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2009 Dakar Rally
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Off-road motorsport event in Argentina and Chile
2009 Dakar Rally
2008 Central Europe Rally
2010 Dakar Rally
Cars
ZAF Giniel de VilliersDEU Dirk von Zitzewitz
Volkswagen
Bikes
ESP Marc Coma
KTM
Quads
CZE Josef Macháček
Yamaha
Trucks
RUS Firdaus KabirovRUS Aydar BelyaevRUS Andrey Mokeev
Kamaz
The 2009 Dakar Rally was the 31st running of the Dakar Rally. The race began on 3 January 2009, and took place across Argentina and Chile.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=316040&FS= New Year rings in first ever South America Dakar rally Schilke Nancy Knapp 2009-01-01 Motorsport 2009-01-03September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes The rally was for the first time to take place outside of Europe and Africa as the location was changed by organizers due to concerns about possible terrorist attacks that resulted in the postponement and relocation of the previous year's racehttp://www.clutchandchrome.com/News/0901/News0901005.htm Motorcycle competitors race away as Dakar Rally leaves Buenos Aires 2009-01-03 Clutch & Chrome 2009-01-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20090120210942/http://www.clutchandchrome.com/News/0901/News0901005.htm 20 January 2009 dead The first South American Dakar revs up its engines https://www.france24.com/en/20090103-first-south-american-dakar-revs-its-engine- 2009-01-03 2025-02-10 france24 In addition to motorcycle, automobile, and truck categories, a separate quad (all-terrain vehicle) class was added for the first time (previously a subdivision of the motorbike category).
Étienne Lavigne, the race director of the rally, first announced the new race location in February 2008 around the same time as the previous year's rescheduled and relocated race was held for competitors. He said, "Dakar competitors are going to discover new territory, new scenery, but with the same spirit of competition and adventure, with very hard stages."http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/11/sports/rally11.php 2009 Dakar Rally moves to South America 2008-02-11 IHT 2009-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20090212075151/http://iht.com/articles/2008/02/11/sports/rally11.php 12 February 2009 live
Entrants
540 teams from 50 nations competed in the rally.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jGja_fmlSvEUCbLHNGoySoCLUWKA https://archive.today/20121216075900/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jGja_fmlSvEUCbLHNGoySoCLUWKA dead December 16, 2012 Qatar's Al-Attiyah wins Dakar opener 2009-01-03 AFP 2009-01-03 Teams underwent administrative and technical checks in Buenos Aires between 31 December and 2 January. Afterwards, 217 motorcycles, 25 all-terrain vehicle, 177 cars, and 81 trucks driven by a total of 837 people were approved to start.http://www.thetimes.co.za/Sport/Article.aspx?id=911704 SA racers set for Dakar Rally 2009-01-03 The Times 2009-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20090109082034/http://www.thetimes.co.za/Sport/Article.aspx?id=911704 9 January 2009 dead
Route
thumb|200px|Cars before the event began
thumb|right|Russian president Dmitry Medvedev meets with the KAMAZ-Master team at the Moscow Kremlin on 28 January 2009.
The race began in Buenos Aires, Argentina with a symbolic start that took place on 2 January in downtown Buenos Aires, attracting an estimated crowd of 500,000 fans.http://www.ole.clarin.com/notas/2009/01/03/automovilismo/01832809.html es Nacional y popular 2009-01-03 2009-01-07 Diario Olé Mauro Feito https://web.archive.org/web/20090117043853/http://www.ole.clarin.com/notas/2009/01/03/automovilismo/01832809.html 17 January 2009 dead The total racing distance is more than 9578 km mi, of which 5652 km mi is timed special stage.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j6rAPU8U-MEeW30QchHb-n22Frjg https://archive.today/20120527014134/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j6rAPU8U-MEeW30QchHb-n22Frjg dead May 27, 2012 New-look Dakar braced for continental shift 2009-01-02 AFP 2009-01-03 There will be a rest day in Valparaíso, Chile on 10 January.http://www.dakar.com/2008/DAK/presentation/docs/parcours_novembre.pdf Map showing 2008 planned route 2008-01-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080829165921/http://www.dakar.com/2008/DAK/presentation/docs/parcours_novembre.pdf 2008-08-29 There are ten stages in Argentina, and three in Chile.
