2007 Dakar Rally

Off-road motorsport event in Europe and Africa 2007 Dakar Rally 2006 Dakar Rally 2008 Central Europe Rally Morocco/Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Western SaharaMRT 1959 DakarRally2007PL.jpg The route Cars FRA Stéphane PeterhanselFRA Jean-Paul Cottret Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution Bikes FRA Cyril Despres KTM Trucks NED Hans Stacey MAN The 2007 Dakar Rally was the 29th running of the event. It started in Lisbon, Portugal on 6 January and ran through Europe and Africa until 21 January 2007. It was the last time the event would take place in Africa, as the 2008 event (billed as the Central Europe Rally) since the ASO relocated the race to an all-Eastern Europe route in April because of terrorist attacks, and moved to South America from 2009.O Dakar «abandonou» África em 2008. Lembras-te porquê? https://www.razaoautomovel.com/classicos/ha-10-anos-dakar-saiu-africa/ 2018-01-05 2025-02-10 razaoautomovel Entries + Number of participantsStageBikesCarsTrucksTotalStart of Rally 245 181 85 511Rest Day 173 128 66 367End of Rally 132 109 59 300 Bikes + Leading EntriesManufacturerTeamNo.RiderAUT KTMKTM Repsol1ESP Marc Coma3ITA Giovanni Sala21ESP Jordi ViladomsGauloises KTM2FRA Cyril Despres4ESP Isidre Esteve8FRA David Casteu14NED Frans VerhoevenPetrobras-Lubrax5BRA Jean de AzevedoTeam Scandinavia6NOR Pål Anders UllevålseterKTM-Toni-Togo7FRA Alain DuclosRed Bull KTM USA9USA Chris BlaisPai-Rally Pan America25USA Jonah StreetJPN YamahaBianchiprata Compet Vodafone10POR Hélder RodriguesChallenge Yamaha Africa12FRA David Frétigné Cars + Leading EntriesManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCo-DriverJPN MitsubishiMitsubishi Ralliart300FRA Luc AlphandFRA Gilles Picard302FRA Stéphane PeterhanselFRA Jean-Paul Cottret304ESP Nani RomaESP Lucas Cruz306JPN Hiroshi MasuokaFRA Pascal MaimonDEU VolkswagenVolkswagen Motorsport301RSA Giniel de VilliersDEU Dirk von Zitzewitz303ESP Carlos SainzFRA Michel Périn305USA Mark MillerRSA Ralph Pitchford308FIN Ari VatanenITA Fabrizia PonsTeam Lagos313PRT Carlos SousaDEU Andreas SchulzDEU BMWX-Raid307DEU Jutta KleinschmidtSWE Tina Thörner309QAT Nasser Al-AttiyahFRA Alain Guehennec312FRA Guerlain ChicheritFRA Matthieu Baumel314ESP José Luis MonterdeBEL Jean-Marie LurquinFRA SchlesserSchlesser-Ford Raid310FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserFRA Arnaud DebronJPN NissanTeam Dessoude317FRA Christian LavieilleFRA François Borsotto319FRA Yvan MullerFRA René MetgeDe Mévius Team329POL Krzysztof HołowczycBEL Jean-Marc FortinTecnosport-Italia342JPN Kenjiro ShinozukaITA Roberto di PersioUSA HummerTeam Gordon320USA Robby GordonUSA Andy GriderJPN HondaFast & Speed327BEL Freddy LoixNED Herman Vaanholt Trucks + Leading EntriesManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCo-DriversRUS KamazKamaz-Master500RUS Vladimir ChaginRUS Semen YakubovRUS Sergey Savostin505RUS Sergey ReshetnikovRUS Andrey MokeevRUS