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Dakar 97 - SATURDAY, JAN. 4 Update
DAKAR- TAMBACOUNDA: SATURDAY, JAN. 4 1997 4 p.m.
The TOTAL DAKAR Rally finally got underway this morning, but it was
without one of the expected stars of the event, Jacky Ickx. The
multiple Le Mans winner and victor in this event in 1983 was due to take
part in the Dakar with his daughter Vanina at the wheel of a T1 Toyota.
Unfortunately Ickx, who is one of Belgium’s biggest sporting legends has
been suffering for the last two years from a seriously debilitating
illness, but had been much better recently. However, just two days ago,
he was struck down again. Although he hoped that it would pass and he
would be able to start - Vanina had even attended the briefing and had
entered today’s GPS points into her computer - there was no way in the
end he was able to start. He has now returned home and everyone here on
the event wishes him a swift recovery.
As for the action, it was definitely Mitsubishi’s day, with their
leading three drivers giving them a 1-2-3. Jean-Pierre Fontenay led the
trio home to establish first blood for the Japanese manufacturer with
the most experience on this event, followed by his fellow Frenchman
Bruno Saby. Neither reported any problem, while third-placed Kenjiro
Shinozuka’s only complaint was about the dust, but the veteran Japanese
driver did say he particularly enjoyed the stage. The fourth
Mitsubishi, driven by Hiroshi Masuoka also made it through in sixth,
despite German co-driver Andreas Schultz feeling ill throughout the day.
Jean-Louis Schlesser brought his SEAT engined buggy home in fourth
place, which he was fairly happy about. "That was really twisty, with a
lot of trees" he said. "It was very difficult for a two-wheel drive
car. But the car performed impeccably. It’s going to be hard to beat
the four wheel drive boys, but some of the other stages will suit us
more." Team-mate Kleinschmidt finished over an hour behind the leader.
Nissan has not had the greatest of days. Its leading driver Thierry
Delavergne, who won the T2 class in last year’s Dakar and in the
Cross-Country World Cup has been suffering overheating problems and was
blinded by dust from Servia’s car. He hit a tree and damaged a brake
pipe on his way to seventh fastest time. Team-mate Salvador Servia lost
power and had to slow, but made it through the finish in fifth place.
The Portuguese Joana Lemos in a T3 version was forced to stop at the
128Km point and as yet there is no further new of if she has restarted..
Philippe Wambergue brought his Toyota through the stage carefully as he
felt that there may be a problem with the front suspension. The
mechanics will get the chance to check it out tonight. He was 10th
fastest.
Patrick Tambay was happy with the handling of his SsangYong, but was a
little startled when it decided to make its own gear-changes! He
finished the stage in 12th position. Team-mate Jerome Riviere had a bad
start in his SsangYong, stopping after just one km with a gear-box oil
leak. At first he thought he would have to wait for his service truck,
but eventually managed to get going again, but had almost no oil in the
gear-box throughout the stage. He has stopped on the road section to
wait for his service crew to top him up, before covering the final
