Kevin Benavides (KTM): Erst Sturz, dann Attacke
Von Kay Hettich
© Rally Zone
Kevin Benavides ist neuer Dakar-Leader
Nach zehn Etappen der Rallye Dakar 2023 zeichnet sich noch kein klarer Favorit auf den Gesamtsieg ab. Nach drei Tagen an der Spitze musste Skyler Howes (Husqvarna) den Platz für Kevin Benavides räumen, der dem US-Amerikaner auf der nur 114 km langen Prüfung 6:38 min abknöpfte. Auf Tagessieger Ross Branch (Hero) der bereits Etappe 8 gewonnen hatte, büßte der Argentinier als Vierter eine Minute ein.
Trotz der kurzen Wertungsprüfung war es für die Teilnehmer ein langer Tag. Das Biwak in Haradh verließen die ersten Teilnehmer mitten in der Nacht um 3:30 Uhr. Die zehnte Etappe nahm Benavides als siebter Starter um kurz nach 10 Uhr in Angriff. «Es war eine kurze Prüfung, der aber ein langer Straßenabschnitt von fast 500 km vorausging», stöhnte der Dakar-Sieger von 2121. «Ich denke, ich habe einen guten Job gemacht. Ich pushte von Beginn an, verlor aber nach einem Sturz ein paar Minuten – dann ging ich wieder in die Offensive.»
Nach viel Matsch und nassen Pisten in den vergangenen Tagen ging die heutige Wertungsprüfung durch das ‹Empty Quarter›, einer sandigen Einöde. «Es war gut, sich einem neuen Terrain zu stellen. Wir wussten, dass wir am Mittwoch nur Dünen sehen würden», sagte der KTM-Pilot. «Zugegebenermaßen war die Navigation nicht sehr kompliziert. Man musste nur den Hinweisen folgen, das war einfach.»
Benavides führt die Dakar-Wertung um 1:29 min vor seinem Red Bull KTM-Teamkollegen Toby Price an, Howes ist mit 2:10 min auch nicht weit entfernt. Mit 10 und 15 min Rückstand folgen die Honda-Piloten Adrien van Beveren und Pablo Quintanilla.
| Rallye Dakar 2023 – vorläufiges Ergebnis Etappe 10 | |||
| POS. | Fahrer (Nation) | Team | Zeit/Diff |
| 1 | Ross Branch (BWA) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | 01:44:00 |
| 2 | Adrien Van Beveren (FRA) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:00:21 |
| 3 | Michael Docherty (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:00:30 |
| 4 | Kevin Benavides (ARG) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 00:01:00 |
| 5 | Matthias Walkner (AUT) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 00:01:22 |
| 6 | Pablo Quintanilla (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:02:43 |
| 7 | Mason Klein (USA) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:03:05 |
| 8 | Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:04:04 |
| 9 | Franco Caimi (ARG) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 00:04:07 |
| 10 | Daniel Nosiglia Jager (BOL) | Rieju-Xraidsexperience | + 00:04:16 |
| 11 | Romain Dumontier (FRA) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 00:04:50 |
| 12 | Daniel Sanders (AUS) | Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing | + 00:06:02 |
| 13 | Luciano Benavides (ARG) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 00:06:18 |
| 14 | Paolo Lucci (ITA) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:06:46 |
| 15 | Tosha Schareina (ESP) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:07:18 |
| 16 | Lorenzo Santolino (ESP) | Sherco Factory | + 00:07:26 |
| 17 | Skyler Howes (USA) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 00:07:38 |
| 18 | Toby Price (AUS) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 00:08:16 |
| 19 | Sebastian Bühler (DEU) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 00:08:36 |
| 20 | Stefan Svitko (SVK) | Slovnaft Rally Team | + 00:08:47 |
| 21 | Julien Jagu (FRA) | Drag'On Rally Team | + 00:10:21 |
| 22 | Jeanloup Lepan (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 00:10:32 |
| 23 | Jacob Argubright (USA) | Duust Rally Team | + 00:10:36 |
| 24 | Mathieu Doveze (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 00:11:29 |
| 25 | Diego Gamaliel Llanos (ARG) | Rieju-Xraidsexperience | + 00:11:44 |
| 26 | Martin Michek (CZE) | Orion - Moto Racing Group | + 00:12:33 |
