The man from Salta, the only South American driver to champion the category in 2021, finished second in today’s stage but a 2-minute penalty dropped him to fourth place, also due to bonuses for his pursuers.
The third quarter was awarded to the Australian daniel sanders (GasGas) with a time of 4:24:15, followed by the American Skyler Howes (Husqvarna) at 6:19; for his compatriot Mason Klein (Bas World KTM) at 6:59 and then by the Argentine at 7:23.
The reloaded time did not prevent the pilot of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing move up one place and return to the podium in the general classification, which he had abandoned a day earlier after a grueling second stage due to the abundance of stones on the road, which caused widespread complaints among the competitors.
Benavides is located at a difference of 6:53 with respect to Sanders, who with his victory in the third stage displaced Klein from the first place of the accumulated, now second (+4:04).
The two-wheeled category lost another of the title contenders in its third season with the abandonment of the American Ricky Brabec (Monster Energy Honda), 2020 champion and winner of stage 1 this year.
The Californian had an accident at kilometer 274 of the special section, complained of neck pain and the doctors who treated him referred him to a hospital for complementary studies, reported the leading company Amaury Sport Organization (ASO).
Brabec’s loss is the second weight desertion in the division after the departure of the British Sam Sunderland, winner 2022, in the first stage last Sunday, also due to a fall.
“Ricky passed me before the refueling -refueling- and I found him on the ground minutes later. He was dizzy and his neck hurt a lot because he had hit a stone that was not visible through the sand, he had blood in his mouth I was the first to arrive so I stopped, called the helicopter and stayed waiting for more or less 11 minutes”, said the Argentine Luciano Benavides (Husqvarna), who reached the finish line in 22nd. place at 25:49 difference.
Five positions later he entered Franco Caimi (Hero Motosports), who ranks 14th. ranked overall.
Dakar Rally 2023 cars
In cars, the third stage was shortened due to weather conditions and the Argentine Orlando Newfoundland (Bahrain Raid Xtreme) finished in third place, which implies his first podium in this 45th edition of the Dakar.
The man from Mendoza was 5:04 behind the French Guerlain Chicherit (GCK Motorsport), who took the first partial victory in his rally history and took revenge after a second stage suffered by consecutive tire punctures. Second place went to the South African Henk Lategan (Toyota Gazoo Racing).
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The Spanish Carlos Sainz He was stopped for almost half an hour at kilometer 213 due to a problem with his left rear wheel and finished below the top 40, resigning his lead in the general classification.
The defending champion, the Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah (Toyota Gazoo Racing), thirteenth of the day, is the new leader followed by the Saudi Yazeed Al-Rahji (Overdrive Racing).
Dakar Rally 2023 quads
In quads, in the absence of official confirmation of the times, the Argentine Manuel Andujar (7240 Rally Team) suffered delays in the partial and the current French champion Alexandre Giroud he took advantage of it to extend his advantage.
The European Yamaha Racing SMX Drag’on rider repeated Monday’s victory escorted by the Cordovan Pablo Copetti (Del Amo Motorsports), who competes under the United States flag, and for the Argentine Francisco Moreno Flores (Drag’on Rally Team), present on the podium for the second consecutive day.
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Andújar, the 2021 champion from Lobo, dominated the ATV race up to kilometer 240, but when setting his time at the next waypoint (km 288), he recorded a loss of approximately half an hour due to an undetermined cause.
The fourth part of the most demanding race in the world will take place this Wednesday, starting and finishing in Ha’il after a timed 425-kilometer route with another 148 liaison ones.
Source: Ambito
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