Sainz suffers accident that jeopardizes his options for Dakar

Peterhansel, who was second overall in the raid, crashed into his Audi and his co-driver, Edouard Boulanger, had to be treated by the rally medical team, the organization reported. He had back pain and was evacuated to a hospital for additional testing.

According to Dakar teammate Carlos Sainz is waiting for help.

Luciano Benavides wins on motorcycles

Argentine Luciano Benavides (Husqvarna) He won the sixth stage of the 2023 Dakar Rally on motorcyclesAlthough initially the organization handed the winner to Skyler Howes of America, Husqvarna again consolidated their lead in the general classification with second position, while Spaniard Joan Barreda (Honda) finished fourth.

Benavides completed the 358-kilometer special race between Ha’il and Riyadh in 3:14:38, winning the first stage of the raid. shrunk by about 100 kilometers, the game with sand dunes and sand on the drivers menu. At the end of the timed race, they took the connecting route (300 kilometers) to the Riyadh bivouac.

In the finish, he took a 1:03 lead over Howes, Leading 3:32 in the general classification against Australian Toby Price (KTM), he is third on stage after taking advantage of a 1:36 bonus to open the track.

For many, he took on this role. Stage French Adrien van Beveren (Honda) after winning the fifth stage by just 13 seconds compared to Chile’s Nacho Cornejo (Honda).

Cornejo, who started second this Friday, At the first checkpoint at kilometer 31, Howes set the best time five seconds behind, but Van Beveren had the best time with bonuses. and with an additional 29 second compensation.

American He took 29 seconds at the 84km waypoint and led the stage in real time, but still Honda was ahead in the corrected time. Spaniard Joan Barreda was tenth, just 1:04 behind Howes, with a broken finger after Wednesday’s crash and from stage two.

somebody Husqvarna ramps up speed by hiring over a minute in Cornejo at kilometer 121, although bonuses keep Chile ahead by 54 seconds. Van Beveren took second place by five seconds with time compensation.

Cornejo had 1:05 against Howes, who was ahead of Van Beveren (16 seconds) as he passed 163. The difference between the first two narrowed to just 10 seconds at 207 kilometers.

Bonuses were closed in the provision, After 236 kilometers and there the Chilean lost 23 seconds in corrected time against Howes, who was the leader of the stage at the time. Price (KTM) moved up to second place, 15 seconds behind the US, thanks to a 1:36 bonus. Barreda was at 2:41.

With just over 50 kilometers left, lVictory was still very near. Howes stayed ahead. but with 16 seconds compared to Price, 25 seconds against Cornejo and 40 seconds against Argentina’s Luciano Benavides (Husqvarna).

south american improved teammate’s time at the finish linealthough they initially handed the win to Howes, who cemented his lead. Barreda finished fourth in just 2:33. Argentina’s Kevin Benavides (KTM) finished fifth and Cornejo sixth. Salamanca Lorenzo Santolino left at 7:52.

in the temporary circularHowes now has 3:32 on Price, 7:00 on Kevin Benavides, and 10:54 on Barreda.