Dakar 2021: Champ Brabec takes first stage win

Brabec wins stage seven but is still 15 mins off the pace

Monster Honda’s Ricky Brabec has taken his first stage in Dakar 2021 but is still nearly 15 minutes behind overall leader and team-mate Ignacio Cornejo.

Reigning champion Brabec finshed two minutes ahead of Cornejo on today’s marathon stage but will have to go some to get close to a title defence this week.

“I’m not sure about getting back a whole lotta time. Toby’s still behind me. We’re gonna try and stay focused and make it through tomorrow to get back to a mechanic,” said Brabec.

“I don’t know if this Dakar is about strategy. I think the strategy is to not open. I think everyone that’s opening is just losing a little bit of time.

“There’s five days left and we’re gonna try just to finish in the top 7 every day and see if we can make up a little bit of time.”

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Dakar 2021 stage seven results

1	1		(USA) RICKY BRABEC	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021	04H 37′ 44”
2	4		(CHL) JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021	04H 39′ 51”	+ 00H 02′ 07”
3	9		(USA) SKYLER HOWES	BAS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM	04H 40′ 03”	+ 00H 02′ 19”
4	5		(GBR) SAM SUNDERLAND	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	04H 40′ 36”	+ 00H 02′ 52”
5	21		(AUS) DANIEL SANDERS	KTM FACTORY TEAM	04H 40′ 58”	+ 00H 03′ 14”
6	12		(FRA) XAVIER DE SOULTRAIT	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	04H 41′ 41”	+ 00H 03′ 57”
7	3		(AUS) TOBY PRICE	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	04H 42′ 49”	+ 00H 05′ 05”
8	77		(ARG) LUCIANO BENAVIDES	ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING	04H 43′ 33”	+ 00H 05′ 49”
9	27		(PRT) JOAQUIM RODRIGUES	HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY	04H 43′ 39”	+ 00H 05′ 55”
10	6		(ARG) FRANCO CAIMI	MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM	04H 44′ 30”	+ 00H 06′ 46”
11	42		(FRA) ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN	MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM	04H 45′ 43”	+ 00H 07′ 59”
12	31		(CZE) MARTIN MICHEK	ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP	04H 46′ 19”	+ 00H 08′ 35”
13	15		(ESP) LORENZO SANTOLINO	SHERCO FACTORY	04H 46′ 28”	+ 00H 08′ 44”
14	88		(ESP) JOAN BARREDA BORT	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021	04H 46′ 41”	+ 00H 08′ 57”
15	2		(CHL) PABLO QUINTANILLA	ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING	04H 47′ 36”	+ 00H 09′ 52”
16	47		(ARG) KEVIN BENAVIDES	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021	04H 48′ 01”	+ 00H 10′ 17”
17	52		(AUT) MATTHIAS WALKNER	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	04H 48′ 50”	+ 00H 11′ 06”
18	11		(SVK) STEFAN SVITKO	SLOVNAFT RALLY TEAM	04H 52′ 10”	+ 00H 14′ 26”
19	74		(ESP) JAUME BETRIU	FN SPEED – KTM TEAM	04H 56′ 07”	+ 00H 18′ 23”
20	32		(ESP) TOSHA SCHAREINA	FN SPEED – KTM TEAM	04H 58′ 22”	+ 00H 20′ 38”
