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2005 PARIS-DAKAR RALLY

27th Paris-Dakar Rally 2005

McRAE CRASH OUT (SS6)
NISSAN: "... Both McRae and (co-driver) Thorner have had a check-up and both have escaped without serious injury ... McRae is suffering from troubled vision and will fly back to Scotland tomorrow while Tina is suffering from a bad back. They lost control of the pickup after a very heavy landing on one of the numerous jumps and were sent into a multiple roll"

2005 DAKAR RALLY PROGRESSIVE RESULT:

FINISH: STAGE 16: DAKAR TO DAKAR, 16 JAN, 2005, TOTAL 68 KM

• CARS STANDING FINAL OVERALL:
• 1 Stephane Peterhansel (FRA) Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution, 52hrs 31min 39s
• 2 Luc Alphand (FRA) Mitsubishi +27m 14
• 3 Jutta Kleinschmidt (GER) Volkswagen +3hrs 22m
• 4 Giniel de Villiers (SA) Nissan +4hrs 2m 36s
• 5 Bruno Saby (FRA) Volkswagen +8hrs 44m 14s
• RETIREMENT: Colin McRae (SS6)
• STAGE RESULT
• 1. Bruno Saby (FRA) Volkswagen, 19 min
  2. Thierry Magnaldi (FRA) Honda +20 sec
  3. Ari Vatanen (FIN) Nissan +57s
  4. Giniel de Villiers (SA) Nissan +1m 15
  5. Jutta Kleinschmidt (GER) Volkswagen +1m 52
  6 Nani Roma (Mitsubishi) 7 Carlos Sousa (Nissan) 8 Magnaldi (BMW) 9 Jose Luis Monterde (BMW), 10 Ramon Dalmau (Mitsubishi).
• BIKES STANDING FINAL OVERALL:
• 1 Cyril Despres (FRA) KTM, 47hrs 27min 31s
• 2 Marc Coma (SPA) KTM +9m 17s
• 3 Alfie Cox (SA) KTM +11m 29s
• 4 Isidre Esteve Pujol (SPA) KTM +11m 51s
• 5 David Fretigne (FRA) Yamaha +13m 30s
• 6 Andy Caldecott 7 Jean de Azevedo 8 Giovanni Sala 9 Chris Blais 10 Jean Brucy
• STAGE RESULT
• 1. Kellon Walch (US) KTM 17min 17s
  2. Isidre Esteve Pujol (SPA) KTM +1m 9s
  3. Eric Verhoef (NED) KTM + 1m 12
  4. Arjan Brouwer (NED) Yamaha + 1m 14
  5. Bart Franssen (NED) KTM +11m 21
• TRUCKS STANING FINAL OVERALL:
• 1 Kabirov, Belyaev, Mokeev ; Kamaz 4911 , 71hrs 13m 55s
• 2 Y.Sugawara, Hamurai ; Hino Ranger FT + 6hr 4m
• 3 Vismara, Bellina, Cambiaghi ; Mercedes Unimog +6hr 46
• 4 J.De Rooy, Colebunders, Smulders ; DAF FAV CF75.530 +7hr 37
• 5 G.De Rooy, Colsoul, Slaats ; DAF FAV CF75.530 +9hr 34
• 6 T.Sugawara, Suzuki ; Hino Ranger FT
• 7 Alen, Toni, Micozzi / Iveco 8 Sadlauer, Mayer, Mayer /MAN 9 Reif, Pichlbauer, Huber / MAN 10 Govaere, Gherardyn, Despiegelaere /Ginaf
• STAGE RESULT:
  1 Tchaguine, Yakubov, Savostin , Kamaz 4911
  2 Duisters, Geusens, El , DAF FAV CF85
  3 Kabirov, Belyaev, Mokeev , Kamaz 4911
  4 J.De Rooy, Colebunders, Smulders , DAF FAV CF75.530
  5 Tibau, Gotlib, Jimenez , DAF FAV CF75.530

