Peterhansel Sets Another Record with 14th Dakar Rally Victory
Frenchman s win in the 4,751-mile off-road rally was eighth in cars, breaking 10-year-old mark. FRANCK FIFEGetty Images
The win was Peterhansel s third in a Mini in the Dakar Rally.
The win was Mini s sixth in the Dakar Rally since 2012 and second win in a row for it s current version JCW buggy.
Stephane Peterhansel, the biggest winner in Dakar Rally history, wrapped up his 14th Dakar Rally and set yet another record in Saudi Arabia.
Peterhansel, 55, who has six wins on bikes and eight in cars, won this year s event in Saudi Arabia by a margin of just under 14 minutes, along with co-driver Edouard Boulanger.
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Daniel
Sanders navigating the Dakar dunes. Photo: Marcin
Kin.
Following what he described as
his ‘biggest learning curve’ in his young career,
likeable Australian and multi time domestic and world enduro
champion Daniel ‘Chucky’ Sanders has completed his
rookie Dakar Rally campaign, bringing home his factory Red
Bull KTM machine in an incredible fourth place.
The
crown jewel of off-road racing began and finished in Jeddah
for the 2021 event. Traversing over 15,000km of Saudi
Arabian terrain, a multitude of different landscapes were
encountered ranging from deep canyons to endless desert sand
dunes, with riders reading their navigation systems while
France’s ‘Mr Dakar’ wins Rally for 14th time
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January 16, 2021
JEDDAH: France’s Stephane Peterhansel on Friday won the Dakar Rally for the 14th time, 30 years after his initial success in the most gruelling event on motorsport’s calendar.
Peterhansel, nicknamed ‘Mr Dakar’, has now won the car category eight times, having also won the motorbike category six times.
The 55-year-old Mini driver, aided by co-pilot Edouard Boulanger, finished 14min 51sec ahead of Qatari Nasser al-Attiyah (Toyota), with Spain’s Carlos Sainz winner of Friday’s 12th and final stage from Yanbu to Jeddah rounding out the podium in another Mini.
Honda wins Dakar Rally 2021, Indian rider Harith Noah finishes at P20 Updated Jan 16, 2021 | 10:00 IST
Honda s Kevin Benavides clinched the first spot at Dakar Rally 2021 while the second spot was bagged by Honda s Ricky Brabec. Indian rider Harith Noah became the first Indian to finish in top 20 at Dakar. Honda wins Dakar Rally 2021, Indian rider Harith Noah finishes at P20
Key Highlights
Second position was bagged by Honda s Ricky Brabec
Sherco TVS racing team s Harith Noah ended at P20
The Dakar Rally 2021 finally concluded with Monster Energy Honda Team bagging the first position after intense 12 stages and a total run of 7,600 km. Honda’s Kevin Benavides clinched the first spot followed by teammate Ricky Brabec at the second position. It must be noted that with this Honda has now won two Dakar Rally championships in succession. It also made Kevin the first Argentinian rider to win Dakar Rally. The Monster Energy Honda Team kept dominating t
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