Sam Sunderland s’est imposé lors de la première spéciale de 175 kilomètres du Dakar 2015. Il s’impose devant la Honda de Paulo Goncalves.
Malchanceux lors de ses deux premières participations au Dakar avec Honda, Sam Sunderland avait déjà montré une belle pointe de vitesse en remportant la deuxième étape en 2014. Une sensation confirmée dès la première journée entre Buenos Aires et Villa Carlos Paz avec sa seconde victoire sur l’épreuve reine des rallyes.
Sur un tracé roulant et sans grande difficulté, l’Anglais a parfaitement exploité les qualités de sa KTM fraichement récupérée et éclipsé son champion de coéquipier Marc Coma qu’il devance de plus d’une minute au premier soir. De quoi revoir à la hausse ses ambitions, même si le pilote de 25 ans sait que la course sera longue et que les challengers ne manqueront pas.
Sam Sunderland remporte la première étape moto du Dakar 2015 (Photo Dakar)
Paulo Goncalves et Marc Coma, des adversaires redoutables
A commencer par Paulo Goncalves qui a une revanche à prendre sur l’épreuve sud-américaine. Champion du monde des rallyes en 2013, le Portugais avait regardé ? en larmes ? sa Honda brûler lors de la cinquième étape du Dakar 2014.
A seulement cinq secondes de Sunderland au soir de la première étape, Goncalves est donc décidé à bien faire, tout comme Coma qui entend bien mater une concurrence qui rêve de le détrôner. 3e de l’étape, l’Espagnol a perdu l’opposition de Cyril Despres, mais devra grandement se méfier de celle de Joan Barreda, quatrième du jour.
A deux minutes du vainqueur, Alain Duclos place sa Sherco à la cinquième place du classement provisoire devant Jeremias Israel Esquerre et son compatriote David Casteu. Très belle performance du rookie venu du motocross Matthias Walkner qui profite de cette étape de chauffe pour prendre une belle huitième place alors qu’Olivier Pain et Jordi Viladoms effectuent un début de course prudent avec déjà plus de 3’30 » de retard.
Classement de la première étape moto du Dakar 2015
| Pos. | N° | Nom | Marque | Temps | écart | Pénalité |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |
| KTM | 01:18:57 | – | – |
| 2 | 7 |
| HONDA | 01:19:02 | 00:00:05 | – |
| 3 | 1 |
| KTM | 01:20:09 | 00:01:12 | – |
| 4 | 2 |
| HONDA | 01:20:38 | 00:01:41 | – |
| 5 | 14 |
| SHERCO TVS | 01:21:05 | 00:02:08 | – |
| 6 | 12 |
| HONDA | 01:21:13 | 00:02:16 | – |
| 7 | 9 |
| KTM | 01:21:33 | 00:02:36 | – |
| 8 | 27 |
| KTM | 01:21:39 | 00:02:42 | – |
| 9 | 31 |
| KTM | 01:21:55 | 00:02:58 | – |
