Published On: 1 januari 2022

De 44ste Dakar vertrok vanochtend vanuit Jeddah voor een eerste traject van 19 kilometer. Het was een opwarming om de startposities te bepalen voor de eerste etappe van morgen. De Australiër Daniel Sanders (vorig jaar 4e bij zijn eerste Dakar) won de etappe voor Pablo Quintanilla (Honda) en Ross Branch (Yamaha).

De sterke mannen van de Dakar werkten de proloog af zonder enig probleem. Deze eerste opwarming was niettemin belangrijk omdat, nieuw dit jaar, de snelste 15 rijders morgen de startpositie mogen kiezen voor de eerste echte etappe. De Australiër Daniel Sanders, die voor de eerste keer wint, mag als eerste zijn positie kiezen voor de 333 kilometer lange special. Alle favorieten zaten zoals verwacht vooraan.

Mikael Despontin

Jérôme Martiny was de snelste Belg op een 41ste plaats. De snelste Nederlander was Wiljan van Wikselaar, hij finishte als 27ste. Morgen begint het echte werk in Saoedie-Arabië. Er worden al flink wat duinen geserveerd en de rit vertrekt en komt ook weer aan in Hail.

Klassement proloog :

1 004 D. SANDERS (AUS) GAS GAS FACTORY TEAM 09:37:00= (141) 00:00:00▲
2 007 P. QUINTANILLA (CHL) MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2022 09:31:00= (138) 00:01:00▲
3 016 R. BRANCH (BWA) MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM 09:21:00= (133) 00:01:55▲
4 001 K. BENAVIDES (ARG) RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM 09:43:00= (144) 00:02:00▲
5 052 M. WALKNER (AUT) RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM 08:59:00= (122) 00:02:35▲
6 042 A. VAN BEVEREN (FRA) MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM 09:01:00= (123) 00:02:40▲
7 003 S. SUNDERLAND (GBR) GAS GAS FACTORY TEAM 09:39:00= (142) 00:02:55▲
8 018 T. PRICE (AUS) RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM 09:17:00= (131) 00:02:55▲
9 088 J. BARREDA BORT (ESP) MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2022 08:53:00= (119) 00:03:00▲
10 029 A. SHORT (USA) MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM 09:07:00= (126) 00:03:00▲
11 027 J. RODRIGUES (PRT) HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY 09:09:00= (127) 00:03:05▲
12 002 R. BRABEC (USA) MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2022 09:41:00= (143) 00:03:55▲
13 077 L. BENAVIDES (ARG) ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING 08:55:00= (120) 00:04:05▲
14 010 M. MICHEK (CZE) ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP 09:29:00= (137) 00:04:15▲
15 049 B. COX (ZAF) BAS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM 08:36:00= (98) 00:05:30▲
16 024 C. CHAPELIERE (FRA) TEAM BAINES RALLY 08:44:30= (115) 00:05:35▲
17 043 M. KLEIN (USA) BAS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM 08:38:30= (103) 00:05:50▲
18 022 M. GIEMZA (POL) ORLEN TEAM 09:11:00= (128) 00:06:00▲
19 006 A. MARE (ZAF) HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY 09:33:00= (139) 00:06:30▲
