Finale der Dakar 2023: KTM und Benavides Gesamtsieger
Von Kay Hettich
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Kevin Benavides holte den Sieg auf Etappe 14 und bei der Dakar 2023 insgesamt
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Toby Price (2.), Dakar-Sieger Kevin Benavides und Skyler Howes (3.)
Nie war ein Etappensieg bei der Dakar 2023 wichtiger als am letzten Renntag der härtesten Rallye. Denn die Top-3 der Gesamtwertung waren nur von 91 sec getrennt und zwischen den Red Bull KTM-Piloten Kevin Benavides und Toby Price an der Spitze sogar nur 12 sec.
Die 14. Etappe wurde in umgekehrter Reihenfolge der Gesamtwertung gestartet. Um 9:15 Uhr Ortszeit ging Skyler Howes (Husqvarna) auf die 136 km lange Wertungsprüfung, im Abstand von drei Minuten folgten Benavides und Price.
Schon nach 33 km am ersten Wegpunkt zeichnete sich ab, dass Howes nicht in den Kampf um den Gesamtsieg mitmischen würde. Der Husqvarna-Pilot lag 1:40 min hinter der Bestzeit von Benavides, der wiederum 12 sec schneller war als Price.
Klarer wurde das Bild beim Wegpunkt bei 68 km. Benavides hatte sich ein Polster von 1:49 min auf seinen Red Bull KTM-Teamkollegen erarbeitet und lag damit eindeutig vorn. Eine Vorentscheidung war aber auch das nicht.
In der zweiten Hälfte knabberte sich Price wieder an den Argentinier heran, doch im Ziel reichte es knapp nicht. In 1:15,17 Std. fuhr Benavides den Etappensieg ein, Price war 55 sec langsamer. Der Argentinier holte damit mit 43 sec Vorsprung auch den Gesamtsieg.
Die Honda-Piloten hatten erwartungsgemäß nichts mit dem Ausgang zu tun. Als Vierter auf Etappe 14 brachte Pablo Quintanilla (+3:15 min) die beste CRF450 Rally ins Ziel, was den Chilenen auch auf Platz 4 der Gesamtwertung befördert. Adrien van Beveren beendet die 45. Dakar-Ausgabe als Fünfter.
| Rallye Dakar 2023 – vorläufiges Ergebnis Etappe 14 | |||
| Pos | Fahrer (Nation) | Team | Zeit/Diff |
| 1 | Kevin Benavides (ARG) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 01:15:17 |
| 2 | Daniel Sanders (AUS) | Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing | + 00:00:35 |
| 3 | Toby Price (AUS) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 00:00:55 |
| 4 | Pablo Quintanilla (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:03:15 |
| 5 | Skyler Howes (USA) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 00:03:45 |
| 6 | Sebastian Bühler (DEU) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 00:04:14 |
| 7 | Luciano Benavides (ARG) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 00:04:25 |
| 8 | Adrien Van Beveren (FRA) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:04:51 |
| 9 | Tosha Schareina (ESP) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:05:47 |
| 10 | Stefan Svitko (SVK) | Slovnaft Rally Team | + 00:06:33 |
| 11 | Martin Michek (CZE) | Orion - Moto Racing Group | + 00:07:27 |
| 12 | Lorenzo Santolino (ESP) | Sherco Factory | + 00:07:37 |
| 13 | Romain Dumontier (FRA) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 00:08:04 |
| 14 | Franco Caimi (ARG) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 00:08:04 |
| 15 | Jeanloup Lepan (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 00:08:09 |
| 16 | Julien Jagu (FRA) | Drag'On Rally Team | + 00:08:11 |
| 17 | Ross Branch (BWA) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 00:08:19 |
| 18 | Paolo Lucci (ITA) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:10:12 |
| 19 | Neels Theric (FRA) | Rs Comcept | + 00:10:52 |
| 20 | Mathieu Doveze (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 00:11:30 |
| 21 | Michael Docherty (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:11:47 |