Eduard Kupriyanov527RUS Ilgizar MardeevRUS Aydar BelyaevRUS Eduard NikolaevDEU MANExact-Man501NED Hans StaceyBEL Charly GotlibNED Bernard der Kinderen508FRA Philippe JacquotFRA Willy AlcarazNED Toon van Genugten516DEU Franz EchterDEU Detlef RufNED Edwin van DoorenNED GINAFTeam De Rooy502NED Jan de RooyBEL Dany ColebundersBEL Clemens Smulders509NED Gérard de RooyBEL Tom ColsoulNED Arno SlaatsCZE TatraPetrobras-Lubrax503BRA André de AzevedoCZE Jaromír MartinecBRA Maykel JustoLoprais Tatra Team512CZE Aleš LopraisCZE Petr GilarJPN HinoSugawara504JPN Yoshimasa SugawaraJPN Katsumi Hamura507JPN Teruhito SugawaraJPN Seiichi SuzukiJPN Akira KoishizawaITA IvecoMotorsport Italia506ITA Giacomo VismaraITA Mario CambiaghiITA Sergio Chionni Route The race began in Lisbon, Portugal, and passed through Spain, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, and Senegal. The total race distance was 7,915 km, of which 4,309 km was timed special stage.pdf file of course https://web.archive.org/web/20061125125722/http://www.dakar.com/2007/DAK/presentation/docs/carte.pdf 2006-11-25 from dakar.com. Retrieved 2 January 2006. There was a rest day in Atar, Mauritania on 13 January.The route https://web.archive.org/web/20070102011034/http://www.dakar.com/2007/DAK/presentation/us/r3_5-le-parcours.html 2007-01-02 from dakar.com. Retrieved 2 January 2007. pdf file showing 2007 route Stages right|270px|thumb|Rally stages map StageDateFromToDistanceStage WinnersLiaisonSpecialLiaisonTotalBikesCarsTruckskmmikmmikmmikmmi16 JanuaryPOR LisbonPOR Portimão1157111773232144464288POR R. FariaPOR C. SousaNED G. de Rooy27 JanuaryPOR PortimãoESP Málaga159.36742463288545339POR H. RodriguesESP C. SainzStage cancelled38 JanuaryMAR NadorMAR Er Rachidia205127252157191119648403ESP M. ComaRSA G. de VilliersRUS V. Chagin49 JanuaryMAR Er RachidiaMAR Ouarzazate9660405252178111679422ESP M. ComaFRA J-L. SchlesserRUS V. Chagin510 JanuaryMAR OuarzazateMAR Tan-Tan164102325202279173768477ESP I. EsteveESP C. SainzNED H. Stacey611 JanuaryMAR Tan-TanMRT 1959 Zouérat41425739424595.6817508ESP J. ViladomsUSA R. GordonNED H. Stacey712 JanuaryMRT 1959 ZouératMRT 1959 Atar42.55423373421580360FRA C. DespresRSA G. de VilliersNED H. Stacey 13 JanuaryMRT 1959 AtarRest day814 JanuaryMRT 1959 AtarMRT 1959 Tichit352258936621.2626389ESP M. ComaRSA G. de VilliersNED H. Stacey915 JanuaryMRT 1959 TichitMRT 1959 Néma-49430731.9497309LAT J. VintersFRA J-L. SchlesserNED W. van Ginkel1016 JanuaryMRT 1959 NémaMRT 1959 Néma106.23362272415400250POR H. RodriguesQAT N. Al-AttiyahNED A. Brouwer1117 JanuaryMRT 1959 NémaMRT 1959 Ayoun el Atrous280170--280170Stage cancelled1218 JanuaryMRT 1959 Ayoun el AtrousMLI Kayes1106825716011773484301ESP I. EsteveESP C. SainzNED H. Stacey1319 JanuaryMLI KayesSEN Tambacounda1801102601601811458285FRA C. DespresESP C. SainzCZE A. Loprais1420 JanuarySEN TambacoundaSEN Dakar12477225140227141576358BRA J. de AzevedoESP C. SainzFRA P. Jacquot1521 JanuarySEN