2018 Dakar Rally Statistics, Stage 6 (January 11, 2018)

The Dakar Rally continued Thursday, January 11, with the sixth stage – a journey from Arequipa, Peru, to La Paz, Bolivia. The stage was 760 kilometers. The stage saw a new leader in the bike category, with the leaders in all of the other categories staying the same, with many of the leaders holding strong advantages.

Of the 251 competitors that left Arequipa, 233 arrived at the La Paz finish, representing 92.8 percent.

Here are the winners/leaders and some of the statistics following the sixth day.

Statistics – After Day 6 (Arequipa, Peru, to La Paz, Bolivia, 760 kilometers)

Bike:

- Left: 111 vehicles

- Finished: 110 vehicles

- Winner: Antoine Meo (France), KTM 450 Rally Replica

- Runner-Up: Kevin Benavides (Argentina), Honda CRF 450 Rally

- Winner’s Time: 1 hour, 54 minutes, 10 seconds

- Margin of Victory: 30 seconds

- Stage Wins (Drivers): Sam Sunderland (2), Joan Barreda Bort (2), Adrien Van Beveren (1), Antoine Meo (1)

- Stage Wins (Countries): United Kingdom (2), Spain (2), France (2)

- Overall Leader: Kevin Benavides (new; by 1 minute, 57 seconds over previous leader, Adrien Van Beveren)

Quad:

- Left: 41 vehicles

- Finished: 41 vehicles

- Winner: Jeremias Gonzalez Ferioli (Argentina), Yamaha Raptor 700

- Runner-Up: Pablo Copetti (Argentina), Yamaha

- Winner’s Time: 2 hours, 29 minutes, 6 seconds

- Margin of Victory: 1 minute, 50 seconds

- Stage Wins (Drivers): Ignacio Casale (3), Sergei Kariakin (1), Nicolas Cavigliasso (1), Jeremias Gonzalez Ferioli (1)

- Stage Wins (Countries): Chile (3), Argentina (2), Russia (1)

- Overall Leader: Ignacio Casale (by 41 minutes, 30 seconds over Alexis Hernandez)

Car:

- Left: 62 vehicles

- Finished: 53 vehicles

- Winner: Carlos Sainz (Spain), Peugeot 3008 DKR

- Runner-Up: Stephane Peterhansel (France), Peugeot 3008 DKR

- Winner’s Time: 2 hours, 53 minutes, 30 seconds

- Margin of Victory: 4 minutes, 6 seconds

- Stage Wins (Drivers): Nasser Al-Attiyah (2), Cyril Despres (1), Sebastien Loeb (1), Stephane Peterhansel (1), Carlos Sainz (1)

- Stage Wins (Countries): France (3), Qatar (2), Spain (1)

- Overall Leader: Stephane Peterhansel (by 27 minutes, 10 seconds over Carlos Sainz)

SxS:

- Left: 10 vehicles

- Finished: 8 vehicles

- Winner: Patrice Garrouste (France), Polaris RZR 1000 Turbo

- Runner-Up: Reinaldo Varela (Brazil), Can-Am

- Winner’s Time: 3 hours, 44 minutes, 18 seconds

- Margin of Victory: 2 minutes, 29 seconds

- Stage Wins (Drivers): Reinaldo Varela (2), Patrice Garrouste (2), Anibal Aliaga (1), Juan Carlos Uribe Ramos (1)

- Stage Wins (Countries): Peru (2), Brazil (2), France (2)

- Overall Leader: Reinaldo Varela (32 minutes, 7 seconds over Juan Carlos Uribe Ramos)

Truck:

- Left: 27 vehicles

- Finished: 21 vehicles

- Winner: Federico Villagra (Argentina), Iveco Powerstar

- Runner-Up: Dmitry Sotnikov (Russia), Tatra Phoenix

- Winner’s Time: 3 hours, 22 minutes, 23 seconds

- Margin of Victory: 52 minutes, 40 seconds

- Stage Wins (Drivers): Eduard Nikolaev (3), Federico Villagra (2), Ales Loprais (1)

- Stage Wins (Countries): Russia (4), Argentina (2)

- Overall Leader: Eduard Nikolaev (by 52 minutes, 40 seconds over Federico Villagra)

Sources:

-       Dakar Rally official website – www.dakar.com