| 22 | Emanuel Gyenes (ROU) | Autonet Motorcycle Team | + 00:11:49 |
| 23 | Charan Moore (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:12:46 |
| 24 | Toni Mulec (SVN) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:12:56 |
| 25 | Jacob Argubright (USA) | Duust Rally Team | + 00:13:12 |
| 26 | Joan Pedrero Garcia (ESP) | Team Ls2 Shad | + 00:16:07 |
| 27 | Javi Vega (ESP) | Pont Grup Yamaha | + 00:16:31 |
| 28 | Charlie Herbst (FRA) | Team All Tracks | + 00:17:12 |
| 29 | Benjamin Melot (FRA) | Team Esprit KTM | + 00:20:11 |
| 30 | Stefano Caimi (ARG) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:20:15 |
| 31 | Laisvydas Kancius (LTU) | Story Racing S.R.O. | + 00:20:59 |
| 32 | Eufrasio Anghileri (ITA) | Rs Moto Racing | + 00:21:26 |
| 33 | Jerome Martiny (BEL) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 00:21:56 |
| 34 | Diego Gamaliel Llanos (ARG) | Rieju-Xraidsexperience | + 00:22:54 |
| 35 | Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:23:05 |
| 36 | Jan Brabec (CZE) | Strojrent Racing | + 00:23:49 |
| 37 | David Gaits (FRA) | Happyness Racing Igoa Moto | + 00:23:50 |
| 38 | Mathieu Troquier (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 00:23:50 |
| 39 | Marcelo Medeiros (BRA) | Taguatur Racing Team | + 00:25:10 |
| 40 | Bertrand Gavard (FRA) | Team Rs Concept | + 00:26:17 |
| 41 | Pablo Copetti (USA) | Del Amo Motorsports By Motul | + 00:27:04 |
| 42 | Ruben Saldaña Goñi (ESP) | Pedrega Team | + 00:27:12 |
| 43 | Michael Jacobi (FRA) | Comas Moto Vta | + 00:27:15 |
| 44 | Lorenzo Maria Fanottoli (ITA) | Tecnosport | + 00:27:19 |
| 45 | Patricio Cabrera (CHL) | Rieju Team | + 00:28:03 |
| 46 | Mohammed Balooshi (ARE) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 00:29:53 |
| 47 | Juraj Varga (SVK) | Varga Motorsport Team | + 00:29:56 |
| 48 | Sunier Sunier (CHN) | Kove Rally Team | + 00:30:56 |
| 49 | David Pabiska (CZE) | Sp Moto Bohemia Racing Team | + 00:30:58 |
| 50 | Zakeer Yakefu (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 00:30:58 |
| 51 | Makis Dewi Rees-Stavros (GBR) | Stavros | + 00:31:02 |
| 52 | Mario Patrao (PRT) | Credit Agricola - Mario Patrao Motosport | + 00:31:51 |
| 53 | Thomas Kongshoj (DNK) | Joyride Race Service | + 00:32:41 |
| 54 | Toni Vingut (ESP) | Visit Sant Antoni - Ibiza | + 00:33:15 |
| 55 | Stuart Gregory (ZAF) | Stuart Gregory | + 00:34:01 |
| 56 | Giovanni Enrico (CHL) | Enrico Racing Team | + 00:34:21 |
| 57 | Cédric Jacques (FRA) | Rs Comcept | + 00:35:09 |
| 58 | Alexandre Giroud (FRA) | Yamaha Racing - Smx - Drag'On | + 00:35:55 |
| 59 | Stevan Wilken (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:37:03 |
| 60 | Petr Vlcek (USA) | Detyens Racing | + 00:37:16 |
| 61 | Pierre Peyrard (FRA) | Nomade Racing Team | + 00:37:25 |
| 62 | Zhang Min (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 00:37:59 |
| 63 | Francisco Moreno Flores (ARG) | Dragon | + 00:38:46 |
| 64 | Clément Razy (FRA) | Razy Clement | + 00:39:49 |
| 65 | Simon Marcic (SVN) | Marcic | + 00:40:20 |
| 66 | Fang Mingji (CHN) | Kove Rally Team | + 00:41:04 |
| 67 | Deng Liansong (CHN) | Kove Rally Team | + 00:45:31 |
| 68 | Zhao Hongyi (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 00:48:32 |
| 69 | Carlos Alejandro Verza (ARG) | Verza Rally Team | + 00:48:55 |
| 70 | Nicolas Alberto Cardona Vagnoni (VEN) | Pedrega Team | + 00:49:31 |
| 71 | Javier San Jose Yetor (ESP) | Pedrega Team | + 00:51:07 |
| 72 | Benjamin Lepelley (FRA) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 00:56:29 |
| 73 | Tomas De Gavardo (CHL) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:57:32 |
