
2012 Dakar Rally Results
In spring of 2011, Francisco "Chaleco" Lopez suffered a heavy crash during the Rally of Tunisia, breaking various bones.
"Chaleco," which means "sweater," underwent six surgeries, and didn’t get back into competition aboard the Team Aprilia RSX until the Pharaons Rally; during that race, the 36-year-old finished in 36th position.
But the Chilean rider remained determined, and trained endlessly for the 2012 Dakar Rally. And his training paid off – Lopez took Stage One in the 33rd edition of the Dakar Rally, topping three-time Dakar winner Marc Coma (MRW Red Bull AVM KTM 450 Rally) by 14 seconds.
Taking the final podium position in Stage One was Argentina’s Javier Pizzolito (Honda).
The stage took the riders from Mar del Plata to Santa Rosa de Lap Pampa in Argentina, a trek of over 474 miles, with the first 35 timed.
Francisco "Chaleco" Lopez (Aprilia RSX) says: "I’ve been cautious, I started very fast this morning because the first part of the special stage was hard and there were many spectators. The Dakar´s first stage must always be faced with caution, avoiding risks and it is useful to take the race rhythm. Fortunately, the last 20 km were fast and I succeeded guiding in an aggressive way, showing of the power of my Aprilia.
"I did not get off to a very fast start this morning, since the first part of the special stage was quite tough, with all the dunes and all those spectators. Moreover, the first special of the Dakar is always more challenging, since you need to find your focus on the race, and the new GPS is somewhat smaller, so I really was very careful. Fortunately, the special’s last 20 kilometers were very fast and I was able to drive much more aggressively."
The highest-placed American was JCR Honda’s Quinn Cody, who took fourth aboard the CRX. As for three-time Dakar winner Cyril Despres, the Frenchman finished 13th aboard the Red Bull KTM 450 Rally, 1:48 behind Chaleco.
During Stage Two on Monday, the riders will endure a timed special of 186 miles as they go from Santa Roas to San Rafael, Argentina.
2012 Dakar Rally Results: Motorcycles Stage One Results
Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | variation | Penalty |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
4 |
|
APRILIA |
00:32:37 | – | – |
2 |
1 |
|
KTM |
00:32:51 | 00:00:14 | – |
3 |
27 |
|
HONDA |
00:33:04 | 00:00:27 | – |
4 |
9 |
|
HONDA |
00:33:07 | 00:00:30 | – |
5 |
11 |
|
KTM |
00:33:26 | 00:00:49 | – |
6 |
23 |
|
HUSQVARNA |
00:33:34 | 00:00:57 | – |
7 |
36 |
|
HONDA |
00:33:42 | 00:01:05 | – |
8 |
8 |
|
KTM |
00:33:55 | 00:01:18 | – |
9 |
14 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:34:03 | 00:01:26 | – |
10 |
19 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:34:07 | 00:01:30 | – |
11 |
6 |
|
KTM |
00:34:18 | 00:01:41 | – |
12 |
16 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:34:20 | 00:01:43 | – |
13 |
2 |
|
KTM |
00:34:25 | 00:01:48 | – |
14 |
15 |
|
SHERCO |