Stages
StageDateFromToConnectionSpecialConnectionTotalStage winnerskm mi km mi km mi km miBikesQuadsCarsTrucks13 JanuaryARG Buenos AiresARG Santa Rosa196 km mi 0 table371 km mi 0 table166 km mi 0 table733 km mi 0 tableESP M. ComaFRA C. DeclerckQAT N. Al-AttiyahNED M. van Vliet24 JanuaryARG Santa RosaARG Puerto Madryn 0 km mi 0 table237 km mi 0 table600 km mi 0 table837 km mi 0 tableNED F. VerhoevenFRA C. DeclerckESP C. SainzNED G. de Rooy35 JanuaryARG Puerto MadrynARG Jacobacci 70 km mi 0 table616 km mi 0 table8 km mi 0 table694 km mi 0 tableESP M. ComaCZE J. MacháčekQAT N. Al-AttiyahRUS V. Chagin46 JanuaryARG JacobacciARG Neuquén 4 km mi 0 table459 km mi 0 table25 km mi 0 table488 km mi 0 tableESP M. ComaESP J. M. GonzálezESP C. SainzNED G. de Rooy57 JanuaryARG NeuquénARG San Rafael 173 km mi 0 table506 km mi 0 table84 km mi 0 table763 km mi 0 tableUSA J. StreetESP J. M. GonzálezRSA G. de VilliersRUS F. Kabirov68 JanuaryARG San RafaelARG Mendoza 76 km mi 0 table395 km mi 0 table154 km mi 0 table625 km mi 0 tableFRA C. DespresCZE J. MacháčekRSA G. de VilliersRUS V. Chagin79 JanuaryARG MendozaCHI Valparaíso 80 km mi 0 table419 km mi 0 table317 km mi 0 table816 km mi 0 tableCHL F. LópezARGM. PatronelliESP C. SainzStage cancelled 10 JanuaryCHL ValparaísoRest Day811 JanuaryCHI Valparaíso CHI La Serena 245 km mi 0 table294 km mi 0 table113 km mi 0 table652 km mi 0 tableFRA C. DespresCZE J. MacháčekESP C. SainzNED G. de Rooy912 JanuaryCHI La SerenaCHI Copiapó 88 km mi 0 table449 km mi 0 table0 km mi 0 table537 km mi 0 tableNED F. VerhoevenCZE J. MacháčekESP C. SainzRUS F. Kabirov1013 JanuaryCHI CopiapóCHI Copiapó 20 km mi 0 table666 km mi 0 table0 km mi 0 table686 km mi 0 tableESP J. ViladomsARG M. PatronelliESP C. SainzRUS V. Chagin1114 JanuaryCHI CopiapóARG Fiambalá20 km mi 0 table215 km mi 0 table445 km mi 0 table680 km mi 0 tableStage cancelled1215 JanuaryARG FiambaláARG La Rioja4 km mi 0 table253 km mi 0 table261 km mi 0 table518 km mi 0 tableFRA C. DespresARG M. PatronelliRSA G. de VilliersRUS V. Chagin1316 JanuaryARG La RiojaARG Córdoba 161 km mi 0 table545 km mi 0 table47 km mi 0 table753 km mi 0 tableFRA C. DespresESP C. AvendañoESP N. RomaRUS F. Kabirov1417 JanuaryARG CórdobaARG Buenos Aires 224 km mi 0 table227 km mi 0 table341 km mi 0 table792 km mi 0 tablePOR H. RodriguesESP J. M. PeñaRSA G. de VilliersRUS F. Kabirov kmmikmmikmmikmmi
Due to heavy fog and the need to cross the border between Chile and Argentina, the competitive element of Stage 11 was cancelled.
Stage results
Motorcycles
Stage result General classification Stage PosCompetitorMakeTimeDifference PosCompetitorMakeTimeDifference 11 M. Coma ESP KTM 2h 46' 17" + 00' 00"1 M. Coma ESP KTM 2h 46' 17" + 00' 00"2 J. Czachor POL KTM 3h 08' 22" + 22' 05"2 J. Czachor POL KTM 3h 08' 22" + 22' 05"3 M. Stanovnik SLO KTM 3h 10' 59" + 24' 42"3 M. Stanovnik SLO KTM 3h 10' 59" + 24' 42" 21 F. Verhoeven NED KTM 2h 14' 48" + 00' 00"1 M. Coma ESP KTM 5h 13' 32" + 00' 00"2 C. Despres FRA KTM 2h 15' 29 + 00' 41"2 F. Verhoeven NED KTM 5h 27' 19" + 13' 47"3 D. Fretigne FRA Yamaha 2h 15' 52" + 01' 04"3 D. Fretigne FRA Yamaha 5h 30' 23" + 16' 51" 31 M. Coma ESP KTM 5h 18' 17" + 00' 00"1 M. Coma ESP KTM 10h 31' 49" + 00' 00"2 P.A. Ullevålseter NOR KTM 5h 36' 06" + 17' 49"2 D. Fretigne FRA Yamaha 11h 11' 00" + 39' 11"3 J. Viladoms ESP KTM 5h 36' 06" + 17' 49"3 P.A. Ullevålseter NOR KTM 11h 14' 14" + 42' 25" 41 M. Coma ESP KTM 4h 09' 32" + 00' 00"1 M. Coma ESP KTM 14h 41' 21" + 00' 00"2 C. Despres FRA KTM 4h 10' 49" + 01' 17"2 J. Street USA KTM 15h 24' 18" + 42' 57"3' 00" Penalty3 J. Street USA KTM 4h 10' 53" + 01' 21"3 D. Fretigne FRA Yamaha 15h 25' 03" + 43' 42" 51 J. Street USA KTM 6h 41' 06" + 00' 00"1 M. Coma ESP KTM 21h 38' 12" + 00' 00"2 F. Verhoeven NED KTM 6h 46' 59" + 05' 53"2 J. Street USA KTM 22h 05' 24" + 27' 12"3 F. López CHI KTM 6h 48' 40" + 07' 34"3 D. Fretigne FRA Yamaha 22h 17' 21" + 39' 09" 61 C. Despres FRA KTM 2h 03' 20" + 00' 00"1 M. Coma