2007 Dakar Rally

2007 Dakar Rally
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Logo of the 2007 Dakar Rally

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.

Entrants

As of December 2006, there were 250 motorcycles, 187 cars and 88 trucks registered for the event^[1] The official list of entrants was released on 5 January 2007 after the administrative checks and scrutineering, after which nobody was excluded from the race.

The 29th Dakar Rally breaks all previous record of having highest number of competitors (525 teams)^[2] from various countries (42). Many competitors will be experiencing the Dakar adventure for the first time. 38% of the bikers and 10% of the car racers are rookies. The class of 2007 is also quite young; 40% are between 18 and 39 years old.

Route

The race began in Lisbon, Portugal, and passes through Spain, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali and Senegal. The total race distance is 7,915 km, of which 4,309 km is timed special stage.^[3] There is a rest day in Atar, Mauritania on 13 January.^[4]

• pdf file showing 2007 route

Stages

Rally stages map

Stage	Date	From	To	Liaison	Special	Liaison	Total
1	6 January	Lisbon	Portimão	115 km	117 km	232 km	464 km
2	7 January	Portimão	Málaga	15 km	67 km	463 km	545 km
3	8 January	Nador	Er Rachidia	205 km	252 km	191 km	648 km
4	9 January	Er Rachidia	Ouarzazate	96 km	405 km	178 km	679 km
5	10 January	Ouarzazate	Tan-Tan	164 km	325 km	279 km	768 km
6	11 January	Tan-Tan	Zouérat	414 km	394 km	9 km	817 km
7	12 January	Zouérat	Atar	4 km	542 km	34 km	580 km
	13 January	Rest day in Atâr, Mauritania
8	14 January	Atar	Tichit	35 km	589 km	2 km	626 km
9	15 January	Tichit	Néma	-	494 km	3 km	497 km
10	16 January	Néma	Néma	10 km	366 km	24 km	400 km
11	17 January	Néma	Ayoun el Atrous	280 km	-	-	280 km
12	18 January	Ayoun el Atrous	Kayes	110 km	257 km	117 km	484 km
13	19 January	Kayes	Tambacounda	180 km	260 km	18 km	458 km
14	20 January	Tambacounda	Dakar	124 km	225 km	227 km	576 km
15	21 January	Dakar	Dakar	36 km	16 km	41 km	93 km

Note: The timed section of stage 7 was shortened to 407.6 km due to adverse weather conditions.

Top-3 riders per stage

Motorcycles

Stage	Stage Top-3	Make	Time	Leaders Top-3	Make	Time
1	Ruben Faria Helder Rodrigues Isidre Esteve Pujol	Yamaha Yamaha KTM	1:22:07 1:22:23 1:27:07	Ruben Faria Helder Rodrigues Isidre Esteve Pujol	Yamaha Yamaha KTM	1:22:07 +0:16 +5:00
2	Helder Rodrigues Ruben Faria Isidre Esteve Pujol	Yamaha Yamaha KTM	1:02:44 1:03:47 1:04:29	Helder Rodrigues Ruben Faria Isidre Esteve Pujol	Yamaha Yamaha KTM	2:25:07 +0:47 +6:29
3	Marc Coma Chris Blais Isidre Esteve Pujol	KTM KTM KTM	3:07:39 3:08:35 3:10:36	Isidre Esteve Pujol Marc Coma David Casteu	KTM KTM KTM	5:42:12 +0:26 +1:03
4	Marc Coma Isidre Esteve Pujol Cyril Despres	KTM KTM KTM	4:24:54 4:40:10 4:46:50	Marc Coma Isidre Esteve Pujol David Casteu	KTM KTM KTM	10:10:32 +11:50 +24:20
5	Isidre Esteve Pujol Marc Coma Cyril Despres	KTM KTM KTM	3:56:22 3:58:16 4:01:24	Marc Coma Isidre Esteve Pujol David Casteu	KTM KTM KTM	14:08:48 +9:56 +37:41
6	Jordi Viladoms Marc Coma Chris Blais	KTM KTM KTM	3:45:45 3:46:42 3:46:45	Marc Coma Isidre Esteve Pujol David Casteu	KTM KTM KTM	17:55:30 +12:07 +44:39
7	Cyril Despres Pal Anders Ullevalseter David Casteu	KTM KTM KTM	4:30:42 4:33:28 4:35:18	Marc Coma Isidre Esteve Pujol David Casteu	KTM KTM KTM	22:38:34 +10:47 +36:53
8	Marc Coma Cyril Despres Pal Anders Ullevalseter	KTM KTM KTM	7:46:13 7:56:15 8:10:13	Marc Coma Cyril Despres David Casteu	KTM KTM KTM	30:24:47 +54:58 +1:03:15
9	Janis Vinters Cyril Despres Marc Coma	KTM KTM KTM	6:08:51 6:16:22 6:16:44	Marc Coma Cyril Despres David Casteu	KTM KTM KTM	36:41:31 +54:36 +1:11:15
10	Helder Rodrigues Marc Coma Cyril Despres	Yamaha KTM KTM	4:12:55 4:13:39 4:13:46	Marc Coma Cyril Despres David Casteu	KTM KTM KTM	40:55:10 +54:43 +1:15:12
11	No competitive race held
12	Isidre Esteve Pujol Paulo Goncalves Jacek Czachor	KTM Honda KTM	3:34:46 3:37:49 3:38:50	Marc Coma Cyril Despres David Casteu	KTM KTM KTM	44:47:16 +52:48 +1:10:13
13	Cyril Despres Chris Blais Michel Marchini	KTM KTM Yamaha	3:00:56 3:07:03 3:11:21	Cyril Despres David Casteu Chris Blais	KTM KTM KTM	48:41:00 +32:56 +54:52
14	Jean de Azevedo Jacek Czachor Janis Vinters	KTM KTM KTM	2:37:46 2:39:51 2:42:51	Cyril Despres David Casteu Chris Blais	KTM KTM KTM	51:25:49 +36:09 +53:01
15	Janis Vinters Pal Anders Ullevalseter Helder Rodrigues	KTM KTM Yamaha	0:08:42 0:08:49 0:09:07	Cyril Despres David Casteu Chris Blais	KTM KTM KTM	51:36:53 +34:19 +52:06