00:34:26 | 00:01:49 | – |
15 |
3 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:34:28 | 00:01:51 | – |
16 |
7 |
|
HUQSVARNA |
00:34:34 | 00:01:57 | – |
17 |
25 |
|
HONDA |
00:34:56 | 00:02:19 | – |
18 |
5 |
|
KTM |
00:35:01 | 00:02:24 | – |
19 |
10 |
|
KTM |
00:35:02 | 00:02:25 | – |
20 |
21 |
|
KTM |
00:35:06 | 00:02:29 | – |
21 |
34 |
|
KTM |
00:35:40 | 00:03:03 | – |
22 |
20 |
|
KTM |
00:35:49 | 00:03:12 | – |
23 |
32 |
|
KTM |
00:35:49 | 00:03:12 | – |
24 |
49 |
|
KTM |
00:35:49 | 00:03:12 | – |
25 |
22 |
|
APRILIA |
00:35:51 | 00:03:14 | – |
26 |
28 |
|
KTM |
00:35:52 | 00:03:15 | – |
27 |
18 |
|
KTM |
00:35:53 | 00:03:16 | – |
28 |
26 |
|
HUSQVARNA |
00:36:09 | 00:03:32 | – |
29 |
24 |
|
KTM |
00:36:46 | 00:04:09 | – |
30 |
35 |
|
KTM |
00:37:17 | 00:04:40 | – |
31 |
82 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:37:19 | 00:04:42 | – |
32 |
31 |
|
BMW |
00:37:26 | 00:04:49 | – |
33 |
37 |
|
HUSQVARNA |
00:37:33 | 00:04:56 | – |
34 |
57 |
|
HONDA |
00:37:38 | 00:05:01 | – |
35 |
47 |
|
TM |
00:37:47 | 00:05:10 | – |
36 |
12 |
|
HUSQVARNA |
00:38:06 | 00:05:29 | – |
37 |
148 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:38:06 | 00:05:29 | – |
38 |
39 |
|
KTM |
00:38:09 | 00:05:32 | – |
39 |
110 |
|
KTM |
00:38:28 | 00:05:51 | – |
40 |
40 |
|
KTM |
00:38:31 | 00:05:54 | – |
41 |
30 |
|
GAS – GAS |
00:38:34 | 00:05:57 | – |
42 |
29 |
|
HUSABERG |
00:38:35 | 00:05:58 | – |
43 |
183 |
|
HONDA |
00:38:40 | 00:06:03 | – |
44 |
113 |
|
HUSABERG |
00:38:41 | 00:06:04 | – |
45 |
64 |
|
KTM |
00:38:49 | 00:06:12 | – |
46 |
68 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:38:52 | 00:06:15 | – |
47 |
50 |
|
HONDA |
00:38:53 | 00:06:16 | – |
48 |
17 |
|
KTM |
00:38:57 | 00:06:20 | – |
49 |
48 |
|
KTM |
00:38:59 | 00:06:22 | – |
50 |
66 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:39:00 | 00:06:23 | – |
51 |
51 |
|
KTM |
00:39:02 | 00:06:25 | – |
52 |
44 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:39:08 | 00:06:31 | – |
53 |
33 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:39:29 | 00:06:52 | – |
54 |
157 |
|
KAWASAKI |
00:39:44 | 00:07:07 | – |
55 |
86 |
|
KTM |
00:40:18 | 00:07:41 | – |
56 |
46 |
|
HUSQUARNA |
00:40:23 | 00:07:46 | – |
57 |
43 |
|
KTM |
00:40:24 | 00:07:47 | – |
58 |
168 |
|
HONDA |
00:40:36 | 00:07:59 | – |
59 |
144 |
|
KTM |
00:40:36 | 00:07:59 | – |
60 |
53 |
|
HONDA |
00:40:36 | 00:07:59 | – |
61 |
38 |
|
APRILIA |
00:40:51 | 00:08:14 | – |
62 |
73 |
|
KTM |
00:41:02 | 00:08:25 | – |
63 |
185 |
|
KAWASAKI |
00:41:05 | 00:08:28 | – |
64 |
98 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:41:08 | 00:08:31 | – |
65 |
70 |
|
HUSQUARNA |
00:41:32 | 00:08:55 | – |
66 |
55 |
|
KTM |
00:41:45 | 00:09:08 | – |
67 |
89 |
|
HONDA |
00:41:59 | 00:09:22 | – |
68 |
97 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:42:01 | 00:09:24 | – |
69 |
75 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:42:02 | 00:09:25 | – |
70 |
42 |
|
HONDA |
00:42:03 | 00:09:26 | – |