| 27 | Neels Theric (FRA) | Rs Comcept | + 00:12:57 |
| 28 | Joan Pedrero Garcia (ESP) | Team Ls2 Shad | + 00:13:52 |
| 29 | Stefano Caimi (ARG) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:14:19 |
| 30 | Charlie Herbst (FRA) | Team All Tracks | + 00:15:39 |
| 31 | Toni Mulec (SVN) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:16:55 |
| 32 | Mohammed Balooshi (ARE) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 00:17:20 |
| 33 | Jan Brabec (CZE) | Strojrent Racing | + 00:17:56 |
| 34 | Marcelo Medeiros (BRA) | Taguatur Racing Team | + 00:20:28 |
| 35 | Manuel Andujar (ARG) | 7240 Team | + 00:21:36 |
| 36 | Sunier Sunier (CHN) | Kove Rally Team | + 00:21:39 |
| 37 | Emanuel Gyenes (ROU) | Autonet Motorcycle Team | + 00:21:45 |
| 38 | Giovanni Enrico (CHL) | Enrico Racing Team | + 00:23:23 |
| 39 | Patricio Cabrera (CHL) | Rieju Team | + 00:23:46 |
| 40 | Simon Marcic (SVN) | Marcic | + 00:24:03 |
| 41 | Francisco Moreno Flores (ARG) | Dragon | + 00:24:12 |
| 42 | Alexandre Giroud (FRA) | Yamaha Racing - Smx - Drag'On | + 00:25:55 |
| 43 | Mario Patrao (PRT) | Credit Agricola - Mario Patrao Motosport | + 00:26:58 |
| 44 | Mathieu Troquier (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 00:27:14 |
| 45 | Javi Vega (ESP) | Pont Grup Yamaha | + 00:28:50 |
| 46 | Makis Dewi Rees-Stavros (GBR) | Stavros | + 00:29:01 |
| 47 | Jerome Martiny (BEL) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 00:29:10 |
| 48 | Mirjam Pol (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:29:27 |
| 49 | Abdullah Al Shatti (KWT) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 00:29:31 |
| 50 | David Gaits (FRA) | Happyness Racing Igoa Moto | + 00:29:43 |
| 51 | Laisvydas Kancius (LTU) | Story Racing S.R.O. | + 00:30:34 |
| 52 | Charan Moore (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:30:40 |
| 53 | David Pabiska (CZE) | Sp Moto Bohemia Racing Team | + 00:31:03 |
| 54 | Pablo Copetti (USA) | Del Amo Motorsports By Motul | + 00:31:21 |
| 55 | Michael Jacobi (FRA) | Comas Moto Vta | + 00:31:29 |
| 56 | Nicolas Alberto Cardona Vagnoni (VEN) | Pedrega Team | + 00:31:58 |
| 57 | Thomas Kongshoj (DNK) | Joyride Race Service | + 00:32:19 |
| 58 | Ruben Saldaña Goñi (ESP) | Pedrega Team | + 00:32:26 |
| 59 | Tomas De Gavardo (CHL) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:32:51 |
| 60 | Zakeer Yakefu (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 00:34:04 |
| 61 | Bertrand Gavard (FRA) | Team Rs Concept | + 00:34:18 |
| 62 | Cédric Jacques (FRA) | Rs Comcept | + 00:36:07 |
| 63 | Juraj Varga (SVK) | Varga Motorsport Team | + 00:37:15 |
| 64 | Lorenzo Maria Fanottoli (ITA) | Tecnosport | + 00:39:20 |
| 65 | Wesley Aaldering (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:41:20 |
| Rallye Dakar 2023 – vorläufige Gesamtwertung nach Etappe 10 | |||
| Pos | Fahrer (Nation) | Team | Zeit/Diff |
| 1 | Kevin Benavides (ARG) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 35:46:06 |
| 2 | Skyler Howes (USA) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 00:01:29 |
| 3 | Toby Price (AUS) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 00:02:10 |
| 4 | Adrien Van Beveren (FRA) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:09:52 |
| 5 | Pablo Quintanilla (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:14:58 |
| 6 | Mason Klein (USA) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:15:38 |
| 7 | Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:20:42 |
| 8 | Luciano Benavides (ARG) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 00:21:44 |
| 9 | Daniel Sanders (AUS) | Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing | + 00:23:40 |
| 10 | Matthias Walkner (AUT) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 00:39:49 |
| 11 | Lorenzo Santolino (ESP) | Sherco Factory | + 00:41:55 |
| 12 | Franco Caimi (ARG) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 01:20:37 |
| 13 | Stefan Svitko (SVK) | Slovnaft Rally Team | + 01:20:44 |
