Matthias Walkner: «Bike hat ordentlich zu kämpfen»
Von Otto Zuber
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Matthias Walkner: «Ich hatte in meiner Brille ständig Flüssigkeit»
«Leider habe ich durch diese Umstände mehr als eine Minute liegen gelassen. Cornejo, der zwei Minuten hinter mir gestartet ist, konnte mich einholen und wir sind mit einem sehr guten Tempo gemeinsam die Etappe zu Ende gefahren», schilderte der Österreicher, der es dennoch auf den vierten Platz schaffte. Dadurch belegt er nun den neunten Platz in der Gesamtwertung.
«Ich habe mich wirklich sehr gut gefühlt, habe aber auch gemerkt, dass das Bike in diesen Bedingungen ordentlich zu kämpfen hat», betonte Walkner daraufhin. «Es war ein extrem weicher Sand und zum Teil sehr langsam, da muss man echt schauen das man die weichen Sanddünen raufkommt. Gestern ist es mir ja einmal passiert, dass ich mich in diesen weichen Sand eingegraben habe.»
«Ich habe heute versucht das Motorrad etwas zu schonen, es nicht überzustrapazieren und nichts Unnötiges zu riskieren. Mit dem vierten Rang bin ich zufrieden und der Rückstand mit zwei Minuten hält sich auch in Grenzen. Die Ausgangsposition für morgen ist vielversprechend, aber im Grunde geht es bei mir nicht mehr um viel. Ich versuche die letzten Tage noch zu geniessen, vielleicht gehen sich noch gute Einzelresultate aus und vor allem ist es mir wichtig, gesund ins Ziel zu kommen», fügte der Dakar-Sieger von 2018 an.
| Rallye Dakar 2023 – vorläufiges Ergebnis Etappe 12 | |||
| Pos. | Fahrer (Nation) | Team | Zeit/Diff |
| 1 | Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | 01:57:27 |
| 2 | Daniel Sanders (AUS) | Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing | + 00:00:49 |
| 3 | Toby Price (AUS) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 00:01:58 |
| 4 | Matthias Walkner (AUT) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 00:02:05 |
| 5 | Kevin Benavides (ARG) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 00:02:22 |
| 6 | Skyler Howes (USA) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 00:02:54 |
| 7 | Pablo Quintanilla (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:03:06 |
| 8 | Sebastian Bühler (DEU) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 00:03:08 |
| 9 | Adrien Van Beveren (FRA) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:03:16 |
| 10 | Ross Branch (BWA) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 00:03:21 |
| 11 | Tosha Schareina (ESP) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:03:59 |
| 12 | Luciano Benavides (ARG) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 00:04:20 |
| 13 | Franco Caimi (ARG) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 00:04:30 |
| 14 | Romain Dumontier (FRA) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 00:04:50 |
| 15 | Michael Docherty (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:04:50 |
| 16 | Stefan Svitko (SVK) | Slovnaft Rally Team | + 00:04:54 |
| 17 | Martin Michek (CZE) | Orion - Moto Racing Group | + 00:05:11 |
| 18 | Lorenzo Santolino (ESP) | Sherco Factory | + 00:05:48 |
| 19 | Paolo Lucci (ITA) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:05:51 |
| 20 | Daniel Nosiglia Jager (BOL) | Rieju-Xraidsexperience | + 00:05:57 |
| 21 | Julien Jagu (FRA) | Drag'On Rally Team | + 00:06:52 |
| 22 | Mathieu Doveze (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 00:07:55 |
| 23 | Jacob Argubright (USA) | Duust Rally Team | + 00:07:57 |
| 24 | Jeanloup Lepan (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 00:08:37 |
| 25 | Toni Mulec (SVN) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:08:49 |
| 26 | Benjamin Melot (FRA) | Team Esprit KTM | + 00:12:43 |
| 27 | Diego Gamaliel Llanos (ARG) | Rieju-Xraidsexperience | + 00:13:29 |
| 28 | Charlie Herbst (FRA) | Team All Tracks | + 00:13:59 |
| 29 | Joan Pedrero Garcia (ESP) | Team Ls2 Shad | + 00:14:03 |
| 30 | Stefano Caimi (ARG) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:14:05 |
