Dakar 2023: Toby Price (Red Bull KTM) gewinnt Prolog
Von Kay Hettich
© Rally Zone
Toby Price war im Prolog der Schnellster
Für die Piloten der favorisierten Werksteams von GASGAS, Hero, Honda, Husqvarna und KTM war es im Prolog entscheidend, sich einen Platz in den Top-15 zu sichern, denn nur diese Piloten dürfen sich ihren Startplatz für die erste Etappe am Neujahrstag aussuchen.
Die 13 Kilometer lange Strecke, die um das Biwak herumführte, war den Teilnehmern bekannt, denn am 29./30. Dezember konnte sie abgegangen oder auf zwei Rädern abgefahren werden. Das Terrain bestand aus Sand auf festem Grund. Die Motorradpiloten gingen im Abstand von einer Minute auf die Piste.
Optimal löste diese Aufgabe Toby Price (Red Bull KTM), der sich als erster Sieger bei der 45. Ausgabe der härtesten Rallye der Welt einschrieb, die 2023 zum vierten Mal in Saudi-Arabien stattfindet. Nur eine Sekunde mehr benötigte sein australischer Landsmann Daniel Sanders, der für das aktuelle Weltmeisterteam von GASGAS fährt. Als Dritter kam Hero-Ass Ross Branch in die Wertung, zeitgleich mit dem Botswana aber auch Joan Barreda (Honda), Kevin Benavides (KTM) und Joaquim Rodrigues (Hero).
Unter den Top-15 des ersten Tages klassierten sich fast alle Favoriten, darunter auch der Österreicher Matthias Walkner (7./Red Bull KTM), Sebastian Bühler (8./Hero), Vorjahressieger Sam Sunderland (10./GASGAS) sowie die Honda-Piloten Ricky Brabec (11.) und Pablo Quintanilla (12.).
Von den Werksfahrern enttäuschten Husqvarna-Pilot Skyler Howes (39./+39 sec) und Honda-Pilot Nacho Cornejo (79./+1:15 min).
Dakar-Rookie Alex Salvini (+31 sec) erreichte mit der Fantic die 32. Zeit. BSB-Pilot James Hillier verlor bei seiner ersten Teilnahme über eine Minute (65.).
| Rallye Dakar 2023 – Prolog (Motorrad & Quad) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Fahrer (Nation) | Team | Zeit/Diff |
| 1 | T. Price (AUS) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 08:22 min |
| 2 | D. Sanders (AUS) | Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing | + 00:09 |
| 3 | R. Branch (BWA) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 00:09 |
| 4 | J. Barreda Bort (ESP) | Monster Energy Jb Team | + 00:09 |
| 5 | K. Benavides (ARG) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 00:10 |
| 6 | J. Rodrigues (PRT) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 00:11 |
| 7 | M. Walkner (AUT) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 00:11 |
| 8 | S. Bühler (DEU) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 00:13 |
| 9 | M. Docherty (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:13 |
| 10 | S. Sunderland (GBR) | Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing | + 00:14 |
| 11 | R. Brabec (USA) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:16 |
| 12 | P. Quintanilla (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:17 |
| 13 | A. Maio (PRT) | Yamaha Portugal | + 00:19 |
| 14 | S. Svitko (SVK) | Cross Team | + 00:20 |
| 15 | L. Benavides (ARG) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 00:20 |
| 16 | T. Schareina (ESP) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:20 |
| 17 | A. Van Beveren (FRA) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:20 |
| 18 | M. Klein (USA) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:22 |
| 19 | C. Moore (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:23 |
| 20 | M. Michek (CZE) | Orion - Moto Racing Group | + 00:23 |
| 21 | D. Nosiglia Jager (BOL) | Rieju - Xraidsexperience | + 00:24 |
| 22 | F. Caimi (ARG) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 00:24 |