20 012 X. DE SOULTRAIT (FRA) HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING 09:25:00= (135) 00:06:35▲
21 015 L. SANTOLINO (ESP) SHERCO TVS RALLY FACTORY 09:23:00= (134) 00:06:50▲
22 019 R. GONÇALVES (PRT) SHERCO TVS RALLY FACTORY 09:15:00= (130) 00:07:00▲
23 090 D. PETRUCCI (ITA) TECH 3 KTM FACTORY RACING 08:20:00= (66) 00:07:30▲
24 054 D. NOSIGLIA JAGER (BOL) RIEJU – FN SPEED TEAM 08:57:00= (121) 00:08:15▲
25 011 JI. CORNEJO FLORIMO (CHL) MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2022 09:27:00= (136) 00:08:45▲
26 005 S. HOWES (USA) ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING 09:35:00= (140) 00:08:55▲
27 095 W. VAN WIKSELAAR (NLD) BAS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM 08:18:00= (62) 00:09:35
28 039 B. MELOT (FRA) TEAM ESPRIT KTM 08:39:30= (105) 00:09:45▲
29 026 K. DABROWSKI (POL) DUUST RALLY TEAM 08:44:00= (114) 00:10:05▲
30 030 A. MAIO (PRT) FRANCO SPORT YAMAHA RACING TEAM 09:05:00= (125) 00:10:45▲
31 083 J. JAGU (FRA) LG RALLY TEAM 08:22:00= (70) 00:10:50▲
32 142 S. SVITKO (SVK) SLOVNAFT RALLY TEAM 08:51:00= (118) 00:10:55▲
33 023 J. BRABEC (CZE) STROJRENT RACING 08:45:00= (116) 00:10:55▲
34 031 M. BALOOSHI (ARE) MX RIDE DUBAI 09:03:00= (124) 00:11:40▲
35 020 HN. KOITHA VEETTIL (IND) SHERCO TVS RALLY FACTORY 09:13:00= (129) 00:11:45▲
36 070 M. JAFFAR (KWT) DUUST RALLY TEAM 08:27:00= (80) 00:11:55▲
37 121 LM. FANOTTOLI (ITA) JOYRIDE RACE SERVICE 08:08:30= (43) 00:12:15▲
38 017 J. PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP) RIEJU – FN SPEED TEAM 09:19:00= (132) 00:13:00▲
39 021 M. ENGEL (CZE) MOTO RACING GROUP (MRG) 08:45:30= (117) 00:13:25▲
40 046 P. LUCCI (ITA) SOLARYS RACING 08:37:00= (100) 00:13:30▲
41 056 J. MARTINY (BEL) TEAM DUMONTIER RACING 08:33:30= (93) 00:13:35
42 034 M. DOVEZE (FRA) NOMADE RACING 08:42:00= (110) 00:13:55▲
43 123 C. MOORE (ZAF) CHARAN MOORE 08:07:30= (40) 00:13:55
44 036 A. GELAZNINKAS (LTU) ORION DAKAR TEAM 08:41:00= (108) 00:14:00▲
45 075 A. AL SHATTI (KWT) MX RIDE DUBAI 08:25:00= (76) 00:14:20▲
46 106 B. GAVARD (FRA) TEAM RS CONCEPT 08:14:00= (54) 00:15:00▲
47 115 J. KELLY (BWA) LYNDON POSKITT RACING 08:10:30= (47) 00:15:10=
48 086 C. HERBST (FRA) TEAM ALL TRACKS 08:21:00= (68) 00:15:35▲
49 058 M. DESPONTIN (BEL) RSCONCEPT 08:32:30= (91) 00:15:40
50 076 JL. LEPAN (FRA) NOMADE RACING 08:24:30= (75) 00:15:50▲
51 028 Z. YAKP (CHN) WU PU DA HAI DAO DAKAR RALLY TEAM 08:43:30= (113) 00:15:50▲
52 093 G. GRITTI (ITA) RS MOTO RACING TEAM 08:18:30= (63) 00:16:00▲
53 158 DG. LLANOS (ARG) XRAIDS EXPERIENCIE TEAM 07:52:00= (10) 00:16:15
54 037 E. GYENES (ROU) AUTONET MOTORCYCLE TEAM 08:40:30= (107) 00:16:30▲
55 091 M. WIEDEMANN (DEU) BAS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM 08:19:30= (65) 00:16:40▲
56 033 M. PATRAO (PRT) CREDIT AGRICOLA – MARIO PATRAO MOTOSPORT 08:42:30= (111) 00:17:15▲
57 155 J. DEBELJUH TARUSELLI (ARG) XRAIDS EXPERIENCE 07:53:30= (13) 00:17:45
58 131 D. MCBRIDE (GBR) VENDETTA RACING 08:03:30= (32) 00:17:55
59 032 D. PABISKA (CZE) JANTAR TEAM S.R.O. 08:43:00= (112) 00:17:55▲