STAGE 15: TAMBACOUNDA TO DAKAR, 15 JAN, 2005, TOTAL 569 KM

STAGE 14: KAYES TO TAMBACOUNDA, 14 JAN, 2005, TOTAL 630 KM

• CARS OVERALL: 1 Peterhansel 2 Alphand (+26m 41) 3 Kleinschmidt (3hr 16m) 4 de Villiers (+4hr 6m) 5 Saby (8hr 48) 6 Roma (9hr 9m)
  PETERHANSEL: "... I am happy to be here. We made the necessary precautions with the snorkel for the river crossing and controlled the stage today. The Nissans passed us and we drove slowly to the end of the stage. Tomorrow is not a long day. I know the stage well and hopefully it will not be a problem"
• RETIREMENT: Colin McRae (SS6)
• STAGE RESULT
• 1. Ari Vatanen (FIN) Nissan 4hrs 50m 8s
  2. Bruno Saby (FRA) Volkswagen +9m 16
  3. Giniel de Villiers (SA) Nissan +11m 45
  4. Nani Roma (SPA) Mitsubishi +14m 47
  5. Thierry Magnaldi (FRA) Honda +15m 52
  6. Roldan Kolberg (BRA) Mitsubishi +18m
• MOTO OVERALL: 1 Despres 2 Coma (+12m 16) 3 Cox (+14m 13) 4 Esteve (+20m 17s) 5 Fretigne (+30m 45)6 Caldecott (+45m 27)
• STAGE RESULT
• 1. Jean de Azevedo (BRA) KTM 5hrs 10m 56s
  2. David Fretigne (FRA) Yamaha +10s
  3. Chris Blais (USA) KTM +23s
  4. Alfie Cox (SA) KTM +34s
  5. Marc Coma (SPA) KTM +3m 10
• TRUCKS OVERALL: 1 Kabirov 2 Bekx 3 Y.Sugawara 4 Vismara 5 J.De Rooy
• STAGE RESULT:
• 1 G.De Rooy, Colsoul, Slaats , DAF FAV CF75.530 6hr 32m
  2 Y.Sugawara, Hamurai , Hino Ranger FT +24m 35
  3 Kabirov, Belyaev, Mokeev , Kamaz 4911
  4 Darazsi, Tagai, Szalai , MAN 18.285
  5 J.De Rooy, Colebunders, Smulders , DAF FAV CF75.530

STAGE 13: BAMAKO TO KAYES, 13 JAN, 2005, TOTAL 668 KM

• CARS OVERALL: 1 Peterhansel 2 Alphand 3 Kleinschmidt 4 de Villiers 5 Saby 6 Roma
• RETIREMENT: Colin McRae (SS6)
• STAGE RESULT
• 1 Stephane Peterhansel (FRA) Mitsubishi 3hrs 30m 7s
  2 Luc Alphand (FRA) Mitsubishi +4m 17
  3 Giniel De Villiers (SA) Nissan +7m 59
  4 Thierry Magnaldi (FRA) Honda + 9m 19
  5 Nani Roma (SPA) Mitsubishi at +11m 43
• MOTO OVERALL: 1 Despres 2 Coma 3 Esteve 4 Cox 5 Ullevalseter 6 Caldecott
• STAGE RESULT
• 1. Andy Caldecott (AUS) KTM 3hrs, 51m 41s
  "... It was very hard, especially with all the dust ... I just had a small problem when I hit something on the road, but as I wasn't riding very fast at that moment, I didn't lose any time. Everybody drove slowly today because now nobody is racing for victory. We just want to make it to Dakar in a safe way. Sometimes today, I was thinking of Fabrizio, but immediately I tried to re-focus because too much thinking is very dangerous for a biker when he's ridding."
  2. David Fretigne (FRA) Yamaha +2m 6
  3. Chris Blais (USA) KTM +3m 32
  4. Alfie Cox (SA) KTM +4m 29
  5. Jean De Azevedo (BRA) KTM +5m 32
• TRUCKS OVERALL: 1 Kabirov 2 Bekx 3 Y.Sugawara 4 Vismara 5 T.Sugawara
• STAGE RESULT:
• 1 G.De Rooy, Colsoul, Slaats , DAF FAV CF75.530
  2 J.De Rooy, Colebunders, Smulders , DAF FAV CF75.530
  3 Duisters, Geusens, El , DAF FAV CF85
  4 Kabirov, Belyaev, Mokeev , Kamaz 4911
  5 Bekx, Willems, Maessen , DAF FAV CF75

