2004 Dakar Rally

2004 Dakar Rally
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Host country France
 Morocco
 Mauritania
 Mali
 Senegal
Results
Cars winnerFrance Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi
Bikes winnerSpain Nani Roma
KTM
Trucks winnerRussia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz

2004 Dakar Rally also known as the 2004 Paris-Dakar Rally was the 26th running of the Dakar Rally event. The rally started in the Auvergne region of France, passing through Morocco, Mauritania and Mali, and finishing Dakar in Senegal. This was the last time the rally ever visited France. The rally was won by the French team of Stéphane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret in a Mitsubishi; while the motorcycle class was won by Nani Roma of Spain on a KTM and the trucks class was won by Russians Vladimir Chagin, Semen Yakubov and Sergey Savostin in a Kamaz.

Entries

Number of participants
Stage Bikes Cars Trucks Total
Start of Rally 195 142 63 400
End of Rally 65 60 38 163

Bikes

Leading Entries
Manufacturer Team No. Rider
Austria KTM Gauloises KTM France 1 France Richard Sainct
2 France Cyril Despres
9 France Jean Brucy
Gauloises KTM International 3 Italy Fabrizio Meoni
7 Italy Giovanni Sala
10 South Africa Alfie Cox
Repsol KTM 4 Spain Nani Roma
11 Spain Marc Coma
19 Spain Isidre Esteve
Petrobras-Lubrax 5 Brazil Jean de Azevedo
Team Scandinavia 6 Sweden Per-Gunnar Lundmark
15 Norway Pål Anders Ullevålseter
KTM De Gavardo 8 Chile Carlo de Gavardo
Red Bull USA KTM 16 United States Larry Roeseler
17 United States Paul Krause
25 United States Scott Harden
Japan Yamaha Yamaha Motor France 12 France David Frétigné

Cars

Leading Entries
Manufacturer Team No. Driver Co-Driver
France Schlesser Schlesser-Ford Raid 200 France Jean-Louis Schlesser Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
209 Spain José Maria Servia France François Borsotto
Japan Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors 201 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka France Gilles Picard
203 France Stéphane Peterhansel France Jean-Paul Cottret
206 Italy Miki Biasion Italy Tiziano Siviero
211 Germany Andrea Mayer Germany Andreas Schulz
Ralliart 218 Spain José Luis Monterde Spain Rafael Tornabell
259 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Belgium Marc Bartholome
Japan Nissan Nissan Rally Raid Team 202 United Kingdom Colin McRae Sweden Tina Thörner
205 Finland Ari Vatanen Finland Juha Repo
208 South Africa Giniel de Villiers South Africa François Jordaan
210 France Yves Loubet France Pascal Maimon
Nissan Dessoude 215 Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka France Arnaud Debron
228 France Paul Belmondo France Willy Alcaraz
234 France René Metge France Bernard Chevalier
Germany Volkswagen Volkswagen Motorsport 204 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt Italy Fabrizia Pons
224 France Bruno Saby United Kingdom Matthew Stevenson
Germany BMW X-Raid 207 France Luc Alphand Andorra Henri Magne
212 Belgium Grégoire de Mévius France Alain Guehennec
France SMG SMG 216 France Philippe Gache France Jean-Pierre Garcin
Japan Honda Fast & Speed 225 France Thierry Magnaldi France Didier Le Gal

Trucks

Leading Entries
Manufacturer Team No. Driver Co-Drivers
Japan Hino Sugawara 400 Japan Yoshimasa Sugawara Japan Seiichi Suzuki
Japan Teruhito Sugawara
Russia Kamaz Kamaz-Master 410 Russia Firdaus Kabirov Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Dzhamil Kamalov
414 Russia Vladimir Chagin Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
423 Russia Ilgizar Mardeev Russia Sergey Girya
Russia Eduard Kupriyanov
Netherlands DAF Team De Rooy 411 Netherlands Jan de Rooy Belgium Dany Colebunders
Belgium Hugo Duisters
417 Netherlands Gerard de Rooy Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
Tridec 442 Netherlands Hans Stacey Netherlands Toon van Genugten
Belgium Eddy Chevallier
Czech Republic Tatra Petrobras-Lubrax 412 Brazil André de Azevedo Czech Republic Tomáš Tomeček
Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Loprais Tatra 415 Czech Republic Karel Loprais Czech Republic Petr Gilar
Czech Republic Josef Kalina
Germany Mercedes-Benz Vismara Sport System 425 Italy Giacomo Vismara Italy Mario Cambiaghi
Italy Claudio Bellina