21	19		(PRT) RUI GONCALVES	SHERCO FACTORY	05H 08′ 32”	+ 00H 30′ 48”
22	22		(POL) MACIEJ GIEMZA	ORLEN TEAM	05H 12′ 29”	+ 00H 34′ 45”
23	24		(DEU) SEBASTIAN BÜHLER	HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY	05H 14′ 23”	+ 00H 36′ 39”
24	54		(FRA) CAMILLE CHAPELIERE	TEAM BAINES RALLY	05H 15′ 41”	+ 00H 37′ 57”
25	33		(IND) HARITH NOAH KOITHA VEETTIL	SHERCO FACTORY	05H 17′ 03”	+ 00H 39′ 19”
26	17		(ESP) JOAN PEDRERO GARCIA	FN SPEED – RIEJU TEAM	05H 17′ 18”	+ 00H 39′ 34”
27	18		(BWA) ROSS BRANCH	MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM	05H 20′ 04”	+ 00H 42′ 20”
28	36		(CZE) JAN BRABEC	STROJRENT RACING	05H 21′ 36”	+ 00H 43′ 52”
29	53		(CZE) LIBOR PODMOL	PODMOL DAKAR TEAM	05H 24′ 36”	+ 00H 46′ 52”
30	142		(ITA) MAURIZIO GERINI	SOLARYS RACING	05H 24′ 45”	+ 00H 47′ 01”
31	30		(LTU) ARUNAS GELAZNINKAS	ZIGMAS DAKAR TEAM	05H 25′ 21”	+ 00H 47′ 37”
32	101		(GBR) DAVID KNIGHT	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	05H 25′ 58”	+ 00H 48′ 14”
33	39		(FRA) BENJAMIN MELOT	BENJAMIN MELOT	05H 30′ 39”	+ 00H 52′ 55”
34	44		(ESP) LAIA SANZ	GAS GAS FACTORY TEAM	05H 31′ 17”	+ 00H 53′ 33”
35	29		(ROU) EMANUEL GYENES	AUTONET MOTORCYCLE TEAM	05H 45′ 39”	+ 01H 07′ 55”
36	25		(NLD) PAUL SPIERINGS	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	05H 51′ 09”	+ 01H 13′ 25”
37	95		(FRA) XAVIER FLICK	XTREM RACING	05H 51′ 38”	+ 01H 13′ 54”
38	87		(ESP) ORIOL MENA	FN SPEED – RIEJU TEAM	05H 52′ 39”	+ 01H 14′ 55”
39	80		(AUS) MICHAEL BURGESS	BAS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM	05H 53′ 25”	+ 01H 15′ 41”
40	63		(POL) KONRAD DABROWSKI	DUUST RALLY TEAM	05H 54′ 15”	+ 01H 16′ 31”
41	37		(CZE) DAVID PABISKA	JANTAR TEAM	05H 56′ 52”	+ 01H 19′ 08”
42	48		(FRA) MATHIEU DOVEZE	NOMADE RACING ASSISTANCE	05H 57′ 39”	+ 01H 19′ 55”
43	26		(CZE) MILAN ENGEL	ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP	06H 03′ 19”	+ 01H 25′ 35”
44	41		(CHN) ZAKER YAKP	WU PU DA HAI DAO DAKAR RALLY TEAM	06H 21′ 05”	+ 01H 43′ 21”
45	76		(CZE) ROMAN KREJCI	BO!BETON TEAM	06H 22′ 06”	+ 01H 44′ 22”
46	108		(ESP) MARC CALMET	FN SPEED – RIEJU TEAM	06H 22′ 54”	+ 01H 45′ 10”
47	46		(SVN) SIMON MARCIC	MARCIC	06H 24′ 09”	+ 01H 46′ 25”
48	67		(CZE) RUDOLF LHOTSKY	JANTAR TEAM	06H 28′ 01”	+ 01H 50′ 17”
49	60		(FRA) STÉPHANE DARQUES	M.O.R.AL	06H 29′ 07”	+ 01H 51′ 23”
50	78		(ITA) CESARE ZACCHETTI	CESARE ZACCHETTI	06H 49′ 22”	+ 02H 11′ 38”
51	84		(GBR) NEIL HAWKER	NEIL HAWKER	06H 53′ 23”	+ 02H 15′ 39”
52	86		(FRA) CHARLIE HERBST	DRAG’ON RALLY TEAM	07H 00′ 03”	+ 02H 22′ 19”
53	98		(ESP) SARA GARCIA	PONT GRUP YAMAHA	07H 01′ 17”	+ 02H 23′ 33”
54	99		(ESP) JAVI VEGA PUERTA	PONT GRUP YAMAHA	07H 04′ 59”	+ 02H 27′ 15”
55	70		(SAU) MISHAL ALGHUNEIM	MISHAL ALGHUNEIM	07H 09′ 07”	+ 02H 31′ 23”
56	79		(FRA) AMAURY BARATIN	HORIZON MOTO 95	07H 09′ 56”	+ 02H 32′ 12”
57	65		(ITA) FRANCO PICCO	TEAM FRANCO PICCO	07H 11′ 43”	+ 02H 33′ 59”
58	121		(FRA) GUILLAUME BARTHELEMY	TEAM RS CONCEPT	07H 11′ 55”	+ 02H 34′ 11”
59	35		(MEX) JUAN PABLO GUILLEN RIVERA	NOMADAS ADVENTURE	07H 14′ 56”	+ 02H 37′ 12”