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The 2021 meeting in Saudi Arabia will be completed on Friday. Dakar Rally, which is scheduled to be overtaken by six crews from Lithuania.
On the last day, participants must cover 247 km of crossing and 200 km of speed.
Traditionally, the last speed section of the Dakar is shorter, and riders who finish it will rush to the Dakar podium, which is considered the official goal.
It will be difficult to change something in this speed section, so the participants will simply try not to earn money and reach the goal.
Organizers announce that the speed section will be 48 percent. will form a hard primer, 40 percent. – sand, 11 percent. dunes and 1 percent. – asphalt.
In the car category, the Spaniard triumphed in the last speed section Carlosas Sainzas (2 h 17 min 33 sec.), The second remained Cathar Nasseras Al-Attiyah (+00: 02: 13) and the third is French Stephane’as Peterhanselis (+00: 02: 53).
In the general classification, the French S. Peterhansel had no levels, which in the last section of speed 40 sec. lost to N.Al-Attiyah, but had up to 15 minutes in the overall standings. 31 sec. advantage and triumphed in the Dakar Rally for the 14th time in his career.
Al-Attiyah was second and C. Sainz was more than an hour behind.
Arūnas Gelažninkas (Zigmas Dakar Team, KTM 450 Rally Replica) beat their third Dakar and finished 29th today (+00: 36: 10). In the general motorcycle classification, A. Gelažninkas ranked 21st and achieved his best result, he was the first in the “solo” class and did what no Lithuanian had ever achieved. 2019 A.Gelažninkas was on 24, and in 2020 – 30 years.
“I have nothing to say, I am happy, I was happy to drive towards the goal,” said A. Gelažninkas. “Today I was already waiting for the arrival, because I didn’t want to drive fast, it was very slow kilometers. The speed section was a complete “fainus”. The main objective was to win the singles class and I did it, I am very happy. In the general classification, I also improved my achievement and I am doubly happy. “
Arūnas Gelažninkas is the champion of the “lonely” class!
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In the motorcycle classification, the American won the last, twelfth, speed section Ricky Brabecas (2 hours 17 minutes 2 seconds), left behind by an Argentine Kevin Benavides (+00: 02: 17) and the Austrians Matthias walkneris (+00: 04: 13).
The British wasted a lot of time The Samas Sunderlandas (+00: 13: 07), which complicated the situation in the general classification and fell from 2nd to 3rd place, which was surpassed by R. Brabec.
Benavides triumphed in the general classification, finishing 13th after the second speed section, but then improved his position and led after the 5th, 10th and 11th sections.
For K. Benavides, this is the first victory in the history of the Dakar. Before that, in 2016. he was fourth, in 2018. – 2nd, 2019 – 5 and 2020 – he did not finish the race.
Even before this year’s Dakar, Benavides said that “he is in very good sporting shape and will work 100% every day to achieve his dream of winning the Dakar Rally.”
🏍 Bicycles – stage 12 🏁
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🥉 @MatthiasWalkner (NEITHER)🏆 Ricky Brabec wins stage 12. Kevin Benavides wins the general classification. 👏 # Dakar2021 pic.twitter.com/l5xILGZxHR
– RALLY DAKAR (@dakar) January 15, 2021
Results of the twelfth gear stage (constantly updated):
Car credit:
Updated 11:30 am A.Juknevičius reached the WP2 point in just 1 min. 15 sec. lagging behind B.Vanags and ranking 23rd (+00: 18: 04).
WP1 was reached by G. Petrus, who was ranked 31st in it (+00: 18:36).
Updated 11:19 am 8 cars have already reached the finish line, including C. Despres, who took 4th place (+00: 04: 01). This means that B. Vanagas will definitely not rise above eleventh place in the overall ranking.
Updated 11.05 am Vanag reached the WP2 point, where he was 20th. B.Vanag is 7 minutes from Ch.Lavieille. 33 sec., And from C. Despreso – 12 min. 4 sec.
Updated 10:50 am A.Juknevičius and E.Juškauskas didn’t lag far behind B.Vanags at the WP1 point. A.Juknevičius was in 24th place (+00: 14: 38), and E.Juškauskas was in 25th place (+00: 15: 50).
Updated 10.40 pm E.Juškauskas covered 99 km and recorded the 23rd fastest time (+00: 15: 50).
Updated 10.31 pm B.Vanagas has reached point WP1 and has already covered 99 km. Unfortunately, Christian Lavieille and Cyril Despres, who finished 11th and 10th overall, were unable to catch up. Vanagas was 14 minutes behind leader Carlos Sainz. 1 sec., From Ch.Lavieille – 7 min. 18 sec., And from C. Despreso – 10 min. 49 sec.
Updated at 9.51 pm After 99km and WP1, Carlos Sainz leads, Stephane Peterhansel is second and Yazeed Al Rajhi is third.
Vanagas’ rival Cyril Despres is fifth (+00: 03: 22) for a spot in the top ten and does not appear to be giving up his place in the overall standings.
Benedict Vanagas and Filipe Palmeiro (Inbank Toyota Gazoo Racing Baltics, Toyota Gazoo Racing Hilux) | Overall ranking: 12th place, +04: 58: 37
Edvinas Juškauskas and Aisvydas Paliukėnas (Heston Airlines Pitlane Team, Toyota Hilux Gazoo Racing) | Overall ranking: 22nd place, +08: 57: 47
Antanas Juknevičius and Darius Vaičiulis (KREDA, Toyota Hilux Overdrive OTB) | Overall ranking: 26th place, +09: 19: 37
Gintas Petrus and Jose Marquesas (Petrus Kombucha Team, Optimus EVO 3) | Total positions: 31st place, +11: 34: 47
Motorcycle positions:
Updated 10.34 pm FINISHING A.Gelažninkas has beaten his third Dakar and today he is in 29th place (+00: 36: 10). In the general motorcycle classification, A. Gelažninkas was ranked 21st and achieved his best result, he was the first in the “solo” category and did what no Lithuanian had done so far.
2019 A.Gelažninkas was on 24, and in 2020 – 30 years.
Updated at 9.33 pm A.Gelažninkas has already covered 149 km and is ranked 26 (+00: 26: 11). The Lithuanian runs carefully and takes no risks, and in less than 5 minutes he is overtaken by the competitor of the “lonely” class Emanuel Gyenes, but the difference in the general classification between them is more than an hour.
Updated 8.48 hrs. A.Gelažninkas reached the first intermediate final of two and is 26th (+00: 16: 31). Participants arriving at WP1 took just over an hour.
Arūnas Gelažninkas (Team Zigmas Dakar, replica of the KTM 450 Rally) | Total ranking: 21st place, +07: 12: 16, individual ranking: 1st place, 52 hours. 11 min. 11 sec.
ATV Classification:
Updated 11.34 pm L. Kancius reached the finish line, won his first Dakar and today he was in eighth place, and in the general classification he was seventh!
Updated 10.52 pm L. Kancius has already covered 149 km and is the tenth (+00: 21: 02).
Updated 9:45 am L. Kancius lost some positions after 99 km and is ninth (+00: 18: 29).
Laisvydas Kancius (Racing history, Yamaha Raptor 700) | Total positions: 7th place, +12: 21: 25
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