Cars

Stage	Stage Top-3	Make	Time	Leaders Top-3	Make	Time
1	Carlos Sousa Giniel de Villiers Carlos Sainz	Volkswagen Volkswagen Volkswagen	1:20:38 1:23:09 1:23:16	Carlos Sousa Giniel de Villiers Carlos Sainz	Volkswagen Volkswagen Volkswagen	1:20:38 +2:31 +2:38
2	Carlos Sainz Nani Roma Luc Alphand	Volkswagen Mitsubishi Mitsubishi	0:59:26 0:59:55 0:59:55	Carlos Sousa Carlos Sainz Giniel de Villiers	Volkswagen Volkswagen Volkswagen	2:21:57 +0:45 +2:12
3	Giniel de Villiers Carlos Sainz Stéphane Peterhansel	Volkswagen Volkswagen Mitsubishi	2:46:12 2:46:37 2:49:30	Carlos Sainz Giniel de Villiers Carlos Sousa	Volkswagen Volkswagen Volkswagen	5:09:19 +1:02 +4:26
4	Jean-Louis Schlesser Carlos Sousa Carlos Sainz	Schlesser-Ford Volkswagen Volkswagen	3:59:54 4:07:46 4:07:52	Carlos Sainz Giniel de Villiers Carlos Sousa	Volkswagen Volkswagen Volkswagen	9:17:11 +1:55 +4:20
5	Carlos Sainz Stéphane Peterhansel Giniel de Villiers	Volkswagen Mitsubishi Volkswagen	3:36:39 3:37:09 3:38:20	Carlos Sainz Giniel de Villiers Carlos Sousa	Volkswagen Volkswagen Volkswagen	12:53:50 +3:36 +11:17
6	Robby Gordon Jean-Louis Schlesser Giniel de Villiers	Hummer Schlesser-Ford Volkswagen	2:58:57 2:59:14 3:05:49	Carlos Sainz Giniel de Villiers Carlos Sousa	Volkswagen Volkswagen Volkswagen	16:00:04 +3:11 +14:03
7	Giniel de Villiers Stéphane Peterhansel Carlos Sainz	Volkswagen Mitsubishi Volkswagen	4:00:46 4:03:32 4:05:36	Giniel de Villiers Carlos Sainz Stéphane Peterhansel	Volkswagen Volkswagen Mitsubishi	20:04:01 +1:39 +24:38
8	Giniel de Villiers Stéphane Peterhansel Luc Alphand	Volkswagen Mitsubishi Mitsubishi	7:31:52 7:38:27 7:41:03	Giniel de Villiers Stéphane Peterhansel Luc Alphand	Volkswagen Mitsubishi Mitsubishi	27:35:53 +31:13 +43:04
9	Jean-Louis Schlesser Luc Alphand Stéphane Peterhansel	Schlesser-Ford Mitsubishi Mitsubishi	5:32:03 5:32:16 5:36:17	Stéphane Peterhansel Luc Alphand Jean-Louis Schlesser[5]	Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Schlesser-Ford	33:43:23 +7:50 +1:25:32
10	Nasser Al-Attiyah Hiroshi Masuoka Mark Miller	BMW Mitsubishi Volkswagen	3:49:48 3:50:16 3:51:37	Stéphane Peterhansel Luc Alphand Jean-Louis Schlesser	Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Schlesser-Ford	37:35:19 +9:56 +1:30:50
11	No competitive race held
12	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sousa Luc Alphand	Volkswagen Volkswagen Mitsubishi	2:58:56 3:02:49 3:03:48	Stéphane Peterhansel Luc Alphand Jean-Louis Schlesser	Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Schlesser-Ford	40:42:34 +6:29 +1:34:02
13	Carlos Sainz Stéphane Peterhansel Mark Miller	Volkswagen Mitsubishi Volkswagen	2:30:22 2:30:48 2:32:40	Stéphane Peterhansel Luc Alphand Jean-Louis Schlesser	Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Schlesser-Ford	43:13:22 +11:15 +1:38:47
14	Carlos Sainz Giniel de Villiers Carlos Sousa	Volkswagen Volkswagen Volkswagen	2:21:02 2:21:09 2:21:47	Stéphane Peterhansel Luc Alphand Jean-Louis Schlesser	Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Schlesser-Ford	45:42:45 +7:16 +1:36:24
15	Giniel de Villiers Carlos Sainz Robby Gordon	Volkswagen Volkswagen Hummer	0:07:42 0:07:44 0:08:08	Stéphane Peterhansel Luc Alphand Jean-Louis Schlesser	Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Schlesser-Ford	45:53:37 +7:26 +1:33:57

