Sanders wins Sonora Rally – Value extends World Rally-Raid factors lead

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2023 Sonora Rally, Mexico
Stage 5 – Remaining

Purple Bull GASGAS Manufacturing unit Racing’s Daniel Sanders has claimed general victory on the 2023 Sonora Rally, spherical three of the FIM Rally-Raid World Championship. Opting to sit down out spherical two of the sequence – the Abu Dhabi Desert Problem – Daniel hit the bottom operating in Mexico, finishing a close to good occasion through which he earned no fewer than three particular stage victories.

Daniel Sanders

Seven minutes forward going into the ultimate day of competitors, and never having the stress of being the primary rider into the stage, the ultimate day of competitors on the Sonora Rally, fortunately, went precisely to plan for Sanders. Hitting the entrance by the kilometre, Daniel stored on pushing to the end, choosing up the day win and with it an enormous, fats first ever world rally-raid victory! Regardless of lacking spherical two of the rally-raid sequence, victory in Mexico lifts Daniel to fifth within the championship standings.

Daniel Sanders
Daniel Sanders

“It’s nice to get my first rally win. It feels prefer it’s been a very long time coming – clearly after a yr off it’s nice to be again the place I need to be. Dakar’s the massive one however getting wins on the planet championship can be tremendous necessary. I’ve had some dangerous luck with pace penalties and issues like that in some occasions, so to lastly get a world championship win means so much to me. Additionally, I really feel like I’ve ridden properly this occasion, main out on a number of days, and usually having an excellent run by means of the occasion. Yeah, after a yr out after which getting sick at Dakar, it’s all on target. I’m bettering nonetheless, and because of the crew who at all times give me an incredible bike I really feel like issues are actually coming collectively now.”

Daniel Sanders

Countryman Toby Value, completed in fourth place general for Purple Bull KTM Manufacturing unit Racing and in doing so has elevated his benefit on the prime of the FIM World Rally-Raid Championship standings to seven-points.

Toby Value

Though the fifth and remaining particular of this yr’s Sonora Rally was comparatively quick at 139 kilometres, it nonetheless posed an enormous problem to all riders with its quick sandy tracks. First into the stage following his win on day 4, Toby Value knew he’d should assault the particular to remain forward of his chasing rivals.

Giving his all, Toby clocked in as second quickest all the way in which to the ultimate few kilometres, the place sadly, whereas opening the stage, a pricey error prompted the two-time Dakar Champion to lose a number of minutes. Crossing the end line in sixth, Value narrowly missed out on the general rally podium by simply over two minutes. However, his robust efficiency over the five-day occasion earned him sufficient factors to extend his lead within the FIM World Rally-Raid Championship standings, with two occasions left to race.

Toby Value
Toby Value

“I’m clearly actually dissatisfied. I made a silly little mistake proper on the finish there. I didn’t fairly get the fitting highway, so I needed to reduce throughout after which come again, after which once I was again on the highway I turned left as a substitute of proper. A foolish mistake, nevertheless it ended up costing me the rostrum. That’s racing sadly – the championship nonetheless appears good, however I’m gutted to have missed out right here in Mexico, proper on the final stage.”

2023 Sonora Rally – Stage 5 Outcomes

  1. Daniel Sanders (AUS), GASGAS, 1:14:01
  2. Tosha Schareina (ESP), Honda, 1:16:42 +2:41
  3. Luciano Benavides (ARG), Husqvarna, 1:16:54 +2:53
  4. Ricky Brabec (USA), Honda, 1:17:03 +3:02
  5. Matthias Walkner (AUT), KTM, 1:18:07 +4:06
  6. Toby Value (AUS), KTM, 1:18:42 +4:41

2023 Sonora Rally – Remaining Outcomes

  1. Daniel Sanders (GASGAS) 11:01:09
  2. Tosha Schareina (Honda) 11:09:32 +8:23
  3. Luciano Benavides (Husqvarna) 11:18:25 +17:16
  4. Toby Value (KTM) 11:20:52 +19:43
  5. Matthias Walkner (KTM) 11:24:09 +23:00
  6. Adrien Van Beveren (Honda) 11:28:23 +27:14
2023 Sonora Rally – Remaining Outcomes
Daniel Sanders (GASGAS) 11:01:09
Tosha Schareina (Honda) 11:09:32 +8:23
Luciano Benavides (Husqvarna) 11:18:25 +17:16

2023 FIM World Rally-Raid Championship Standings
After Spherical Three

  1. Toby Value (KTM) 62 factors
  2. Luciano Benavides (Husqvarna) 55 pts
  3. Adrien Van Beveren (Honda) 53 pts
  4. Kevin Benavides (KTM) 43 pts
  5. Daniel Sanders (GASGAS) 39 pts
  6. Skyler Howes (Husqvarna) 34 pts

 

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