| 31 | Charan Moore (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:14:22 |
| 32 | Mohammed Balooshi (ARE) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 00:14:44 |
| 33 | Jerome Martiny (BEL) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 00:18:54 |
| 34 | Emanuel Gyenes (ROU) | Autonet Motorcycle Team | + 00:20:50 |
| 35 | Javi Vega (ESP) | Pont Grup Yamaha | + 00:20:59 |
| 36 | Mario Patrao (PRT) | Credit Agricola - Mario Patrao Motosport | + 00:21:24 |
| 37 | Patricio Cabrera (CHL) | Rieju Team | + 00:22:42 |
| 38 | Simon Marcic (SVN) | Marcic | + 00:23:50 |
| 39 | Wesley Aaldering (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:23:52 |
| 40 | Mathieu Troquier (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 00:23:54 |
| 41 | David Pabiska (CZE) | Sp Moto Bohemia Racing Team | + 00:24:30 |
| 42 | Mason Klein (USA) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:25:49 |
| 43 | David Gaits (FRA) | Happyness Racing Igoa Moto | + 00:27:02 |
| 44 | Jan Brabec (CZE) | Strojrent Racing | + 00:28:02 |
| 45 | Makis Dewi Rees-Stavros (GBR) | Stavros | + 00:28:56 |
| 46 | Thomas Kongshoj (DNK) | Joyride Race Service | + 00:29:03 |
| 47 | Neels Theric (FRA) | Rs Comcept | + 00:30:00 |
| 48 | Sunier Sunier (CHN) | Kove Rally Team | + 00:30:05 |
| 49 | Tomas De Gavardo (CHL) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:30:51 |
| 50 | Cédric Jacques (FRA) | Rs Comcept | + 00:31:59 |
| 51 | Mirjam Pol (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 00:32:44 |
| 52 | Bertrand Gavard (FRA) | Team Rs Concept | + 00:32:59 |
| 53 | Lorenzo Maria Fanottoli (ITA) | Tecnosport | + 00:33:51 |
| 54 | Clément Razy (FRA) | Razy Clement | + 00:35:16 |
| 55 | Ruben Saldaña Goñi (ESP) | Pedrega Team | + 00:36:56 |
| 56 | Nicolas Alberto Cardona Vagnoni (VEN) | Pedrega Team | + 00:37:05 |
| 57 | Abdullah Al Shatti (KWT) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 00:37:06 |
| 58 | Michael Jacobi (FRA) | Comas Moto Vta | + 00:37:23 |
| 59 | Marcelo Medeiros (BRA) | Taguatur Racing Team | + 00:39:37 |
| 60 | Zhang Min (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 00:39:53 |
| 61 | Juraj Varga (SVK) | Varga Motorsport Team | + 00:41:13 |
| 62 | Giovanni Enrico (CHL) | Enrico Racing Team | + 00:43:44 |
| 63 | Francisco Moreno Flores (ARG) | Dragon | + 00:44:53 |
| 64 | Francisco Arredondo (GTM) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:45:43 |
| 65 | Zakeer Yakefu (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 00:48:26 |
| 66 | Stuart Gregory (ZAF) | Stuart Gregory | + 00:50:29 |
| 67 | Pierre Peyrard (FRA) | Nomade Racing Team | + 00:53:40 |
| 68 | Cesare Zacchetti (ITA) | Team Lucky Explorer | + 00:57:02 |
| 69 | Petr Vlcek (USA) | Detyens Racing | + 00:59:21 |
| Rallye Dakar 2023 – vorläufige Gesamtwertung nach Etappe 12 | |||
| Pos. | Fahrer (Nation) | Team | Zeit/Diff |
| 1 | Toby Price (AUS) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 40:47:36 |
| 2 | Skyler Howes (USA) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 00:00:28 |
| 3 | Kevin Benavides (ARG) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 00:02:40 |
| 4 | Pablo Quintanilla (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:14:54 |
| 5 | Adrien Van Beveren (FRA) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:16:14 |
| 6 | Luciano Benavides (ARG) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | + 00:20:00 |
| 7 | Daniel Sanders (AUS) | Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing | + 00:20:03 |
| 8 | Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | + 00:23:14 |
| 9 | Matthias Walkner (AUT) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | + 00:44:24 |
| 10 | Mason Klein (USA) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 00:54:58 |
| 11 | Lorenzo Santolino (ESP) | Sherco Factory | + 01:02:22 |
| 12 | Franco Caimi (ARG) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 01:25:01 |
| 13 | Martin Michek (CZE) | Orion - Moto Racing Group | + 01:25:54 |