60 099 J. VEGA (ESP) PONT GRUP YAMAHA 08:16:00= (58) 00:18:15
61 078 R. DUMONTIER (FRA) TEAM DUMONTIER RACING 08:24:00= (74) 00:18:15▲
62 050 P. CABRERA (CHL) RIEJU – FN SPEED TEAM 08:35:30= (97) 00:18:15▲
63 059 G. PACHECO (COL) CALIDOSO RACING TEAM 08:32:00= (90) 00:19:15▲
64 040 M. POL (NLD) HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING 08:39:00= (104) 00:19:15
65 072 P. GENDRON (FRA) NOMADE RACING 08:26:00= (78) 00:19:25▲
66 122 D. NORAS (ARG) HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING 08:08:00= (42) 00:20:10
67 044 S. MARCIC (SVN) MARCIC 08:38:00= (102) 00:20:15▲
68 114 M. LIEBAERT (BEL) BAS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM 08:11:00= (48) 00:20:50
69 136 A. MARTIN GARCIA (ESP) TWINTRAIL RACING TEAM 08:01:00= (28) 00:21:40
70 071 L. TONELLI (ITA) ADR AFRICA DREAM RACING 08:26:30= (79) 00:22:10▲
71 154 JW. MEDINA SALAZAR (CHL) XRAIDS EXPERIENCE 07:54:00= (14) 00:22:20
72 084 S. GREGORY (ZAF) STUART GREGORY 08:21:30= (69) 00:22:35
73 109 L. NAMCHIN (MNG) TEAM LKHAMAA 08:12:30= (51) 00:22:45
74 108 M. CALMET (ESP) RIEJU – FN SPEED TEAM 08:13:00= (52) 00:23:20
75 053 P. CARILLON (FRA) CARILLON 08:34:30= (95) 00:23:35▲
76 124 R. WOLVILLE (FRA) RS CONCEPT 08:07:00= (39) 00:23:50
77 130 D. MABBS (GBR) VENDETTA RACING 08:04:00= (33) 00:24:05
78 098 S. GARCIA (ESP) PONT GRUP YAMAHA 08:16:30= (59) 00:24:05
79 065 G. CHOLLET (FRA) DRAG’ON RALLY TEAM 08:29:00= (84) 00:24:10▲
80 135 C. FALCON (ESP) TWINTRAIL RACING TEAM 08:01:30= (29) 00:24:25
81 101 H. GABARI (MAR) MOROCCO RACING TEAM 08:15:00= (56) 00:24:45
82 120 J. PONCET (FRA) XTREM GARAGE 08:09:00= (44) 00:25:05
83 139 J. CHOTARD (FRA) JURACING TEAM 08:00:00= (26) 00:25:20
84 134 I. FELIU (ESP) TWINTRAIL RACING TEAM 08:07:45= (41) 00:25:20
85 162 A. OUKERBOUCH (MAR) MOROCCO RACING TEAM 07:50:00= (6) 00:25:20
86 096 A. AZINHAIS (PRT) CLUB AVENTURA TOUAREG 08:17:30= (61) 00:25:30
87 079 A. BARATIN (FRA) HORIZON MOTO 95 08:23:30= (73) 00:25:55
88 129 D. GAITS (FRA) HAPPYNESS RACING JBS MOTO 08:04:30= (34) 00:25:55
89 055 C. ZACCHETTI (ITA) CESARE ZACCHETTI 08:34:00= (94) 00:26:10▲
90 160 C. ZUMARAN (CHL) CESAR ZUMARAN 07:51:00= (8) 00:26:35
91 067 W. ROELANTS (BEL) HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING 08:28:00= (82) 00:26:40
92 066 F. PICCO (ITA) TEAM FRANCO PICCO 08:28:30= (83) 00:26:55
93 138 R. LELOUP (FRA) TEAM REPAR’STORES 08:00:30= (27) 00:27:15
94 119 D. CIPOLLONE (ITA) TERREROSSE 08:09:30= (45) 00:27:20
95 045 Z. MIN (CHN) WU PU DA HAI DAO DAKAR RALLY TEAM 08:37:30= (101) 00:27:25▲
96 060 S. DARQUES (FRA) M.O.R.AL 08:31:30= (89) 00:27:40
97 165 A. COUTO (PRT) TEAM BIACHI PRATA – HONDA 07:49:00= (4) 00:27:50
98 107 J. LUNDIN (CAN) HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING 08:13:30= (53) 00:28:00
99 112 JA. PORTERO (ESP) ARVI PORTERO ARFSTEN 08:11:30= (49) 00:28:05
100 128 S. GOMEZ (ESP) XRAIDS CLINICAS CRES 08:05:00= (35) 00:28:05
101 092 L. PIOLINI (ITA) CARAVANSERRAGLIO RALLY RACING TEAM 08:19:00= (64) 00:28:45
