X-raid Yamaha supported team celebrates sensational triple success

X-raid Yamaha supported team celebrates sensational triple success

01/12/2023

  • First, second and third place for the X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype
  • Porém wins ahead of Ferreira and Casal

Today the X-raid Yamaha supported team showed the potential of the X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype Side-by-Side. There was no way around Ricardo Porém, Joao Ferreira and Ignacio Casale on the eleventh stage. The two Portuguese and the Chilean secured places one to three. Unfortunately, there was also a drop of bitterness: the duos Ahmed Alkuwari / Manuel Lucchese and Camelia Liparoti / Xavier Blanco finished in positions 32 and 33 after problems. Annett Fischer and Annie Seel are still in the test.

Ferreira and Casale took the front positions from the beginning of the stage. Porém, on the other hand, could not keep up with the times of the front runners at the beginning. But at kilometre 189 he emerged in second place. In the last kilometre, he really stepped on the gas and secured the day’s victory. He is now in 14th place in the overall standings. Casale still holds tenth place overall.

Ricardo Porém: “What a great day! Actually, our main goal was to get through the first day of the marathon stage without any problems. The victory is like a gift we received to compensate for the hard days.”

Joao Ferreira: “I’m starting to understand what pace to ride in the dunes. But I still have a lot to learn. I’m really happy about our result. A second place in the famous Empty Quarter feels great.”

Ignacio Casale: “It was a very good day. I am very happy with third place. I’m hugely happy for the team – first, second and third place! That is sensational. There were a lot of dunes in the stage and I love dunes. We didn’t have any problems today. I felt very good during the whole stage. I hope tomorrow will be another such good day.”

The twelfth stage sees the crews return to their teams in Shaybah. The 185-kilometre stage again leads through the dunes of the “Empty Quarter”.

Dakar Rally – result SS11
1. R. Porém / A. Sanz – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 3h 19m 11s
2. J. Ferreira / F. Palmeiro – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 3h 19m 31s
3. I. Casale / A. Leon – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 3h 19m 33s
4. S. Quintero / D. Zenz – Can-Am – 3h 25m 29s
5. A. Jones / G. Gugelmin – Can-Am – 3h 25m 29s

32. A. Alkuwari / M. Lucchese – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 5h 58m 13s
33. C. Liparoti / X. Blanco – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 6h 27m 03s

tba. A. Fischer / A. Seel – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype

Overall standings after SS11
1. A. Jones / G. Gugelmin – Can-Am – 45h 19m 15s
2. S. Quintero / D. Zenz – Can-Am – 46h 15m 09s
3. G. de Mevius / F. Cazalet – OT3 – 46h 47m 34s
4. F. Lopez / J. Latrach – Can-Am – 48h 09m 54s
5. C. Gutierrez / P. Moreno – Can-Am – 48h 27m 08s

10. I. Casale / A. Leon – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 52h 30m 43s

14. R. Porém / A. Sanz – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 56h 09m 14s

18. A. Alkuwari / M. Lucchese – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 61h 12m 58s
19. C. Liparoti / X. Blanco – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 62h 05m 52s

34. J. Ferreira / F. Palmeiro – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype – 90h 01m 07s

tba. A. Fischer / A. Seel – X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype

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