kilometres to the bivouac He finished 18th.
Tonight competitors face their last night in Senegal, before crossing
into Mali. Sunday’s stage will really begin to sort things out. 505 km
of stage and at the end no airborne mechanics, meaning those people that
have service vehicles entered will have to wait for them to arrive
before they can have any work done.
STAGE 1
Dakar - Tambacounda
BIKES
OVERALL STANDINGS
Position Number Name Brand Time Gap
1 1 PETERHANSEL YAMAHA 03:15:14
2 6 SAINCT KTM 03:17:37 00:02:23
3 4 MEONI KTM 03:25:29 00:10:15
4 2 ARCARONS KTM 03:27:10 00:11:56
5 5 LAPORTE KTM 03:28:41 00:13:27
6 3 MAGNALDI KTM 03:33:00 00:17:46
7 14 KINIGADNER KTM 03:36:08 00:20:54
8 8 CASTERA YAMAHA 03:42:27 00:27:13
9 7 LEWIS KTM 03:43:47 00:28:33
10 19 SOTELO CAGIVA 03:44:43 00:29:29
11 12 JIMMINK KTM 03:44:44 00:29:30
12 11 VON ZITZEWIT KTM 03:47:22 00:32:08
13 27 SCHILCHER KTM 03:48:49 00:33:35
14 71 GIL KTM 03:49:02 00:33:48
15 53 SIREYJOL HONDA 03:50:43 00:35:29
16 20 MALETTI KAWASAKI 03:50:47 00:35:33
17 17 GALLARDO CAGIVA 03:51:05 00:35:51
18 73 MAYER KTM 03:54:09 00:38:55
19 38 STEURI CAGIVA 03:57:16 00:42:02
20 16 ATTIGER KTM 03:57:35 00:42:21
21 33 ROMA KTM 03:59:54 00:44:40
22 129 MORARA KTM 04:05:31 00:50:17
23 41 MARQUES KTM 04:06:24 00:51:10
24 78 RAMOS MARTIN KTM 04:06:56 00:51:42
25 15 RIBA KTM 04:08:04 00:52:50
26 28 MARTIN KTM 04:13:17 00:58:03
27 45 BRUCY KTM 04:14:36 00:59:22
28 23 LE BLANC HONDA 04:14:46 00:59:32
29 37 DE GAVARDO KTM 04:15:08 00:59:54
30 130 YOSHIO HONDA 04:15:26 01:00:12
31 52 VERCOELEN KTM 04:20:30 01:05:16
32 87 MEILLAT KTM 04:24:11 01:08:57
33 25 DE AZEVEDO KTM 04:24:17 01:09:03
34 106 STANOVNIK KTM 04:24:28 01:09:14
35 95 JOVASEVIC YAMAHA 04:24:57 01:09:43
36 21 BENNEROTTE KAWASAKI 04:26:47 01:11:33
37 89 VAN PELT KTM 04:31:35 01:16:21
38 10 BERNARD KTM 04:31:45 01:16:31
39 84 KASHIWA HONDA 04:32:00 01:16:46
40 18 DEACON KTM 04:32:33 01:17:19
41 83 SANNA COCCO KTM 04:32:47 01:17:33
42 54 THERIC HONDA 04:35:41 01:20:27
43 110 LOUAPRE KAWASAKI 04:35:49 01:20:35
44 102 DUFOUR HONDA 04:37:06 01:21:52
45 35 AUBREE KTM 04:37:44 01:22:30
46 108 QUAGLINO KTM 04:39:29 01:24:15
47 80 HIDEAKI KTM 04:39:38 01:24:24
48 36 ALGERI YAMAHA 04:43:06 01:27:52
49 85 LORENZELLI SUZUKI 04:44:53 01:29:39
50 99 CLAIR KTM 04:45:50 01:30:36
51 44 DE AZEVEDO KTM 04:46:37 01:31:23
52 94 FARGES KTM 04:47:27 01:32:13
53 123 HENRARD KTM 04:47:44 01:32:30
54 32 BULTO SAGNIE KTM 04:53:02 01:37:48
55 69 DABERT YAMAHA 04:56:22 01:41:08
56 72 AGULLO GONZA HONDA 04:56:36 01:41:22
57 70 PALIX HONDA 04:58:18 01:43:04
58 92 DE MEGNI YAMAHA 04:59:41 01:44:27
59 67 AUTHIER KTM 05:00:13 01:44:59
60 101 VERHOEF KTM 05:00:34 01:45:20
61 136 VIGOUROUX YAMAHA 05:01:22 01:46:08
62 63 KASTAN SUZUKI 05:02:40 01:47:26
63 86 CHEMELLO YAMAHA 05:02:53 01:47:39
64 62 ZLOCH SUZUKI 05:03:10 01:47:56
65 88 VICINO YAMAHA 05:03:27 01:48:13
66 90 HUTTEN KTM 05:04:54 01:49:40
67 31 DAYDE SUZUKI 05:05:01 01:49:47
68 46 GRAHAM KTM 05:06:17 01:51:03
69 49 CARCHERI KTM 05:06:49 01:51:35
70 81 CHOUNDRAS KTM 05:09:05 01:53:51
71 93 PUREN YAMAHA 05:09:29 01:54:15
72 29 FUMAGALLI SUZUKI 05:13:20 01:58:06
73 76 DEL PALACIOS HONDA 05:14:36 01:59:22
74 138 GIROUD YAMAHA 05:14:48 01:59:34
75 48 SPAETH SUZUKI 05:20:26 02:05:12
76 77 ROCHE KTM 05:20:37 02:05:23