| 74 | Gareth Jones (CAN) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:58:34 |
| 75 | Wesley Aaldering (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:58:41 |
| 76 | James Martyn Hillier (GBR) | Rich Energy Omg Racing Ltd | + 01:00:42 |
| 77 | Kirsten Landman (ZAF) | Asp Rope Access International | + 01:01:36 |
| 78 | Francisco Arredondo (GTM) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 01:03:57 |
| 79 | Mirjam Pol (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 01:05:11 |
| 80 | Abdullah Al Shatti (KWT) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 01:07:08 |
| 81 | Iader Giraldi (ITA) | Solarys Racing | + 01:11:36 |
| 82 | Fernando Dominguez (ESP) | Diputacion De Cuenca | + 01:20:34 |
| 83 | Morrison Hart (USA) | American Rally Originals | + 01:33:17 |
| 84 | Rachid Al-Lal Lahadil (ESP) | Melilla Sport Capital | + 01:35:56 |
| Rallye Dakar 2023 – vorläufige Gesamtwertung nach Etappe 14 von 14 | |||
| Pos | Fahrer (Nation) | Team | Zeit/Diff |
| 1 | Kevin Benavides (ARG) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 44:27:20 |
| 2 | Toby Price (AUS) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 00:00:43 |
| 3 | Skyler Howes (USA) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 00:05:04 |
| 4 | Pablo Quintanilla (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:19:02 |
| 5 | Adrien Van Beveren (FRA) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:20:30 |
| 6 | Luciano Benavides (ARG) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 00:22:42 |
| 7 | Daniel Sanders (AUS) | Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing | + 00:22:57 |
| 8 | Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:51:21 |
| 9 | Lorenzo Santolino (ESP) | Sherco Factory | + 01:17:53 |
| 10 | Franco Caimi (ARG) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 01:38:04 |
| 11 | Martin Michek (CZE) | Orion - Moto Racing Group | + 01:42:24 |
| 12 | Stefan Svitko (SVK) | Slovnaft Rally Team | + 01:50:42 |
| 13 | Tosha Schareina (ESP) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 01:54:46 |
| 14 | Romain Dumontier (FRA) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 02:04:24 |
| 15 | Paolo Lucci (ITA) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 02:36:38 |
| 16 | Michael Docherty (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 03:21:07 |
| 17 | Jeanloup Lepan (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 03:37:11 |
| 18 | Neels Theric (FRA) | Rs Comcept | + 04:09:45 |
| 19 | Julien Jagu (FRA) | Drag'On Rally Team | + 04:10:56 |
| 20 | Mathieu Doveze (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 04:12:21 |
| 21 | Sebastian Bühler (DEU) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 04:15:13 |
| 22 | Jacob Argubright (USA) | Duust Rally Team | + 04:19:56 |
| 23 | Joan Pedrero Garcia (ESP) | Team Ls2 Shad | + 04:29:11 |
| 24 | Toni Mulec (SVN) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 05:20:29 |
| 25 | Stefano Caimi (ARG) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 06:17:03 |
| 26 | Ross Branch (BWA) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 06:59:13 |
| 27 | Emanuel Gyenes (ROU) | Autonet Motorcycle Team | + 07:53:35 |
| 28 | Charan Moore (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 07:57:22 |
| 29 | Benjamin Melot (FRA) | Team Esprit KTM | + 07:58:15 |
| 30 | Javi Vega (ESP) | Pont Grup Yamaha | + 08:18:23 |
| 31 | Jan Brabec (CZE) | Strojrent Racing | + 08:35:58 |
| 32 | Jerome Martiny (BEL) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 08:58:00 |
| 33 | Charlie Herbst (FRA) | Team All Tracks | + 09:14:38 |