Trucks

Stage	Stage Top-3	Make	Time	Leaders Top-3	Make	Time
1	Gerard de Rooy Hans Stacey Vladimir Chagin	GINAF MAN Kamaz	1:40:00 1:40:20 1:40:46	Gerard de Rooy Hans Stacey Vladimir Chagin	GINAF MAN Kamaz	1:40:00 +0:20 +0:46
2	No competitive race held
3	Vladimir Chagin Gerard de Rooy Hans Stacey	Kamaz GINAF MAN	3:22:13 3:32:52 3:33:48	Vladimir Chagin Gerard de Rooy Hans Stacey	Kamaz GINAF MAN	5:02:59 +9:53 +11:09
4	Vladimir Chagin Hans Stacey Ilgizar Mardeev	Kamaz MAN Kamaz	4:56:13 5:09:08 5:25:19	Vladimir Chagin Hans Stacey Gerard de Rooy	Kamaz MAN GINAF	9:59:12 +24:04 +54:48
5	Hans Stacey Gerard de Rooy Ilgizar Mardeev	MAN GINAF Kamaz	3:41:59 3:45:50 3:53:45	Hans Stacey Gerard de Rooy Ilgizar Mardeev	MAN GINAF Kamaz	14:05:15 +34:35 +1:30:27
6	Hans Stacey Gerard de Rooy Ilgizar Mardeev	MAN GINAF Kamaz	3:39:58 3:54:05 3:56:10	Hans Stacey Gerard de Rooy Ilgizar Mardeev	MAN GINAF Kamaz	17:45:13 +48:42 +1:46:39
7	Hans Stacey Philippe Jacquot Tomáš Tomeček	MAN MAN Tatra	4:51:44 5:18:36 5:19:41	Hans Stacey Ilgizar Mardeev Wulfert van Ginkel	MAN Kamaz GINAF	22:36:57 +2:16:28 +3:13:14
8	Hans Stacey Ilgizar Mardeev Arjan Brouwer	MAN Kamaz GINAF	8:58:49 9:38:57 9:41:37	Hans Stacey Ilgizar Mardeev Wulfert van Ginkel	MAN Kamaz GINAF	31:35:46 +2:56:36 +4:31:22
9	Wulfert van Ginkel Hans Stacey Aleš Loprais	GINAF MAN Tatra	6:47:47 7:00:15 7:01:07	Hans Stacey Ilgizar Mardeev Wulfert van Ginkel	MAN Kamaz GINAF	38:36:01 +3:07:11 +4:18:54
10	Arjan Brouwer Andre de Azevedo Ilgizar Mardeev	GINAF Tatra Kamaz	4:36:22 4:43:55 4:45:43	Hans Stacey Ilgizar Mardeev Wulfert van Ginkel	MAN Kamaz GINAF	43:38:51 +2:50:04 +4:18:48
11	No competitive race held
12	Hans Stacey Tomáš Tomeček Wulfert van Ginkel	MAN Tatra GINAF	3:48:04 3:52:57 3:53:54	Hans Stacey Ilgizar Mardeev Wulfert van Ginkel	MAN Kamaz GINAF	47:26:55 +2:59:36 +4:24:38
13	Aleš Loprais Hans Stacey Ilgizar Mardeev	Tatra MAN Kamaz	3:17:43 3:21:08 3:24:22	Hans Stacey Ilgizar Mardeev Wulfert van Ginkel	MAN Kamaz GINAF	50:48:03 +3:02:50 +4:28:25
14	Philippe Jacquot Aleš Loprais Andre de Azevedo	MAN Tatra Tatra	2:53:44 2:58:17 3:03:16	Hans Stacey Ilgizar Mardeev Aleš Loprais	MAN Kamaz Tatra	53:52:15 +3:08:15 +4:45:49
15	Arjan Brouwer Aleš Loprais Hans Bekx	GINAF Tatra DAF	0:09:39 0:10:31 0:10:33	Hans Stacey Ilgizar Mardeev Aleš Loprais	MAN Kamaz Tatra	54:03:05 +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

