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Dakar 2016 – stage 7: death of a spectator hit by a car

Dakar - Dakar 2016 - stage 7: death of a spectator hit by a car -

The fantastic first victory of Antoine Meo during the 7th stage of the Dakar 2016 was unfortunately tarnished by the fatal accident between a car – the Mitsubishi n ° 409 driven by the French Lionel Baud – and a 63-year-old spectator, who stood a priori in the middle of the track. This drama is added to the incident that occurred in a straight line from…

The fantastic first victory of Antoine Meo during the Dakar 2016 was unfortunately tarnished by the fatal accident between a car – the Mitsubishi n ° 409 driven by the French Lionel Baud – and a 63-year-old spectator, who was standing a priori in the middle of the track. This drama comes on top of, when an auto competitor injured several people, three of whom were seriously.

This fatal collision took place at km 82 of this special drawn up between Uyni (Bolivia) and Salta (Argentina). The spectator "was isolated on the track", describes the organizer ASO before explaining that his medical service "was unfortunately only able to note the death of the accident victim. The Bolivian authorities went there with a helicopter organization, in order to determine the circumstances of the accident ".

83% entered still in the race

The 7th stage marked the end of the first part of this 38th edition of the Dakar: all the competitors still in the race have – finally! – could breathe yesterday Sunday during the day of rest in Salta. 289 vehicles managed to thwart the pitfalls of the first seven days of the race, marked by two stage cancellations due to the appalling weather conditions (rain and violent storms): 112 motorcycles, 36 quads, 90 cars and 51 trucks, or 83% starters.

Honda official Paolo Gonçalves – author of a very nice sporting gesture by stopping to rescue Walkner on Saturday – occupies first place in the provisional classification ahead of young and fast Toby Price, already author of three stage victories on his KTM official. This duel at the top signals the succession of the Coma-Despres era, the former multiple champions of the Dakar.

The provisional Top 10 also presents a breath of fresh air after years of frozen rankings: the Argentinian Kevin Benavides – entered in the Honda South America team – celebrated his 27th birthday on Saturday with a 5th place overall when arriving in his city , while the French "rookie" Antoine Meo picked up his. The five-time world enduro champion starts the second week with the satisfaction of placing himself in 6th position overall !

Other beginners are also at the party, such as the American Ricky Brabec and the French Adrien Van Beveren who are also sailing in the Top 15 (12th and 14th respectively). The rally came to a halt, however, for favorites Ruben Faria (Husqvarna) and Joan Barreda Bort (Honda), victims of a heavy fall for the Argentinian and an engine failure for the Spanish.

