The 14th and final stage of 40th Dakar Rally have been ended without any issues and the Matthias Walkner from Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team has successfully placed himself in ninth place. This position lets him claim the overall bike title. This 15th stage is relatively short loop course, which started and ended in Cordoba, Argentina with the liaison or transfer section of 166 km and 120 km of the timed special stage. This article provides the Dakar 2018 Day 15 Race Results.
Dakar 2018 Day 15 Race Results:
Following are the top ten positions in Day 15 Race.
| Ranking | Rider Number | Team | Overall Time | Overall Time From Leader | Penalty |
|---|
Matthias Walkner
| 1 | 2 | Red Bull KTM Factory Team | 43:06:01 | —- | 00:01:00 |
Kevin Benavides
| 2 | 47 | Monster Energy Honda Team | 43:22:54 | 00:16:53 | —- |
Toby Price
| 3 | 6 | Red Bull KTM Factory Team | 43:29:02 | 00:23:01 | —- |
Antoine Méo
| 4 | 19 | Red Bull KTM Factory Team | 43:53:29 | 00:47:28 | 00:01:00 |
Gerard Farrés Guell
| 5 | 3 | Himoinsa Racing Team | 44:07:05 | 01:01:04 | —- |
Johnny Aubert
| 6 | 40 | GasGas Motorsport | 44:59:54 | 01:53:53 | 00:20:00 |
Oriol Mena
| 7 | 61 | Hero Motosports Team Rally | 45:28:53 | 02:22:52 | —- |
Pablo Quintanilla
| 8 | 10 | Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing | 45:30:06 | 02:24:05 | —- |
Daniel Oliveras Carreras
| 9 | 29 | Himoinsa Racing Team | 45:43:21 | 02:37:20 | —- |
Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo
| 10 | 68 | Monster Energy Honda Team | 45:48:37 | 02:42:36 | —- |
Other American Riders
There were some other American Riders who ended at different positions.
Andrew Short
| 17 | 54 | Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing | 47:19:43 | 04:13:42 | —- |
Mark Samuels
| 21 | 64 | MEC Team | 49:17:07 | 06:11:06 | 01:00:00 |
Shane Esposito
| 25 | 103 | Duust Rally Team | 50:43:45 | 07:37:44 | 02:05:00 |
Bill Conger
| 66 | 105 | Klymciw Racing | 69:46:13 | 26:40:12 | 00:05:00 |
Conclusion
At last, the Dakar 2018 Rally has been ended in which 191 riders took part and only 85 bikers were able to finish the nearly 9,000-kilometer track from Lima, Peru to Cordoba. Some of the riders are deciding for retirement but most of the riders are ready for 2019 Dakar Rally.