Stages

Stage Date From To Total
(km)
Stage winners
Bikes Cars Trucks
1 1 January France Clermont-Ferrand France Narbonne 396 Italy M. Graziani Japan K. Shinozuka Russia V. Chagin
2 2 January France Narbonne Spain Castellón de la Plana 526 France D. Frétigné Spain J. M. Servia Stage cancelled1
3 3 January Spain Castellón de la Plana Morocco Tangier 865 France D. Frétigné South Africa G. de Villiers Netherlands G. de Rooy
4 4 January Morocco Tangier Morocco Er Rachidia 752 Italy F. Meoni Finland A. Vatanen Russia F. Kabirov
5 5 January Morocco Er Rachidia Morocco Ouarzazate 575 Spain I. Esteve France S. Peterhansel Russia V. Chagin
6 6 January Morocco Ouarzazate Morocco Tan-Tan 803 Spain N. Roma Japan H. Masuoka Russia V. Chagin
7 7 January Morocco Tan-Tan Mauritania Atar 1055 France R. Sainct Japan H. Masuoka Russia V. Chagin
8 8 January Mauritania Atar Mauritania Tidjikja 393 Spain N. Roma France S. Peterhansel Czech Republic K. Loprais
9 9 January Mauritania Tidjikja Mauritania Néma 739 France C. Despres Japan H. Masuoka Russia F. Kabirov
10 10 January Mauritania Néma Mali Mopti Stages cancelled
11 11 January Mali Mopti Burkina Faso Bobo-Dioulasso
12 January Burkina Faso Bobo-Dioulasso Rest day
12 13 January Burkina Faso Bobo-Dioulasso Mali Bamako 666 France C. Despres France L. Alphand Russia F. Kabirov
13 14 January Mali Bamako Mauritania Ayoun el Atrous 734 France D. Frétigné United Kingdom C. McRae Czech Republic K. Loprais
14 15 January Mauritania Ayoun el Atrous Mauritania Tidjikja 551 France C. Despres France L. Alphand Russia F. Kabirov
15 16 January Mauritania Tidjikja Mauritania Nouakchott 651 Italy F. Meoni Japan H. Masuoka Russia F. Kabirov
16 17 January Mauritania Nouakchott Senegal Dakar 647 France R. Sainct Germany J. Kleinschmidt Russia F. Kabirov
17 18 January Senegal Dakar 106 France C. Despres United Kingdom C. McRae Netherlands H. Stacey

Notes:

  • ^1 — The event for trucks was cancelled due to hazardous conditions.

Summary

The competitors included former world rally champion Colin McRae.[1] Stephane Peterhansel took an early lead after the third stage.[2] Four times winner of the rally, Ari Vatanen, won the fourth stage, which was his 50th individual stage win at the Dakar Rally.[3] Peterhansel received a five minutes penalty after his team-mate pushed his car when it encountered gearbox trouble 300m from the finishing line of the fifth stage but retained his overall lead.[4] McRae moved up to third place after the sixth stage but lost time on the seventh stage after getting stuck in a sand dune.[5][6] Peterhansel retook the lead from overnight leader Hiroshi Masuoka after the eighth stage,[7] and retained it after stage nine.[8] Stages 10 and 11 were cancelled owing to concerns over the security situation in Mali.[8] The rally resumed with stage 12 between Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso and Bamako in Mali; Peterhansel retained the lead at the end of the stage.[9] McRae won the 13th stage between Bamako and Ayoun el Atrous in Mauritania, the first Briton to win a stage of the Dakar rally since Andrew Cowan in 1990.[10] The 14th, 15th and 16th stages were won by Luc Alphand, Hiroshi Masuoka and Jutta Kleinschmidt.[11][12][13] McRae won the final stage but the overall winner was Stephane Peterhansel, who became only the second man to have won both the car and motorcycle categories of the Dakar Rally.[14] The motorcycle category was won by Spaniard Nani Roma.[14]