Video summary of stage 7 of the Dakar motorcycle

Dakar moto 2016: final results and classification stage 7

  1. MEO (FRA) KTM 02:27:27 – –
  2. BENAVIDES (ARG) HONDA 02:29:20 00:01:53 –
  3. GONCALVES (PRT) HONDA 02:29:23 00:01:56 –
  4. METGE (FRA) HONDA 02:31:18 00:03:51 –
  5. PRICE (AUS) KTM 02:32:00 00:04:33 –
  6. QUINTANILLA (CHL) HUSQVARNA 02:32:19 00:04:52 –
  7. ARANA (ESP) HUSQVARNA 02:32:30 00:05:03 –
  8. FARRES GUELL (ESP) KTM 02:33:28 00:06:01 –
  9. SVITKO (SVK) KTM 02:33:30 00:06:03 –
  10. BRABEC (USA) HONDA 02:33:44 00:06:17 –
  11. MONLEON (ESP) KTM 02:33:44 00:06:17 –
  12. PAIN (FRA) KTM 02:33:45 00:06:18 –
  13. DUCLOS (FRA) SHERCO TVS 02:33:46 00:06:19 –
  14. PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP) SHERCO TVS 02:33:51 00:06:24 –
  15. VAN BEVEREN (FRA) YAMAHA 02:34:01 00:06:34 –
  16. METGE (FRA) HONDA 02:34:11 00:06:44 –
  17. SANZ (ESP) KTM 02:34:30 00:07:03 –
  18. CERVANTES MONTERO (ESP) KTM 02:35:00 00:07:33 00:02:00
  19. BOTTURI (ITA) YAMAHA 02:35:16 00:07:49 –
  20. VERHOEVEN (NLD) YAMAHA 02:35:42 00:08:15 –
  21. PATRAO (PRT) KTM 02:35:53 00:08:26 –
  22. RODRIGUES (PRT) YAMAHA 02:35:55 ​​00:08:28 00:04:00
  23. DE SOULTRAIT (FRA) YAMAHA 02:35:55 ​​00:08:28 –
  24. GYENES (ROU) KTM 02:37:07 00:09:40 –
  25. CERUTTI (ITA) HUSQVARNA 02:37:11 00:09:44 –
  26. DUPLESSIS (ARG) KTM 02:38:03 00:10:36 –
  27. VAN PELT (NLD) HUQSVARNA 02:38:24 00:10:57 –
  28. PIATEK (POL) KTM 02:38:33 00:11:06 –
  29. KLYMCIW (CZE) HUSQVARNA 02:38:36 00:11:09 –
  30. BLYTHE (USA) KTM 02:39:08 00:11:41 –
  31. GIMENO GARCÍA (ESP) KTM 02:40:39 00:13:12 –
  32. VAYSSADE (FRA) SHERCO TVS 02:40:53 00:13:26 –
  33. THIS (ITA) HONDA 02:41:04 00:13:37 00:01:00
  34. CASTEU (FRA) KTM 02:41:09 00:13:42 –
  35. VILADOMS (ESP) KTM 02:41:36 00:14:09 –
  36. SOLA TARRADELLAS (ESP) YAMAHA 02:41:54 00:14:27 –
  37. SALVATIERRA (BOL) KTM 02:42:51 00:15:24 –
  38. ENGEL (CZE) KTM 02:43:43 00:16:16 –
  39. TIMER (FRA) KTM 02:44:31 00:17:04 –
  40. PABISKA (CZE) KTM 02:45:04 00:17:37 –
  41. CABRERA (CHL) KAWASAKI 02:45:09 00:17:42 –
  42. CARDONA VAGNONI (FRI) KTM 02:47:07 00:19:40 –
  43. DA COSTA (FRA) YAMAHA 02:47:38 00:20:11 –
  44. SMITH (USA) HUSQVARNA 02:47:41 00:20:14 –
  45. VAN GERVEN (NLD) KTM 02:48:28 00:21:01 –
  46. FUENTES (BOL) KTM 02:49:37 00:22:10 –
  47. METELLI (ITA) KTM 02:51:44 00:24:17 –
  48. GOMEZ (ARG) YAMAHA 02:52:33 00:25:06 –
  49. LUCCHESE (ITA) YAMAHA 02:52:56 00:25:29 –
  50. VAN DEN GOORBERGH (NLD) KTM 02:54:15 00:26:48 –