ESP KTM 23h 43' 41" + 00' 00"2 M. Coma ESP KTM 2h 05' 29" + 02' 09"2 J. Street USA KTM 24h 24' 10" + 40' 29"3 J. Viladoms ESP KTM 2h 08' 35" + 05' 15"3 D. Fretigne FRA Yamaha 24h 31' 11" + 47' 30" 71 F. López CHI KTM 2h 36' 09" + 00' 00"1 M. Coma ESP KTM 26h 23' 47" + 00' 00"2 M. Coma ESP KTM 2h 40' 06" + 03' 57"2 J. Street USA KTM 27h 15' 09" + 51' 22"3 C. Despres FRA KTM 2h 41' 30" + 05' 21"3 D. Fretigne FRA Yamaha 27h 16' 18" + 52' 31" 81 C. Despres FRA KTM 4h 07' 39" + 00' 00"1 M. Coma ESP KTM 30h 33' 15" + 00' 00"2 M. Coma ESP KTM 4h 09' 28" + 01' 49"2 D. Fretigne FRA Yamaha 31h 39' 43" + 1h 06' 28"3 F. López CHI KTM 4h 10' 35" + 02' 56"3 C. Despres FRA KTM 32h 06' 49" + 1h 33' 34" 91 F. Verhoeven NED KTM 6h 26' 33" + 00' 00"1 M. Coma ESP KTM 37h 04' 47" + 00' 00"2 D. Fretigne FRA Yamaha 6h 29' 42" + 03' 09"2 D. Fretigne FRA Yamaha 37h 34' 20" + 1h 04' 38"3 F. López CHI KTM 6h 40' 13" + 03' 40"3 C. Despres FRA KTM 38h 04' 20" + 1h 34' 38" 101 J. Viladoms ESP KTM 6h 35' 26" + 00' 00"1 M. Coma ESP KTM 43h 52' 30" + 00' 00"2 A. Duclos FRA KTM 6h 36' 22" + 01' 06"2 D. Fretigne FRA Yamaha 45h 17' 20" + 1h 24' 50"3 P.A. Ullevålseter NOR KTM 6h 37' 33" + 02' 07"3 C. Despres FRA KTM 45h 23' 41" + 1h 31' 11"3' 00" Penalty 121 C. Despres FRA KTM 3h 57' 37" + 00' 00"1 M. Coma ESP KTM 47h 51' 30" + 00' 00"2 M. Coma ESP KTM 3h 59' 00" + 01' 23"2 C. Despres FRA KTM 49h 21' 18" + 1h 29' 48"Penalty 3' 00"3 G. Farres Guell ESP KTM 4h 07' 24" + 09' 47"3 D. Fretigne FRA Yamaha 49h 25' 25" + 1h 33' 55" 131 C. Despres FRA KTM 2h 33' 35" + 00' 00"1 M. Coma ESP KTM 50h 26' 50" + 00' 00"2 M. Coma ESP KTM 2h 35' 20" + 01' 45"2 C. Despres FRA KTM 51h 54' 53" + 1h 28' 03"Penalty 3' 00"3 D. Fretigne FRA Yamaha 2h 36' 12" + 02' 37"3 D. Fretigne FRA Yamaha 52h 01' 37" + 1h 34' 37" 141 H. Rodrigues POR KTM 1h 42' 37" + 00' 00"1 M. Coma ESP KTM 52h 14' 33" + 00' 00"2 P.A. Ullevålseter NOR KTM 1h 44' 44" + 02' 07"2 C. Despres FRA KTM 53h 40' 11" + 1h 25' 38"Penalty 3' 00"3 C. Despres FRA KTM 1h 45' 18" + 02' 41"3 D. Fretigne FRA Yamaha 53h 53' 29" + 1h 38' 56"
Quads
Stage result General classification Stage PosCompetitorMakeTimeDifference PosCompetitorMakeTimeDifference 11 C. Declerck FRA Yamaha 4h 00' 16" + 00' 00"1 C. Declerck FRA Yamaha 4h 00' 16" + 00' 00"2 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 4h 13' 12" + 12' 56"2 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 4h 13' 12" + 12' 56"3 L. Henderson URU Suzuki 4h 16' 06" + 15' 50"3 L. Henderson URU Suzuki 4h 16' 06" + 15' 50" 21 C. Declerck FRA Yamaha 2h 55' 58" + 00' 00"1 C. Declerck FRA Yamaha 6h 56' 14" + 00' 00"2 H. Deltrieu FRA Polaris 2h 58' 38" + 02' 40"2 R. Sonik POL Yamaha 7h 20' 51" + 24' 37"3 R. Sonik POL Yamaha 5h 29' 21" + 03' 23"3 H. Deltrieu FRA Polaris 7h 26' 49" + 30' 35" 31 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 6h 41' 59" + 00' 00"1 C. Declerck FRA Yamaha 13h 40' 00" + 00' 00"2 C. Declerck FRA Yamaha 6h 43' 46" + 01' 47"2 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 14h 16' 47" + 36' 47"6' 00" Penalty3 J.M. González ESP Yamaha 6h 54' 54" + 12' 55"3 J.M. González ESP Yamaha 14h 27' 45" + 47' 45" 41 J.M. González ESP Yamaha 5h 18' 33" + 00' 00"1 C. Declerck FRA Yamaha 19h 14' 51" + 00' 00"2 C. Declerck FRA Yamaha 5h 34' 51" + 16'18"2 J.M. González ESP Yamaha 19h 46' 18" + 31' 27"3 E. Carlini FRA Polaris 5h 37' 32" + 18' 59"3 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 20h 04' 25" + 49' 34" 51 J.M. González ESP Yamaha 8h 52' 38" + 00' 00"1 J.M. González ESP Yamaha 28h 38' 56" + 00' 00"2 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 9h 16' 44" 24' 06"2 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 29h 21' 09" + 42' 13"3 M. Patronelli ARG Can-Am 10h 04' 16" 1h 11' 38"3 C. Declerck FRA Yamaha 29h 37' 33" + 58' 37" 61 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 2h 49' 47" 00' 00"1 J.M. González ESP Yamaha 31h 38' 47" + 00' 00"2 J.M. González ESP Yamaha 2h 59' 51" + 10' 04"2 