| 10 | 11 |
| KTM | 01:21:59 | 00:03:02 | – |
| 11 | 26 |
| KTM | 01:22:28 | 00:03:31 | – |
| 12 | 5 |
| HONDA | 01:22:29 | 00:03:32 | – |
| 13 | 3 |
| YAMAHA | 01:22:31 | 00:03:34 | – |
| 14 | 4 |
| KTM | 01:22:42 | 00:03:45 | – |
| 15 | 10 |
| YAMAHA | 01:23:27 | 00:04:30 | – |
| 16 | 29 |
| HONDA | 01:23:43 | 00:04:46 | – |
| 17 | 30 |
| YAMAHA | 01:23:53 | 00:04:56 | – |
| 18 | 23 |
| GASGAS | 01:24:29 | 00:05:32 | – |
| 19 | 17 |
| YAMAHA | 01:24:37 | 00:05:40 | – |
| 20 | 20 |
| KTM | 01:24:51 | 00:05:54 | – |
| 21 | 18 |
| KTM | 01:24:52 | 00:05:55 | – |
| 22 | 21 |
| KTM | 01:24:53 | 00:05:56 | – |
| 23 | 33 |
| KTM | 01:25:15 | 00:06:18 | – |
| 24 | 25 |
| SHERCO TVS | 01:25:29 | 00:06:32 | – |
| 25 | 19 |
| YAMAHA | 01:25:32 | 00:06:35 | – |
| 26 | 24 |
| HONDA | 01:25:33 | 00:06:36 | – |
| 27 | 28 |
| KTM | 01:26:25 | 00:07:28 | – |
| 28 | 34 |
| KTM | 01:26:36 | 00:07:39 | – |
| 29 | 8 |
| KTM | 01:26:50 | 00:07:53 | – |
| 30 | 16 |
| HONDA | 01:28:20 | 00:09:23 | – |
| 31 | 22 |
| HONDA | 01:28:29 | 00:09:32 | 00:05:00 |
| 32 | 32 |
| KTM | 01:28:31 | 00:09:34 | – |
| 33 | 37 |
| KTM | 01:28:35 | 00:09:38 | – |
| 34 | 35 |
| KTM | 01:28:36 | 00:09:39 | – |
| 35 | 60 |
| KAWASAKI | 01:28:47 | 00:09:50 | – |
| 36 | 160 |
| KTM | 01:28:49 | 00:09:52 | – |
| 37 | 15 |
| YAMAHA | 01:29:11 | 00:10:14 | 00:05:00 |
| 38 | 120 |
| YAMAHA | 01:29:32 | 00:10:35 | 00:02:00 |
| 39 | 62 |
| KTM | 01:29:48 | 00:10:51 | 00:01:00 |
| 40 | 44 |
| YAMAHA | 01:29:56 | 00:10:59 | – |
| 41 | 45 |
| YAMAHA | 01:29:56 | 00:10:59 | – |
| 42 | 36 |
| KTM | 01:30:02 | 00:11:05 | – |
| 43 | 38 |
| KTM | 01:30:22 | 00:11:25 | – |
| 44 | 46 |
| YAMAHA | 01:30:42 | 00:11:45 | – |
| 45 | 53 |
| KTM | 01:31:08 | 00:12:11 | – |
| 46 | 39 |
| YAMAHA | 01:31:21 | 00:12:24 | – |
| 47 | 49 |
| KTM | 01:31:25 | 00:12:28 | – |
| 48 | 47 |
| GASGAS | 01:31:41 | 00:12:44 | – |
| 49 | 88 |
| SHERCO | 01:33:12 | 00:14:15 | – |
| 50 | 48 |
| KTM | 01:33:23 | 00:14:26 | – |
| 51 | 50 |
| KTM | 01:34:15 | 00:15:18 | – |
| 52 | 52 |
| KAWASAKI | 01:34:49 | 00:15:52 | – |
| 53 | 57 |
| KTM | 01:36:05 | 00:17:08 | – |
| 54 | 54 |
| KTM | 01:37:01 | 00:18:04 | – |
| 55 | 109 |
| KTM | 01:37:07 | 00:18:10 | – |
| 56 | 79 |
| YAMAHA | 01:37:12 | 00:18:15 | – |
| 57 | 40 |
| SUZUKI | 01:37:39 | 00:18:42 | – |
| 58 | 103 |
| KTM | 01:37:45 | 00:18:48 | – |
| 59 | 137 |
| KTM | 01:37:47 | 00:18:50 | – |
| 60 | 71 |
| SHERCO | 01:37:49 | 00:18:52 | – |
| 61 | 81 |