CORRECTED PROVISIONAL RANKING OF THE DAKAR MOTO 2016

  1. GONCALVES (PRT) HONDA 22:52:30 – –
  2. PRICE (AUS) KTM 22:55:42 00:03:12 –
  3. SVITKO (SVK) KTM 23:01:54 00:09:24 00:01:00
  4. QUINTANILLA (CHL) HUSQVARNA 23:10:36 00:18:06 –
  5. BENAVIDES (ARG) HONDA 23:13:31 00:21:01 –
  6. MEO (FRA) KTM 23:13:36 00:21:06 –
  7. RODRIGUES (PRT) YAMAHA 23:19:14 00:26:44 00:04:00
  8. FARRES GUELL (ESP) KTM 23:22:27 00:29:57 –
  9. DUCLOS (FRA) SHERCO TVS 23:23:02 00:30:32 –
  10. PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP) SHERCO TVS 23:24:15 00:31:45 00:02:00
  11. ARANA (ESP) HUSQVARNA 23:26:26 00:33:56 –
  12. BRABEC (USA) HONDA 23:30:37 00:38:07 00:02:30
  13. BOTTURI (ITA) YAMAHA 23:32:07 00:39:37 00:03:00
  14. VAN BEVEREN (FRA) YAMAHA 23:34:22 00:41:52 –
  15. SANZ (ESP) KTM 23:37:06 00:44:36 –
  16. METGE (FRA) HONDA 23:42:56 00:50:26 00:17:00
  17. VILADOMS (ESP) KTM 23:46:29 00:53:59 00:01:00
  18. CERVANTES MONTERO (ESP) KTM 23:50:29 00:57:59 00:03:00
  19. METGE (FRA) HONDA 23:55:56 01:03:26 –
  20. GYENES (ROU) KTM 23:57:16 01:04:46 –
  21. CASTEU (FRA) KTM 23:57:35 01:05:05 –
  22. BREAD (FRA) KTM 23:58:10 01:05:40 –
  23. MONLEON (ESP) KTM 24:00:59 01:08:29 –
  24. KLYMCIW (CZE) HUSQVARNA 24:01:17 01:08:47 00:01:00
  25. PATRAO (PRT) KTM 24:05:39 01:13:09 00:01:00
  26. VERHOEVEN (NLD) YAMAHA 24:06:54 01:14:24 00:02:00
  27. CERUTTI (ITA) HUSQVARNA 24:08:38 01:16:08 –
  28. DE SOULTRAIT (FRA) YAMAHA 24:08:45 01:16:15 00:02:00
  29. PIATEK (POL) KTM 24:13:13 01:20:43 00:01:00
  30. VAN PELT (NLD) HUQSVARNA 24:25:39 01:33:09 00:02:00
  31. DUPLESSIS (ARG) KTM 24:33:27 01:40:57 –
  32. GIMENO GARCÍA (ESP) KTM 24:39:34 01:47:04 00:01:00
  33. SALVATIERRA (BOL) KTM 24:42:33 01:50:03 –
  34. BLYTHE (USA) KTM 24:47:45 01:55:15 00:08:00
  35. SOLA TARRADELLAS (ESP) YAMAHA 24:52:33 02:00:03 –
  36. VAYSSADE (FRA) SHERCO TVS 24:57:35 02:05:05 00:01:00
  37. PABISKA (CZE) KTM 25:04:21 02:11:51 00:01:00
  38. CABRERA (CHL) KAWASAKI 25:06:48 02:14:18 –
  39. ENGEL (CZE) KTM 25:14:07 02:21:37 00:05:00
  40. CARDONA VAGNONI (FRI) KTM 25:40:47 02:48:17 –
  41. VOGELS (NLD) KTM 25:56:13 03:03:43 00:43:30
  42. DA COSTA (FRA) YAMAHA 25:59:29 03:06:59 00:04:00
  43. RODRIGUEZ (ARG) KTM 26:08:22 03:15:52 –
  44. VAN GERVEN (NLD) KTM 26:12:00 03:19:30 00:02:00
  45. FUENTES (BOL) KTM 26:21:45 03:29:15 00:00:30
  46. VAN DEN GOORBERGH (NLD) KTM 26:23:42 03:31:12 –
  47. SMITH (USA) HUSQVARNA 26:27:21 03:34:51 00:01:00
  48. BIANCHI PRATA (PRT) HONDA 26:30:27 03:37:57 00:14:00
  49. RIOS (PER) KTM 26:40:21 03:47:51 –
  50. KOZAC (ARG) YAMAHA 26:54:29 04:01:59 00:01:00

Dakar 2016 – stage 7: death of a spectator, hit by a car

The fantastic first victory of Antoine Meo at the 7th stage of the Dakar 2016 was unfortunately tarnished by the fatal accident between a car – the Mitsubishi n ° 409 driven by the French Lionel Baud – and a 63-year-old spectator, who was standing a priori in the middle of the track. This drama is added to the incident that occurred in a straight line from the prologue, when a car competitor injured several people, three of them seriously..