STAGE 12: KIFFA TO BAMAKO, 12 JAN, 2005, TOTAL 819 KM
*** BIKE STAGE CANCELLED SO RIDERS CAN MOURN FOR MEONI & PEREZ ***

• 33 retirements
• CARS OVERALL: 1 Peterhansel 2 Alphand 3 Kleinschmidt 4 de Villiers 5 Savy 6 Roma
• RETIREMENT: Colin McRae (SS6)
• STAGE RESULT
• 1 Giniel De Villiers (SA) Nissan 7 hrs 20 min 58 s
  2 Stephane Peterhansel (FRA) Mitsubishi +3m
  3 Luc Alphand (FRA) Mitsubishi +6m 27
  4 Bruno Saby (FRA) Volkswagen + 8m 6
  5 Carlos Sousa (POR) Nissan +10m 46
• MOTO OVERALL: 1 Despres 2 Coma 3 Esteve 4 Cox 5 Ullevalseter
• ** BIKE STAGE CANCELLED **
• TRUCKS OVERALL: 1 Kabirov 2 Bekx 3 Y.Sugawara 4 Vismara 5 T.Sugawara
• STAGE RESULT:
• 1 G.De Rooy, Colsoul, Slaats , DAF FAV CF75.530
• 2 Kabirov, Belyaev, Mokeev , Kamaz 4911 +5m 17

STAGE 11: ATAR TO KIFFA, 11 JAN, 2005, TOTAL 695 KM

• 33 retirements
• CARS OVERALL: 1 Peterhansel 2 Alphand 3 Kleinschmidt 4 de Villiers 5 Roma
• RETIREMENT: Colin McRae (SS6)
• STAGE RESULT
• 1. Jutta Kleinschmidt (GER) Volkswagen 5hrs 29m 37sec
  2. Luc Alphand (FRA) Mitsubishi +1 m 4s
  3. Stephane Peterhansel (FRA) Mitsubishi +2m 42
  4. Bruno Saby (FRA) Volkswagen +19m 26
  5. Giniel De Villiers (SA) Nissan + 20m 20
• MOTO OVERALL: 1 Despres 2 Coma 3 Esteve 4 Cox 5 Ullevalseter
• RETIREMENT: Jordi Duran (SS5)
• STAGE RESULT:
• 1 Marc Coma (SPA) KTM 5hrs 58m 59sec
  2. Cyril Despres (FRA) KTM +1m 12s
  3. Isidre Esteve Pujol (SPA) KTM +3m 57
  4. Jean De Avezado (BRA) KTM + 4m 5
  5. Alfie Cox (SA) KTM +4m 45
• TRUCKS OVERALL: 1 Kabirov 2 Bekx 3 Y.Sugawara 4 Vismara 5 T.Sugawara
• STAGE RESULT:
• 1 Bekx, Willems, Maessen , DAF FAV CF75