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 32h 10' 56" + 32' 09"6' 00" Penalty3 H. Deltrieu FRA Polaris 3h 05' 01" + 15' 14"3 C. Declerck FRA Yamaha 32h 59' 12" + 1h 20' 25" 71 M. Patronelli ARG Can-Am 3h 41' 37" + 00' 00"1 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 36h 22' 01" + 00' 00"6' 00" Penalty2 L. Henderson URU Suzuki 3h 55' 38" + 14 01"2 M. Patronelli ARG Can-Am 38h 49' 33" + 2h 27' 32" 3' 00" Penalty3 H. Deltrieu FRA Polaris 4h 02' 42" + 21 05"3 R. Sonik POL Yamaha 40h 53' 28" + 4h 31' 27" 1h 53' 00" Penalty 81 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 4h 49' 24" + 00' 00"1 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 41h 11' 25" + 00' 00" 6' 00" Penalty2 M. Patronelli ARG Can-Am 4h 52' 25" + 02' 51"2 M. Patronelli ARG Can-Am 43h 41' 48" + 2h 30' 23" 3' 00" Penalty3 H. Deltrieu FRA Polaris 4h 56' 24" + 07' 00"3 R. Sonik POL Yamaha 44h 06' 55" + 2h 55' 30" 91 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 8h 20' 54" + 00' 00"1 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 49h 32' 19" + 00' 00"6' 00" Penalty2 M. Patronelli ARG Can-Am 8h 21' 33" + 00' 39"2 M. Patronelli ARG Can-Am 52h 03' 21" + 2h 31' 02"3' 00" Penalty3 H. Deltrieu FRA Polaris 8h 38' 20" + 17' 26"3 R. Sonik POL Yamaha 53h 01' 40" + 3h 09' 21"3' 00" Penalty 101 M. Patronelli ARG Can-Am 8h 20' 30" + 00' 00"1 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 57h 53' 17" + 00' 00"6' 00" Penalty2 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 8h 20' 58" + 00' 28"2 M. Patronelli ARG Can-Am 60h 23' 51" + 2h 30' 34"3' 00" Penalty3 H. Deltrieu FRA Polaris 9h 13' 03" + 52' 38"3 R. Sonik POL Yamaha 63h 08' 03" + 5h 14' 46"3' 00" Penalty 121 M. Patronelli ARG Can-Am 4h 42' 58" + 00' 00"1 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 63h 12' 11" + 00' 00"6' 00" Penalty2 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 5h 18' 54" + 35' 56"2 M. Patronelli ARG Can-Am 65h 06' 49" + 1h 54' 38"3' 00" Penalty3 H. Deltrieu FRA Polaris 5h 19' 00" + 36' 02"3 R. Sonik POL Yamaha 70h 18' 28" + 7h 06' 17"3' 00" Penalty 131 C. Avendaño ESP Suzuki 2h 53' 12" + 00' 00"1 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 66h 07' 35" + 00' 00"6' 00" Penalty2 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 2h 55' 24" + 02' 12"2 M. Patronelli ARG Can-Am 68h 27' 55" + 2h 20' 20"3' 00" Penalty3 H. Deltrieu FRA Polaris 2h 56' 01" + 02' 49"3 R. Sonik POL Yamaha 73h 27' 50" + 7h 20' 15"3' 00" Penalty 141 J.M. Peña ESP Yamaha 2h 14' 23" + 00' 00"1 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 68h 22' 06" + 00' 00"6' 00" Penalty2 J. Macháček CZE Yamaha 2h 14' 31" + 00' 08"2 M. Patronelli ARG Can-Am 70h 56' 06" + 2h 34' 00"3' 00" Penalty3 H. Deltrieu FRA Polaris 2h 16' 13" + 01' 50"3 R. Sonik POL Yamaha 76h 04' 40" + 7h 42' 34"3' 00" Penalty
Cars
Stage result General classification Stage PosCompetitorMakeTimeDifference PosCompetitorMakeTimeDifference 11 N. Al-Attiyah QAT T. Thörner SWE BMW 2h 36' 15" + 00' 00"1 N. Al-Attiyah QAT T. Thörner SWE BMW 2h 36' 15" + 00' 00"2 C. Sainz ESP M. Perin FRA Volkswagen 2h 38' 32" + 02' 17"2 C. Sainz ESP M. Perin FRA Volkswagen 2h 38' 32" + 02' 17"3 G. De Villiers RSA D. von Zitzewitz GER Volkswagen 2h 38' 55" + 02' 40"3 G. De Villiers RSA D. von Zitzewitz GER Volkswagen 2h 38' 55" + 02' 40" 21 C. Sainz ESP M. Perin FRA Volkswagen 1h 56' 14" + 00' 00"1 C. Sainz ESP M. Perin FRA Volkswagen 4h 34' 36" + 00' 00"2 S. Peterhansel FRA J-P. Cottret FRA Mitsubishi 1h 57' 28" + 01' 14"2 G. De Villiers RSA D. von Zitzewitz GER Volkswagen 4h 37' 05" + 02' 19"3 G. De Villiers RSA D. von Zitzewitz GER Volkswagen 1h 58' 10" + 01' 56"3 S. Peterhansel FRA J-P. Cottret FRA Mitsubishi 4h 38' 37" + 03' 51" 31 N. Al-Attiyah QAT T. Thörner SWE BMW 4h 29' 27" + 00' 00"1 C. Sainz ESP M. Perin FRA Volkswagen 9h 04' 48" + 00' 00"2 C. Sainz ESP M. Perin FRA Volkswagen 4h 30' 02" + 00' 35"2 N. Al-Attiyah QAT T. Thörner SWE BMW 9h 08' 28" + 03' 40"3 D. Depping GER