Pos	No	Rider	Bike	Time
1	002	Cyril Despres	KTM 690 Rally	51:36:53
2	008	David Casteu	KTM 690 Rally	52:11:12
3	009	Chris Blais	KTM 660 Rally	52:28:59
4	006	Pål Anders Ullevålseter	KTM 660 Rally	53:14:50
5	010	Helder Rodrigues	Yamaha 450 WRF	54:07:34
6	023	Janis Vinters	KTM 660 Rally	54:21:14
7	020	Michel Marchini	Yamaha 450 WRF	54:37:20
8	085	Thierry Bethys	Honda 450 CRF X	55:03:26
9	103	Jaroslav Katriňák	KTM 660 Rally	55:17:03
10	016	Jacek Czachor	KTM 660 Rally	56:00:57

Cars

Pos	No	Driver	Co-Driver	Car	Time
1	302	Stéphane Peterhansel	Jean-Paul Cottret	Mitsubishi Pajero	45:53:37
2	300	Luc Alphand	Gilles Picard	Mitsubishi Pajero	46:01:03
3	310	Jean-Louis Schlesser	Arnaud Debron	Schlesser-Ford	47:27:34
4	305	Mark Miller	Ralph Pitchford	Volkswagen Race Touareg 2	48:03:53
5	306	Hiroshi Masuoka	Pascal Maimon	Mitsubishi Pajero	48:38:08
6	309	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Alain Guehennec	BMW X3	49:25:36
7	313	Carlos Sousa	Andreas Schulz	Volkswagen Touareg 2	51:04:31
8	320	Robby Gordon	Andy Grider	Hummer H3	52:57:44
9	303	Carlos Sainz	Michel Perin	Volkswagen Race Touareg 2	53:19:22
10	318	Stephane Henrard	Brigitte Becue	Volkswagen Buggy	54:22:06

Trucks

Pos	No	Driver	Co-Drivers	Truck	Time
1	501	Hans Stacey	Charly Gotlib Bernard der Kinderen	MAN TGA	54:03:05
2	527	Ilgizar Mardeev	Aydar Belyaev Eduard Nikolaev	Kamaz 4911	57:13:57
3	512	Aleš Loprais	Petr Gilar	Tatra T815	58:48:35
4	513	Wulfert van Ginkel	Willem Tijsterman Richard de Rooy	GINAF X 2222	58:54:15
5	503	Andre de Azevedo	Maykel Justo Jaromír Martinec	Tatra T815	59:19:02
6	508	Philippe Jacquot	Willy Alcaraz Toon van Genugten	MAN	60:03:32
7	505	Sergey Reshetnikov	Andrey Mokeev Eduard Kupriyanov	Kamaz 4911	61:50:47
8	530	Arjan Brouwer	Simon Koetsier Gerard van Veenendaal	GINAF X 2222	62:30:31
9	507	Teruhito Sugawara	Seiichi Suzuki Akira Koishizawa	Hino Ranger - Pro FT	65:05:47
10	516	Franz Echter	Detlef Ruf Edwin van Dooren	MAN TGA	65:13:08

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.^[6] 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.^[7] Later investigations indicated he had been involved in an accident with another vehicle. ^[8][9]

References

1. ^ List of Entrants from dakar.com. Retrieved 2 January 2007.
2. ^ Euromilhões Lisboa - Dakar: homepage
3. ^ pdf file of course from dakar.com. Retrieved 2 January 2006.
4. ^ The route from dakar.com. Retrieved 2 January 2007.
5. ^ Al-Attiyah penalised for 42 minutes, dakar.com
6. ^ Symons dies after crash from eurosport.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2007.
7. ^ Rider dies as Dakar nears finish BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2007.
8. ^ Confusion over Dakar rider death BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 June 2007
9. ^ Dakar 2007 - Bike death a road accident Yahoo!-Eurosport. Retrieved 28 June 2007