Dakar Rally TICKER: The Ticker here from Central Europe closes due to the not-working tracking and simply the time. This was the last night with the Dakar Rally 2018. Today especially in the Trucks and Cars we saw some surprises. Tomorrow we will see a last "show-stage" before the finish in Cordoba... The "real" Dakar is over now, the season of the Rallyraid Sport and FIA Marathonrally Worldcup just startet! Welcome in 2018 Rallyraid Motorsports!

00:48 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: The top three in the cars are fixed now: 1st Nasser Al Attiyah and Matthieu Baumel, 2nd Lucio Alvarez / Robert Howie (+11:16), 3rd Giniel de Villiers / Dirk von Zitzewitz (+13:06) - all with Toyota Hilux (Alvarez as privateer). 

00:13 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: Himoinsa-bike Gerard Farres (10th today, 5th overall) is happy: "Today we flew, literally! Large special that required our best, physically and mentally. There’s one stage left, we’ll continue enjoying every single kilometer as we have done until now!"

23:58 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: Cars coming in! First car in the finish is the crew of Nasser Al Attiyah and Matthieu Baumel with their Toyota and 05:02:22 hours! Stay tuned for more...

23:51 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: ASO tracking (Iritrack) still not working, but the guys from Peugeot Sport are doing their job well. So herewith an update from the cars at WP7: 01) Nasser Al Attiyah, 02) Lucio Alvarez +10:18, 03) Giniel de Villiers +11:12, 04) Jakub Przygonski +13:06, 05) Carlos Sainz +14:28, 06) Mikko Hirvonen +18:00, 07) Boris Garafulic +19:19, 08) Sebastian Halpern +23:24 - Peterhansel at 13th with +59:18.

23:43 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: "It was tricky today but we made some time in the first section of the stage," said stagewinner in the bikes, Toby Price from Australia. "In the second part it was a bit harder to make time but the bike went really well. I’m feeling good, one more day to go so it’s still not over yet and I’m happy with another Stage win."

23:22 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: Dakar-Timing is still down but Peugeot Sport has an "exclusive line"... thanks to that here the standings in the cars at WP06: 01) Nasser Al Attiyah 03:20:20 hours, 02) Lucio Alvarez +09:23, 03) Giniel De Villiers +09:50, 04) Jakub Przygonski +12:08, 05) Carlos Sainz +12:20, 06) Mikko Hirvonen +17:07, 07) Boris Garafulic +17:17, 08) Sebastian Halpern +21:20. Stéphane Peterhansel is actually 14th with +58:11. PH Sport (Sheikh Al Qassimi) announced that the Sheikh today lost more than one hour due to electrical problems which could be solved in the liaison. Picture by PH Sport

 

22:58 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: The Dakar-Tracking is uncorrect actually. Thanks to the timing of Peugeot Sport, we have the first top ten at WP05: 01) Nasser Al Attiyah 02:53:44 hours, 02) Giniel De Villiers +08:26, 03) Lucio Alvarez +08:26, 04) Carlos Sainz +10:37, 05) Jakub Przygonski +11:02, 06) Boris Garafulic +15:23, 07) Mikko Hirvonen +15:46, 08) Sebastian Halpern +19:42 - Stéphane Peterhansel has lost actually 57:24 mins as 12th.

22:34 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: Bernhard ten Brinke retired! As the team reported, a mechanical problem couldn´t been solved after they tried it for 45 minutes after 570km of today´s stage. Ten Brinke was leading the field until the start of the second special.

22:15 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: Villagra out! The overall second in the trucks and eventual winner of the Dakar 2018 Federico Villagra (De Rooy Iveco) had to retire after mechanical problems. In the cars team Peugeot announced that Stéphane Peterhansel eventually hurt himself with a suspected sprained thumb... Toyota announced engine-problems in the car of Bernhard ten Brinke - "it doesn´t look good" the Team reported.

21:57 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: KTM-rider Toby Price from Australia is finishing the last big stage of the Dakar Rally 2018 as first bike in front of Kevin Benavides from Argentina (Honda, +2:03) and Antoine Meo from France (KTM, +2:44)! Meanwhile we heard that Dutch biker-lady Mirjam Pol started in the second stage with her Husqvarna even she had a bad fell today morning and was injured. Tough Lady!

20:59 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: The first cars are back in the race - With the three Toyotas of Bernhard ten Brinke, Nasser Al Attiyah and Giniel de Villiers SS13 continues in the cars!

20:45 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: The first bikes are at WP07 and Australian Toby Price is still in front, followed now by Argentinian Kevin Benavides (+49 sec), Antoine Meo (+1:29), Matthias Walkner (+9:20) and Gerard Farres (+15:34).

20:20 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: Yes, we were also irritated and you can´t see it in the provided maps: The liaison in the middle of the stage (so-called "neutralization") is about 382 kms long - so the teams need between five and six hours in this area. It will be a long day for the competitors and long night for the followers...

19:29 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: In the bikes at WP5 the first 5 reached the point. Toby Price is still the fastest today only 53 seconds in front of Antoine Meo, 1:33 to Kevin Benavides, 7:14 to Matthias Walkner and 12:37 to Juan Pedrero.

