Franco Caimi finished Stage 4 in the 16th position, followed by Sebastian Buhler in the 22nd and Ross Branch in the 23rd position in the Rally GP class. Joaquim Rodrigues met with an unfortunate crash around the 90 km mark, due to which he had to exit the race.
Honda Team had a good day, first because Ricky Brabec could come back to the bivouac safe and sound after being cleared from the hospital. Then also because Chilean Pablo Quintanilla made it the second time of the day, just 16 seconds behind Spaniard Joan Barreda - who is also riding a Honda
Stage 3 was also long like the previous stage, but it was a far easier day for the competitors thanks to the absence of rocks in the terrain. The terrain was mostly sandy, with beautiful canyons that painted a picturesque landscape for the riders to look on. Towards the end of the day, rains
Honda Team had a major casualty on Wednesday, after the abandonment of Ricky Brabec. The first American to win the Dakar Rally in 2020 suffered a fall after 274 km of the special stage. He was rescued by helicopter and is safe at the local hospital. After all exams, the medical staff at Ha'I
All four Honda Riders Ricky Brabec, Pablo Quintanilla, Adrien Van Beveren and Jose Ignacio Cornejo reached the bivouac safe and sound after a long day.
Sebastian Buhler crossed the finish line with the 2nd fastest time, bagging the first-ever stage podium of his Dakar career. Following closely behind was Ross Branch in the 4th position. Franco Caimi finished the stage in 14th place, and Joaquim Rodrigues in 20th place, in the Rally GP class
With this result, Brabec - the 2020 Dakar winner - gets into the first position in the overall standings. Pablo Quintanilla (Chile) was seventh, Adrien Van Beveren (France) was ranked ninth and Jose Ignacio Cornejo - who had the hard mission to open the stage - finished in 10th place in this
Hero Motosports Team Rally, the motorsport team of the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters - Hero Moto Corp- began its seventh consecutive Dakar Rally - the toughest race on the planet - at the Sea Camp near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
At Dakar 2023, the team will have a rider squad of four members - Franco Caimi, Joaquim Rodrigues, Ross Branch and Sebastian Buhler - two of them being Dakar stage winners.
The Rally also brought to a close the 1st Edition of the W2RC, which consisted of the Dakar Rally 2022, followed by the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, Rally du Maroc and the Andalucia Rally.
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 6 (ANI): Hero MotoSports Team Rally has begun its campaign at the second round of the newly formed FIA-FIM World Rally-Raid Championship the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (ADDC) 2022.
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): Close on the heels of its record-setting stage victory at the Dakar 2022, Hero MotoSports Team Rally has further strengthened its rider line-up by bringing onboard leading international rider, Ross Branch.