2009 DAKAR RALLY 5 JANUARY 2009 LEG 3 PUERTO MADRYN (Argentina) to JACOBACCI (Argentina)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009 DAKAR RALLY 5 JANUARY 2009 LEG 3 

PUERTO MADRYN (Argentina) to JACOBACCI (Argentina) 

Road section: 70km – SS3: 616km – Road section: 8km
Total Distance: 694km

 
MITSUBISHI DUO MAINTAIN THEIR COMPOSURE ON THIRD DAKAR STAGE ACROSS PATAGONIA

Team Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart’s team director Dominique Serieys insists that he is not watching the leader board through the opening three or four days of the 2009 Dakar Rally.

But team crews Stéphane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret (both France) and Joan ’Nani’ Roma and Lucas Cruz Senra (both Spain) remain firmly in contention for the overall lead after the third leg of the event across the Patagonian wastelands between Puerto Madryn and Ingeniero Jacobacci on Monday.

 

They set the fifth and sixth fastest times in a pair of turbo-diesel ’Racing Lancers’ and now hold fourth and fifth in the overall classification. Luc Alphand and Gilles Picard (both France) were delayed for around 30 minutes before the first passage control with a minor fuel leak and slipped to 10th overall. The stage win fell to Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar), although Carlos Sainz (Spain) maintained the overall lead in the general classification.

The stage was shortened from 616km to 550km and meandered its way through the Patagonian lowlands, crossing scrub and grasslands along twisty and sometimes technical trails, before beginning a gradual climb towards the overnight halt at around 900 metres above sea level.

Monday evening’s bivouac at Ingeniero Jacobacci was a far cry from the sunny conditions at Puerto Madryn on the Atlantic coast 24 hours’ before. The town was formerly known as Nahuel Niyeo, but was renamed in 1926 after the engineer who built the railway that now links the town with the outside world and was also the location for the overnight halt on the Dakar.

Tomorrow (Tuesday) is the fourth leg of the 2009 Dakar Rally between Ingeneiro Jacobacci and Neuquén, the 459km special starting just four kilometers from the bivouac and featuring numerous rocky and sandy sections and several wadis. The route passes through the Sierra Mesanlyes and meanders to the north-east of the Negro river to finish near the renowned Valley of the Dinosaurs in a protected geological area dating back to the Cretaceous Period.

The final 25km liaison takes teams to the overnight halt near the confluence of the Limay and Neuquén rivers. Neuquén has a strong agricultural background, is the capital city of the province of the same name and is the largest city in Patagonia.

 

 

What they said?

Dominique Serieys, Team Director
“We will really see what develops over the coming days and then we will get a better indication of the overall situation in this rally.”

Luc Alphand
“We had a fuel leak and had to stop and take everything out from the rear to see where the problem was. Everything else was fine today, but a fuel seal was not working and it cost me over 30 minutes trying to sort it all out. That was very frustrating.”

Stéphane Peterhansel
“If the route is like the organisers said, then the first three stages were very fast and then it becomes more difficult. I hope that is true because we could be in a better position. Since the start I had no problems with the car but I struggled to follow Carlos Sainz this morning. He was too fast. I look forward to the more technical stages.”

Joan ’Nani’ Roma
“I don’t feel too bad about our position heading into the next group of stages. I had a puncture near the end, but we are still in the chasing pack and I am quite happy with my position on the road for tomorrow.”

 