77 75 DUMONTIER YAMAHA 05:22:09 02:06:55
78 79 LOPES COLLAD KTM 05:23:29 02:08:15
79 47 AIVAZIAN SUZUKI 05:23:38 02:08:24
80 100 JOMINI HONDA 05:28:14 02:13:00
81 57 MILLET HONDA 05:29:36 02:14:22
82 120 VERZELETTI HONDA 05:30:10 02:14:56
83 91 FIORINI KTM 05:33:30 02:18:16
84 66 BASSET SUZUKI 05:34:38 02:19:24
85 68 VILLENAVE SUZUKI 05:34:46 02:19:32
86 34 RICHARD YAMAHA 05:35:08 02:19:54
87 122 MURATA SUZUKI 05:37:18 02:22:04
88 113 PABLOS VELAS HONDA 05:37:59 02:22:45
89 42 VOSTERS YAMAHA 05:39:23 02:24:09
90 137 HOEBEKE POLARIS 05:43:59 02:28:45
91 111 URBACH HONDA 05:48:41 02:33:27
92 58 FAIR HONDA 05:49:06 02:33:52
93 61 CRAIGIE C.C.M 05:50:41 02:35:27
94 116 STEFANINI KAWASAKI 05:54:39 02:39:25
95 56 REGNIER HONDA 05:56:40 02:41:26
96 60 LAPPIN C.C.M 05:57:22 02:42:08
97 59 FITZSIMON C.C.M 05:57:51 02:42:37
98 98 CLEMENT KTM 05:59:47 02:44:33
99 40 FRANCRU SUZUKI 06:00:52 02:45:38
100 39 MAUTEMPS SUZUKI 06:01:24 02:46:10
101 43 VAN DER KOOY KTM 06:04:52 02:49:38
102 26 LOIZEAUX B.M.W 06:06:20 02:51:06
103 51 CHAMAGNE SUZUKI 06:20:20 03:05:06
104 22 ANTONY KTM 06:32:22 03:17:08
105 30 TENDIL SUZUKI 06:36:35 03:21:21
STAGE 1
Dakar - Tambacounda
CARS AND TRUCKS
OVERALL STANDINGS
Position Number Name Brand Time Gap
1 200 FONTENAY MUSMARRA MITSUBISHI 03:17:56
2 202 SABY SERIEYS MITSUBISHI 03:20:21 00:02:25
3 205 SHINOZUKA MAGNE MITSUBISHI 03:21:17 00:03:21
4 201 SCHLESSER MONNET SCHLESSER 03:23:09 00:05:13
5 204 SERVIA PICARD NISSAN 03:25:51 00:07:55
6 220 MASUOKA SCHULZ MITSUBISHI 03:28:28 00:10:32
7 203 De LAVERGNE ARGUELLES NISSAN 03:28:32 00:10:36
8 216 STRUGO CATTARELLI MITSUBISHI 03:30:58 00:13:02
9 212 SERVIA I COS PUJOLAR TOYOTA 03:31:30 00:13:34
10 210 WAMBERGUE COTTRET TOYOTA 03:33:49 00:15:53
11 215 TRAGLIO DOMINELLA NISSAN 03:38:41 00:20:45
12 207 TAMBAY OCCELI SSANGYONG 03:40:12 00:22:16
13 214 HOUSIEAUX GUEHENNEC NISSAN 03:40:16 00:22:20
14 211 RATET TROUBLE TOYOTA 03:44:05 00:26:09
15 208 GUEDES DUBOIS NISSAN 03:44:30 00:26:34
17 229 ALLIOT LANDEREAU NISSAN 03:46:04 00:28:08
18 209 RIVIERE SIVIERO SSANGYONG 03:47:23 00:29:27
19 237 PRIETO MAS MITSUBISHI 03:47:23 00:29:27
20 244 SANDRETTO PIO NISSAN 03:48:32 00:30:36
21 223 SIRIWATANAKU SUVANARAT MITSUBISHI 03:49:23 00:31:27
22 254 MORIZE TARTARIN TOYOTA 03:49:41 00:31:45
23 231 SARRAZIN FUJISAWA TOYOTA 03:50:24 00:32:28
24 217 VISMARA CAMBIAGHI VISMARA MER 03:51:14 00:33:18
25 235 VAN CAUWENBE DEVOS TOYOTA 03:51:46 00:33:50
26 219 PESCAROLO BOUSSIER TOYOTA 03:54:06 00:36:10
27 257 HANCIAUX GEROME NISSAN 03:54:37 00:36:41
28 228 PORCAR TOURINAN NISSAN 03:55:14 00:37:18
29 238 LHOTELLERIE LEHERON MITSUBISHI 03:55:22 00:37:26
30 227 ALCARAZ BORSOTTO NISSAN 03:55:47 00:37:51
31 247 DE ROISSARD DUCOUTUMANY MITSUBISHI 03:56:04 00:38:08
32 236 LOOMANS LAUWERS TOYOTA 03:56:08 00:38:12
33 246 PALLANCA-PAS COTEL NISSAN 03:56:41 00:38:45
34 251 DHONT KAKET MITSUBISHI 03:56:56 00:39:00
35 240 VILA ALTIMIR GONZALES CAR MITSUBISHI 04:01:43 00:43:47
36 239 ANQUETIL MORIZE NISSAN 04:03:09 00:45:13
37 234 GEORGET BOCANDE NISSAN 04:04:49 00:46:53
38 221 ARNOUX MATHIAS BUGGY 04:05:14 00:47:18
39 233 ASAGA ITOH TOYOTA 04:07:28 00:49:32
40 243 SMULEVICI SERREAU MITSUBISHI 04:07:57 00:50:01
41 232 BERTRY GUERRIN MITSUBISHI 04:18:10 01:00:14
42 206 KLEINSCHMIDT BOUTAIRE SCHLESSER 04:19:48 01:01:52
