+ 03H 12′ 32”	00H 06′ 00”
49	73		(KWT) MOHAMMED JAFFAR	DUUST RALLY TEAM	15H 17′ 33”	+ 03H 12′ 45”	00H 25′ 00”
50	108		(ESP) MARC CALMET	FN SPEED – RIEJU TEAM	15H 22′ 43”	+ 03H 17′ 55”
51	46		(SVN) SIMON MARCIC	MARCIC	15H 42′ 31”	+ 03H 37′ 43”	00H 02′ 00”
52	70		(SAU) MISHAL ALGHUNEIM	MISHAL ALGHUNEIM	15H 52′ 22”	+ 03H 47′ 34”	00H 02′ 00”
53	86		(FRA) CHARLIE HERBST	DRAG’ON RALLY TEAM	16H 00′ 19”	+ 03H 55′ 31”	00H 02′ 00”
54	97		(SVK) MARTIN BENKO	NORWIT RACING	16H 00′ 25”	+ 03H 55′ 37”	00H 05′ 00”
55	79		(FRA) AMAURY BARATIN	HORIZON MOTO 95	16H 00′ 25”	+ 03H 55′ 37”	00H 05′ 00”
56	67		(CZE) RUDOLF LHOTSKY	JANTAR TEAM	16H 08′ 14”	+ 04H 03′ 26”	00H 07′ 00”
57	65		(ITA) FRANCO PICCO	TEAM FRANCO PICCO	16H 28′ 56”	+ 04H 24′ 08”	00H 01′ 00”
58	84		(GBR) NEIL HAWKER	NEIL HAWKER	16H 30′ 01”	+ 04H 25′ 13”
59	60		(FRA) STÉPHANE DARQUES	M.O.R.AL	16H 45′ 30”	+ 04H 40′ 42”	00H 02′ 30”
60	78		(ITA) CESARE ZACCHETTI	CESARE ZACCHETTI	16H 47′ 52”	+ 04H 43′ 04”	00H 10′ 00”
61	81		(SVK) ERIK VLCAK	SLOVNAFT RALLY TEAM	16H 53′ 12”	+ 04H 48′ 24”	00H 06′ 00”
62	55		(CHN) ZHAO HONGYI	WU PU DA HAI DAO DAKAR RALLY TEAM	16H 57′ 53”	+ 04H 53′ 05”
63	98		(ESP) SARA GARCIA	PONT GRUP YAMAHA	17H 11′ 40”	+ 05H 06′ 52”	00H 05′ 00”
64	121		(FRA) GUILLAUME BARTHELEMY	TEAM RS CONCEPT	17H 14′ 33”	+ 05H 09′ 45”
65	99		(ESP) JAVI VEGA PUERTA	PONT GRUP YAMAHA	17H 27′ 23”	+ 05H 22′ 35”
66	85		(PRT) ALEXANDRE AZINHAIS	CLUB AVENTURA TOUAREG	17H 36′ 43”	+ 05H 31′ 55”	00H 20′ 00”
67	35		(MEX) JUAN PABLO GUILLEN RIVERA	NOMADAS ADVENTURE	17H 45′ 33”	+ 05H 40′ 45”	00H 21′ 00”
68	93		(ITA) LORENZO PIOLINI	CARAVANSERRAGLIO RALLY RACING TEAM	17H 55′ 52”	+ 05H 51′ 04”	00H 01′ 30”
69	62		(AUS) ANDREW JOSEPH HOULIHAN	NOMADAS ADVENTURE	18H 17′ 40”	+ 06H 12′ 52”	00H 45′ 00”
70	69		(BEL) WALTER ROELANTS	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	18H 46′ 08”	+ 06H 41′ 20”	00H 06′ 00”
71	58		(ESP) EDUARDO IGLESIAS SANCHEZ	FN SPEED – TEAM MONFORTE RALLY	19H 03′ 35”	+ 06H 58′ 47”
72	125		(FRA) FRÉDÉRIC BARLERIN	RALLYE FRED	19H 06′ 02”	+ 07H 01′ 14”	00H 00′ 30”
73	51		(ESP) RACHID AL-LAL LAHADIL	MELILLA SPORT CAPITAL	19H 18′ 06”	+ 07H 13′ 18”	00H 05′ 30”
74	110		(POL) JACEK BARTOSZEK	DUUST RALLY TEAM	19H 27′ 47”	+ 07H 22′ 59”	00H 16′ 00”
75	114		(ESP) ELADIO CARBONELL MENDEZ	PIKAERAS TEAM	19H 34′ 23”	+ 07H 29′ 35”	00H 26′ 00”
76	94		(FRA) OLIVIER SUSSET	XTREM RACING	19H 35′ 12”	+ 07H 30′ 24”	00H 06′ 00”
77	90		(ITA) FRANCESCO CATANESE	TUTTOGRU	19H 41′ 11”	+ 07H 36′ 23”
78	107		(ITA) GIOVANNI STIGLIANO	TEAM JBRALLY	19H 46′ 49”	+ 07H 42′ 01”	00H 05′ 30”
79	105		(ESP) FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ	CLUB AVENTURA TOUAREG	19H 49′ 03”	+ 07H 44′ 15”	00H 05′ 00”
80	115		(NLD) OLAF HARMSEN	BAS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM	19H 55′ 31”	+ 07H 50′ 43”
81	61		(FRA) NORBERT DUBOIS	AVENTURE MOTO 61	20H 07′ 12”	+ 08H 02′ 24”	00H 13′ 00”
82	89		(SRB) GABOR SAGHMEISTER	SAGHMEISTER TEAM	20H 11′ 21”	+ 08H 06′ 33”
83	71		(BHR) SALMAN MOHAMED HUMOOD FARHAN	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	20H 19′ 24”	+ 08H 14′ 36”
84	82		(IND) ASHISH RAORANE	ASHISH RAORANE	20H 24′ 33”	+ 08H 19′ 45”	00H 02′ 00”
85	100		(FRA) AUDREY ROSSAT	TEAM RS CONCEPT	20H 48′ 36”	+ 08H 43′ 48”	00H 21′ 00”
86	96		(ESP) DANIEL ALBERO PUIG	TEAM UN DIABETICO EN EL DAKAR	21H 10′ 26”	+ 09H 05′ 38”
87	112		(ESP) JUAN CAMPDERA	JUAN CAMPDERA	21H 29′ 50”	+ 09H 25′ 02”
88	117		(BWA) JAMES ALEXANDER	THE KALAHARI MADALA	22H 03′ 53”	+ 09H 59′ 05”	00H 05′ 00”
89	111		(FRA) PIERRE CHERPIN	GDR CHERPIN	24H 05′ 25”	+ 12H 00′ 37”	00H 06′ 00”