T. Gottschalk GER Volkswagen 4h 31' 07" + 01' 40"3 G. De Villiers RSA D. von Zitzewitz GER Volkswagen 9h 10' 33" + 05' 45" 41 C. Sainz ESP M. Perin FRA Volkswagen 3h 42' 57" + 00' 00"1 C. Sainz ESP M. Perin FRA Volkswagen 12h 47' 45" + 00' 00"2 N. Al-Attiyah QAT T. Thörner SWE BMW 3h 43' 03" + 00' 06"2 N. Al-Attiyah QAT T. Thörner SWE BMW 12h 51' 31" + 03' 46"3 L. Alphand FRA G. Picard FRA Mitsubishi 3h 45' 21" + 02' 24"3 G. De Villiers RSA D. von Zitzewitz GER Volkswagen 12h 59' 18" + 11' 33" 51 G. De Villiers RSA D. von Zitzewitz GER Volkswagen 5h 47' 43" + 00' 00"1 N. Al-Attiyah QAT T. Thörner SWE BMW 18h 44' 37" + 00' 00"2 D. Depping GER T. Gottschalk GER Volkswagen 5h 50' 01" + 02' 18"2 G. De Villiers RSA D. von Zitzewitz GER Volkswagen 18h 47' 01" + 02' 24"3 R. Gordon USA A. Grider USA Hummer 5h 51' 55" + 04' 12"3 C. Sainz ESP M. Perin FRA Volkswagen 18h 51' 10" + 06' 33" 61 G. De Villiers RSA D. von Zitzewitz GER Volkswagen 2h 12' 33" + 00' 00"1 G. De Villiers RSA D. von Zitzewitz GER Volkswagen 20h 59' 34" + 00' 00"2 M. Miller USA R. Pitchford RSA Volkswagen 2h 12' 53" + 00' 20"2 C. Sainz ESP M. Perin FRA Volkswagen 21h 07' 13" + 07' 39"3 C. Sainz ESP M. Perin FRA Volkswagen 2h 16' 03" + 03' 30"3 M. Miller USA R. Pitchford RSA Volkswagen 21h 17' 25" + 17' 51" 71 C. Sainz ESP M. Perin FRA Volkswagen 2h 35' 27" + 00' 00"1 C. Sainz ESP M. Perin FRA Volkswagen 23h 42' 40" + 00' 00"2 M. Miller USA R. Pitchford RSA Volkswagen 2h 39' 08" + 03' 41"2 G. De Villiers RSA D. von Zitzewitz GER Volkswagen 23h 42' 49" + 00' 09"3 R. Gordon USA A. Grider USA Hummer 2h 39' 40" + 04' 13"3 M. Miller USA R. Pitchford RSA Volkswagen 23h 56' 33" + 13' 53" 81 C. Sainz ESP M. Perin FRA Volkswagen 3h 47' 19" + 00' 00"1 C. Sainz ESP M. Perin FRA Volkswagen 27h 29' 59" + 00' 00"2 D. Depping GER T. Gottschalk GER Volkswagen 3h 51' 21" + 04' 02"2 G. De Villiers RSA D. von Zitzewitz GER Volkswagen 27h 40' 56" + 10' 57"3 M. Miller USA R. Pitchford RSA Volkswagen 3h 51' 31" + 04' 12"3 M. Miller USA R. Pitchford RSA Volkswagen 27h 48' 04" + 18' 05" 91 C. Sainz ESP M. Perin FRA Volkswagen 5h 56' 08" + 00' 00"1 C. Sainz ESP M. Perin FRA Volkswagen 33h 26' 07" + 00' 00"2 M. Miller USA R. Pitchford RSA Volkswagen 5h 57' 55" + 01' 47"2 M. Miller USA R. Pitchford RSA Volkswagen 33h 45' 59" + 19' 52"3 R. Gordon USA A. Grider USA Hummer 5h 58' 24" + 02' 16"3 G. De Villiers RSA D. von Zitzewitz GER Volkswagen 33h 49' 05" + 22' 58" 101 C. Sainz ESP M. Perin FRA Volkswagen 5h 32' 55" + 00' 00"1 C. Sainz ESP M. Perin FRA Volkswagen 38h 59' 02" + 00' 00"2 R. Gordon USA A. Grider USA Hummer 5h 33' 16" + 00' 21"2 M. Miller USA R. Pitchford RSA Volkswagen 39h 26' 33" + 27' 31"3 M. Miller USA R. Pitchford RSA Hummer 5h 40' 34" + 07' 39"3 G. De Villiers RSA D. von Zitzewitz GER Volkswagen 39h 40' 15" + 41' 13" 121 G. De Villiers RSA D. von Zitzewitz GER Volkswagen 4h 06' 43" + 00' 00"1 G. De Villiers RSA D. von Zitzewitz GER Volkswagen 43h 46' 58" + 00' 00"2 M. Miller USA R. Pitchford RSA Volkswagen 4h 23' 00" + 16' 17"2 M. Miller USA R. Pitchford RSA Volkswagen 43h 49' 33" + 02' 35"3 R. Gordon USA A. Grider USA Hummer 4h 32' 10" + 25' 27"3 R. Gordon USA A. Grider USA Hummer 45h 05' 50" + 1h 18' 52" 131 J. Roma ESP L. Cruz Senra ESP Mitsubishi 2h 33' 48" + 00' 00"1 G. De Villiers RSA D. von Zitzewitz GER Volkswagen 46h 35' 14" + 00' 00"2 K. Hołowczyc POL J.M. Fortin BEL Nissan 2h 41' 06" + 07' 18"2 M. Miller USA R. Pitchford RSA Volkswagen 46h 37' 34" + 02' 20"3 G. Chicherit FRA M. Baumel FRA BMW 2h 41' 15" + 07' 27"3 R. Gordon USA A. Grider USA Hummer 48h 02' 27" + 1h 27' 13" 141 G. De Villiers RSA D. von Zitzewitz GER Volkswagen 1h 35' 43" + 00' 00"1 G. De Villiers RSA D. von Zitzewitz GER Volkswagen 48h 10' 57" + 00' 00"2 L. Novitskiy RUS O. Tyupenkin RUS BMW 1h 35' 45" + 00' 02"2 M. Miller USA R. Pitchford RSA Volkswagen 48h 19' 56" + 08' 59"3 K. Hołowczyc POL J.M. Fortin BEL Nissan 1h 36' 00" + 00' 17"3 R. Gordon USA A. Grider USA Hummer 49h 57' 12" + 1h 46' 15"