 SS3 CLASSIFICATION
Pos Driver
Co-Driver
Nat Vehicle Cat Total
Time
Diff
Leader
1 Nasser AL ATTIYAH
Tina THORNER
QAT
S
BMW X3 CC T1.2 4:29:27 **:**
2 Carlos SAINZ
Michel PERIN
E
F
VOLKSWAGEN RACE TOUAREG T1.2 4:30:02 +0:35
3 Dieter DEPPING
Timo GOTTSCHALK
D
D
VOLKSWAGEN RACE TOUAREG T1.2 4:31:07 +1:40
4 Giniel DE VILLIERS
Dirk VON ZITZEWITZ
AFS
D
VOLKSWAGEN RACE TOUAREG T1.2 4:33:28 +4:01
5 Stephane PETERHANSEL
Jean-Paul COTTRET
F
F
MITSUBISHI RACING LANCER T1.2 4:34:58 +5:31
6 Mark MILLER
Ralph PITCHFORD
USA
AFS
VOLKSWAGEN RACE TOUAREG T1.2 4:37:27 +8:00
7 Orlando TERRANOVA
Alain GUEHENNEC
RA
F
BMW X3 CC T1.2 4:38:31 +9:04
8 Joan ROMA
Lucas CRUZ
E
E
MITSUBISHI RACING LANCER T1.2 4:38:42 +9:15
9 Guerlain CHICHERIT
Matthieu BAUMEL
F
F
BMW X3 CC T1.2 4:41:15 +11:48
10 Robby GORDON
Andy GRIDER
USA
USA
HUMMER H3 OP1 4:43:02 +13:35
11 Krzysztof HOLOWCZYC
Jean-Marc FORTIN
POL
B
NISSAN NAVARA T1.1 4:53:14 +23:47
12 Peter VAN MERKSTEIJN
Eddy CHEVAILLIER
NL
B
BMW X3 CC T1.2 4:55:37 +26:10
13 Guilherme SPINELLI
Marcelo VIVOLO
BRA
BRA
MITSUBISHI PAJERO T1.1 4:56:50 +27:23
14 Christian LAVIEILLE
Jean-Paul FORTHOMME
F
B
NISSAN PROTO T1.1 4:57:34 +28:07
15 Luc ALPHAND
Gilles PICARD
F
F
MITSUBISHI RACING LANCER T1.2 5:02:28 +33:01
16 Matthias KAHLE
Thomas SCHUENEMANN
D
D
HONDA BUGGY T1.3 5:03:41 +34:14
17 Bernard ERRANDONEA
Jean-Pierre GARCIN
F
F
SMG V8 BUGGY T1.3 5:06:47 +37:20
18 Jean DE AZEVEDO
Youssef HADDAD
BRA
BRA
MITSUBISHI PAJERO T1.1 5:08:17 +38:50
19 Laszlo PALIK
Gabor DARAZSI
HON
HON
NISSAN NAVARA T1.1 5:08:31 +39:04
20 Balazs SZALAY
Laszlo BUNKOCZI
HON
HON
OPEL ANTARA RR T1.1 5:08:54 +39:27
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24 Tonnie VAN DEIJNE
Wouter ROSEGAAR
NL
NL
MITSUBISHI L200 T1.1 5:15:20 +45:53
25 Miroslav ZAPLETAL
Tomas OUREDNICEK
CZ
CZ
MITSUBISHI L200 T1.1 5:16:17 +46:50
28 Boris BUKATOV
Sergey DODONOV
RUS
RUS
MITSUBISHI PAJERO T1.1 5:35:00 +1:05:33
33 Alexandr MIRONENKO
Sergey LEBEDEV
RUS
RUS
MITSUBISHI PAJERO T1.1 6:08:05 +1:38:38
36 Laszlo LISZI
Jozsef FENESI
HON
HON
MITSUBISHI PAJERO T1.2 6:11:09 +1:41:42
42 Christian BARBIER
Jean-Michel RICHAUD
F
F
MITSUBISHI PAJERO T2.2 6:23:31 +1:54:04
46 Massimo BAISION
Rudy BRAINI
I
I
MITSUBISHI PAJERO T2.2 6:26:17 +1:56:50
49 Ilya KUZNETSOV
Andrey NESHIN
RUS
RUS
MITSUBISHI L200 T1.1 6:36:57 +2:07:30
51 Jerome HARDY
Frederic BECART
F
F
MITSUBISHI PAJERO T2.2 6:40:58 +2:11:31

 


