2018 Dakar Rally Statistics, Stage 8 (January 14, 2018)

2018 Dakar Rally Statistics, Stage 8

The 2018 Dakar Rally continued Sunday, January 14, with the eighth stage – a 585-kilometer run (561 km for trucks) from Uyuni to Tupiza, Bolivia. Tupiza is the last destination in Bolivia before competitors arrive in Argentina on Monday, with the first stop there in Salta.

Nothing changed at the top of the overall leaderboards, but two drivers – Simon Vitse (quads) and Dmitry Sotnikov (trucks) – each earned their first stage victories of the event. Reinaldo Varela (SxS) added to his stage win total and now leads all drivers across all categories with four stage wins. French drivers Stephane Peterhansel (cars) and Antoine Meo (bikes) each triumphed for a second time this event; Peterhansel recording a 40th career stage victory in cars.


While there were no overall lead changes, the bike category remained tight. Adrien Van Beveren now leads Kevin Benavides by only 22 seconds heading into the next stage. In all other categories, the gap between first and second remains at least 45 minutes or higher.

Here are the winners/leaders and some of the statistics following the eighth day of the 40th Dakar Rally.

Statistics – After Day 8 (Uyuni to Tupiza, Bolivia, 585 kilometers [561 km for trucks])

Bike:
- Left: 101 vehicles
- Finished: 98 vehicles
- Winner: Antoine Meo (France), KTM 450 Rally Replica
- Runner-Up: Ricky Brabec (United States), Honda CRF 450 Rally
- Winner’s Time: 5 hours, 24 minutes, 1 second
- Margin of Victory: 1 minute, 8 seconds
- Stage Wins (Drivers): Joan Barreda Bort (3), Sam Sunderland (2), Antoine Meo (2), Adrien Van Beveren (1)
- Stage Wins (Countries): Spain (3), France (3), United Kingdom (2)
- Overall Leader: Adrien Van Beveren (by 22 seconds over Kevin Benavides)

Quad:
- Left: 37 vehicles
- Finished: 33 vehicles
- Winner: Simon Vitse (France), Yamaha 700 Raptor
- Runner-Up: Marcelo Medeiros (Brazil), Yamaha YFM700R
- Winner’s Time: 6 hours, 52 minutes, 32 seconds
- Margin of Victory: 3 minutes, 27 seconds
- Stage Wins (Drivers): Ignacio Casale (3), Sergei Kariakin (1), Nicolas Cavigliasso (1), Jeremias Gonzalez Ferioli (1), Axel Dutrie (1), Simon Vitse (1)
- Stage Wins (Countries): Chile (3), Argentina (2), France (2), Russia (1)
- Overall Leader: Ignacio Casale (by 1 hour, 45 minutes, 20 seconds over Jeremias Gonzalez Ferioli)

Car:
- Left: 55 vehicles
- Finished: 45 vehicles
- Winner: Stephane Peterhansel (France), Peugeot 3008 DKR (40th career stage victory)
- Runner-Up: Cyril Despres (France), Peugeot 3008 DKR
- Winner’s Time: 5 hours, 15 minutes, 18 seconds
- Margin of Victory: 49 seconds
- Stage Wins (Drivers): Nasser Al-Attiyah (2), Carlos Sainz (2), Stephane Peterhansel (2), Cyril Despres (1), Sebastien Loeb (1)
- Stage Wins (Countries): France (4), Qatar (2), Spain (2)
- Overall Leader: Carlos Sainz (by 1 hour, 6 minutes, 37 seconds over Nasser Al-Attiyah)

SxS:
- Left: 9 vehicles
- Finished: 9 vehicles
- Winner: Reinaldo Varela (Brazil), Can-Am
- Runner-Up: Juan Carlos Uribe Ramos (Peru), Can-Am Maverick X3 Turbo
- Winner’s Time: 7 hours, 30 minutes, 18 seconds
- Margin of Victory: 18 minutes, 55 seconds
- Stage Wins (Drivers): Reinaldo Varela (4), Patrice Garrouste (2), Anibal Aliaga (1), Juan Carlos Uribe Ramos (1)
- Stage Wins (Countries): Brazil (4), Peru (2), France (2)
- Overall Leader: Reinaldo Varela (1 hour, 34 minutes, 31 seconds over Juan Carlos Uribe Ramos)

Truck:
- Left: 23 vehicles
- Finished: 23 vehicles
- Winner: Dmitry Sotnikov (Russia), Kamaz 43509
- Runner-Up: Federico Villagra (Argentina), Iveco Powerstar
- Winner’s Time: 4 hours, 23 minutes, 32 seconds
- Margin of Victory: 5 minutes, 11 seconds
- Stage Wins (Drivers): Eduard Nikolaev (3), Federico Villagra (2), Ales Loprais (1), Ton Van Genugten (1), Dmitry Sotnikov (1)
- Stage Wins (Countries): Russia (5), Argentina (2), Netherlands (1)
- Overall Leader: Eduard Nikolaev (by 46 minutes, 25 seconds over Federico Villagra)

Sources:

-       Dakar Rally official website – www.dakar.com

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