Trucks
Stage result General classification Stage PosCompetitorMakeTimeDifference PosCompetitorMakeTimeDifference 11 M. Van Vliet NED H. Vaanholt NED G. Van Veenendaal NED GINAF 3h 15' 07" + 00' 00"1 M. Van Vliet NED H. Vaanholt NED G. Van Veenendaal NED GINAF 3h 15' 07" + 00' 00"2 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 3h 15' 09" + 00' 02"2 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 3h 15' 09" + 00' 02"3 I. Mardeev RUS V. Mizykuaev RUS A. Mardeev RUS Kamaz 3h 15' 29" + 00' 22"3 I. Mardeev RUS V. Mizykuaev RUS A. Mardeev RUS Kamaz 3h 15' 29" + 00' 22" 21 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 2h 21' 42" + 00' 00"1 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 5h 36' 51" + 00' 00"2 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 2h 23' 42" + 02' 00"2 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 5h 40' 49" + 03' 58"3 M. Van Vliet NED H. Vaanholt NED G. Van Veenendaal NED GINAF 2h 30' 20" + 08' 38"3 M. Van Vliet NED H. Vaanholt NED G. Van Veenendaal NED GINAF 5h 45' 27" + 08' 36" 31 V. Chagin RUS S. Savostin RUS E. Nikolaev RUS Kamaz 5h 15' 59" + 00' 00"1 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 10h 56' 14" + 00' 00"2 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 5h 19' 23" + 03' 24"2 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 11h 04' 00" + 07' 46"3 F. Kabirov RUS Aydar Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 5h 23' 11" + 07' 12"3 V. Chagin RUS Sergey Savostin RUS E. Nikolaev RUS Kamaz 11h 05' 42" + 09' 28" 41 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 4h 20' 27" + 00' 00"1 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 15h 16' 41" + 00' 00"2 V. Chagin RUS S. Savostin RUS E. Nikolaev RUS Kamaz 4h 21' 13" + 00' 46"2 V. Chagin RUS S. Savostin RUS E. Nikolaev RUS Kamaz 15h 26' 55" + 10' 14"3 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 4h 25' 22" + 04' 55"3 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 15h 29' 22" + 12' 41" 51 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 6h 43' 56" + 00' 00"1 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 22h 13' 05" + 00' 00"2 V. Chagin RUS S. Savostin RUS E. Nikolaev RUS Kamaz 6h 56' 15" + 12' 19"2 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 22h 13' 18" + 00' 13"3 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 6h 56' 24" + 12' 28"3 V. Chagin RUS S. Savostin RUS E. Nikolaev RUS Kamaz 22h 23' 10" + 10' 05" 61 V. Chagin RUS S. Savostin RUS E. Nikolaev RUS Kamaz 2h 31' 58" + 00' 00"1 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 24h 45' 36" + 00' 00"2 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 2h 32' 18" + 00' 20"2 V. Chagin RUS S. Savostin RUS E. Nikolaev RUS Kamaz 24h 55' 08" + 09' 32"3 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 2h 57' 51" + 25' 53"3 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 25h 10' 56" + 25' 20" 81 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 2h 47' 33" + 00' 00"1 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 27h 40' 43" + 00' 00"2 V. Chagin RUS S. Savostin RUS E. Nikolaev RUS Kamaz 2h 49' 15" + 01' 42"2 V. Chagin RUS S. Savostin RUS E. Nikolaev RUS Kamaz 27h 44' 23" + 03' 40"3 A Loprais CZE V. Stajf CZE M Holan CZE TATRA 2h 49' 45" + 02' 12"3 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 27h 58' 29" + 17' 46" 91 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 7h 04' 04" + 00' 00"1 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 34h 42' 47" + 00' 00"2 V. Chagin RUS S. Savostin RUS E. Nikolaev RUS Kamaz 7h 02' 34" + 00' 30"2 V. Chagin RUS S. Savostin RUS E. Nikolaev RUS Kamaz 34h 46' 57" + 04' 10"3 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 7h 19' 03" + 16' 59"3 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 35h 17' 32" + 34' 45" 101 V. Chagin RUS S. Savostin RUS E. Nikolaev RUS Kamaz 5h 14' 40" + 00' 00"1 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 40h 01' 