| 23 | M. Doveze (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 00:25 |
| 24 | L. Santolino (ESP) | Sherco Factory | + 00:26 |
| 25 | R. Gonçalves (PRT) | Sherco Factory | + 00:26 |
| 26 | B. Cox (ZAF) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:28 |
| 27 | T. Mulec (SVN) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:28 |
| 28 | A. Giroud (FRA) | Yamaha Racing - Smx - Drag'On | + 00:28 |
| 29 | E. Gyenes (ROU) | Autonet Motorcycle Team | + 00:29 |
| 30 | M. Medeiros (BRA) | Taguatur Racing Team | + 00:30 |
| 31 | M. Giemza (POL) | Orlen Team | + 00:31 |
| 32 | A. Salvini (ITA) | Fantic Rally Team | + 00:33 |
| 33 | J. Pedrero Garcia (ESP) | Rieju Team | + 00:35 |
| 34 | T. Montanari (ITA) | Solarys Racing | + 00:36 |
| 35 | C. Chapeliere (FRA) | Team Casteu | + 00:36 |
| 36 | P. Lucci (ITA) | Pl Racing | + 00:37 |
| 37 | J. Martiny (BEL) | Dumontier Racing | + 00:38 |
| 38 | J. Vega (ESP) | Pont Grup - Yamaha | + 00:39 |
| 39 | S. Howes (USA) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 00:40 |
| 40 | D. Vila Vaques (ESP) | Dv4 Powered By Motul | + 00:40 |
| 41 | J. Jagu (FRA) | Team Esm | + 00:42 |
| 42 | N. Theric (FRA) | Team Rs Concept | + 00:45 |
| 43 | M. Patrao (PRT) | Credit Agricola - Mario Patrao Motosport | + 00:45 |
| 44 | J. Argubright (USA) | Duust Co Rally Team | + 00:46 |
| 45 | H. Koitha Veettil (IND) | Sherco Factory | + 00:46 |
| 46 | G. Enrico (CHL) | Enrico Racing | + 00:46 |
| 47 | J. Lepan (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 00:50 |
| 48 | R. Dumontier (FRA) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 00:53 |
| 49 | C. Rojo (ESP) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:53 |
| 50 | M. Engel (CZE) | Orion - Moto Racing Group | + 00:54 |
| 51 | K. Wisniewski (POL) | Orlen Team | + 00:54 |
| 52 | R. Saldaña Goñi (ESP) | Pedrega Team | + 00:55 |
| 53 | M. Wiedemann (DEU) | Wiedemann Motorsports | + 00:56 |
| 54 | P. Copetti (USA) | Del Amo Motorsports By Motul | + 00:57 |
| 55 | A. Ahli (ARE) | A.Ahli92Racing | + 00:58 |
| 56 | S. Sunier (CHN) | Kove Rally Team | + 00:58 |
| 57 | J. Brabec (CZE) | Strojrent Racing | + 00:58 |
| 58 | F. Domas (FRA) | Dragon | + 00:59 |
| 59 | T. Kongshoj (DNK) | Joyride Race Service | + 00:59 |
| 60 | B. Gavard (FRA) | Team Rs Concept | + 00:59 |
| 61 | B. Melot (FRA) | Esprit KTM | + 01:00 |
| 62 | L. Kancius (LTU) | Story Racing | + 01:00 |
| 63 | S. Caimi (ARG) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 01:01 |
| 64 | M. Troquier (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 01:02 |
| 65 | J. Hillier (GBR) | James Hillier Racing | + 01:02 |
| 66 | A. Dutrie (FRA) | Drag'On Rally Service | + 01:02 |
| 67 | N. Cardona Vagnoni (VEN) | Pedrega Team | + 01:03 |
| 68 | S. Souday (FRA) | Team All Tracks | + 01:03 |
| 69 | D. Pabiska (CZE) | Sp Moto Bohemia | + 01:03 |
| 70 | F. Moreno Flores (ARG) | Drag´On Rally Team | + 01:04 |
| 71 | W. Aaldering (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 01:05 |
| 72 | P. Neff (USA) | American Rally Originals | + 01:08 |
| 73 | P. Gendron (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 01:09 |
| 74 | L. Fanottoli (ITA) | Tecnosport Rally | + 01:09 |
| 75 | T. Interno (ITA) | Rally Pov - Fantic Rally Team | + 01:11 |
| 76 | T. Vingut (ESP) | Visit Sant Antoni - Ibiza | + 01:12 |
| 77 | C. Herbst (FRA) | Team All Tracks | + 01:14 |
| 78 | J. Varga (SVK) | Varga Motorsport Team | + 01:15 |
| 79 | J. Cornejo Florimo (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 01:15 |