71 |
145 |
|
KTM |
00:42:28 | 00:09:51 | – |
72 |
84 |
|
KTM |
00:42:34 | 00:09:57 | – |
73 |
56 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:42:37 | 00:10:00 | – |
74 |
77 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:42:37 | 00:10:00 | – |
75 |
81 |
|
KTM |
00:42:44 | 00:10:07 | – |
76 |
72 |
|
KTM |
00:42:45 | 00:10:08 | – |
77 |
173 |
|
KTM |
00:42:46 | 00:10:09 | – |
78 |
169 |
|
KTM |
00:42:53 | 00:10:16 | – |
79 |
79 |
|
APRILIA |
00:42:54 | 00:10:17 | – |
80 |
45 |
|
GAS – GAS |
00:43:00 | 00:10:23 | – |
81 |
69 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:43:10 | 00:10:33 | – |
82 |
62 |
|
HUSABERG |
00:43:18 | 00:10:41 | – |
83 |
41 |
|
HONDA |
00:43:24 | 00:10:47 | – |
84 |
61 |
|
KTM |
00:43:27 | 00:10:50 | – |
85 |
92 |
|
KTM |
00:43:31 | 00:10:54 | – |
86 |
172 |
|
HUSABERG |
00:43:43 | 00:11:06 | – |
87 |
60 |
|
KTM |
00:43:48 | 00:11:11 | – |
88 |
76 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:43:50 | 00:11:13 | – |
89 |
134 |
|
HONDA |
00:44:03 | 00:11:26 | – |
90 |
119 |
|
HONDA |
00:44:07 | 00:11:30 | – |
91 |
94 |
|
JINCHENG |
00:44:10 | 00:11:33 | – |
92 |
87 |
|
KAWASAKI |
00:44:20 | 00:11:43 | – |
93 |
115 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:44:24 | 00:11:47 | – |
94 |
164 |
|
KAWASAKI |
00:44:36 | 00:11:59 | – |
95 |
184 |
|
KTM |
00:44:39 | 00:12:02 | – |
96 |
154 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:44:55 | 00:12:18 | – |
97 |
63 |
|
KTM |
00:44:57 | 00:12:20 | – |
98 |
65 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:45:00 | 00:12:23 | – |
99 |
122 |
|
KTM |
00:45:04 | 00:12:27 | – |
100 |
58 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:45:13 | 00:12:36 | – |
101 |
177 |
|
HONDA |
00:45:29 | 00:12:52 | – |
102 |
114 |
|
RIEJU |
00:45:30 | 00:12:53 | – |
103 |
186 |
|
HONDA |
00:45:32 | 00:12:55 | – |
104 |
179 |
|
BETA |
00:45:34 | 00:12:57 | – |
105 |
178 |
|
HONDA |
00:45:40 | 00:13:03 | – |
106 |
151 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:45:47 | 00:13:10 | – |
107 |
159 |
|
HONDA |
00:45:47 | 00:13:10 | – |
108 |
74 |
|
KTM |
00:45:56 | 00:13:19 | – |
109 |
165 |
|
HONDA |
00:46:05 | 00:13:28 | – |
110 |
124 |
|
KTM |
00:46:08 | 00:13:31 | – |
111 |
96 |
|
BETA |
00:46:08 | 00:13:31 | – |
112 |
100 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:46:10 | 00:13:33 | – |
113 |
181 |
|
KTM |
00:46:21 | 00:13:44 | – |
114 |
131 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:46:42 | 00:14:05 | – |
115 |
150 |
|
KTM |
00:46:46 | 00:14:09 | – |
116 |
152 |
|
HONDA |
00:46:47 | 00:14:10 | – |
117 |
104 |
|
KTM |
00:47:17 | 00:14:40 | – |
118 |
71 |
|
KTM |
00:47:20 | 00:14:43 | – |
119 |
59 |
|
RIEJU |
00:47:21 | 00:14:44 | – |
120 |
80 |
|
JINCHENG |
00:47:35 | 00:14:58 | – |
121 |
95 |
|
KTM |
00:47:43 | 00:15:06 | – |
122 |
149 |
|
BMW |
00:47:47 | 00:15:10 | – |
123 |
102 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:47:50 | 00:15:13 | – |
124 |
109 |
|
KTM |
00:47:50 | 00:15:13 | – |
