2023 Dakar Rally – Stage 7 Cancelled
Al Duwadimi
The bikers and quad riders took the shortest route from Riyadh to Al Duwadimi, a street part almost 500 kilometres lengthy, with no rain this time spherical, as an alternative of competing Stage 7 with the timed particular.
In the meantime, a bit additional south, the automotive and truck drivers went face to face, nonetheless for as soon as, the co-drivers had been left with the burden of fixing the navigation conundrum from scratch, with out the clues left by the bikers.
As we noticed after Stage 6 Toby Value sits second within the total rankings 3m31s off off chief Skyler Howes (Husqvarna), along with his KTM teammate Kevin Benavides third.
Daniel Sanders has struggled with sickness since Stage 5, however gave the impression to be returning to type on Stage 6, shifting again into the highest 10 for the day, and strolling away in eighth, 19m54s off the lead.
Joan Barreda sits fourth, Adrien Van Beveren fifth, Pablo Quintanilla sixth and Mason Klein seventh, with Luciano Benavides and Jose Cornejo finishing the highest 10 within the rankings.
On Sunday January 8, riders will contest stage 8 as rescheduled, with the particular of Stage 7 from the preliminary route, lowered to a size of 345 kilometres, adopted the scheduled relaxation day in Riyadh, after which there are six remaining levels.
Stage 7 Highlights Video (Automobiles/Vans solely)
2023 Dakar Rally Rankings After Stage 6/7
| Pos | Rider/Nat | Time/Hole |
| 1 | (USA) SKYLER HOWES | 26H 31′ 52” |
| 2 | (AUS) TOBY PRICE | + 00H 03′ 31” |
| 3 | (ARG) KEVIN BENAVIDES | + 00H 07′ 01” |
| 4 | (ESP) JOAN BARREDA BORT | + 00H 10′ 57” |
| 5 | (FRA) ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN | + 00H 12′ 20” |
| 6 | (CHL) PABLO QUINTANILLA | + 00H 12′ 22” |
| 7 | (USA) MASON KLEIN | + 00H 12′ 46” |
| 8 | (AUS) DANIEL SANDERS | + 00H 19′ 54” |
| 9 | (ARG) LUCIANO BENAVIDES | + 00H 24′ 07” |
| 10 | (CHL) JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO | + 00H 24′ 23” |
| 11 | (AUT) MATTHIAS WALKNER | + 00H 30′ 01” |
| 12 | (ESP) LORENZO SANTOLINO | + 00H 37′ 39” |
| 13 | (SVK) STEFAN SVITKO | + 01H 10′ 56” |
| 14 | (CZE) MARTIN MICHEK | + 01H 15′ 54” |
| 15 | (ARG) FRANCO CAIMI | + 01H 16′ 55” |
2023 Dakar Rally Schedule
| Stage | Date | Begin and End | Complete | Particular |
| STAGE 7 | January 7, 2023 | AL DUWADIMI > AL DUWADIMI | 641.47 km | 473 km |
| STAGE 8 | January 8, 2023 | AL DUWADIMI > RIYADH | 722.41 km | 407 km |
| REST | January 9, 2023 | RIYADH | |
| STAGE 9 | January 10, 2023 | RIYADH > HARADH | 710 km | 439 km |
| STAGE 10 | January 11, 2023 | HARADH > SHAYBAH | 623 km | 114 km |
| STAGE 11 | January 12, 2023 | SHAYBAH > EMPTY QUARTER MARATHON | 426 km | 275 km |
| STAGE 12 | January 13, 2023 | EMPTY QUARTER MARATHON > SHAYBAH | 375 km | 185 km |
| STAGE 13 | January 14, 2023 | SHAYBAH > AL-HOFUF | 669 km | 154 km |
| STAGE 14 | January 15, 2023 | AL-HOFUF > DAMMAM | 414 km | 136 km |