STAGE 10: ATAR TO ATAR, 10 JAN, 2005, TOTAL 499 KM

• CARS OVERALL: 1 Peterhansel 2 Alphand 3 Kleinschmidt 4 de Villiers 5 Masuoka
• RETIREMENT: Colin McRae (SS6)
• STAGE RESULT
• 1. Stephane Peterhansel (FRA) Mitsubishi
  "... We caught Luc Alphand after only 80 kms, and then we drove more or less together until the end of the stage ... Sometimes he took the lead, sometimes it was my turn."
  2. Luc Alphand (FRA) Mitsubishi
  "... We drove very quickly today. But the main goal is to arrive in Dakar. We raced all day together with Stephane, which was very funny. But we weren't really flat out. We still haven't been given team rules. So, it was still a good day for us"
  3. Jutta Kleinschmidt (GER) Volkswagen
  4. Robby Gordon (US) Volkswagen
  5. Ari Vatanen , Nissan
  6. Giniel de Villiers , Nissan
  * Hiroshi Masuoka - had major engine problem and may have to retire
• MOTO OVERALL: 1 Meoni 2 Despres 3 Coma 4 Cox 5 Esteve 6 Ullevalseter
• RETIREMENT: Jordi Duran (SS5)
• STAGE RESULT:
• 1 Cyril Despres (FRA) KTM
  "... Concerning the news about Jose Manuel Perez's death. It's very sad and I want to dedicate him my victory ... Ten years ago, I started riding just to enjoy these kind of stages ... I really took a lot of pleasure today. The tracks was varied with a lot of piloting, dunes, navigation and camel grass. I knew that I was going to manage a good operation for the overall standing, but really my first goal today was to take pleasure on the bike. That's what I did."
  2 Fabrizio Meoni , KTM 660 Rally
  3 Pujol Isidre Esteve , KTM 660 Rally
  4 David Fretigne (FRA) Yamaha
  5 Marc Coma (SPA) KTM
• TRUCKS OVERALL: 1 Kabirov 2 Bekx 3 Y.Sugawara 4 Vismara 5 T.Sugawara
• STAGE RESULT:
• 1 Kabirov, Belyaev, Mokeev , Kamaz 4911
  2 Tchaguine, Yakubov, Savostin , Kamaz 4911
  3 J.De Rooy, Colebunders, Smulders , DAF FAV CF75.530
  4 Bekx, Willems, Maessen , DAF FAV CF75
  5 Y.Sugawara, Hamurai , Hino Ranger FT

STAGE 9: TIDJIKJA TO ATAR, 8 JAN, 2005, TOTAL 399 KM

• 31 retirements
• CARS OVERALL: 1 Peterhansel 2 Alphand 3 Kleinschmidt 4 de Villiers 5 Masuoka
  PETERHANSEL: "... Halfway through the rally, the situation isn't too bad for us. I hadn't started very well but the Mauritanian stages saved me. I haven't managed impressive performances, but being constant was at least a good choice"
• RETIREMENT: Colin McRae (SS6)
• STAGE RESULT
• 1. Luc Alphand (FRA) Mitsubishi, 4hr, 52m, 39s
  2. Stephane Peterhansel (FRA) Mitsubishi + 1m 31
  3. Robby Gordon (US) Volkswagen +17m 29
  4. Jutta Kleinschmidt (GER) Volkswagen +19m 13
  5. Hiroshi Masuoka (JPN) Mitsubishi +23m 50
• MOTO OVERALL: 1 Meoni 2 Despres 3 Coma 4 Cox 5 Esteve 6 Ullevalseter
• RETIREMENT: Jordi Duran (SS5)
• STAGE RESULT:
• 1 Pujol Isidre Esteve , KTM 660 Rally 5hr 14m 10s
  2 Fabrizio Meoni , KTM 660 Rally +1m 29
  3 Pal Anders Ullevalseter , KTM 660 +4m 9
  4 Andy Caldecott (AUS) KTM 660 +8m 10
  5 Alfie Cox (RSA) KTM 660 Rally +9m 45
• TRUCKS OVERALL: 1 Kabirov 2 Bekx 3 Y.Sugawara 4 Vismara 5 T.Sugawara
• STAGE RESULT:
• 1 Tchaguine, Yakubov, Savostin , Kamaz 4911, 6hr 8m
• 2 Stacey, Chevaillier, Van Gestel , MAN H51 +17m 45
• 3 Loprais, Gilar, Kalina , Tatra T815 +18m 55
• 4 Kabirov, Belyaev, Mokeev , Kamaz 4911 +38m 21
• 5 Bekx, Willems, Maessen , DAF FAV CF75 +42m