23" + 00' 00"2 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 5h 16' 23" + 01' 43"2 V. Chagin RUS S. Savostin RUS E. Nikolaev RUS Kamaz 40h 01' 37" + 00' 14"3 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 5h 18' 36" + 03' 56"3 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 40h 33' 55" + 32' 32" 121 V. Chagin RUS S. Savostin RUS E. Nikolaev RUS Kamaz 4h 39' 49" + 00' 00"1 V. Chagin RUS S. Savostin RUS E. Nikolaev RUS Kamaz 44h 41' 26" + 00' 00"2 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 4h 41' 36" + 01' 47"2 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 44h 42' 59" + 01' 33"3 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 5h 04' 29" + 24' 40"3 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 45h 38' 24" + 58' 58" 131 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 3h 01' 51" + 00' 00"1 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 47h 44' 50" + 00' 00"2 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 3h 04' 03" + 02' 12"2 V. Chagin RUS S. Savostin RUS E. Nikolaev RUS Kamaz 47h 47' 50" + 03' 00"3 F. Echter GER D. Ruf GER A. Klein GER MAN 3h 04' 27" + 02' 36"3 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 48h 42' 27" + 57' 37" 141 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 1h 49' 56" + 00' 00"1 F. Kabirov RUS A. Belyaev RUS A. Mokeev RUS Kamaz 49h 34' 46" + 00' 00"2 V. Chagin RUS S. Savostin RUS E. Nikolaev RUS Kamaz 1h 50' 35" + 00' 39"2 V. Chagin RUS S. Savostin RUS E. Nikolaev RUS Kamaz 49h 38' 25" + 03' 39"3 F. Echter GER D. Ruf GER A. Klein GER MAN 1h 51' 23" + 01' 27"3 G. De Rooy NED T. Colsoul BEL M. Van Melis NED GINAF 50h 34' 42" + 59' 56"
Trucks did not compete in Stage 7.
The timed part of Stage 11 was cancelled due to bad weather.
Final standings
Bikes
PosNo.RiderBikeEntrantTime 1 2ESP Marc ComaKTMTeam KTM Repsol52:14:33 2 1FRA Cyril DespresKTMTeam Red Bull KTM +1:25:38 3 12FRA David FrétignéYamahaTeam Fret Motorsport+1:38:56 4 3FRA David CasteuKTMVectra Racing Team+2:17:54 5 5POR Hélder RodriguesKTMLagos Team+2:22:11 6 4NOR Pål Anders UllevålseterKTMTeam Scandinavia+2:25:02 7 9ESP Jordi ViladomsKTMTeam KTM Repsol+2:28:29 8 15NED Frans VerhoevenKTMVectra Racing Team+2:50:39 9 11NED Henk KnuimanKTMCanon Kamera-Express Rally Team+3:22:41 10 23POR Paulo GonçalvesHonda +4:12:42
Quads
PosNo.RiderQuadTime 1250CZE Josef MacháčekYamaha68:22:06 2273ARG Marcos PatronelliCan-Am+2:34:00 3262POL Rafał SonikYamaha+7:42:34 4255FRA Hubert DeltrieuPolaris+11:13:31 5272CZE Oldřich BražinaYamaha+15:59:51 6251ESP Carlos AvendañoSuzuki+16:44:15 7267FRA Eric CarliniPolaris+25:10:45 8268FRA Elisabeth KraftPolaris+26:12:39 9276FRA Olivier PottierCan-Am+40:20:38 10252ESP José María PeñaYamaha+46:46:05
Cars
PosNo.DriverCo-DriverCarEntrantTime 1305RSA Giniel de VilliersDEU Dirk von ZitzewitzVolkswagenVolkswagen Motorsport48:10:57 2308USA Mark MillerRSA Ralph PitchfordVolkswagenVolkswagen Motorsport+8:59 3309USA Robby GordonUSA Andy GriderHummerRobby Gordon Motorsports+1:46:15 4327NOR Ivar Erik TollefsenGBR Quin EvansNissanOverdrive+6:04:34 5317POL Krzysztof HołowczycBEL Jean-Marc FortinNissanOverdrive+6:37:49 6307DEU Dieter DeppingDEU Timo GottschalkVolkswagenVolkswagen Motorsport+8:43:29 7340CZE Miroslav ZapletalCZE Tomas OurednicekMitsubishiOffroadsport.cz+11:03:08 8316RUS Leonid NovitskiyRUS Oleg TyupenkinBMWTeam X-Raid+13:15:13 9306FRA Guerlain ChicheritFRA Mathieu BaumelBMWTeam X-Raid+14:49:49 10304ESP Nani RomaESP Lucas CruzMitsubishiRepsol Mitsubishi Ralliart+17:27:46
Trucks
PosNo.DriverCo-DriversTruckTime 1506RUS Firdaus KabirovRUS Aydar Belyaev RUS Andrey MokeevKamaz49:34:46 2501RUS Vladimir ChaginRUS Sergey Savostin RUS Eduard NikolaevKamaz+3:39 3505NED Gérard de RooyBEL Tom Colsoul NED Marcel van MelisGINAF+59:56 4508RUS Ilgizar MardeevRUS Viatcheslav Mizyukaev RUS Ayrat MardeevKamaz+6:46:30 5507DEU Franz EchterDEU Detlef Ruf DEU Artur KleinMAN+7:19:41 6504BRA André de AzevedoBRA Maykel Justo CZE Jaromír MartinecTatra+9:31:18 7510ESP Pep Vila RocaESP Moisès Torrallardona ESP Joaquim BusomsMercedes+16:06:40 8503NED Wulfert van GinkelNED Willem Tijsterman NED Richard de RooyGINAF+16:29:47 9514ESP Jordi JuvantenyESP José Luis Criado ESP Fina RománMAN+19:53:45 10534HUN Zoltán SzallerHUN Lazlo Karoly Pocsik HUN Tibor CsitariMAN+20:27:01