| 14 | Martin Michek (CZE) | Orion - Moto Racing Group | + 01:23:15 |
| 15 | Tosha Schareina (ESP) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 01:26:37 |
| 16 | Romain Dumontier (FRA) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 01:37:08 |
| 17 | Paolo Lucci (ITA) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 02:08:56 |
| 18 | Jeanloup Lepan (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 03:01:56 |
| 19 | Michael Docherty (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 03:04:10 |
| 20 | Neels Theric (FRA) | Rs Comcept | + 03:07:09 |
| 21 | Joan Pedrero Garcia (ESP) | Team Ls2 Shad | + 03:21:42 |
| 22 | Julien Jagu (FRA) | Drag'On Rally Team | + 03:35:00 |
| 23 | Mathieu Doveze (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 03:36:48 |
| 24 | Jacob Argubright (USA) | Duust Rally Team | + 03:46:18 |
| 25 | Sebastian Bühler (DEU) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 04:06:22 |
| 26 | Toni Mulec (SVN) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 04:29:19 |
| 27 | Daniel Nosiglia Jager (BOL) | Rieju-Xraidsexperience | + 04:35:41 |
| 28 | Stefano Caimi (ARG) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 05:02:56 |
| 29 | Charan Moore (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 06:13:46 |
| 30 | Emanuel Gyenes (ROU) | Autonet Motorcycle Team | + 06:29:32 |
| 31 | Javi Vega (ESP) | Pont Grup Yamaha | + 06:35:26 |
| 32 | Ross Branch (BWA) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 06:38:33 |
| 33 | Jan Brabec (CZE) | Strojrent Racing | + 06:38:49 |
| 34 | Jerome Martiny (BEL) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 07:33:10 |
| 35 | Mario Patrao (PRT) | Credit Agricola - Mario Patrao Motosport | + 07:40:34 |
| 36 | Charlie Herbst (FRA) | Team All Tracks | + 08:04:14 |
| 37 | Mohammed Balooshi (ARE) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 08:27:48 |
| 38 | Alexandre Giroud (FRA) | Yamaha Racing - Smx - Drag'On | + 08:48:54 |
| 39 | Nicolas Alberto Cardona Vagnoni (VEN) | Pedrega Team | + 09:03:21 |
| 40 | David Pabiska (CZE) | Sp Moto Bohemia Racing Team | + 09:10:20 |
| 41 | Patricio Cabrera (CHL) | Rieju Team | + 09:23:48 |
| 42 | Francisco Moreno Flores (ARG) | Dragon | + 10:06:50 |
| 43 | Wesley Aaldering (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 10:08:45 |
| 44 | Thomas Kongshoj (DNK) | Joyride Race Service | + 10:17:45 |
| 45 | Manuel Andujar (ARG) | 7240 Team | + 10:27:38 |
| 46 | Bertrand Gavard (FRA) | Team Rs Concept | + 10:29:02 |
| 47 | David Gaits (FRA) | Happyness Racing Igoa Moto | + 10:47:26 |
| 48 | Mathieu Troquier (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 10:49:37 |
| 49 | Pablo Copetti (USA) | Del Amo Motorsports By Motul | + 10:50:29 |
| 50 | Lorenzo Maria Fanottoli (ITA) | Tecnosport | + 10:53:46 |
| 51 | Sunier Sunier (CHN) | Kove Rally Team | + 10:56:45 |
| 52 | Mirjam Pol (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 11:26:50 |
| 53 | Simon Marcic (SVN) | Marcic | + 11:49:16 |
| 54 | Makis Dewi Rees-Stavros (GBR) | Stavros | + 12:01:16 |
| 55 | Juraj Varga (SVK) | Varga Motorsport Team | + 12:02:41 |
| 56 | Zakeer Yakefu (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 12:03:43 |
| 57 | Cédric Jacques (FRA) | Rs Comcept | + 12:22:58 |
| 58 | Tomas De Gavardo (CHL) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 12:26:36 |
| 59 | Abdullah Al Shatti (KWT) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 12:55:58 |
| 60 | Francisco Arredondo (GTM) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 13:33:14 |
| 61 | Giovanni Enrico (CHL) | Enrico Racing Team | + 14:21:57 |
| 62 | Michael Jacobi (FRA) | Comas Moto Vta | + 15:10:14 |
| 63 | Laisvydas Kancius (LTU) | Story Racing S.R.O. | + 27:14:52 |
| 64 | Diego Gamaliel Llanos (ARG) | Rieju-Xraidsexperience | + 32:04:33 |
| 65 | Marcelo Medeiros (BRA) | Taguatur Racing Team | + 39:53:43 |
| 66 | Ruben Saldaña Goñi (ESP) | Pedrega Team | + 152:50:48 |
