After the end of the fifth stage of Peruvian sand dunes, the next stage that every rider has to face is 760 km from Arequipa, Peru to La Paz, Bolivia. It is the well-known capital city of the country. This terrain is well-known for its challenges like deep puddles and rugged Andes Mountains. The fog and bad weather condition, in general, forced the organizers to cancel the first part of the special i.e. instead of the 313 km the total distance has been shortened to 194 km only. After they had already tackled snow, rain and sub-freezing temperature in addition to the 447 km of liaison or transfer section. This article provides the Dakar 2018 Day 6 Race Results.
Dakar 2018 Day 6 Race Results:
| Ranking | Rider Number | Team | Overall Time | Time From Leader | Penalty |
|---|
Kevin Benavides
| 1 | 47 | Monster Energy Honda Team | 16h 33′ 20” | —- | —- |
Adrien Van Beveren
| 2 | 4 | Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team | 16h 35′ 17” | + 00h 01′ 57” | —- |
Matthias Walkner
| 3 | 2 | Red Bull KTM Factory Team | 16h 37′ 10” | + 00h 03′ 50” | 00h 01′ 00” |
Joan Barreda Bort
| 4 | 5 | Monster Energy Honda Team | 16h 42′ 53” | + 00h 09′ 33” | —- |
Toby Price
| 5 | 8 | Red Bull KTM Factory Team | 16h 42′ 59” | + 00h 09′ 39” | —- |
Antoine Meo
| 6 | 19 | Red Bull KTM Factory Team | 16h 44′ 02” | + 00h 10′ 42” | —- |
Xavier De Soultrait
| 7 | 23 | Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team | 16h 44′ 44” | + 00h 11′ 24” | 00h 02′ 00” |
Pablo Quintanilla
| 8 | 10 | Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing | 16h 50′ 02” | + 00h 16′ 42” | —- |
Gerard Farres Guell
| 9 | 3 | Himoinsa Racing Team. | 16h 51′ 28” | + 00h 18′ 08” | —- |
Stefan Svitko
| 10 | 9 | Slovnaft Rally Team | 17h 02′ 31” | + 00h 29′ 11” | 00h 01′ 00” |
Other American Riders
There were some other American riders participated in the race who ended up at different positions.
Ricky Brabec
| 11 | 20 | Monster Energy Honda Team | 17h 03′ 54” | + 00h 30′ 34” | —- |
Andrew Short
| 22 | 54 | Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing | 17h 53′ 30” | + 01h 20′ 10” | —- |
Mark Samuels
| 43 | 64 | MEC Team | 20h 33′ 40” | + 04h 00′ 20” | 01h 00′ 00” |
Shane Esposito
| 44 | 103 | Duust Rally Team | 20h 39′ 56” | + 04h 06′ 36” | 02h 05′ 00” |
Bill Conger
| 84 | 105 | Klymciw Racing | 27h 58′ 42” | + 11h 25′ 22” | —- |
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