Saturday is a rest day for the 2015 Dakar Rally, giving riders and teams a chance to catch their breath, tune their bikes, and hone the strategies for the next eight stages, one of which is a marathon stage, where the teams cannot help the riders work on their bikes.
For KTM and Marc Coma, the day will be spent trying to figure out how to shake Joan Barreda from the four-time Dakar winner. For HRC and Barreda, the game is simple, cover Coma’s every action and don’t let him eat into the 12-minute gap that the Spaniard has built with his hard riding.
Meanwhile, Yamaha Racing’s Alessandro Botturi has been waiving the banner for the blue and white contingency, which has otherwise had an abysmal Dakar Rally without Cyril Despres in its ranks — Despres is racing this year in the car category. Botturi is 11th overall, having made up some serious time during the shake up on Stage 6.
Other rankings notables are Laia Sanz in 14th, the top female racer in the 2015 Dakar Rally. Alain Duclos of France is the top Sherco rider, which this year has partnered with TVS making the Sherco/TVS team.
With a lot of Dakar still to race, expect these standings to still move around. After the jump is the full listing of all 110 bike entries to The Dakar.
Overall Rankings in the 2015 Dakar Rally at the Halfway Point:
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Country | Brand | Time | Diff. | Penalty |
| 1 | 2 | BARREDA BORT | ESP | HONDA | 21:38:35 | – | – |
| 2 | 1 | COMA | ESP | KTM | 21:51:02 | 0:12:27 | – |
| 3 | 7 | GONCALVES | PRT | HONDA | 21:55:47 | 0:17:12 | – |
| 4 | 31 | QUINTANILLA | CHL | KTM | 22:08:32 | 0:29:57 | – |
| 5 | 26 | PRICE | AUS | KTM | 22:12:19 | 0:33:44 | – |
| 6 | 5 | RODRIGUES | PRT | HONDA | 22:14:39 | 0:36:04 | – |
| 7 | 11 | FARIA | PRT | KTM | 22:19:02 | 0:40:27 | – |
| 8 | 18 | SVITKO | SVK | KTM | 22:20:02 | 0:41:27 | – |
| 9 | 14 | DUCLOS | FRA | SHERCO TVS | 22:31:31 | 0:52:56 | – |
| 10 | 9 | CASTEU | FRA | KTM | 22:53:27 | 1:14:52 | – |
| 11 | 19 | BOTTURI | ITA | YAMAHA | 22:57:53 | 1:19:18 | – |
| 12 | 21 | JAKES | SVK | KTM | 22:58:32 | 1:19:57 | – |
| 13 | 20 | VAN NIEKERK | ZAF | KTM | 22:58:48 | 1:20:13 | – |
| 14 | 29 | SANZ PLA-GIRIBERT | ESP | HONDA | 23:01:44 | 1:23:09 | – |
| 15 | 17 | METGE | FRA | YAMAHA | 23:05:06 | 1:26:31 | 0:04:00 |
| 16 | 12 | ISRAEL ESQUERRE | CHL | HONDA | 23:19:23 | 1:40:48 | 0:40:00 |
| 17 | 4 | VILADOMS | ESP | KTM | 23:23:03 | 1:44:28 | 0:40:00 |
| 18 | 16 | GOUET | CHL | HONDA | 23:32:23 | 1:53:48 | – |
| 19 | 10 | PEDRERO GARCIA | ESP | YAMAHA | 23:46:41 | 2:08:06 | – |
| 20 | 37 | VOGELS | NLD | KTM | 23:46:45 | 2:08:10 | – |
| 21 | 3 | PAIN | FRA | YAMAHA | 23:49:15 | 2:10:40 | – |