| 34 | Mario Patrao (PRT) | Credit Agricola - Mario Patrao Motosport | + 09:24:04 |
| 35 | Mohammed Balooshi (ARE) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 09:54:18 |
| 36 | David Pabiska (CZE) | Sp Moto Bohemia Racing Team | + 11:17:36 |
| 37 | Patricio Cabrera (CHL) | Rieju Team | + 11:20:04 |
| 38 | Nicolas Alberto Cardona Vagnoni (VEN) | Pedrega Team | + 11:57:04 |
| 39 | Alexandre Giroud (FRA) | Yamaha Racing - Smx - Drag'On | + 12:17:10 |
| 40 | Thomas Kongshoj (DNK) | Joyride Race Service | + 12:34:37 |
| 41 | Wesley Aaldering (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 12:46:20 |
| 42 | David Gaits (FRA) | Happyness Racing Igoa Moto | + 12:49:09 |
| 43 | Mathieu Troquier (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 12:54:46 |
| 44 | Bertrand Gavard (FRA) | Team Rs Concept | + 12:55:23 |
| 45 | Francisco Moreno Flores (ARG) | Dragon | + 13:00:21 |
| 46 | Sunier Sunier (CHN) | Kove Rally Team | + 13:14:10 |
| 47 | Lorenzo Maria Fanottoli (ITA) | Tecnosport | + 13:30:46 |
| 48 | Simon Marcic (SVN) | Marcic | + 14:07:58 |
| 49 | Pablo Copetti (USA) | Del Amo Motorsports By Motul | + 14:10:05 |
| 50 | Mirjam Pol (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 14:15:05 |
| 51 | Makis Dewi Rees-Stavros (GBR) | Stavros | + 14:46:43 |
| 52 | Cédric Jacques (FRA) | Rs Comcept | + 14:51:06 |
| 53 | Juraj Varga (SVK) | Varga Motorsport Team | + 15:08:32 |
| 54 | Tomas De Gavardo (CHL) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 15:15:16 |
| 55 | Zakeer Yakefu (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 15:26:22 |
| 56 | Abdullah Al Shatti (KWT) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 16:07:00 |
| 57 | Giovanni Enrico (CHL) | Enrico Racing Team | + 17:08:21 |
| 58 | Francisco Arredondo (GTM) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 17:16:36 |
| 59 | Petr Vlcek (USA) | Detyens Racing | + 17:17:57 |
| 60 | Michael Jacobi (FRA) | Comas Moto Vta | + 18:02:58 |
| 61 | Stuart Gregory (ZAF) | Stuart Gregory | + 18:48:21 |
| 62 | Pierre Peyrard (FRA) | Nomade Racing Team | + 19:01:37 |
| 63 | Clément Razy (FRA) | Razy Clement | + 19:04:36 |
| 64 | Toni Vingut (ESP) | Visit Sant Antoni - Ibiza | + 20:55:12 |
| 65 | Deng Liansong (CHN) | Kove Rally Team | + 21:09:32 |
| 66 | Zhao Hongyi (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 21:31:51 |
| 67 | Javier San Jose Yetor (ESP) | Pedrega Team | + 22:18:40 |
| 68 | Kirsten Landman (ZAF) | Asp Rope Access International | + 23:09:48 |
| 69 | Stevan Wilken (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 24:11:30 |
| 70 | Gareth Jones (CAN) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 24:30:24 |
| 71 | Benjamin Lepelley (FRA) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 25:24:28 |
| 72 | James Martyn Hillier (GBR) | Rich Energy Omg Racing Ltd | + 25:38:20 |
| 73 | Fang Mingji (CHN) | Kove Rally Team | + 28:14:02 |
| 74 | Iader Giraldi (ITA) | Solarys Racing | + 30:13:08 |
| 75 | Laisvydas Kancius (LTU) | Story Racing S.R.O. | + 31:33:03 |
| 76 | Diego Gamaliel Llanos (ARG) | Rieju-Xraidsexperience | + 33:41:30 |
| 77 | Rachid Al-Lal Lahadil (ESP) | Melilla Sport Capital | + 33:52:30 |
| 78 | Fernando Dominguez (ESP) | Diputacion De Cuenca | + 36:43:26 |
| 79 | Carlos Alejandro Verza (ARG) | Verza Rally Team | + 37:07:40 |
| 80 | Morrison Hart (USA) | American Rally Originals | + 41:17:55 |
| 81 | Marcelo Medeiros (BRA) | Taguatur Racing Team | + 42:16:35 |
| 82 | Zhang Min (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 61:56:13 |
| 83 | Eufrasio Anghileri (ITA) | Rs Moto Racing | + 76:55:34 |
| 84 | Ruben Saldaña Goñi (ESP) | Pedrega Team | + 155:33:53 |