125 |
138 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:48:00 | 00:15:23 | – |
126 |
140 |
|
KTM |
00:48:38 | 00:16:01 | – |
127 |
153 |
|
KTM |
00:48:40 | 00:16:03 | – |
128 |
116 |
|
HONDA |
00:48:51 | 00:16:14 | – |
129 |
93 |
|
BMW |
00:48:56 | 00:16:19 | – |
130 |
67 |
|
KTM |
00:48:57 | 00:16:20 | – |
131 |
107 |
|
HUSABERG |
00:48:57 | 00:16:20 | – |
132 |
170 |
|
KTM |
00:48:58 | 00:16:21 | – |
133 |
85 |
|
KTM |
00:49:09 | 00:16:32 | – |
134 |
120 |
|
HUSQVARNA |
00:49:15 | 00:16:38 | – |
135 |
137 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:49:41 | 00:17:04 | – |
136 |
176 |
|
KTM |
00:49:41 | 00:17:04 | – |
137 |
101 |
|
KTM |
00:49:43 | 00:17:06 | – |
138 |
188 |
|
HUSQUARNA |
00:49:45 | 00:17:08 | – |
139 |
91 |
|
HONDA |
00:50:01 | 00:17:24 | – |
140 |
127 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:50:33 | 00:17:56 | – |
141 |
78 |
|
KTM |
00:50:39 | 00:18:02 | – |
142 |
105 |
|
KTM |
00:51:11 | 00:18:34 | – |
143 |
121 |
|
KTM |
00:51:17 | 00:18:40 | – |
144 |
129 |
|
KTM |
00:51:27 | 00:18:50 | – |
145 |
136 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:51:56 | 00:19:19 | – |
146 |
135 |
|
KTM |
00:52:05 | 00:19:28 | – |
147 |
126 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:52:39 | 00:20:02 | – |
148 |
112 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:53:01 | 00:20:24 | – |
149 |
130 |
|
SHERCO |
00:53:15 | 00:20:38 | – |
150 |
117 |
|
KTM |
00:53:32 | 00:20:55 | – |
151 |
143 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:53:59 | 00:21:22 | – |
152 |
155 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:54:02 | 00:21:25 | – |
153 |
90 |
|
KTM |
00:54:44 | 00:22:07 | – |
154 |
156 |
|
BETA |
00:54:53 | 00:22:16 | – |
155 |
125 |
|
KTM |
00:55:04 | 00:22:27 | – |
156 |
99 |
|
KTM |
00:55:05 | 00:22:28 | – |
157 |
128 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:55:26 | 00:22:49 | – |
158 |
108 |
|
KTM |
00:55:28 | 00:22:51 | – |
159 |
106 |
|
KTM |
00:55:58 | 00:23:21 | – |
160 |
111 |
|
SHERCO |
00:56:52 | 00:24:15 | – |
161 |
171 |
|
KTM |
00:57:04 | 00:24:27 | – |
162 |
139 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:58:58 | 00:26:21 | – |
163 |
161 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:58:59 | 00:26:22 | – |
164 |
162 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:59:05 | 00:26:28 | – |
165 |
166 |
|
YAMAHA |
00:59:53 | 00:27:16 | – |
166 |
142 |
|
YAMAHA |
01:00:07 | 00:27:30 | – |
167 |
187 |
|
KTM |
01:00:19 | 00:27:42 | – |
168 |
147 |
|
KTM |
01:01:02 | 00:28:25 | – |
169 |
163 |
|
KTM |
01:01:26 | 00:28:49 | – |
170 |
158 |
|
KTM |
01:01:39 | 00:29:02 | – |
171 |
182 |
|
BMW |
01:02:14 | 00:29:37 | – |
172 |
180 |
|
KTM |
01:02:20 | 00:29:43 | – |
173 |
167 |
|
KTM |
01:02:34 | 00:29:57 | – |
174 |
132 |
|
BETA |
01:02:45 | 00:30:08 | – |
175 |
160 |
|
YAMAHA |
01:04:20 | 00:31:43 | – |
176 |
174 |
|
KAWASAKI |
01:13:51 | 00:41:14 | – |
177 |
133 |
|
SHERCO |
02:02:32 | 01:29:55 | – |