Dakar 2021: Cornejo crash puts Benavides in driving seat

Monster Honda’s Kevin Benavides has taken charge in the overall Dakar 2021 rankings after team-mate and yesterday’s leader Jose Cornejo suffered a crash.

Cornejo went into today’s tenth stage with an 11-minute lead but a fall at the 250km mark set him back and he has subsequently withdrawn on medical advice.

“A rattled Nacho Cornejo has undergone a medical examination after soldiering on to the finish following his crash at km 252. The Chilean, who started today’s stage in the overall lead, has been left with no choice but to withdraw from the race and leave his teammates Ricky Brabec and Kevin Benavides to duke it out for the win,” said an official statement.

Dakar 2021 overall rankings after stage ten

1	47	(ARG) KEVIN BENAVIDES	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021	40H 20′ 08”		00H 02′ 00”
2	1	(USA) RICKY BRABEC	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021	40H 20′ 59”	+ 00H 00′ 51”
3	5	(GBR) SAM SUNDERLAND	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	40H 30′ 44”	+ 00H 10′ 36”
4	88	(ESP) JOAN BARREDA BORT	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2021	40H 35′ 48”	+ 00H 15′ 40”
5	9	(USA) SKYLER HOWES	BAS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM	40H 49′ 46”	+ 00H 29′ 38”	00H 06′ 00”
6	21	(AUS) DANIEL SANDERS	KTM FACTORY TEAM	40H 51′ 03”	+ 00H 30′ 55”	00H 07′ 00”
7	15	(ESP) LORENZO SANTOLINO	SHERCO FACTORY	41H 00′ 49”	+ 00H 40′ 41”
8	2	(CHL) PABLO QUINTANILLA	ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING	41H 24′ 10”	+ 01H 04′ 02”
9	42	(FRA) ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN	MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM	41H 32′ 30”	+ 01H 12′ 22”	00H 15′ 00”
10	11	(SVK) STEFAN SVITKO	SLOVNAFT RALLY TEAM	41H 36′ 27”	+ 01H 16′ 19”
11	27	(PRT) JOAQUIM RODRIGUES	HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY	42H 08′ 00”	+ 01H 47′ 52”	00H 02′ 00”
12	31	(CZE) MARTIN MICHEK	ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP	42H 13′ 40”	+ 01H 53′ 32”	00H 03′ 00”
13	52	(AUT) MATTHIAS WALKNER	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	42H 46′ 25”	+ 02H 26′ 17”	00H 02′ 00”
14	74	(ESP) JAUME BETRIU	FN SPEED – KTM TEAM	43H 05′ 34”	+ 02H 45′ 26”	00H 06′ 00”
15	32	(ESP) TOSHA SCHAREINA	FN SPEED – KTM TEAM	43H 31′ 25”	+ 03H 11′ 17”
16	24	(DEU) SEBASTIAN BÜHLER	HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY	43H 50′ 16”	+ 03H 30′ 08”	00H 17′ 00”
17	17	(ESP) JOAN PEDRERO GARCIA	FN SPEED – RIEJU TEAM	43H 54′ 21”	+ 03H 34′ 13”
18	87	(ESP) ORIOL MENA	FN SPEED – RIEJU TEAM	44H 13′ 44”	+ 03H 53′ 36”
19	26	(CZE) MILAN ENGEL	ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP	45H 32′ 18”	+ 05H 12′ 10”	00H 01′ 00”
20	44	(ESP) LAIA SANZ	GAS GAS FACTORY TEAM	45H 42′ 59”	+ 05H 22′ 51”	00H 10′ 00”
21	19	(PRT) RUI GONCALVES	SHERCO FACTORY	46H 21′ 01”	+ 06H 00′ 53”	00H 15′ 00”
22	30	(LTU) ARUNAS GELAZNINKAS	ZIGMAS DAKAR TEAM	46H 41′ 39”	+ 06H 21′ 31”
23	54	(FRA) CAMILLE CHAPELIERE	TEAM BAINES RALLY	47H 00′ 09”	+ 06H 40′ 01”	01H 01′ 00”
24	33	(IND) HARITH NOAH KOITHA VEETTIL	SHERCO FACTORY	47H 00′ 59”	+ 06H 40′ 51”	00H 02′ 00”
25	29	(ROU) EMANUEL GYENES	AUTONET MOTORCYCLE TEAM	47H 44′ 00”	+ 07H 23′ 52”	00H 02′ 00”
26	101	(GBR) DAVID KNIGHT	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	48H 02′ 15”	+ 07H 42′ 07”	00H 24′ 00”
27	39	(FRA) BENJAMIN MELOT	BENJAMIN MELOT	48H 16′ 19”	+ 07H 56′ 11”	00H 01′ 00”
28	25	(NLD) PAUL SPIERINGS	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	48H 43′ 44”	+ 08H 23′ 36”
29	80	(AUS) MICHAEL BURGESS	BAS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM	49H 07′ 27”	+ 08H 47′ 19”	00H 39′ 00”
30	63	(POL) KONRAD DABROWSKI	DUUST RALLY TEAM	49H 36′ 03”	+ 09H 15′ 55”
31	37	(CZE) DAVID PABISKA	JANTAR TEAM	50H 02′ 18”	+ 09H 42′ 10”	00H 01′ 00”
32	95	(FRA) XAVIER FLICK	XTREM RACING	50H 18′ 39”	+ 09H 58′ 31”
33	53	(CZE) LIBOR PODMOL	PODMOL DAKAR TEAM	50H 20′ 57”	+ 10H 00′ 49”	00H 15′ 00”
34	48	(FRA) MATHIEU DOVEZE	NOMADE RACING ASSISTANCE	50H 25′ 07”	+ 10H 04′ 59”	00H 05′ 00”
35	41	(CHN) ZAKER YAKP	WU PU DA HAI DAO DAKAR RALLY TEAM	51H 34′ 20”	+ 11H 14′ 12”	00H 42′ 00”
36	108	(ESP) MARC CALMET	FN SPEED – RIEJU TEAM	53H 59′ 12”	+ 13H 39′ 04”	00H 02′ 00”
37	86	(FRA) CHARLIE HERBST	DRAG’ON RALLY TEAM	55H 14′ 46”	+ 14H 54′ 38”	00H 23′ 00”
38	46	(SVN) SIMON MARCIC	MARCIC	55H 43′ 21”	+ 15H 23′ 13”	00H 45′ 00”
39	84	(GBR) NEIL HAWKER	NEIL HAWKER	55H 56′ 04”	+ 15H 35′ 56”	00H 02′ 00”
40	78	(ITA) CESARE ZACCHETTI	CESARE ZACCHETTI	57H 32′ 45”	+ 17H 12′ 37”	00H 32′ 00”

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