Dakar3622169.941259358LAT J. VintersRSA G. de VilliersNED A. Brouwer Note: The timed section of stage 7 was shortened to 407.6 km due to adverse weather conditions. Top-3 riders per stage Motorcycles StageStage Top-3MakeTimeLeaders Top-3MakeTime1POR Ruben Faria POR Helder Rodrigues ESP Isidre EsteveYamahaYamahaKTM1:22:071:22:231:27:07POR Ruben Faria POR Helder Rodrigues ESP Isidre Esteve YamahaYamahaKTM1:22:07 +0:16 +5:002POR Helder RodriguesPOR Ruben Faria ESP Isidre EsteveYamahaYamahaKTM1:02:441:03:471:04:29POR Helder Rodrigues POR Ruben Faria ESP Isidre Esteve YamahaYamahaKTM2:25:07 +0:47 +6:293ESP Marc Coma USA Chris Blais ESP Isidre Esteve KTMKTMKTM3:07:393:08:353:10:36ESP Isidre Esteve ESP Marc Coma FRA David CasteuKTMKTMKTM5:42:12 +0:26 +1:034ESP Marc ComaESP Isidre Esteve FRA Cyril DespresKTMKTMKTM4:24:544:40:104:46:50ESP Marc ComaESP Isidre Esteve FRA David CasteuKTMKTMKTM10:10:32+11:50+24:205ESP Isidre EsteveESP Marc ComaFRA Cyril DespresKTMKTMKTM3:56:223:58:164:01:24ESP Marc ComaESP Isidre EsteveFRA David CasteuKTMKTMKTM14:08:48+9:56+37:416ESP Jordi ViladomsESP Marc ComaUSA Chris BlaisKTMKTMKTM3:45:453:46:423:46:45ESP Marc ComaESP Isidre EsteveFRA David CasteuKTMKTMKTM17:55:30+12:07+44:397FRA Cyril DespresNOR Pal Anders UllevalseterFRA David CasteuKTMKTMKTM4:30:424:33:284:35:18ESP Marc ComaESP Isidre EsteveFRA David CasteuKTMKTMKTM22:38:34+10:47+36:538ESP Marc ComaFRA Cyril DespresNOR Pal Anders UllevalseterKTMKTMKTM7:46:137:56:158:10:13ESP Marc ComaFRA Cyril DespresFRA David CasteuKTMKTMKTM30:24:47+54:58+1:03:159LVA Janis VintersFRA Cyril DespresESP Marc ComaKTMKTMKTM6:08:516:16:226:16:44ESP Marc ComaFRA Cyril DespresFRA David CasteuKTMKTMKTM36:41:31+54:36+1:11:1510POR Helder RodriguesESP Marc ComaFRA Cyril DespresYamahaKTMKTM4:12:554:13:394:13:46ESP Marc ComaFRA Cyril DespresFRA David CasteuKTMKTMKTM40:55:10+54:43+1:15:1211No competitive race held12ESP Isidre EstevePOR Paulo GonçalvesPOL Jacek CzachorKTMHondaKTM3:34:463:37:493:38:50ESP Marc ComaFRA Cyril DespresFRA David CasteuKTMKTMKTM44:47:16+52:48+1:10:1313FRA Cyril DespresUSA Chris BlaisFRA Michel MarchiniKTMKTMYamaha3:00:563:07:033:11:21FRA Cyril DespresFRA David CasteuUSA Chris BlaisKTMKTMKTM48:41:00+32:56+54:5214BRA Jean de AzevedoPOL Jacek CzachorLVA Janis VintersKTMKTMKTM2:37:462:39:512:42:51FRA Cyril DespresFRA David CasteuUSA Chris BlaisKTMKTMKTM51:25:49+36:09+53:0115LVA Janis VintersNOR Pal Anders UllevalseterPOR Helder RodriguesKTMKTMYamaha0:08:420:08:490:09:07FRA Cyril DespresFRA David CasteuUSA Chris BlaisKTMKTMKTM51:36:53+34:19+52:06 Cars StageStage Top-3MakeTimeLeaders Top-3MakeTime1POR Carlos SousaRSA Giniel de VilliersESP Carlos SainzVolkswagenVolkswagenVolkswagen1:20:381:23:091:23:16POR Carlos SousaRSA Giniel de Villiers ESP Carlos SainzVolkswagenVolkswagenVolkswagen1:20:38 +2:31 +2:382ESP Carlos SainzESP Nani Roma FRA Luc AlphandVolkswagenMitsubishiMitsubishi0:59:260:59:550:59:55POR Carlos Sousa ESP Carlos Sainz RSA Giniel de