Stage results

Bikes

Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Gap Pos Competitor Make Time Gap
1 1 Italy Matteo Graziani KTM 1:24 Stage not counted towards overall classification
2 France Cyril Despres KTM 1:32 0:08
3 France Richard Sainct KTM 1:33 0:09
2 1 France David Frétigné Yamaha 22:47 1 France David Frétigné Yamaha 22:47
2 France Cyril Despres KTM 23:02 0:15 2 France Cyril Despres KTM 23:02 0:15
3 Spain Nani Roma KTM 23:44 0:57 3 Spain Nani Roma KTM 23:44 0:57
3 1 France David Frétigné Yamaha 6:13 1 France David Frétigné Yamaha 29:00
2 France Cyril Despres KTM 6:14 0:01 2 France Cyril Despres KTM 29:16 0:16
3 Italy Giovanni Sala KTM 6:18 0:05 3 Italy Giovanni Sala KTM 30:06 1:06
4 1 Italy Fabrizio Meoni KTM 41:53 1 Spain Isidre Esteve KTM 1:13:29
2 South Africa Alfie Cox KTM 42:36 0:43 2 Italy Fabrizio Meoni KTM 1:13:43 0:14
3 Spain Isidre Esteve KTM 43:06 1:13 3 France Cyril Despres KTM 1:13:46 0:17
5 1 Spain Isidre Esteve KTM 3:44:27 1 Spain Isidre Esteve KTM 4:57:56
2 Spain Nani Roma KTM 3:44:43 0:16 2 Italy Fabrizio Meoni KTM 4:58:32 0:36
3 Italy Fabrizio Meoni KTM 3:44:49 0:22 3 France Cyril Despres KTM 4:58:55 0:59
6 1 Spain Nani Roma KTM 3:32:26 1 Spain Isidre Esteve KTM 8:32:47
2 Spain Isidre Esteve KTM 3:34:51 2:25 2 Spain Nani Roma KTM 8:34:41 1:54
3 Australia Andy Caldecott KTM 3:36:07 3:41 3 France Cyril Despres KTM 8:35:24 2:37
7 1 France Richard Sainct KTM 6:39:33 1 France Cyril Despres KTM 15:23:30
2 France Jean Brucy KTM 6:46:40 7:07 2 Spain Nani Roma KTM 15:26:33 3:03
3 France Cyril Despres KTM 6:48:06 8:33 3 France Richard Sainct KTM 15:26:51 3:21
8 1 Spain Nani Roma KTM 5:38:07 1 Spain Nani Roma KTM 21:04:40
2 France Jean Brucy KTM 5:44:09 6:02 2 France Richard Sainct KTM 21:12:56 8:16
3 France Richard Sainct KTM 5:46:05 7:58 3 France Jean Brucy KTM 21:19:05 14:25
9 1 France Cyril Despres KTM 9:34:33 1 Spain Nani Roma KTM 31:05:35
2 South Africa Alfie Cox KTM 9:37:57 3:24 2 France Richard Sainct KTM 31:09:08 3:33
3 France Richard Sainct KTM 9:56:12 21:39 3 South Africa Alfie Cox KTM 31:33:56 28:21
10 Stages cancelled due to security concerns
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12 1 France Cyril Despres KTM 1:43:13 1 Spain Nani Roma KTM 33:00:13
2 Spain Marc Coma KTM 1:54:00 10:47 2 France Richard Sainct KTM 31:09:08 10:06
3 Spain Nani Roma KTM 1:54:38 11:25 3 South Africa Alfie Cox KTM 33:29:06 28:53
13 1 France David Frétigné Yamaha 6:10:25 1 Spain Nani Roma KTM 39:17:00
2 France Richard Sainct KTM 6:14:06 3:41 2 France Richard Sainct KTM 39:24:25 7:25
3 Spain Nani Roma KTM 6:16:47 6:22 3 France Cyril Despres KTM 40:02:39 45:39
14 1 France Cyril Despres KTM 6:55:10 1 Spain Nani Roma KTM 46:16:24
2 South Africa Alfie Cox KTM 6:56:33 1:23 2 France Richard Sainct KTM 46:26:04 9:40
3 Spain Nani Roma KTM 6:59:24 4:14 3 France Cyril Despres KTM 46:57:49 41:25
15 1 Italy Fabrizio Meoni KTM 6:55:46 1 Spain Nani Roma KTM 53:15:29
2 France Richard Sainct KTM 6:56:32 0:46 2 France Richard Sainct KTM 53:22:36 7:07
3 Spain Nani Roma KTM 6:59:05 3:19 3 France Cyril Despres KTM 54:01:58 46:29
16 1 France Richard Sainct KTM 2:21:48 1 Spain Nani Roma KTM 55:39:22
2 Spain Nani Roma KTM 2:23:53 2:05 2 France Richard Sainct KTM 55:44:24 5:02
3 France Cyril Despres KTM 2:24:12 2:24 3 France Cyril Despres KTM 56:26:10 46:48
17 1 France Cyril Despres KTM 14:49 1 Spain Nani Roma KTM 55:56:28
2 Norway Pål Anders Ullevålseter KTM 14:59 0:10 2 France Richard Sainct KTM 56:09:06 12:38
3 Sweden Per-Gunnar Lundmark KTM 15:36 0:47 3 France Cyril Despres KTM 56:40:59 44:31