Accidents
During the first stage of the rally, British driver Paul Green and co-driver Matthew Harrison were seriously injured when their Rally Raid UK car overturned.Britons hurt in Dakar crash autosport.com http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72633 2009-01-07 2009-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20090124075931/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72633 24 January 2009 live
On 7 January 49-year-old French motorcycle rider Pascal Terry was found dead in a remote area. He had been missing since the second stage of the rally, and the cause of death was determined as a pulmonary edema.Terry died of a pulmonary edema autosport.com http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72653 2009-01-08 2009-01-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20090201001316/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72653 1 February 2009 live
On the tenth stage on 13 January 48-year-old Spanish motorcyclist Cristóbal Guerrero was seriously injured after a heavy crash. 24 hours after the accident, he was reportedly still in a coma and in a critical condition.Guerrero still in coma Associated Press https://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5ikkRvAve3u3mwAJ3fnsq6QThF4dg 14 January 2008 15 January 2008June 2024 medicmedic Guerrero's son Cristóbal junior competes in the World Enduro Championship.
During stage twelve of 15 January, rally leader Carlos Sainz rolled his Volkswagen Touareg into a ravine, ending the race for the Spaniard and his French co-pilot, Michel Perin, who received a shoulder injury during the crash.Dakar Rally leader Carlos Sainz out after accident in 12th stage The Canadian Press https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5g4Im2jgA_1cej524MsmaXTj6K1mw https://web.archive.org/web/20090121183240/http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5g4Im2jgA_1cej524MsmaXTj6K1mw dead January 21, 2009 15 January 2008 16 January 2008
Notable Drivers
22em
QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah
ESP Carlos Sainz
RSA Giniel De Villiers
FRA Stéphane Peterhansel
FRA Luc Alphand
GER Dieter Depping
USA Robby Gordon
CHI Eliseo Salazar
FRA Yvan Muller
LTU Antanas Juknevičius
NED Tom Coronel
NED Tim Coronel
JPN Ukyo Katayama
JPN Takuma Aoki
POL Krzysztof Hołowczyc
ITA Miki Biasion
ESP Joan Roma
USA Mark Miller
Scotland Alister McRae
JPN Hiroshi Masuoka
SWE Eje Elgh
Winners
Spanish rider Marc Coma won his second Dakar Rally in the motorbike class while KTM scored their ninth consecutive win in the event, which also includes the Central Europe Rally in 2008 that KTM had won.
200px|thumb|The quad class winner J. Macháček (CZE) driving Yamaha.
Josef Macháček of the Czech Republic won the quad class driving a Yamaha vehicle. It was the first time in Dakar Rally history that the quad category competition was held in a separate class.
thumb|200px|The car category winners G. De Villiers (RSA) and D. von Zitzewitz (GER) in Volkswagen.
Giniel De Villiers of South Africa and his German co-driver Dirk von Zitzewitz won the car category with Volkswagen. It was their first Dakar Rally victory and Volkswagen's second, the first since 1980.
thumb|200px|The winning Kamaz truck driven by the crew of F. Kabirov (RUS), A. Belyaev (RUS), and A. Mokeev (RUS).
The Russian Kamaz crew of Firdaus Kabirov, Aydar Belyaev, and Andrey Mokeev won the truck category for their second time with Kamaz scoring their eighth victory and their first since 2006.
References
External links
Dakar Rally 2009 Official site
Category:Dakar Rally by year
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