VilliersVolkswagenVolkswagenVolkswagen2:21:57+0:45+2:123RSA Giniel de VilliersESP Carlos SainzFRA Stéphane PeterhanselVolkswagenVolkswagenMitsubishi2:46:122:46:372:49:30ESP Carlos SainzRSA Giniel de VilliersPOR Carlos SousaVolkswagenVolkswagenVolkswagen5:09:19+1:02+4:264FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserPOR Carlos SousaESP Carlos SainzSchlesser-FordVolkswagenVolkswagen3:59:544:07:464:07:52ESP Carlos Sainz RSA Giniel de Villiers POR Carlos SousaVolkswagenVolkswagenVolkswagen9:17:11+1:55+4:205ESP Carlos SainzFRA Stéphane PeterhanselRSA Giniel de VilliersVolkswagenMitsubishiVolkswagen3:36:393:37:093:38:20ESP Carlos SainzRSA Giniel de VilliersPOR Carlos SousaVolkswagenVolkswagenVolkswagen12:53:50+3:36+11:176USA Robby GordonFRA Jean-Louis SchlesserRSA Giniel de VilliersHummerSchlesser-FordVolkswagen2:58:572:59:143:05:49ESP Carlos SainzRSA Giniel de VilliersPOR Carlos SousaVolkswagenVolkswagenVolkswagen16:00:04+3:11+14:037RSA Giniel de VilliersFRA Stéphane PeterhanselESP Carlos SainzVolkswagenMitsubishiVolkswagen4:00:464:03:324:05:36RSA Giniel de VilliersESP Carlos SainzFRA Stéphane PeterhanselVolkswagenVolkswagenMitsubishi20:04:01+1:39+24:388RSA Giniel de VilliersFRA Stéphane PeterhanselFRA Luc AlphandVolkswagenMitsubishiMitsubishi7:31:527:38:277:41:03RSA Giniel de VilliersFRA Stéphane PeterhanselFRA Luc AlphandVolkswagenMitsubishiMitsubishi27:35:53+31:13+43:049FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserFRA Luc AlphandFRA Stéphane PeterhanselSchlesser-FordMitsubishiMitsubishi5:32:035:32:165:36:17FRA Stéphane PeterhanselFRA Luc AlphandFRA Jean-Louis SchlesserAl-Attiyah penalised for 42 minutes https://web.archive.org/web/20070115171217/http://www.dakar.com/2007/DAK/LIVE/us/900/classement/CGA.html 2007-01-15 , dakar.comMitsubishiMitsubishiSchlesser-Ford33:43:23+7:50+1:25:3210QAT Nasser Al-AttiyahJPN Hiroshi MasuokaUSA Mark MillerBMWMitsubishiVolkswagen3:49:483:50:163:51:37FRA Stéphane PeterhanselFRA Luc AlphandFRA Jean-Louis SchlesserMitsubishiMitsubishiSchlesser-Ford37:35:19+9:56+1:30:5011No competitive race held12ESP Carlos SainzPOR Carlos SousaFRA Luc AlphandVolkswagenVolkswagenMitsubishi2:58:563:02:493:03:48FRA Stéphane PeterhanselFRA Luc AlphandFRA Jean-Louis SchlesserMitsubishiMitsubishiSchlesser-Ford40:42:34+6:29+1:34:0213ESP Carlos SainzFRA Stéphane PeterhanselUSA Mark MillerVolkswagenMitsubishiVolkswagen2:30:222:30:482:32:40FRA Stéphane PeterhanselFRA Luc AlphandFRA Jean-Louis SchlesserMitsubishiMitsubishiSchlesser-Ford43:13:22+11:15+1:38:4714ESP Carlos SainzRSA Giniel de VilliersPOR Carlos SousaVolkswagenVolkswagenVolkswagen2:21:022:21:092:21:47FRA Stéphane PeterhanselFRA Luc AlphandFRA Jean-Louis SchlesserMitsubishiMitsubishiSchlesser-Ford45:42:45+7:16+1:36:2415RSA Giniel de VilliersESP Carlos SainzUSA Robby GordonVolkswagenVolkswagenHummer0:07:420:07:440:08:08 FRA Stéphane PeterhanselFRA Luc AlphandFRA Jean-Louis SchlesserMitsubishiMitsubishiSchlesser-Ford45:53:37+7:26+1:33:57 