Cars

Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Gap Pos Competitor Make Time Gap
1 1 Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka
France Arnaud Debron
Nissan 1:41 Stage not counted towards overall classification
2 South Africa Giniel de Villiers
South Africa François Jordaan
Nissan 1:42 0:01
3 Italy Miki Biasion
Italy Tiziano Siviero
Mitsubishi 1:42 0:01
2 1 Spain José Maria Servia
France François Borsotto
Schlesser-Ford 25:00 1 Spain José Maria Servia
France François Borsotto
Schlesser-Ford 25:00
2 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 25:03 0:03 2 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 25:03 0:03
3 Belgium Grégoire De Mévius
France Alain Guehennec
BMW 25:26 0:26 3 Belgium Grégoire De Mévius
France Alain Guehennec
BMW 25:26 0:26
3 1 South Africa Giniel de Villiers
South Africa François Jordaan
Nissan 6:22 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 31:30
2 Belgium Grégoire De Mévius
France Alain Guehennec
BMW 6:26 0:04 2 Spain José Maria Servia
France François Borsotto
Schlesser-Ford 31:35 0:05
3 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 6:27 0:27 3 Belgium Grégoire De Mévius
France Alain Guehennec
BMW 31:52 0:22
4 1 Finland Ari Vatanen
Finland Juha Repo
Nissan 40:50 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 1:12:20
2 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 40:50 0:10 2 Italy Miki Biasion
Italy Tiziano Siviero
Mitsubishi 1:13:27 1:07
3 Italy Miki Biasion
Italy Tiziano Siviero
Mitsubishi 41:13 0:33 3 Belgium Grégoire De Mévius
France Alain Guehennec
BMW 1:13:48 1:28
5 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 3:14:11 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 4:31:311
2 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 3:18:46 4:35 2 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 4:32:43 1:12
3 South Africa Giniel de Villiers
South Africa François Jordaan
Nissan 3:27:06 12:55 3 France Luc Alphand
Andorra Henri Magne
BMW 4:42:28 10:57
6 1 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 3:09:40 1 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 7:42:23
2 South Africa Giniel de Villiers
South Africa François Jordaan
Nissan 3:12:37 2:57 2 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 7:49:03 6:40
3 United Kingdom Colin McRae
Sweden Tina Thörner
Nissan 3:15:21 5:41 3 South Africa Giniel de Villiers
South Africa François Jordaan
Nissan 8:00:13 17:50
7 1 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 5:58:35 1 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 13:40:58
2 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 6:03:37 5:02 2 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 13:52:40 11:42
3 France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
Schlesser-Ford 6:19:33 20:58 3 United Kingdom Colin McRae
Sweden Tina Thörner
Nissan 14:22:27 41:29
8 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 5:01:25 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 18:54:05
2 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt
Italy Fabrizia Pons
Volkswagen 5:30:20 28:55 2 Belgium Grégoire De Mévius
France Alain Guehennec
BMW 19:59:16 1:04:38
3 Belgium Grégoire De Mévius
France Alain Guehennec
BMW 5:33:46 32:21 3 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 20:16:37 1:22:32
9 1 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 9:03:43 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 28:16:20