 OVERALL CLASSIFICATION AFTER SS3
Pos Driver
Co-Driver
Nat Vehicle Cat Total
Time
Diff
Leader
1 Carlos SAINZ
Michel PERIN
E
F
VOLKSWAGEN RACE TOUAREG T1.2 9:04:48 **:**
2 Nasser AL ATTIYAH
Tina THORNER
QAT
S
BMW X3 CC T1.2 9:08:28 +3:40
3 Giniel DE VILLIERS
Dirk VON ZITZEWITZ
AFS
D
VOLKSWAGEN RACE TOUAREG T1.2 9:10:33 +5:45
4 Stephane PETERHANSEL
Jean-Paul COTTRET
F
F
MITSUBISHI RACING LANCER T1.2 9:13:35 +8:47
5 Joan ROMA
Lucas CRUZ
E
E
MITSUBISHI RACING LANCER T1.2 9:19:10 +14:22
6 Mark MILLER
Ralph PITCHFORD
USA
AFS
VOLKSWAGEN RACE TOUAREG T1.2 9:20:33 +15:45
7 Orlando TERRANOVA
Alain GUEHENNEC
RA
F
BMW X3 CC T1.2 9:22:29 +17:41
8 Krzysztof HOLOWCZYC
Jean-Marc FORTIN
POL
B
NISSAN NAVARA T1.1 9:39:13 +34:25
9 Robby GORDON
Andy GRIDER
USA
USA
HUMMER H3 OP1 9:39:20 +34:32
10 Luc ALPHAND
Gilles PICARD
F
F
MITSUBISHI RACING LANCER T1.2 9:43:35 +38:47
11 Guilherme SPINELLI
Marcelo VIVOLO
BRA
BRA
MITSUBISHI PAJERO T1.1 9:54:15 +49:27
12 Peter VAN MERKSTEIJN
Eddy CHEVAILLIER
NL
B
BMW X3 CC T1.2 9:55:51 +51:03
13 Christian LAVIEILLE
Jean-Paul FORTHOMME
F
B
NISSAN PROTO T1.1 10:04:34 +59:46
14 Balazs SZALAY
Laszlo BUNKOCZI
HON
HON
OPEL ANTARA RR T1.1 10:12:59 +1:08:11
15 Dieter DEPPING
Timo GOTTSCHALK
D
D
VOLKSWAGEN RACE TOUAREG T1.2 10:15:30 +1:10:42
16 Thierry MAGNALDI
Guy LENEVEU
F
F
SMG PORSCHE BUGGY T1.3 10:16:05 +1:11:17
17 Laszlo PALIK
Gabor DARAZSI
HON
HON
NISSAN NAVARA T1.1 10:21:12 +1:16:24
18 Ivar Erik TOLLEFSEN
Quin EVANS
N
GB
NISSAN NAVARA T1.1 10:22:02 +1:17:14
19 Rene KUIPERS
Filipe PALMEIRO
NL
P
BMW X3 CC T1.2 10:29:10 +1:24:22
20 Tonnie VAN DEIJNE
Wouter ROSEGAAR
NL
NL
MITSUBISHI L200 T1.1 10:34:09 +1:29:21
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22 Boris BUKATOV
Sergey DODONOV
RUS
RUS
MITSUBISHI PAJERO T1.1 11:04:14 +1:59:26
23 Jean DE AZEVEDO
Youssef HADDAD
BRA
BRA
MITSUBISHI PAJERO T1.1 11:07:25 +2:02:37
30 Alexandr MIRONENKO
Sergey LEBEDEV
RUS
RUS
MITSUBISHI PAJERO T1.1 13:11:43 +4:06:55
33 Laszlo LISZI
Jozsef FENESI
HON
HON
MITSUBISHI PAJERO T1.2 13:21:46 +4:16:58
35 Ilya KUZNETSOV
Andrey NESHIN
RUS
RUS
MITSUBISHI L200 T1.1 13:51:27 +4:46:39
43 Massimo BAISION
Rudy BRAINI
I
I
MITSUBISHI PAJERO T2.2 14:16:05 +5:11:17
44 Christian BARBIER
Jean-Michel RICHAUD
F
F
MITSUBISHI PAJERO T2.2 14:18:38 +5:13:50
50 Jerome HARDY
Frederic BECART
F
F
MITSUBISHI PAJERO T2.2 14:34:05 +5:29:17

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