Trucks StageStage Top-3MakeTimeLeaders Top-3MakeTime1NED Gerard de Rooy NED Hans Stacey RUS Vladimir ChaginGINAFMANKamaz1:40:001:40:201:40:46NED Gerard de Rooy NED Hans Stacey RUS Vladimir ChaginGINAFMAN Kamaz1:40:00 +0:20 +0:462No competitive race held3RUS Vladimir ChaginNED Gerard de RooyNED Hans StaceyKamazGINAFMAN3:22:133:32:523:33:48RUS Vladimir ChaginNED Gerard de RooyNED Hans StaceyKamazGINAFMAN5:02:59+9:53+11:094RUS Vladimir ChaginNED Hans StaceyRUS Ilgizar MardeevKamazMANKamaz4:56:135:09:085:25:19RUS Vladimir ChaginNED Hans StaceyNED Gerard de RooyKamazMANGINAF9:59:12+24:04+54:485NED Hans StaceyNED Gerard de RooyRUS Ilgizar MardeevMANGINAFKamaz3:41:593:45:503:53:45 NED Hans StaceyNED Gerard de RooyRUS Ilgizar MardeevMANGINAFKamaz14:05:15+34:35+1:30:276NED Hans StaceyNED Gerard de RooyRUS Ilgizar MardeevMANGINAFKamaz3:39:583:54:053:56:10NED Hans StaceyNED Gerard de RooyRUS Ilgizar MardeevMANGINAFKamaz17:45:13+48:42+1:46:397NED Hans StaceyFRA Philippe JacquotCZE Tomáš TomečekMANMANTatra4:51:445:18:365:19:41NED Hans StaceyRUS Ilgizar MardeevNED Wulfert van GinkelMANKamazGINAF22:36:57+2:16:28+3:13:148NED Hans StaceyRUS Ilgizar MardeevNED Arjan BrouwerMANKamazGINAF8:58:499:38:579:41:37NED Hans StaceyRUS Ilgizar MardeevNED Wulfert van GinkelMANKamazGINAF31:35:46+2:56:36+4:31:229NED Wulfert van GinkelNED Hans StaceyCZE Aleš LopraisGINAFMANTatra6:47:477:00:157:01:07NED Hans StaceyRUS Ilgizar MardeevNED Wulfert van GinkelMANKamazGINAF38:36:01+3:07:11+4:18:5410NED Arjan BrouwerBRA André de AzevedoRUS Ilgizar MardeevGINAFTatraKamaz4:36:224:43:554:45:43NED Hans StaceyRUS Ilgizar MardeevNED Wulfert van GinkelMANKamazGINAF43:38:51+2:50:04+4:18:4811No competitive race held12NED Hans StaceyCZE Tomáš TomečekNED Wulfert van GinkelMANTatraGINAF3:48:043:52:573:53:54NED Hans StaceyRUS Ilgizar MardeevNED Wulfert van GinkelMANKamazGINAF47:26:55+2:59:36+4:24:3813CZE Aleš LopraisNED Hans StaceyRUS Ilgizar MardeevTatraMANKamaz3:17:433:21:083:24:22NED Hans StaceyRUS Ilgizar MardeevNED Wulfert van GinkelMANKamazGINAF50:48:03+3:02:50+4:28:2514FRA Philippe JacquotCZE Aleš LopraisBRA André de AzevedoMANTatraTatra2:53:442:58:173:03:16NED Hans StaceyRUS Ilgizar MardeevCZE Aleš LopraisMANKamazTatra53:52:15+3:08:15+4:45:4915NED Arjan BrouwerCZE Aleš LopraisNED Hans BekxGINAFTatraDAF0:09:390:10:310:10:33NED Hans StaceyRUS Ilgizar MardeevCZE Aleš LopraisMANKamazTatra54:03:05+3:10:52+4:45:30 Final standings A total of 132 bikes (52.8% of starters), 109 cars (58.3%), and 60 trucks (68.2%) finished the race. Motorcycles PosNoRiderBikeEntrantTime12FRA Cyril DespresKTM 690 RallyGauloises-KTM51:36:5328FRA David CasteuKTM 690 RallyGauloises-KTM52:11:1239USA Chris BlaisKTM 660 RallyRed Bull KTM USA52:28:5946NOR Pål Anders UllevålseterKTM 660 RallyTeam Scandinavia53:14:50510POR Hélder RodriguesYamaha 450 WRFBianchiprata Compet Vodafone54:07:34623LAT Janis VintersKTM 660 RallyJV Moto Team Riga54:21:14720FRA Michel MarchiniYamaha 450 