2 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 9:22:15 18:32 2 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 29:20:20 1:04:00
3 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt
Italy Fabrizia Pons
Volkswagen 9:48:50 45:07 3 France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
Schlesser-Ford 30:38:48 2:22:28
10 Stages cancelled due to security concerns
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12 1 France Luc Alphand
Andorra Henri Magne
BMW 1:54:53 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 30:16:53
2 France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
Schlesser-Ford 1:56:21 1:28 2 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 31:21:36 1:04:43
3 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 2:00:33 5:40 3 France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
Schlesser-Ford 32:35:09 2:18:16
13 1 United Kingdom Colin McRae
Sweden Tina Thörner
Nissan 5:52:58 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 36:36:26
2 South Africa Giniel de Villiers
South Africa François Jordaan
Nissan 6:00:38 7:40 2 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 37:38:55 1:02:29
3 Finland Ari Vatanen
Finland Juha Repo
Nissan 6:01:45 8:47 3 France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
Schlesser-Ford 39:06:25 2:29:59
14 1 France Luc Alphand
Andorra Henri Magne
BMW 6:51:07 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 43:46:03
2 United Kingdom Colin McRae
Sweden Tina Thörner
Nissan 7:05:27 14:20 2 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 44:51:07 1:05:04
3 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 7:09:37 18:30 3 France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
Schlesser-Ford 46:17:47 2:31:44
15 1 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 6:52:35 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 50:47:49
2 United Kingdom Colin McRae
Sweden Tina Thörner
Nissan 7:05:27 14:20 2 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 51:43:42 55:53
3 South Africa Giniel de Villiers
South Africa François Jordaan
Nissan 7:10:07 17:32 3 France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
Schlesser-Ford 53:43:05 2:55:16
16 1 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt
Italy Fabrizia Pons
Volkswagen 2:34:49 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 53:28:32
2 France Luc Alphand
Andorra Henri Magne
BMW 2:35:48 0:59 2 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 54:19:55 51:23
3 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 2:36:13 1:24 3 France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
Schlesser-Ford 56:32:19 3:03:47
17 1 United Kingdom Colin McRae
Sweden Tina Thörner
Nissan 14:42 1 France Stéphane Peterhansel
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Mitsubishi 53:47:37
2 Spain José Maria Servia
France François Borsotto
Schlesser-Ford 15:23 0:41 2 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi 54:37:01 49:24
3 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah
Belgium Marc Bartholome
Mitsubishi 15:25 0:43 3 France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin
Schlesser-Ford 56:48:10 3:00:33

Note:

  • ^1 — Peterhansel was awarded a five-minute penalty for receiving illegal outside assistance. This only affected the overall classification, with Peterhansel retaining his stage win.[15]