102 166 P. OLIVEIRA (MOZ) MARIO PATRÃO MOTORSPORT 07:48:30= (3) 00:28:55
103 097 M. NOTTI (ARG) MAN TEAM 08:17:00= (60) 00:29:20
104 127 S. COJEAN (FRA) SEB COJEAN 08:05:30= (36) 00:29:35
105 133 J. BARTHELEMY (FRA) RS MOTO RACING TEAM 08:02:30= (30) 00:29:50
106 048 Z. HONGYI (CHN) WU PU DA HAI DAO DAKAR RALLY TEAM 08:36:30= (99) 00:30:05
107 125 E. LECONTE (FRA) TEAM DUMONTIER RACING 08:06:30= (38) 00:30:30
108 163 M. AOULAD ALI (MAR) MOROCCO RACING TEAM 07:49:30= (5) 00:30:40
109 087 W. TERBLANCHE (SWZ) BAS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM 08:20:30= (67) 00:30:40
110 148 M. BONNET (FRA) RS CONCEPT 07:57:00= (20) 00:30:45
111 143 J. PUGA (ECU) PUGA TEAM 07:59:00= (24) 00:31:05
112 035 JP. GUILLEN RIVERA (MEX) NOMADAS ADVENTURE 08:41:30= (109) 00:31:10
113 167 P. BIANCHI PRATA (PRT) TEAM BIACHI PRATA – HONDA 07:48:00= (2) 00:31:20
114 057 P. CAVELIUS (FRA) CAVELIUS TEAM 08:33:00= (92) 00:31:45
115 062 AJ. HOULIHAN (AUS) NOMADAS ADVENTURE 08:30:30= (87) 00:32:00
116 038 E. IGLESIAS SANCHEZ (ESP) TEAM MONFORTE RALLY 08:40:00= (106) 00:32:10
117 156 AGF. WINKLER (ITA) TEAM MOTOCLUB YASHICA 07:53:00= (12) 00:32:15
118 146 E. AGLIONI (ITA) AGIF AL AVIV 07:58:00= (22) 00:32:20
119 061 N. DUBOIS (FRA) AVENTURE MOTO 61 08:31:00= (88) 00:32:45
120 147 V. BOUDROS (GRC) NOMADAS ADVENTURE 07:57:30= (21) 00:33:15
121 144 JC. PUGA DAVILA (ECU) PUGA TEAM 07:58:30= (23) 00:33:35
122 157 A. WINKLER (ITA) TEAM MOTOCLUB YASHICA 07:52:30= (11) 00:34:45
123 153 W. KENNEDY (ZAF) WERNER KENNEDY 07:54:30= (15) 00:34:50
124 082 G. STIGLIANO (ITA) TEAM JBRALLY 08:22:30= (71) 00:35:00
125 073 T. INTERNO (ITA) RALLY POV 08:25:30= (77) 00:35:05
126 068 F. CATANESE (ITA) RS MOTO HONDA RACING TEAM 08:27:30= (81) 00:36:00
127 168 S. FREMY (FRA) TEAM NOMADE RACING 07:47:30= (1) 00:36:30
128 116 N. MONNIN (CHE) RS MOTO 08:10:00= (46) 00:36:30
129 132 K. DURAND (FRA) RS MOTO RACING TEAM 08:03:00= (31) 00:36:50
130 103 F. CHIRENT (FRA) TEAM FABAVENTURE 08:14:30= (55) 00:37:35
131 100 A. ROSSAT (FRA) ROSSAT 08:15:30= (57) 00:37:40
132 111 AV. GUILLEN RIVERA (MEX) NOMADAS ADVENTURE 08:12:00= (50) 00:37:50
133 081 P. MASSADOR (FRA) TEAM GIROUD 08:23:00= (72) 00:39:35
134 159 AM. CUEVA OJEDA (ECU) XRAIDS EXPERIENCE 07:51:30= (9) 00:39:45
135 051 R. AL-LAL LAHADIL (ESP) MELILLA SPORT CAPITAL 08:35:00= (96) 00:39:50
136 161 B. BAATAR (MNG) AYANGA 07:50:30= (7) 00:40:15
137 150 B. VAN DER WOUDEN (NLD) BRAM VAN DER WOUDEN 07:56:00= (18) 00:40:50
138 064 D. ROBIN (FRA) DOMINIQUE ROBIN 08:29:30= (85) 00:41:50
139 063 G. SAGHMEISTER (SRB) SAGHMEISTER TEAM 08:30:00= (86) 00:43:00
140 152 T. PREUSS (DEU) REALITY BEATS FICTION RACING TEAM 07:55:00= (16) 00:45:35
141 151 S. PREUSS (DEU) REALITY BEATS FICTION RACING TEAM 07:55:30= (17) 00:45:40
142 149 W. PAYR (AUT) KLYMCIW RACING 07:56:30= (19) 00:47:25
143 126 S. HEWITT (GBR) DRAG’ON RALLY TEAM 08:06:00= (37) 00:54:50
144 140 JM. GARCIA DOMINGUEZ (ESP) CLUB AVENTURA TOUAREG 07:59:30= (25) 11:24:30