| 80 | S. Wilken (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 01:16 |
| 81 | S. Marcic (SVN) | Marcic | + 01:16 |
| 82 | Z. Yakefu (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 01:20 |
| 83 | D. Gaits (FRA) | Happyness Racing | + 01:21 |
| 84 | Z. Min (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 01:21 |
| 85 | M. Pol (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 01:22 |
| 86 | T. De Gavardo (CHL) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 01:23 |
| 87 | J. Mas Arcos (ESP) | Fae Pedrega Team 77 | + 01:24 |
| 88 | G. Chollet (FRA) | Chollet Racing Team | + 01:25 |
| 89 | A. Al Shatti (KWT) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 01:25 |
| 90 | M. Jacobi (FRA) | Vta Comasmotos | + 01:25 |
| 91 | L. Podmol (CZE) | Podmol Dakar Team | + 01:26 |
| 92 | E. Anghileri (ITA) | Rs Moto Racing | + 01:27 |
| 93 | S. Gomez Cantero (ESP) | Rieju-Xraidsexperience | + 01:28 |
| 94 | F. Arredondo (GTM) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 01:31 |
| 95 | C. Zacchetti (ITA) | Lucky Explorer Team | + 01:34 |
| 96 | P. Cabrera (CHL) | Rieju Team | + 01:35 |
| 97 | M. Balooshi (ARE) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 01:36 |
| 98 | S. Vaquero (ESP) | KTM Namura | + 01:36 |
| 99 | P. Peyrard (FRA) | Nomade Racing Team | + 01:38 |
| 100 | Z. Tuma (CZE) | Barth Racing | + 01:39 |
| 101 | P. Vlcek (USA) | Detyens Racing | + 01:39 |
| 102 | L. Nilson (USA) | Duust Rally Team | + 01:40 |
| 103 | D. Pearson (USA) | American Rally Originals | + 01:40 |
| 104 | C. Jacques (FRA) | Team Rs Concept | + 01:41 |
| 105 | M. Alghuneim (SAU) | Saudi Dirtbike Center | + 01:41 |
| 106 | F. Picco (ITA) | Franco Picco Team | + 01:42 |
| 107 | I. Giraldi (ITA) | Solarys Racing | + 01:43 |
| 108 | L. Maestrami (ITA) | Nomade Racing | + 01:46 |
| 109 | S. Hamard (FRA) | Reunion Rallye Raid | + 01:48 |
| 110 | M. Rees-Stavros (GBR) | None | + 01:51 |
| 111 | O. Missoni (ITA) | Lucky Explorer | + 01:51 |
| 112 | J. San Jose Yetor (ESP) | Pedrega Team | + 01:52 |
| 113 | E. Leconte (FRA) | Dumontier Racing | + 01:54 |
| 114 | C. Verza (ARG) | Verza Rally Team | + 01:56 |
| 115 | Z. Hongyi (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 01:57 |
| 116 | F. Dominguez (ESP) | Diputacion De Cuenca | + 01:57 |
| 117 | K. Mc Coy (USA) | American Rally Originals | + 01:57 |
| 118 | S. Gregory (ZAF) | Stuart Gregory | + 01:58 |
| 119 | D. Liansong (CHN) | Kove Rally Team | + 01:58 |
| 120 | X. Verbeke (FRA) | Happyness Racing | + 02:00 |
| 121 | C. Razy (FRA) | Razy Clement | + 02:02 |
| 122 | K. Landman (ZAF) | Asp Rope Access International | + 02:05 |
| 123 | A. Fantoni (ARG) | Drag'On | + 02:08 |
| 124 | L. D'Abbadie (FRA) | Loïs D'Abbadie | + 02:15 |
| 125 | G. Jones (CAN) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 02:18 |
| 126 | A. Chardron (FRA) | Outsider | + 02:24 |
| 127 | J. Barthelemy (FRA) | Rs Moto Racing Team | + 02:25 |
| 128 | R. De Palmas (FRA) | Nomade Racing Assistance | + 02:35 |
| 129 | F. Mingji (CHN) | Kove Rally Team | + 02:38 |
| 130 | K. Durand (FRA) | Rs Moto Racing Team | + 02:39 |
| 131 | J. Pearson (USA) | American Rally Originals | + 02:40 |
| 132 | B. Lepelley (FRA) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 02:40 |
| 133 | M. Hart (USA) | American Rally Originals | + 02:41 |
| 134 | M. Andujar (ARG) | 7240 Team | + 02:53 |
| 135 | G. Saghmeister (SRB) | Qualisport Kft | + 02:55 |
| 136 | J. Medina Salazar (CHL) | M3 Rally Team | + 02:56 |
| 137 | R. Al-Lal Lahadil (ESP) | Melilla Sport Capital | + 12:41 |
| 138 | D. Llanos (ARG) | Xraids Experience | 0 |