Trucks

Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Gap Pos Competitor Make Time Gap
1 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 2:32 Stage not counted towards overall classification
2 Netherlands Jan de Rooy
Belgium Dany Colebunders
Belgium Hugo Duisters
DAF 2:33 0:01
3 Netherlands Hans Bekx
Netherlands Paul Flipsen
Netherlands Pierre Blom
DAF 2:38 0:06
2 Stage cancelled due to hazardous conditions1
3 1 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 7:32 1 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 41:53
2 Netherlands Jan de Rooy
Belgium Dany Colebunders
Belgium Hugo Duisters
DAF 7:39 0:07 2 Netherlands Jan de Rooy
Belgium Dany Colebunders
Belgium Hugo Duisters
DAF 42:00 0:07
3 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 7:48 0:16 3 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 42:09 0:16
4 1 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Dzhamil Kamalov
Kamaz 49:54 1 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 1:32:04
2 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 50:11 0:17 2 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Dzhamil Kamalov
Kamaz 1:32:17 0:13
3 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 51:32 1:38 3 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 1:33:41 1:37
5 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 4:00:27 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 5:34:08
2 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 4:04:50 4:23 2 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 5:36:54 2:46
3 Brazil André de Azevedo
Czech Republic Tomáš Tomeček
Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Tatra 4:13:28 13:01 3 Brazil André de Azevedo
Czech Republic Tomáš Tomeček
Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Tatra 5:50:51 16:43
6 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 4:02:09 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 9:36:17
2 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 4:05:37 3:28 2 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 9:42:31 6:14
3 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Dzhamil Kamalov
Kamaz 4:08:52 6:43 3 Brazil André de Azevedo
Czech Republic Tomáš Tomeček
Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Tatra 10:02:46 26:29
7 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 7:29:53 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 17:06:10
2 Brazil André de Azevedo
Czech Republic Tomáš Tomeček
Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Tatra 7:43:45 13:52 2 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 17:36:24 30:14
3 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 7:53:53 24:00 3 Brazil André de Azevedo
Czech Republic Tomáš Tomeček
Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Tatra 17:46:31 40:21
8 1 Czech Republic Karel Loprais
Czech Republic Petr Gilar
Czech Republic Josef Kalina
Tatra 6:42:32 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 23:51:36
2 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 6:45:26 2:54 2 Brazil André de Azevedo
Czech Republic Tomáš Tomeček
Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Tatra 24:35:06 43:30
3 Brazil André de Azevedo
Czech Republic Tomáš Tomeček
Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Tatra 6:48:35 6:03 3 Czech Republic Karel Loprais
Czech Republic Petr Gilar
Czech Republic Josef Kalina
Tatra 25:35:18 1:43:42
9 1 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Dzhamil Kamalov
Kamaz 12:01:38 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 35:57:20
2 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 12:05:44 4:06 2 Brazil André de Azevedo
Czech Republic Tomáš Tomeček
Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Tatra 36:56:01 58:41
3 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 12:06:55 5:17 3 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 37:50:30 1:53:10
10 Stages cancelled due to security concerns
11
12 1 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Dzhamil Kamalov
Kamaz 2:24:37 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 38:28:34
2 Brazil André de Azevedo
Czech Republic Tomáš Tomeček
Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Tatra 2:26:57 2:20 2 Brazil André de Azevedo
Czech Republic Tomáš Tomeček
Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Tatra 39:22:58 54:24
3 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 2:29:25 4:48 3 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Dzhamil Kamalov
Kamaz 40:17:54 1:49:20
13 1 Czech Republic Karel Loprais
Czech Republic Petr Gilar
Czech Republic Josef Kalina
Tatra 7:39:43 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 46:23:09
2 Brazil André de Azevedo
Czech Republic Tomáš Tomeček
Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Tatra 7:44:39 4:56 2 Brazil André de Azevedo
Czech Republic Tomáš Tomeček
Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Tatra 47:07:37 44:28
3 Russia Ilgizar Mardeev
Russia Sergey Girya
Russia Eduard Kupriyanov
Kamaz 7:52:13 12:30 3 Czech Republic Karel Loprais
Czech Republic Petr Gilar
Czech Republic Josef Kalina
Tatra 48:10:51 1:47:42
14 1 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Dzhamil Kamalov
Kamaz 8:57:36 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 55:52:29
2 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 8:58:47 1:11 2 Brazil André de Azevedo
Czech Republic Tomáš Tomeček
Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Tatra 56:58:50 1:06:21
3 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 9:29:20 31:44 3 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Dzhamil Kamalov
Kamaz 57:23:39 1:31:10
15 1 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Dzhamil Kamalov
Kamaz 8:19:33 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 64:40:18
2 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 8:22:34 3:01 2 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Dzhamil Kamalov
Kamaz 65:43:12 1:02:54
3 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 8:47:49 28:16 3 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 66:09:57 1:29:39
16 1 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Dzhamil Kamalov
Kamaz 3:01:13 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 67:49:45
2 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 3:09:27 8:14 2 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Dzhamil Kamalov
Kamaz 68:44:25 54:40
3 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 3:10:56 9:43 3 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 69:20:53 1:31:08
17 1 Netherlands Hans Stacey
Netherlands Toon van Genugten
Belgium Eddy Chevaillier
DAF 18:51 1 Russia Vladimir Chagin
Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 68:13:49
2 Netherlands Hans Bekx
Netherlands Paul Flipsen
Netherlands Pierre Blom
DAF 19:28 0:37 2 Russia Firdaus Kabirov
Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Dzhamil Kamalov
Kamaz 69:07:27 53:38
3 Brazil André de Azevedo
Czech Republic Tomáš Tomeček
Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Tatra 20:09 1:18 3 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy
Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF 69:42:17 1:28:28
  • ^1 - As the stage was cancelled, all competitors were awarded a stage time of 34:21.