STAGE 8: TICHIT TO TIDJIKJA, 7 JAN, 2005, TOTAL 538 KM
*** CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER ***

STAGE 7: ZOUERAT TO TICHIT, 6 JAN, 2005, TOTAL 669 KM
*** marathon stage ***

• 31 retirements
• CARS OVERALL: 1 Peterhansel 2 Alphand 3 Kleinschmidt 4 Saleh al Attiyah 5 Masuoka
• RETIREMENT: Colin McRae (SS6)
• STAGE RESULT
• 1. Stephane Peterhansel (FRA), Mitsubishi, 8 hrs, 21m, 57s
  2. Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (QAT), BMW, +25m 40
  3. Jutta Kleinschmidt (GER), Volkswagen, +26m 07
  4. Luc Alphan (FRA), Mitsubishi, +28m 11
  5. Hiroshi Masuoka (Jpn) Mitsubishi, +42m 30
• MOTO OVERALL: 1 Coma 2 Despres 3 Caldecott 4 Cox 5 Meoni
• RETIREMENT: Jordi Duran (SS5)
• STAGE RESULT:
• 1. David Fretigne (FRA) Yamaha 9 hrs 16 m 26s
  2. Marc Coma (SPA) KTM +4m 31
  3. Cyril Despres (FRA) KTM +5m 22
  4. Alfie Cox (RSA) KTM +7m 25
  5. Andy Caldecott (AUS) KTM +7m 35
• TRUCKS OVERALL: 1 Tchaguine 2 Kabirov 3 De Azevedo 4 Bekx 5 Loprais
• STAGE RESULT:

STAGE 6: SMARA TO ZOUERAT, 5 JAN, 2005, TOTAL 622 KM

• CARS OVERALL: 1 Peterhansel 2 Saby 3 Alphand 4 Schlesser 5 Saleh al Attiyah
• RETIREMENT: Colin McRae (SS6)
• STAGE RESULT
• 1. Bruno Saby (FRA) Volkswagen Motorsport
  2. Luc Alphand (FRA) Mitsubishi Motor Sports + 40s
  3. Jutta Kleinschmidt (GER) Volkswagen Motorsport + 3m 56
  4. Nasser saleh Al +tiyah (Q+) X - Raid + 4m 32
  5. Stephane Peterhansel (FRA) Mitsubishi Motor Sports + 7m 19
  6. Juha Kankkunen (FIN) Volkswagen Motorsport + 13m 02
  7. Giniel de Villiers (SA) Nissan Rally Raid Team + 14m 05
  8. Gregoire de Mevius (BEL) Nissan Dessoude + 16m 23
  9. Carlos Sousa (POR) Nissan Dessoude
  10. Jean-louis Schlesser (FRA) Schlesser - Ford - Raid
• MOTO OVERALL: 1 Despres 2 Coma 3 Meoni 4 Caldecott 5 Cox
• RETIREMENT; Jordi Duran (SS5)
• STAGE RESULT:
• 1. Fabrizio Meoni (ITA) Gauloises KTM
  2. Pal anders Ullevalseter (NOR) Scandanavia + 1m 38s
  3. Alfie Cox (SA) Gauloises KTM + 2m 58
  4. Cyril Despres (FRA) Gauloises KTM + 4m 37s
  5 Marc Coma (SPA) KTM Repsol - Red Bull + 6m 57s
• TRUCKS OVERALL: 1 Tchaguine 2 Kabirov 3 De Azevedo 4 Bekx 5 Loprais
• STAGE RESULT:
• 1 Tchaguine, Yakubov, Savostin , Kamaz 4911, 4hr 43m
• 2 Bekx, Willems, Maessen , DAF FAV CF75
• 3 Kabirov, Belyaev, Mokeev , Kamaz 4911
• 4 Stacey, Chevaillier, Van Gestel , MAN H51
• 5 Loprais, Gilar, Kalina , Tatra T815