19:15 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: De Rooy Iveco driver Federico Villagra reached the finish of the first part of SS13 as 16th with 01:25:30 hours lost to his nearest rival Nikolaev, the team is reporting about problems with the gearbox. If Nikolaev will drive with no or less problems, the chances to win the Dakar are maybe over for Villagra but he still is on 2nd overall...

19:12 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: Back on track! We have news from the bikes in the second part of SS13. The Australian Toby Price (KTM) is still leading the field only 59 seconds in front of KTM-rider Meo from France and 2:10 mins to Kevin Benavides (Argentina, Honda, +2:10). The top five are completed with Matthias Walkner from Austria (KTM, +6:38) and French Johnny Aubert (GasGas, +8:08). Today in the beginning of the stage, Dutch bikerlady Miriam Pol fell hard and broke her arm.

18:46 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: Bad day for Villagra: The 2nd overall (with 1 second gap to Kamaz´ Nikolaev) today got problems in the first part of the stage and did not finish the first part until now. At WP2 he lost 01:06:48 hours to Nikolaev. After the first part the Kamaz of team Mardeev is leading 2:12 minutes in front of his teammate Nikolaev and 2:57 mins of De Rooy pilot Ton van Genugten.

18:24 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: In the SxS the French team Garrouste is leading after finishing the first part of today´s SS13. Behind them the Brazilian Reinaldo Varela (+36 seconds), the French Fournier (+21:40), Spain Pena Campo (+29:24) and Italian Liparoti (+42:34). Only seven competitors started today in this class.

18:19 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: The first trucks are shortly before the finish of part one of today´s stage - and we can see dramatic changes in the leaders! The two Kamaz of Nikolaev and Maardev are leading now 1:43 minutes in front of Iveco´s Ton van Genugten and now with a gap of 13:44 to Czech Tatra pilot Martin Kolomy. A drama we can see in team De Rooy: Federico Villagra lost more than 30 minutes...

17:25 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: The trucks are in the race and the first reached WP01. Leader is De Rooy pilot Federico Villagra, 1:02 minutes in front of Kamaz´ Eduard Nikolaev and 2:39 mins before the Kamaz of Maardeev. The trio is followed by De Rooy pilot Ton van Genugten (+2:39) and the Tatra of Martin Kolomy (+7:07).

16:16 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: At the end of today´s first part of the stage, Stéphane Peterhansel now lost 57:07 minutes which means that he also maybe lost his second overall position. 

16:14 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: Stéphane Peterhansel is moving again as Peugeot Sport reported. He has lost 46:50 minutes so it will be interesting... At 15:38 the first three cars finished the first part of today´s stage: The Toyota´s of Bernhard ten Brinke, Nasser Al Attiyah (+1:39) and Giniel de Villiers (+7:31).

15:38 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: As the organization reported, Stéphane Peterhansel had an accident at km 78 of SS13 and is actually not driving. Meanwhile the first cars reached WP2 of the stage and Dutch Bernhard ten Brinke is still leading with his Toyota, followed by his teammates Giniel de Villiers (+1:05) and Nasser Al Attiyah (+2:49). Behind them the two Minis of Jakub Przygonski (+6:50) and Mikko Hirvonen (+13:28).

15:15 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: Four Toyota in front! After WP1 in the cars the Dutchman Bernhard ten Brinke is leading with his Toyota in front of teammate Giniel de Villiers )+43 sec), Toyota-privateer Lucio Alvarez (+4:10), and Nasser Al Attiyah (+4:12), chased by the first Peugeot of Carlos Sainz (+4:20). 

14:53 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: The first bikes finished the first part of today´s SS13. Actual leader is the Australian Toby Price with his KTM, followed by the French KTM-rider Meo (+59 seconds), Spaniard Kevin Benavides (Honda, +2:10), Austria´s Matthias Walkner (KTM, +6:38) and GasGas rider Aubert (+8:08).

13:16 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: "Stage 13 will be tough and very long. A lot of off-piste at the beginning and then some really fast tracks towards the end. I’ll do my best and see where that gets me," said the overall leader Matthias Walkner about today´s SS13. 86 Bikes, 32 Quads, 45 Cars, 7 SxS and 22 Trucks are on the startlist today.

10:40 CET | DAKAR LIVE TEAM

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Dakar Rally TICKER: Welcome to the 13th stage of the Dakar Rally 2018

Good Morning from South America! Today will be the 13th stage of the Rally! After the bikes and quads had three days rest overall now, today they will be back. In this stage, car drivers will enjoy the dunes of San Juan at the start of their day... but will also have to cross an area of fesh-fesh, which will put their nerves to the test. Those familiar with the tracks of the Argentinian round of the WRC will then find the terrain to their taste, but there is still more to be lost than gained at this point. Throughout the history of the Dakar, many a competitor has been known to let the title slip through their fingers the day before the finish.

Today the first Bikes will start at 06:45 (10:45 CET), Qauds at 7:43 (11:43 CET), Cars at 08:56 (12:56), Side-by-Side 09:52 (13:52 CET) and Trucks 10:35 (14:35 CET).

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