| 14 | Stefan Svitko (SVK) | Slovnaft Rally Team | + 01:34:34 |
| 15 | Tosha Schareina (ESP) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 01:47:33 |
| 16 | Romain Dumontier (FRA) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 01:56:28 |
| 17 | Paolo Lucci (ITA) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 02:20:07 |
| 18 | Michael Docherty (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 03:11:33 |
| 19 | Jeanloup Lepan (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 03:19:33 |
| 20 | Neels Theric (FRA) | Rs Comcept | + 03:48:30 |
| 21 | Julien Jagu (FRA) | Drag'On Rally Team | + 03:50:47 |
| 22 | Mathieu Doveze (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 03:54:03 |
| 23 | Joan Pedrero Garcia (ESP) | Team Ls2 Shad | + 03:56:51 |
| 24 | Jacob Argubright (USA) | Duust Rally Team | + 04:01:05 |
| 25 | Sebastian Bühler (DEU) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 04:08:32 |
| 26 | Daniel Nosiglia Jager (BOL) | Rieju-Xraidsexperience | + 04:43:32 |
| 27 | Toni Mulec (SVN) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 04:51:25 |
| 28 | Stefano Caimi (ARG) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 05:40:37 |
| 29 | Ross Branch (BWA) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | + 06:48:43 |
| 30 | Emanuel Gyenes (ROU) | Autonet Motorcycle Team | + 07:15:08 |
| 31 | Benjamin Melot (FRA) | Team Esprit KTM | + 07:16:51 |
| 32 | Javi Vega (ESP) | Pont Grup Yamaha | + 07:21:59 |
| 33 | Charan Moore (ZAF) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 07:24:35 |
| 34 | Jan Brabec (CZE) | Strojrent Racing | + 07:38:04 |
| 35 | Jerome Martiny (BEL) | Team Dumontier Racing | + 08:16:31 |
| 36 | Mario Patrao (PRT) | Credit Agricola - Mario Patrao Motosport | + 08:27:25 |
| 37 | Charlie Herbst (FRA) | Team All Tracks | + 08:40:44 |
| 38 | Mohammed Balooshi (ARE) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 09:04:00 |
| 39 | David Pabiska (CZE) | Sp Moto Bohemia Racing Team | + 10:11:43 |
| 40 | Patricio Cabrera (CHL) | Rieju Team | + 10:14:41 |
| 41 | Nicolas Alberto Cardona Vagnoni (VEN) | Pedrega Team | + 10:24:20 |
| 42 | Wesley Aaldering (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 11:10:54 |
| 43 | Thomas Kongshoj (DNK) | Joyride Race Service | + 11:27:49 |
| 44 | Francisco Moreno Flores (ARG) | Dragon | + 11:47:03 |
| 45 | David Gaits (FRA) | Happyness Racing Igoa Moto | + 11:50:45 |
| 46 | Mathieu Troquier (FRA) | Nomade Racing | + 11:51:12 |
| 47 | Bertrand Gavard (FRA) | Team Rs Concept | + 11:52:30 |
| 48 | Sunier Sunier (CHN) | Kove Rally Team | + 12:09:40 |
| 49 | Lorenzo Maria Fanottoli (ITA) | Tecnosport | + 12:29:01 |
| 50 | Mirjam Pol (NLD) | Ht Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing | + 12:37:04 |
| 51 | Simon Marcic (SVN) | Marcic | + 12:44:46 |
| 52 | Makis Dewi Rees-Stavros (GBR) | Stavros | + 13:20:18 |
| 53 | Cédric Jacques (FRA) | Rs Comcept | + 13:40:42 |
| 54 | Tomas De Gavardo (CHL) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 13:40:46 |
| 55 | Juraj Varga (SVK) | Varga Motorsport Team | + 13:42:32 |
| 56 | Zakeer Yakefu (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 14:08:37 |
| 57 | Abdullah Al Shatti (KWT) | Mx Ride Dubai | + 14:16:46 |
| 58 | Francisco Arredondo (GTM) | Bas World KTM Racing Team | + 15:17:31 |
| 59 | Petr Vlcek (USA) | Detyens Racing | + 15:40:17 |
| 60 | Giovanni Enrico (CHL) | Enrico Racing Team | + 16:01:04 |
| 61 | Cesare Zacchetti (ITA) | Team Lucky Explorer | + 16:33:50 |
| 62 | Michael Jacobi (FRA) | Comas Moto Vta | + 16:43:20 |
| 63 | Stuart Gregory (ZAF) | Stuart Gregory | + 17:00:45 |
| 64 | Pierre Peyrard (FRA) | Nomade Racing Team | + 17:29:33 |
| 65 | Clément Razy (FRA) | Razy Clement | + 17:42:04 |
| 66 | Diego Gamaliel Llanos (ARG) | Rieju-Xraidsexperience | + 32:56:54 |
| 67 | Marcelo Medeiros (BRA) | Taguatur Racing Team | + 41:20:04 |
| 68 | Zhang Min (CHN) | Wu Pu Da Hai Dao Rally Team | + 60:35:56 |
| 69 | Ruben Saldaña Goñi (ESP) | Pedrega Team | + 154:25:21 |
