2017 Dakar Rally – Stage 9: Cancelled

The ninth stage of the 2017 Dakar Rally has been cancelled by the ASO (the second cancellation thus far in the rally raid), on the account of massive landslides in the region.

Coupled with thunderstorms in the region, there has been considerable damage to the area, and many support staff to the Dakar Rally have been cutoff from the bivouac, and will have to travel an extra 200km to region the traveling circus.

In order to provide assistance to affected locals, and to allow race teams to regroup, Wednesday will not be spent racing. Instead, teams will regroup in Chilecito, where they will start Stage 10, which will end in San Juan.

Provisional Top 15 Overall Standings for the 2017 Dakar Rally:

Pos.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Time
1	SUNDERLAND Sam	GBR	Red Bull KTM Rally Factory Team	KTM	22:01’08
2	QUINTANILLA Pablo	CHI	Husqvarna Factory Rally Team	Husqvarna	+20’58
3	VAN BEVEREN Adrien	FRA	Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team	Yamaha	+28’49
4	WALKNER Matthias	AUT	Red Bull KTM Rally Factory Team	KTM	+34’14
5	FARRES Gerard	SPA	Himoinsa Team	KTM	+34’24
6	DE SOULTRAIT Xavier	FRA	Viltais Racing Team HFP	Yamaha	+50’10
7	RENET Pierre-Alexandre	FRA	Husqvarna Factory Rally Team	Husqvarna	+1:08’09
8	GONCALVES Paulo	POR	Monster Energy Honda Team	Honda	+1:08’34
9	BARREDA Joan	SPA	Monster Energy Honda Team	Honda	+1:10’53
10	RODRIGUES Joaquim	POR	Hero Motorsports Team Rally	Hero	+1:36’00
11	CAIMI Franco	ARG	Honda South America Rally Team	Honda	+1:51’15
12	BRABEC Ricky	USA	Monster Energy Honda Team	Honda	+1:52:31
13	METGE Michael	FRA	Monster Energy Honda Team	Honda	+1:53’34
14	DUPLESSIS Martín	ARG	Asistencia Med	KTM	+2:00’34
15	SMITH Todd	AUS	Duust Rally Team	KTM	+2:01’56