Yesterday we had already made it clear: only a sensational twist could have deprived Sam Sunderland of his second victory in the Dakar after that of 2017. And that twist did not arrive in the just 164 km timed of the 12th and last stage, between Bisha and Jeddah.
Pablo Quintanilla could only attack and he tried. The Honda rider in fact achieved his first success in this 44th edition in this final stage, but the 3’25 “he recovered on Sunderland, author of the eighth time, was only enough to reduce the gap in the general to 3 ’27 “.
The British, therefore, gave the first, historic victory in the Dakar to GasGas. A success that brings the Touareg trophy back to the ranks of the KTM group after two years of Honda domination, albeit with another brand. The manufacturer from Mattighofen, for its part, placed Matthias Walkner on the podium, third at 6’47 “at the end after today’s seventh time.
The disaster of the 11th stage seems to have “emptied” Adrien van Beveren instead. The Yamaha rider was the leader after the 10th stage, but he saw his dream vanish due to a navigation error in the early stages of yesterday’s special. Today, therefore, he still lost ground, finishing only 15th and seeing his gap in the general increase to 18’41 “in fourth position.
The top 5 is completed with Joan Barreda, who despite a fractured collarbone gritted her teeth to the end, closing the stage with the fourth fastest time and the general with 25’42 “delay. Surely for him there will be regret for the strategic error of the tenth stage and for the long lost time in the first one, but with two successes of the day he brought his personal score to 29, becoming the best Spaniard ever, even if the final victory eluded him again.
The Honda squadron placed everything in the top seven, because they are followed by José Cornejo and Ricky Brabec, both separated by more than half an hour. The Chilean was the protagonist especially in the second week, also winning two stages. For the winner of the 2020 edition it was a Dakar that we could define anonymous, because there was never a real paw, but his race started uphill immediately, with almost an hour lost in the first stage on a WP that has been contested a lot both among cars and motorcycles. The Chilean, on the other hand, was the protagonist especially in the second week, also winning two stages.
Continuing to scroll through the ranking we find the two Americans Andrew Short (Yamaha) and Mason Klein (KTM). The latter was one of the revelations of this Dakar, because at only 20 years old and as a rookie he was able to place himself several times in the top 5 of the stage. An important exploit, which attracted the attention of KTM, but which also earned him the first place both in Rally2 and among rookies.
It was not an easy Dakar even for Toby Price, who finished tenth at 49’20 “. The Australian veteran won a stage (virtually two, but one was taken away from him for speeding), but like Brabec he lost a lot time in the first stage, too bad for Lorenzo Santolino, in the end only 12th after being in the top 10 for practically the whole distance.The Spaniard of Sherco paid a penalty of 15 minutes accused in the second week of the race.
After yesterday’s bad blow to the shoulder, Danilo Petrucci today mainly took care to get to the bottom, collecting a gap of 15’35 “after running into a fall in the final, which also cost him an injury to his left wrist. today he will have to pass on the stage of the Dakar Experience and not on the main one, his first experience in the Dakar is to be considered more than positive, especially for the sensational victory of the fifth stage. trivial fuse, but the feeling is that “Petrux” will see him again in the desert in the future.
As for the Original by Motul, that is the classification reserved for riders in the race without assistance, in the end it was Arunas Gelazninkas, 28th in the general with a delay of just under four and a half hours. Speaking of Italians, however, the best placed at the end was Gritti, 45th at the finish line in Jeddah. Objective achieved also for Franco Picco, who at the age of 66 brought his Fantic to the finish line in 72nd position.
Dakar 2022 – Final motorcycle ranking (Top 10)
Pos | Pilot | Motorcycle | Time / Gap | Penalty |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sam Sunderland | GasGas | 38.47’30 “ | |
2 | Pablo Quintanilla | Honda | + 3’27 “ | + 1’00 “ |
3 | Matthias Walkner | KTM | + 6’47 “ | |
4 | Adrien van Beveren | Yamaha | + 18’41 “ | |
5 | Joan Barreda | Honda | + 25’42 “ | + 3’00 “ |
6 | José Cornejo | Honda | + 38’06 “ | |
7 | Ricky Brabec | Honda | + 46’04 “ | + 14’00 “ |
8 | Andrew Short | Yamaha | + 46’08 “ | |
9 | Mason Klein | KTM | + 49’07 “ | |
10 | Toby Price | KTM | + 49’20 “ | + 6’00 “ |
The Italians at the finish
Pos | Pilot | Motorcycle | Time / Gap | Penalty |
---|---|---|---|---|
45 | Giovanni Gritti | Honda | + 9.41’40 “ | + 21’00 “ |
66 | Cesare Zacchetti | KTM | + 14.32’57 “ | + 59’00 “ |
72 | Franco Picco | Fantic | + 16.00’44 “ | + 52’00 “ |
73 | Francesco Catanese | Honda | + 16.05’18 “ | + 15’00 “ |
87 | Domenico Cipollone | KTM | + 20.05’47 “ | + 1.01’00 “ |
89 | Danilo Petrucci | KTM | + 20.42’04 “ | + 12.04’00 “ |
95 | Andrea Winkler | KTM | + 23.02’43 “ | + 15’00 “ |
97 | Lorenzo Piolini | KTM | + 23.23’49 “ | + 30’00 “ |
102 | Tiziano Internò | Husqvarna | + 25.21’04 “ | + 31’00 “ |
116 | Aldo Winlker | KTM | + 72.39’00 “ | + 43.36’00 “ |
118 | Leonardo Tonelli | Husqvarna | + 83.33’55 “ | + 57.30’00 “ |
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