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 BĂśHLER | 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” |