STAGE 5: AGADIR TO SMARA, 4 JAN, 2005, TOTAL 654 KM

• CARS OVERALL: 1 McRae 2 De Villiers 3 Alphand 4 Kleinschmidt 5 Saby; Gordon 7th
• STAGE RESULT
• 1. Colin McRae (GB) Nissan Pickup 3hrs 37 min 14 sec ** 2nd stage win **
  "... The stage was really rough, the sort of thing that could destroy a car. We had one puncture, but I think that over ground like this, no matter how careful you were, it was difficult to avoid that sort of problem. There were some very fast sections, but we tried to keep the right pace, taking care of the Pickup"
  2. Giniel De Villiers (SA) Nissan + 6min 15s
  3. Jutta Kleinschmidt (GER) Volkswagen +7m 18
  4. Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (QAT) BMW +7m 20
  5. Luc Alphand (FRA) Mitsubishi +8m 15
  6. Kenjiro Shinozuka (JAP) Nissan +8m 55
  7. Bruno Saby (FRA) Volkswagen +9m 44
  8. Juha Kankkunen (FIN) Volkswagen
  9. Robby Gordon (US) Volkswagen
  10. Carlos Sousa (POR) Nissan
• MOTO OVERALL: 1 Coma 2 Caldecott 3 Despres 4 Cox 5 Esteve Pujol
• RETIREMENT; Jordi Duran (KTM) - injured
• STAGE RESULT:
• 1. Andy Caldecott (AUS) KTM 660 4hrs 9
  "... I drove very carefully due to the sharp stones. Additionally, there was an instruction in the road book every couple of meters, therefore one needed to be very concentrated. That's why I really didn't expect this result."
  2. Marc Coma (SPA) KTM +3s
  3. Cyril Despres (FRA) KTM +3m 30
  4. Alfie Cox (SA) KTM +5m 59
  5. Isidre Esteve Pujol (SPA) KTM +6m 40
  6. Fabrizio Meoni (ITA) KTM +7m 44
• TRUCKS OVERALL: 1 Tchaguine 2 G.De Rooy 3 Kabirov
• STAGE RESULT:
• 1 Tchaguine, Yakubov, Savostin , Kamaz 4911, 4hr 34m
• 2 De Azevedo, Azevedo, Martinec , Tatra T815 +1m 46
• 3 Loprais, Gilar, Kalina , Tatra T815 +4m 26
• 4 Kabirov, Belyaev, Mokeev , Kamaz 4911
• 5 J.De Rooy, Colebunders, Smulders , DAF FAV CF75.530

STAGE 4: RABAT TO AGADIR, 3 JAN, 2005, TOTAL 666 KM

• CARS OVERALL: 1 Gordon 2 Peterhansel 3 Saby 4 Alphand 5 Kleinschmidt
• STAGE RESULT
• 1. Robby Gordon (US) Volkswagen Touareg 1hr 14m 1 ** 2nd stage win **
  "... The stage was magic! Whilst approaching the stage start I tested the car a little on gravel. We overtook Giniel de Villiers almost immediately after the stage had started and were able to drive our pace. I'm interested to see how the next stage looks"
  2. Stephane Peterhansel (Bel) Mitsubishi Pajero Evo + 53s
  3. Bruno Saby (FRA) Volkswagen Touareg +1m 8
  4. Luc Alphand (FRA) Mitsubishi Pajero Evo +1m 24
  5. Jutta Kleinschmidt (GER) Volkswagen Touareg +2m 10
  6. Juha Kankkunen (FIN) Volkswagen Touareg +2m 40
  7. Gregoire De Mevius (BEL) Nissan Pickup +2m 49
  8. Giniel De Villiers (SA) Nissan Pickup +2m 58
  9. Ari Vatanen (FIN) Nissan Pickup +3m 31
  10. Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (QAT) BMW X5 +3m 35
• MOTO OVERALL: 1 Fretigne 2 Despres 3 Walch 4 Meoni
• STAGE RESULT: *** stage cancelled due to heavy fog ***
• TRUCKS OVERALL: 1 Tchaguine 2 G.De Rooy 3 Kabirov
• STAGE RESULT:
• 1 Tchaguine, Yakubov, Savostin , Kamaz 4911, 1hr 28m 38
• 2 G.De Rooy, Colsoul, Slaats , DAF FAV CF75.530
• 3 Kabirov, Belyaev, Mokeev , Kamaz 4911
• 4 Mardeev, Konopko, Golub , Kamaz 4911
• 5 Tomecek, Tanaka, Moravek , Tatra T815