This fatal collision took place at km 82 of this special drawn up between Uyni (Bolivia) and Salta (Argentina): the spectator "was isolated on the track", announces the organizer ASO before explaining that his medical service "n ‘unfortunately only noticed the death of the accident victim. The Bolivian authorities went to the site with an organization helicopter, in order to determine the circumstances of the accident "

83% entered still in the race

The 7th stage marked the end of the first part of this 38th edition of the Dakar: all the competitors still in the race have – finally! – was able to breathe yesterday Sunday during the day of rest in Salta. 289 vehicles managed to thwart the traps of the first 7 days of the race, marked by two stage cancellations due to the appalling weather conditions (rain and violent storms): 112 motorcycles, 36 quads, 90 cars, 51 trucks, or 83 % of starters.

Honda official Paolo Gonçalves – author of a very nice sporting gesture by stopping to rescue Walkner on Saturday – occupies first place in the provisional classification ahead of young and fast Toby Price, already author of 3 stage victories on his KTM official. This duel at the top signals the succession of the Coma-Despres era, the former multiple champions of the Dakar.

The provisional Top 10 also presents a breath of fresh air after years of frozen rankings: the Argentinian Kevin Benavides – entered in the Honda South America team – celebrated his 27th birthday on Saturday with a 5th place overall when arriving in his city , while the French "rookie" Antoine Meo clinched his first stage victory in the Dakar. The five-time world enduro champion starts the second week with the satisfaction of placing himself in 6th position overall !

Other beginners are also at the party, like the American Ricky Brabec and the French Adrien Van Beveren are also sailing in the Top 15, respectively 12th and 14th. On the other hand, the rally ended there for the favorites Ruben Faria (Husqvarna) and Joan Barreda Bort (Honda), respectively victims of a heavy fall for the Argentinian and an engine failure for the Spanish…

Dakar moto 2016: final results and classification stage 7

MEO (FRA)KTM02:27:27–– 

BENAVIDES (ARG)HONDA02:29:2000:01:53– 

GONCALVES (PRT)HONDA02:29:2300:01:56– 

METGE (FRA)HONDA02:31:1800:03:51– 

PRICE (AUS)KTM02:32:0000:04:33– 

QUINTANILLA (CHL)HUSQVARNA02:32:1900:04:52– 

ARANA (ESP)HUSQVARNA02:32:3000:05:03– 

FARRES GUELL (ESP)KTM02:33:2800:06:01–

SVITKO (SVK)KTM02:33:3000:06:03–

BRABEC (USA)HONDA02:33:4400:06:17–

MONLEON (ESP)KTM02:33:4400:06:17–

BREAD (FRA)KTM02:33:4500:06:18–

DUCLOS (FRA)SHERCO TVS02:33:4600:06:19–

PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP)SHERCO TVS02:33:5100:06:24–

VAN BEVEREN (FRA)YAMAHA02:34:0100:06:34–

METGE (FRA)HONDA02:34:1100:06:44–

SANZ (ESP)KTM02:34:3000:07:03–

CERVANTES MONTERO (ESP)KTM02:35:0000:07:3300:02:00

BOTTURI (ITA)YAMAHA02:35:1600:07:49–

VERHOEVEN (NLD)YAMAHA02:35:4200:08:15–

PATRAO (PRT)KTM02:35:5300:08:26–

RODRIGUES (PRT)YAMAHA02:35:5500:08:2800:04:00

DE SOULTRAIT (FRA)YAMAHA02:35:5500:08:28–

GYENES (ROU)KTM02:37:0700:09:40–

CERUTTI (ITA)HUSQVARNA02:37:1100:09:44–

DUPLESSIS (ARG)KTM02:38:0300:10:36–

VAN PELT (NLD)HUQSVARNA02:38:2400:10:57–

PIATEK (POL)KTM02:38:3300:11:06–

KLYMCIW (CZE)HUSQVARNA02:38:3600:11:09–

BLYTHE (USA)KTM02:39:0800:11:41–

GIMENO GARCÍA (ESP)KTM02:40:3900:13:12–

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