| KTM | 01:37:49 | 00:18:52 | – |
| 62 | 66 |
| KTM | 01:38:06 | 00:19:09 | – |
| 63 | 129 |
| KTM | 01:38:11 | 00:19:14 | – |
| 64 | 125 |
| KTM | 01:38:15 | 00:19:18 | – |
| 65 | 87 |
| KTM | 01:38:16 | 00:19:19 | – |
| 66 | 78 |
| KTM | 01:38:28 | 00:19:31 | – |
| 67 | 84 |
| KTM | 01:38:55 | 00:19:58 | – |
| 68 | 65 |
| KTM | 01:38:59 | 00:20:02 | – |
| 69 | 77 |
| HONDA | 01:39:04 | 00:20:07 | – |
| 70 | 83 |
| KTM | 01:39:09 | 00:20:12 | – |
| 71 | 161 |
| KAWASAKI | 01:39:16 | 00:20:19 | – |
| 72 | 68 |
| KTM | 01:39:19 | 00:20:22 | – |
| 73 | 72 |
| KTM | 01:39:27 | 00:20:30 | – |
| 74 | 113 |
| KTM | 01:39:36 | 00:20:39 | – |
| 75 | 67 |
| KTM | 01:39:38 | 00:20:41 | – |
| 76 | 69 |
| YAMAHA | 01:39:38 | 00:20:41 | – |
| 77 | 73 |
| HUQSVARNA | 01:39:42 | 00:20:45 | – |
| 78 | 114 |
| KTM | 01:39:44 | 00:20:47 | – |
| 79 | 82 |
| KTM | 01:39:51 | 00:20:54 | – |
| 80 | 63 |
| KTM | 01:39:57 | 00:21:00 | – |
| 81 | 70 |
| KTM | 01:40:01 | 00:21:04 | – |
| 82 | 140 |
| HUSQVARNA | 01:40:28 | 00:21:31 | – |
| 83 | 56 |
| KTM | 01:40:51 | 00:21:54 | – |
| 84 | 75 |
| KTM | 01:41:01 | 00:22:04 | – |
| 85 | 59 |
| KTM | 01:41:24 | 00:22:27 | – |
| 86 | 151 |
| KTM | 01:41:44 | 00:22:47 | – |
| 87 | 51 |
| HONDA | 01:41:59 | 00:23:02 | – |
| 88 | 55 |
| SUZUKI | 01:42:10 | 00:23:13 | – |
| 89 | 100 |
| KTM | 01:42:23 | 00:23:26 | – |
| 90 | 86 |
| KTM | 01:42:35 | 00:23:38 | – |
| 91 | 168 |
| KTM | 01:42:42 | 00:23:45 | – |
| 92 | 107 |
| KTM | 01:42:47 | 00:23:50 | – |
| 93 | 126 |
| KTM | 01:43:01 | 00:24:04 | – |
| 94 | 95 |
| KTM | 01:43:05 | 00:24:08 | – |
| 95 | 76 |
| KTM | 01:43:07 | 00:24:10 | 00:02:00 |
| 96 | 89 |
| KTM | 01:43:18 | 00:24:21 | – |
| 97 | 139 |
| HUSABERG | 01:43:29 | 00:24:32 | 00:01:00 |
| 98 | 144 |
| KTM | 01:43:29 | 00:24:32 | 00:02:00 |
| 99 | 74 |
| KAWASAKI | 01:44:15 | 00:25:18 | – |
| 100 | 156 |
| KTM | 01:44:28 | 00:25:31 | – |
| 101 | 58 |
| KTM | 01:44:47 | 00:25:50 | – |
| 102 | 138 |
| KTM | 01:45:02 | 00:26:05 | 00:00:30 |
| 103 | 118 |
| YAMAHA | 01:45:50 | 00:26:53 | – |
| 104 | 91 |
| HUQSVARNA | 01:46:07 | 00:27:10 | – |
| 105 | 98 |
| KAWASAKI | 01:46:40 | 00:27:43 | – |
| 106 | 80 |
| YAMAHA | 01:47:01 | 00:28:04 | 00:05:00 |
| 107 | 132 |
| KTM | 01:47:09 | 00:28:12 | – |
| 108 | 158 |
| KTM | 01:47:55 | 00:28:58 | – |
| 109 | 149 |
| HUSABERG | 01:48:01 | 00:29:04 | – |
| 110 | 153 |
| YAMAHA | 01:48:10 | 00:29:13 | – |
| 111 | 146 |
| BETA | 01:48:52 | 00:29:55 | 00:02:00 |
| 112 | 165 |
| KTM | 01:48:55 | 00:29:58 | – |