Final standings

Motorcycles

Pos No. Rider Bike Entrant Time
1 4 Spain Nani Roma KTM Repsol KTM 55:56:28
2 1 France Richard Sainct KTM Gauloises KTM France +12:38
3 2 France Cyril Despres KTM Gauloises KTM France +44:31
4 10 South Africa Alfie Cox KTM Gauloises KTM International +49:06
5 15 Norway Pål Anders Ullevålseter KTM Team Scandinavia +2:04:33
6 3 Italy Fabrizio Meoni KTM Gauloises KTM International +3:05:57
7 12 France David Frétigné Yamaha Yamaha Motor France +3:26:54
8 8 Chile Carlo de Gavardo KTM KTM de Gavardo +4:14:02
9 22 France François Flick KTM Allier Dynamique +4:25:35
10 23 Poland Jacek Czachor KTM Orlen Team Moto +5:31:56

Cars

Pos No. Driver Co-Driver Car Entrant Time
1 203 France Stéphane Peterhansel France Jean-Paul Cottret Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Ralliart 53:47:37
2 201 Japan Hiroshi Masuoka France Gilles Picard Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Ralliart +49:24
3 200 France Jean-Louis Schlesser Belgium Jean-Marie Lurquin Schlesser-Ford Schlesser-Ford Raid +3:00:33
4 207 France Luc Alphand Andorra Henri Magne BMW Team X-Raid +3:55:58
5 211 Germany Andrea Mayer Germany Andreas Schulz Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Ralliart +5:46:17
6 224 France Bruno Saby United Kingdom Matthew Stevenson Volkswagen Volkswagen Motorsport +6:54:03
7 208 South Africa Giniel de Villiers South Africa François Jordaan Nissan Nissan Rally Raid Team +8:06:11
8 212 Belgium Grégoire De Mévius France Alain Guehennec BMW Team X-Raid +9:34:45
9 225 France Thierry Magnaldi France Didier Le Gal Honda Thierry Magnaldi +10:00:36
10 259 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Belgium Marc Bartholome Mitsubishi Ralliart +10:01:28

Trucks

Pos No. Driver Co-Drivers Truck Time
1 414 Russia Vladimir Chagin Russia Semen Yakubov
Russia Sergey Savostin
Kamaz 68:13:49
2 410 Russia Firdaus Kabirov Russia Aydar Belyaev
Russia Dzhamil Kamalov
Kamaz +53:38
3 417 Netherlands Gérard de Rooy Belgium Tom Colsoul
Netherlands Arno Slaats
DAF +1:28:28
4 423 Russia Ilgizar Mardeev Russia Sergey Girya
Russia Eduard Kupriyanov
Kamaz +6:50:20
5 400 Japan Yoshimasa Sugawara Japan Seiichi Suzuki
Japan Teruhito Sugawara
Hino +7:55:03
6 412 Brazil André de Azevedo Czech Republic Tomáš Tomeček
Czech Republic Jaromír Martinec
Tatra +8:54:08
7 415 Czech Republic Karel Loprais Czech Republic Petr Gilar
Czech Republic Josef Kalina
Tatra 815 +10:17:03
8 416 Netherlands Hans Bekx Netherlands Paul Flipsen
Netherlands Pierre Blom
DAF +10:22:52
9 442 Netherlands Hans Stacey Netherlands Toon van Genugten
Belgium Eddy Chevaillier
DAF +12:08:28
10 457 Austria Peter Reif Austria Gunter Pichlbauer MAN +17:27:33

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