6 Stages into the 2021 Dakar Rally

We have reached the mid-point of the year’s rally. The rally began with 286 vehicles and shorten right down to 265 by the time stage 6 began. Within the Car category, it has been a close competition between Nasser Al-Attiyah and Stéphane Peterhansel . Last year’s Bike category winner Ricky Brabec could hardly make the top 10 and currently appears in 13th position while Skyler Howes is in 9th position. In the Light-weight Vehicle category, Austin tx Jones and Seth Quintero are in the top 3.

Below are the top 5 rankings right after stage 6. Click here to check out RDC’s daily strings for each stage along with discussions, photos, videos and improvements from RDC forum users which are in Saudi Arabia during the move.

Bike ratings after stage 6:

POS.	N°	DRIVE-TEAM	MARK-MODEL	TIME	VARIATION	PENALITY
one	3	(AUS) TOBY PRICE	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	24H 08′ 43”
2	47	(ARG) KEVIN BENAVIDES	MONSTER POWER HONDA TEAM 2021	24H 10′ 59”	+ 00H 02′ 16”	00H 02′ 00”
3	four	(CHL) JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA GROUP 2021	24H 11′ 40”	+ 00H 02′ 57”
4	18	(BWA) ROSS DEPARTMENT	MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY GROUP	24H 12′ 24”	+ 00H 03′ 41”	00H 01′ 00”
5	12	(FRA) XAVIER DE SOULTRAIT	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	24H 12′ 24”	+ 00H 03′ 41”

Car rankings after stage six:

POS.	N°	DRIVE-TEAM	MARK-MODEL	TIME	ALTERNATIVE	PENALITY
1	302	(FRA) STÉPHANE PETERHANSEL (FRA) EDOUARD BOULANGER	X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM	22H 14′ 03”		00H 01′ 00”
2	301	(QAT) NASSER AL-ATTIYAH (FRA) MATTHIEU BAUMEL	TOYOTA GAZOO RACING	22H 19′ 56”	+ 00H 05′ 53”
3	300	(ESP) CARLOS SAINZ (ESP) LUCAS CRUZ	X-RAID SMALL JCW TEAM	22H 54′ 42”	+ 00H 40′ 39”
4	307	(POL) JAKUB PRZYGONSKI (DEU) TIMO GOTTSCHALK	ORLEN TEAM/OVERDRIVE	23H 25′ 39”	+ 01H 11′ 36”	00H 02′ 00”
5	311	(ESP) NANI ROMA (FRA) ALEXANDRE WINOCQ	BAHRAIN RAID XTREME	23H 50′ 58”	+ 01H 36′ 55”

SSV rankings after stage six:

POS.	N°	DRIVE-TEAM	MARK-MODEL	TIME	KIND	PENALITY
1	406	(POL) ARON DOMZALA (POL) MACIEJ MARTON	MONSTER ENERGY CAN-AM	27H 04′ 29”
2	408	(USA) AUSTIN JONES (BRA) GUSTAVO GUGELMIN	MONSTER ENERGY CAN-AM	27H 05′ 09”	+ 00H 00′ 40”	00H 01′ 00”
3	401	(CHL) FRANCISCO LOPEZ CONTARDO (CHL) JUAN PABLO LATRACH VINAGRE	SOUTH RACING CAN-AM	27H 40′ 20”	+ 00H 35′ 51”	00H 01′ 00”
4	400	(RUS) SERGEI KARIAKIN (RUS) ANTON VLASIUK	SNAG RACING TEAM	27H 41′ 06”	+ 00H 36′ 37”
5	424	(POL) MICHAL GOCZAL (POL) SZYMON GOSPODARCZYK	ENERGYLANDIA MOVE TEAM	27H 41′ 19”	+ 00H 36′ 50”	00H 01′ 00”

Truck rankings right after stage 6:

POS.	N°	DRIVE-TEAM	MARK-MODEL	TIME	VARIATION	PENALITY
1	507	(RUS) DMITRY SOTNIKOV (RUS) RUSLAN AKHMADEEV (RUS) ILGIZ AKHMETZIANOV	KAMAZ – MASTER	24H 26′ 18”
two	501	(RUS) ANTON SHIBALOV (RUS) DMITRII NIKITIN (RUS) IVAN TATARINOV	KAMAZ – LEARN	25H 03′ 52”	+ 00H 37′ 34”
3	509	(RUS) AIRAT MARDEEV (RUS) DMITRIY SVISTUNOV (RUS) AKHMET GALIAUTDINOV	KAMAZ – MASTER	25H 28′ 01”	+ 01H 01′ 43”	00H 02′ 00”
4	503	(CZE) MARTIN MACIK (CZE) FRANTISEK TOMASEK (CZE) DAVID SVANDA	BIG SURPRISE RACING	25H 28′ 51”	+ 01H 02′ 33”	00H 01′ 00”
five	504	(CZE) ALES LOPRAIS (CZE) PETR POKORA (ARE) KHALID ALKENDI	INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS PRAGA	25H 33′ 18”	+ 01H 07′ 00”

Quad ranks after stage 6:

POS.	N°	DRIVE-TEAM	MARK-MODEL	TIME	VARIATION	PENALITY
1	a hundred and fifty	(ARG) NICOLAS CAVIGLIASSO	DRAG’ON RALLY TEAM	29H 15′ 55”
2	154	(ARG) MANUEL ANDUJAR	7240 GROUP	29H 49′ 13”	+ 00H 33′ 18”
3	152	(FRA) ALEXANDRE GIROUD	GROUP GIROUD	30H 01′ 17”	+ 00H 45′ 22”
4	159	(CHL) GIOVANNI ENRICO	ENRICO RACING TEAM	30H 06′ 14”	+ 00H 50′ 19”
five	163	(USA) PABLO COPETTI	MX DEVESA SIMPLY BY BERTA	31H 40′ 34”	+ 02H 24′ 39”	00H 16′ 00”