| 113 | 90 |
| KTM | 01:49:35 | 00:30:38 | 00:05:00 |
| 114 | 102 |
| YAMAHA | 01:49:42 | 00:30:45 | – |
| 115 | 85 |
| KTM | 01:49:45 | 00:30:48 | – |
| 116 | 97 |
| KTM | 01:49:48 | 00:30:51 | – |
| 117 | 101 |
| KTM | 01:49:48 | 00:30:51 | – |
| 118 | 96 |
| KTM | 01:49:49 | 00:30:52 | – |
| 119 | 111 |
| KTM | 01:50:08 | 00:31:11 | – |
| 120 | 115 |
| YAMAHA | 01:52:15 | 00:33:18 | 00:01:00 |
| 121 | 154 |
| YAMAHA | 01:53:14 | 00:34:17 | – |
| 122 | 121 |
| KTM | 01:53:33 | 00:34:36 | – |
| 123 | 133 |
| KTM | 01:53:44 | 00:34:47 | – |
| 124 | 148 |
| KTM | 01:53:47 | 00:34:50 | – |
| 125 | 163 |
| KTM | 01:53:49 | 00:34:52 | – |
| 126 | 92 |
| KAWASAKI | 01:53:55 | 00:34:58 | – |
| 127 | 155 |
| KAWASAKI | 01:54:53 | 00:35:56 | 00:02:00 |
| 128 | 134 |
| KTM | 01:55:02 | 00:36:05 | – |
| 129 | 152 |
| YAMAHA | 01:55:13 | 00:36:16 | – |
| 130 | 166 |
| KTM | 01:55:38 | 00:36:41 | 00:01:00 |
| 131 | 147 |
| HONDA | 01:55:47 | 00:36:50 | – |
| 132 | 93 |
| KTM | 01:56:00 | 00:37:03 | – |
| 133 | 159 |
| KTM | 01:56:14 | 00:37:17 | – |
| 134 | 150 |
| GASGAS | 01:56:40 | 00:37:43 | – |
| 135 | 61 |
| BETA | 01:57:08 | 00:38:11 | – |
| 136 | 128 |
| KTM | 01:57:21 | 00:38:24 | – |
| 137 | 131 |
| KTM | 01:57:28 | 00:38:31 | – |
| 138 | 127 |
| KTM | 01:57:51 | 00:38:54 | – |
| 139 | 167 |
| KTM | 01:58:11 | 00:39:14 | – |
| 140 | 136 |
| YAMAHA | 01:59:03 | 00:40:06 | – |
| 141 | 110 |
| YAMAHA | 02:01:45 | 00:42:48 | – |
| 142 | 117 |
| KTM | 02:02:15 | 00:43:18 | – |
| 143 | 108 |
| KTM | 02:02:23 | 00:43:26 | – |
| 144 | 116 |
| YAMAHA | 02:02:44 | 00:43:47 | – |
| 145 | 64 |
| KTM | 02:03:10 | 00:44:13 | – |
| 146 | 99 |
| KTM | 02:03:53 | 00:44:56 | 00:05:00 |
| 147 | 141 |
| HONDA | 02:04:47 | 00:45:50 | – |
| 148 | 105 |
| YAMAHA | 02:05:31 | 00:46:34 | – |
| 149 | 135 |
| HONDA | 02:06:04 | 00:47:07 | – |
| 150 | 104 |
| HUSQVARNA | 02:07:04 | 00:48:07 | – |
| 151 | 124 |
| HONDA | 02:08:06 | 00:49:09 | – |
| 152 | 123 |
| HONDA | 02:08:16 | 00:49:19 | – |
| 153 | 164 |
| HUSQVARNA | 02:08:27 | 00:49:30 | – |
| 154 | 145 |
| YAMAHA | 02:08:33 | 00:49:36 | – |
| 155 | 112 |
| HONDA | 02:10:10 | 00:51:13 | 00:01:00 |
| 156 | 162 |
| KAWASAKI | 02:14:31 | 00:55:34 | – |
| 157 | 157 |
| YAMAHA | 02:15:40 | 00:56:43 | – |
| 158 | 143 |
| KTM | 02:21:01 | 01:02:04 | – |
| 159 | 42 |
| HONDA | 02:44:55 | 01:25:58 | – |
| 160 | 106 |
| KTM | 04:05:39 | 02:46:42 | 01:00:00 |
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Cindy Belpalme
