Dakar Rally: Stage One

Portugal’s Ruben Faria led fellow countryman Helder Rodrigues by just 16 seconds following day one of the 2007 Dakar Rally.

The pair, both on Yamaha’s completed the 464km opening stage in 1:22:07 and 1:22:23 respectively.

Third place after stage one, which ran across from Lisbon to Portimao in Portugal, was taken by Spanish rider Esteve Pujol.

Mick Extance was the leading British rider on his Honda CRF450X in 36th place. Britain’s most successful rider on the rally completed stage one in 1:37:19 just 15 min 12 sec behind the leader.

From the other British riders Ian Myers was in 129th place, Steve Malone was 147th, Paul Broome 169th, Colin Askey 184th, Robbie Allan 190th and David Dickinson 239th.

Top 20 Results after Stage One:

Name Manufacturer Time Variation

FARIA (POR) YAMAHA   02:22:07

RODRIGUES (POR) YAMAHA 01:22:23   00:00:16

ESTEVE PUJOL (ESP) KTM 01:27:07   00:05:00

CASTEU (FRA) KTM   01:27:14   00:05:07

BETHYS (FRA) HONDA   01:27:17   00:05:10

STREET (USA) PAI   01:27:26   00:05:19

BLAIS (USA) KTM   01:27:40   00:05:33

ULLEVALSETER (NOR) KTM   01:28:23   00:06:16

PLANET (FRA) KTM   01:28:38   00:06:31

DESPRES (FRA) KTM   01:29:33  00:07:26

VERHOEVEN (HOL) KTM   01:29:35   00:07:28

FRETIGNE (FRA) YAMAHA  01:29:47   00:07:40

COMA (ESP) KTM   01:29:49  00:07:42

DUCLOS (FRA) KTM   01:30:27   00:08:20

KNUIMAN (HOL) HONDA   01:30:42   00:08:35

SYMONS (AFS) KTM   01:31:55   00:09:48

VAN PELT (HOL) HONDA  01:32:47  00:10:40

MARCHINI (FRA) YAMAHA   01:33:00   00:10:53

FROSTAD (NOR) YAMAHA   01:33:06   00:10:59

SALA (ITA) KTM   01:33:49   00:11:42

 

British Results after Stage One:

36 EXTANCE (UK) HONDA   01:37:19  00:15:12

129 MYERS (UK) KTM   02:04:13   00:42:06

147 MALONE (UK) KTM   02:12:48   00:50:41

169 BROOME (UK) HONDA  02:22:58   01:00:51

184 ASKEY (UK) KTM   02:36:51   01:14:44

190 ALLAN (SCO) HONDA   02:47:32   01:25:25

239 DICKINSON (UK) KTM   05:26:50  04:04:43