2010 Dakar - Stage 7 [FRI 08-JAN-2010]

Stage 7 - Iquique > Antofagasta Friday, January 8

* Liaison : 37 km

* Spéciale : 600 km

* Liaison : 4 km

* Total : 641 km

“What’s a salar?”

The longest special of the rally is also the most varied. When leaving Iquique, one always has regrets but the splendour of the landscapes will motivate the competitors just as much as the fun they will witness in the sand dunes they will have to swallow in the first part of the day. The ideal technique will be a lot harder to find when having to cross a salar, of around 3 kilometres. On this extent filled with huge blocks of dry salt, certainly never seen by most of the competitors, the speed will drop down to under 10 km/h! Once that's digested, the tracks heading to Antofagasta are, in majority, fast and open. The menu will be generous in terms of sand and kilometres. The rule book will allow the bikers and crews to reach the bivouac before 6.00 PM on the following day, during the rest day.

RESULTS

BIKES Stage 7

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	002	DESPRES (FRA)	KTM	06:34:14	00:00:00
2	001	COMA (ESP)	KTM	06:34:43	00:00:29
3	012	FRETIGNE (FRA)	YAMAHA	06:39:14	00:05:00
4	019	FARIA (PRT)	KTM	06:43:24	00:09:10
5	004	ULLEVALSETER (NOR)	KTM	06:45:24	00:11:10

BIKES Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	002	DESPRES (FRA)	KTM	28:10:13	00:00:00
2	001	COMA (ESP)	KTM	29:17:03	01:06:50	22:00
3	005	RODRIGUES (PRT)	YAMAHA	29:30:21	01:20:08
4	004	ULLEVALSETER (NOR)	KTM	29:36:05	01:25:52
5	009	LOPEZ CONTARDO (CHL)	APRILIA	29:41:17	01:31:04
6	014	DUCLOS (FRA)	KTM	30:00:19	01:50:06
7	012	FRETIGNE (FRA)	YAMAHA	30:16:10	02:05:57
8	024	STREET (USA)	KTM	30:16:41	02:06:28
9	034	PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP)	KTM	30:35:56	02:25:43
10	050	PELLICER (ESP)	YAMAHA	30:36:35	02:26:22

CARS Stage 7

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	306	AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) GOTTSCHALK (DEU)	VOLKSWAGEN	05:41:29	00:00:00
2	301	PETERHANSEL (FRA) COTTRET (FRA)	BMW	05:44:58	00:03:29
3	303	SAINZ (ESP) CRUZ (ESP)	VOLKSWAGEN	05:45:50	00:04:21
4	305	MILLER (USA) PITCHFORD (ZAF)	VOLKSWAGEN	05:50:09	00:08:40
5	307	CHICHERIT (FRA) THOERNER (CHE)	BMW	05:57:02	00:15:33

CARS Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	303	SAINZ (ESP) CRUZ (ESP)	VOLKSWAGEN	26:21:23	00:00:00
2	306	AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) GOTTSCHALK (DEU)	VOLKSWAGEN	26:32:26	00:11:03
3	305	MILLER (USA) PITCHFORD (ZAF)	VOLKSWAGEN	26:43:29	00:22:06
4	307	CHICHERIT (FRA) THOERNER (CHE)	BMW	28:24:17	02:02:54
5	301	PETERHANSEL (FRA) COTTRET (FRA)	BMW	28:24:33	02:03:10
6	308	HOLOWCZYC (POL) FORTIN (BEL)	Nissan Overdrive	28:42:21	02:20:58
7	314	SOUSA (PRT) BAUMEL (FRA)	MITSUBISHI	29:30:21	03:08:58
8	322	SPINELLI (BRA) PALMEIRO (PRT)	MITSUBISHI	29:44:58	03:23:35
9	310	NOVITSKIY (RUS) SCHULZ (DEU)	BMW	30:38:44	04:17:21
10	302	GORDON (USA) GRIDER (USA)	HUMMER	30:46:33	04:25:10

QUADS Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	251	PATRONELLI (ARG)	YAMAHA	35:00:44	00:00:00
2	277	PATRONELLI (ARG)	YAMAHA	37:23:09	02:22:25	05:00
3	256	GONZALEZ COROMINAS (ESP)	YAMAHA	38:18:10	03:17:26

TRUCKS Overall

Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
1	501	CHAGIN (RUS) SAVOSTIN (RUS) NIKOLAEV (RUS)	KAMAZ	30:06:14	00:00:00
2	500	KABIROV (RUS) BELYAEV (RUS) MOKEEV (RUS)	KAMAZ	31:10:00	01:03:46
3	508	VAN VLIET (NLD) VAANHOLT (NLD) VAN VEENENDAAL (NLD)	GINAF	35:53:14	05:47:00