STAGE 3: GRANADA TO RABAT, 2 JAN, 2005, TOTAL 573 KM

• CARS OVERALL: 1 McRae 2 Gordon 3 De Villiers 4 Peterhansel 5 Saby
• STAGE RESULT
• 1 Colin McRae (GB) Nissan Pickup 7hrs 48m
  2 Stephane Peterhansel (BEL) Mitsubishi 7m 54
  3 Ari Vatanen (FIN) Nissan 7m 58
  4 Giniel De Villiers (SA) Nissan 8m 1
  5 Robby Gordon (US) Volkswagen 8m 3 *** his 36th birthday ***
  6 Luc Alphand (FRA) Mitsubishi 8m 3
  7 Bruno Saby (FRA) Volkswagen 8m 4
  8 Hiroshi Masuoka (JAP) Mitsubishi 8m 9
  9 Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (QAT) BMW 8m 14
  10 Jutta Kleinschmidt (GER) Volkswagen 8m 15
• MOTO OVERALL: 1 Fretigne 2 Despres 3 Walch 4 Meoni
• STAGE RESULT:
• 1 David Fretigne (FRA) Yamaha 7hrs 57m
  2 Alfie Cox (SA) KTM 7m 59
  3 Cyril Despres (FRA) KTM 8m
  4 Jordi Duran (SPA) KTM 8m 6
  5 Marc Coma (SPA) KTM 8m 7
  6 Andy Caldecott (AUS) KTM 8m 8
  7 De Gavardo, KTM 8 Gorrara, KTM 9 Walch, KTM 10 Meoni, KTM
• TRUCKS OVERALL: 1 Bekx 2 Kabirov 3 G.De Rooy
• STAGE RESULT:
• 1 Bekx, Willems, Maessen, DAF 9m 56s
• 2 Kabirov, Belyaev, Mokeev , Kamaz 4911
• 3 G.De Rooy, Colsoul, Slaats , DAF FAV CF75.530

STAGE 2, JAN 1 , 2005, BARCELONA TO GRANADA, 920KM
*** longest stage ***

• Liaison stage - no competition

STAGE 1, DEC 31, 2004, BARCELONA, 6KM SPECIAL STAGE; TOTAL 50 KM

• CARS:
• 1. Robby Gordon (USA) Volkswagen 4m 20.2s
  2. Hiroshi Masuoka (JAP) Mitsubishi +2.7s
  3. Giniel De Villiers (SA) +3.5
  4. Bruno Saby (FRA) Volkswagen +5.6
  5. Luc Alphand (FRA) Mitsubishi +7.8
  6. Jutta Kleinschmidt (GER) Volkswagen +9.9
  7. Vatanen/Nissan 8 McRae/Nissan 9 Peterhansel/Mitsubishi 13 Kankkunen/VW
• MOTO:
• 1. David Fretigne (FRA) Yamaha 450 WR 2TRAC 4m 11.6s
  2. Cyril Despres (FRA) KTM 660 Rally +8.1s
  3. Eric Verhoef (NED) KTM 620 LC4 +13
  4. Arjan Brouwer (NED) Yamaha 450 WR +21
  5. Kellon Walch (USA) KTM +26.7
  6. Janis Vinters (LAT) KTM +28
• TRUCKS:
• 1 Hans Bekx, DAF 5m 20.09
• 2 Firdaus Kabirov, KAM +14s
• 3 Jan De Rooy, DAF

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