WRF 54:37:20885FRA Thierry BethysHonda 450 CRF XHonda Europe55:03:269103SVK Jaroslav KatriňákKTM 660 RallyMol Dakar Team55:17:031016POL Jacek CzachorKTM 660 RallyOrlen Team56:00:57 Cars PosNoDriverCo-DriverCarEntrantTime1302FRA Stéphane PeterhanselFRA Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi Pajero EvolutionRepsol Mitsubishi Ralliart45:53:372300FRA Luc AlphandFRA Gilles PicardMitsubishi PajeroRepsol Mitsubishi Ralliart46:01:033310FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserFRA Arnaud DebronSchlesser-FordSchlesser-Ford Raid47:27:344305USA Mark MillerRSA Ralph PitchfordVolkswagen Race Touareg 2Volkswagen Motorsport48:03:535306JPN Hiroshi MasuokaFRA Pascal MaimonMitsubishi PajeroRepsol Mitsubishi Ralliart48:38:086309QAT Nasser Al-AttiyahFRA Alain GuehennecBMW X3X-Raid49:25:367313POR Carlos SousaGER Andreas SchulzVolkswagen Touareg 2Team Lagos51:04:318320USA Robby GordonUSA Andy GriderHummer H3Team Gordon52:57:449303ESP Carlos SainzFRA Michel PerinVolkswagen Race Touareg 2Volkswagen Motorsport53:19:2210318BEL Stephane HenrardBEL Brigitte BecueVolkswagen BuggyHenrard Racing Team54:22:06 Trucks PosNoDriverCo-DriversTruckTime1501NED Hans StaceyBEL Charly GotlibNED Bernard der KinderenMAN TGA54:03:052527RUS Ilgizar MardeevRUS Aydar BelyaevRUS Eduard NikolaevKamaz 491157:13:573512CZE Aleš LopraisCZE Petr GilarTatra T81558:48:354513NED Wulfert van GinkelNED Willem TijstermanNED Richard de RooyGINAF X 222258:54:155503BRA André de AzevedoBRA Maykel JustoCZE Jaromír MartinecTatra T81559:19:026508FRA Philippe JacquotFRA Willy AlcarazNED Toon van GenugtenMAN 60:03:327505RUS Sergey ReshetnikovRUS Andrey MokeevRUS Eduard KupriyanovKamaz 491161:50:478530NED Arjan BrouwerNED Simon KoetsierNED Gerard van VeenendaalGINAF X 222262:30:319507JPN Teruhito SugawaraJPN Seiichi SuzukiJPN Akira KoishizawaHino Ranger - Pro FT65:05:4710516GER Franz EchterGER Detlef RufGER Edwin van DoorenMAN TGA65:13:08 Incidents The 2007 event was marred by the deaths of two competitors, both in the motorcycle division. The first was South African motorcyclist Elmer Symons, who was competing in the rally for the first time, on the fourth stage between Er Rachidia and Ouarzazate. He was the 47th competitor to die taking part in the Dakar.Symons dies after crash from eurosport.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2007. The second death occurred on the 14th and penultimate stage; French motorcyclist Eric Aubijoux was found dead 15 km from the finish line in Dakar. Initial reports indicated he had suffered a fatal heart attack.Rider dies as Dakar nears finish BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2007. Later investigations indicated he had been involved earlier in an accident with another vehicle.Confusion over Dakar rider death BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 June 2007Dakar 2007 - Bike death a road accident Yahoo!-Eurosport. 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