Dakar Rally TRUCKS stage 12 results top 6 - Van Kasteren wins from Mitchel Van den Brink 13.01.2023: DAKAR RALLY 2023 Saudi-Arabia Stage 12 from EMPTY QUARTER MARATHON to SHAYBAH Friday, January 13th 2023  Janus Van Kasteren has won the day’s special way ahead of Mitchel Van Den Brink. Also, he has taken advantage of his rivals’ problems to o

DAKAR RALLY 2023
Saudi-Arabia
Stage 12 from EMPTY QUARTER MARATHON to SHAYBAH
Friday, January 13th 2023




 Janus Van Kasteren has won the day’s special way ahead of Mitchel Van Den Brink. Also, he has taken advantage of his rivals’ problems to open up a gap in the general rankings.


Two days from the end of the rally, he now boasts a lead of 33’ over Martin Van Den Brink and more than 1 hour and 20 minutes over Martin Macík.


First at the finishing line



 Janus Van Kasteren, the fourth truck driver to start, is the first to reach the finishing line on the day’s special.

At the previous timing point, the Dutchman boasted the best provisional time with a lead of almost one minute over Martin Macík and six minutes over Martin Van Den Brink.


The 12th driver to start, namely Mitchel Van Den Brink, has achieved the fourth best time, more than 18’ behind.




1     502        
(nld) JANUS VAN KASTEREN
(pol) DAREK RODEWALD
(nld) MARCEL SNIJDERS
    BOSS MACHINERY TEAM DE ROOY IVECO     02h 30' 38''
       


2     511        
(nld) MITCHEL VAN DEN BRINK
(nld) JARNO VAN DE POL
(esp) MOISES TORRALLARDONA
    EUROL TEAM DE ROOY IVECO     02h 49' 16''
    + 00h 18' 38''    


3     506        
(nld) MARTIN VAN DEN BRINK
(nld) ERIK KOFMAN
(nld) RIJK MOUW
    EUROL TEAM DE ROOY IVECO     03h 02' 29''
    + 00h 31' 51''    


4     501        
(cze) MARTIN MACIK
(cze) FRANTISEK TOMASEK
(cze) DAVID SVANDA
    MM TECHNOLOGY     03h 02' 59''
    + 00h 32' 21''    


5     512        
(nld) BEN VAN DE LAAR
(nld) JAN VAN DE LAAR
(nld) ADOLPH HUIJGENS
    FRIED VAN DE LAAR RACING     03h 13' 00''
    + 00h 42' 22''    


6     515        
(ita) CLAUDIO BELLINA
(ita) BRUNO GOTTI
(ita) GIULIO MINELLI
    MM TECHNOLOGY     03h 16' 14''
    + 00h 45' 36''    






./..    times remain provisional

 
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