QUADS news from Stage 10 - updated 15.01.2013: Dakar 2013 Stage 10 January 15th, 2013 1st start (GMT-3) : 7:45 AM 2013 - Argentina/Chile -

Dakar 2013  Stage 10 January 15th, 2013
1st start (GMT-3) : 7:45 AM
2013 - Argentina/Chile -




15:35 - quad
250 - Patronelli controls his lead in the general

With a lead of 1:27'47" over Ignacio Casale, Marcos Patronelli is sitting ever more comfortably on top of the category as the number of days separating us from the rally's finish decrease.


Behind Casale, the time exceeds 2 hours, 2:05'51" to be precise, where Poland's Rafal Sonik lies in third. He himself leads his countryman Lukasz Laskawiec by almost an hour.


The gaps are closer for fourth position however, because behind Laskawiec, Sebastian Palma and Lucas Bonetto are within half an hour and are still in the reckoning in the battle for this place before the finish in Santiago.



14:20 - quad
The finishers behind Laskawiec

The day's winner has beaten Ignacio Casale by 1'35", Rafal Sonik in third by 3'23", Lucas Bonetto in fourth by 5'51", Sebastian Husseini in sixth by 6'02" and Marcos Patronelli in seventh by 6'16".



14:07 - quad
252 - Laskawiec wins the special

The Polish rider has completed the special stage in 5:19'12", beating his countryman Rafal Sonik by 3'23" and Marcos Patronelli by 6'16". To have a clearer picture of the top 5, it is necessary to await the arrival of several more competitors. Watch this space…



13:45 - quad
Husseini drops back after 306 km

With just 50 km of the special stage remaining, the Honda rider is now in fourth place, 4'59" behind his former rival for the stage victory, Polish rider Lukasz Laskawiec, who now leads by 25" ahead of Ignacio Casale and 1'32" in front of Rafal Sonik. Marcos Patronelli remains in fifth, 5'17" behind the stage leader.



13:04 - quad
265 - Husseini takes control

The Emirati Honda quad rider has confirmed his rising star on this stage and now leads by 50 seconds in front of Lukasz Laskawiec, who is currently under threat from the third placed rider, Chilean Ignacio Casale, 1'05" behind the stage leader. There are no other significant changes among the rest of the leading pack



12:58 - quad
277 - Van Biljon stops once again

South African Sarel Van Biljon has stopped on the special section for a second time. The E-ATV rider has had a puncture and is changing his wheel at the 137-km point.



12:28 - quad
Husseini on the charge at CP1

After 223 km, Polish rider Lukasz Laskawiec is still stage leader, but Sebastian Husseini is a serious threat, only 6 seconds behind.


1'03" behind the stage leader, Ignacio Casale occupies third place, in front of Rafal Sonik, 2'12" behind the leader, Lucas Bonetto in fifth, 3'50" behind the leader, Gaston Gonzales in sixth, 4'03" behind the leader and Marcos Patronelli, who has now slipped down to seventh place, 5'09" behind the stage leader.



11:25 - quad
Laskawiec leads after 164 km but only just…

The Polish rider still leads the special stage, but Sebastian Husseini is still hard on his heels and only trails by 18 seconds.


In third, Ignacio Casale trails Laskaviec by 1'06", fourth placed rider Rafal Sonik is 1'41" behind the provisional leader and Marcos Patronelli (6'05" behind the Polish rider) has lost time since the last check point due to a halt after 132 km for an unknown reason.



10:36 - quad
265 - Husseini close behind after 132 km

The Emirati rider is still second, battling with Polish rider Lukasz Laskawiec for the leadership: hardly more than 1 second separates the two men. The leader is now in front of Marcos Patronelli by 43", ahead of Rafal Sonik by 1'05" and leads Ignacio Casale by 1'45".



10:12 - quad
252 - Laskawiec imposing his pace after 64 km

The Polish rider, who won yesterday in Villa Carlos Paz, has started the day on form and is provisional stage leader in the quad category.


14 seconds separate him and Sebastian Husseini, the only Honda rider in the midst of a pack of Yamahas, since behind him lie Marcos Patronelli (39" behind the stage leader), Rafal Sonik (53" behind the stage leader), Ignacio Casale (1'33" behind the stage leader) and Gaston Gonzalez (2'04" behind the stage leader).

08:35 - quad
252 - Laskawiec sets off

Yesterday's winner, Polish rider Lukasz Laskawiec will be leading the 27 quads authorised to start today towards La Rioja.


In his wake, general standings leader Marcos Patronelli and Sebastian Husseini will be followed by Poland's Rafal Sonik. The first quad started the special at 8.24 AM, local time.




20:24
Córdoba–La Rioja: parallel lines

All the competitors must cover the same distance, but that doesn't mean the cars and trucks race on the same course as the motorcycles and quads. Nevertheless, the challenges on their respective menus are quite similar. Today we'll alternate winding tracks and fast roads as they move from forested sectors to much more open plateaus.


A typical course for the Argentinean Rally. After 37 km on the road, they'll have to tackle a sector just over 350 km long before a 242 km link section. Seeing the many unexpected turns of events during yesterday's stage in the Car, Truck and Motorcycle categories, it goes without saying that the overall classifications are still up for grabs.


Stéphane Peterhansel's buffer grew considerably but isn't insurmountable, the KTM pilots have a wafer-thin margin, and the battle of the juggernauts is yet to be decided.



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