| 22 | 25 | PLANET | FRA | SHERCO TVS | 24:04:03 | 2:25:28 | – |
| 23 | 44 | DE SOULTRAIT | FRA | YAMAHA | 24:11:05 | 2:32:30 | – |
| 24 | 8 | PRZYGONSKI | POL | KTM | 24:14:43 | 2:36:08 | – |
| 25 | 15 | VERHOEVEN | NLD | YAMAHA | 24:29:10 | 2:50:35 | 0:05:00 |
| 26 | 62 | SOUVIGNET | FRA | KTM | 24:46:28 | 3:07:53 | 0:01:00 |
| 27 | 32 | CECI | ITA | KTM | 24:46:45 | 3:08:10 | – |
| 28 | 24 | DE AZEVEDO | BRA | HONDA | 24:50:11 | 3:11:36 | – |
| 29 | 60 | CABRERA | CHL | KAWASAKI | 24:52:22 | 3:13:47 | 1:00:00 |
| 30 | 79 | ARANA COBEAGA | ESP | YAMAHA | 24:55:26 | 3:16:51 | – |
| 31 | 34 | PABISKA | CZE | KTM | 25:05:15 | 3:26:40 | – |
| 32 | 49 | GYENES | ROU | KTM | 25:10:25 | 3:31:50 | – |
| 33 | 38 | BERGLUND | SWE | KTM | 25:13:47 | 3:35:12 | – |
| 34 | 161 | LOPEZ JOVE | ARG | KAWASAKI | 25:17:12 | 3:38:37 | – |
| 35 | 160 | KLYMCIW | CZE | KTM | 25:18:03 | 3:39:28 | – |
| 36 | 45 | DA COSTA | FRA | YAMAHA | 25:20:00 | 3:41:25 | – |
| 37 | 35 | STANOVNIK | SVN | KTM | 25:44:39 | 4:06:04 | – |
| 38 | 27 | WALKNER | AUT | KTM | 25:53:12 | 4:14:37 | 0:40:00 |
| 39 | 36 | PIATEK | POL | KTM | 26:15:31 | 4:36:56 | – |
| 40 | 151 | ENGEL | CZE | KTM | 26:20:33 | 4:41:58 | – |
| 41 | 48 | RIOS | PER | KTM | 26:25:44 | 4:47:09 | – |
| 42 | 65 | VAN DEN GOORBERGH | NLD | KTM | 26:37:07 | 4:58:32 | – |
| 43 | 103 | REEVE | ZMB | KTM | 26:37:44 | 4:59:09 | – |
| 44 | 22 | PIZZOLITO | ARG | HONDA | 26:42:26 | 5:03:51 | 0:05:00 |
| 45 | 69 | PAYEN | FRA | YAMAHA | 26:47:27 | 5:08:52 | – |
| 46 | 46 | GOMEZ | ARG | YAMAHA | 26:56:04 | 5:17:29 | – |
| 47 | 71 | VAYSSADE | FRA | SHERCO | 27:11:34 | 5:32:59 | – |
| 48 | 129 | VAN GERVEN | NLD | KTM | 27:14:36 | 5:36:01 | – |
| 49 | 63 | CARILLON | FRA | KTM | 28:00:59 | 6:22:24 | – |
| 50 | 67 | DESI | HUN | KTM | 28:02:09 | 6:23:34 | – |
| 51 | 78 | PASCUAL | ARG | KTM | 28:06:09 | 6:27:34 | – |
| 52 | 59 | CHUNCHUNGUPPE SHIVASHANKAR | IND | KTM | 28:07:30 | 6:28:55 | – |
| 53 | 54 | ARREDONDO | GTM | KTM | 28:43:38 | 7:05:03 | – |
| 54 | 57 | LAZARD | URY | KTM | 28:49:41 | 7:11:06 | – |
| 55 | 84 | MARTENS | NLD | KTM | 28:59:13 | 7:20:38 | – |
| 56 | 50 | BUTUZA | ROU | KTM | 29:00:14 | 7:21:39 | – |
| 57 | 40 | PATRAO | PRT | SUZUKI | 29:06:14 | 7:27:39 | 2:00:00 |
| 58 | 51 | MEERU | EST | HONDA | 29:18:20 | 7:39:45 | 0:05:00 |
| 59 | 125 | HINTENAUS | ZAF | KTM | 29:22:43 | 7:44:08 | – |
| 60 | 109 | LACUNZA | ARG | KTM | 29:25:02 | 7:46:27 | – |
| 61 | 53 | PISANO | FRA | KTM | 29:38:33 | 7:59:58 | – |
| 62 | 68 | VESELY | CZE | KTM | 29:46:59 | 8:08:24 | 0:02:00 |
| 63 | 81 | FUENTES | BOL | KTM | 29:48:28 | 8:09:53 | – |
| 64 | 73 | ERRAZURIZ | CHL | HUQSVARNA | 29:55:06 | 8:16:31 | 0:15:00 |
| 65 | 61 | ONTIVEROS | ARG | BETA | 30:12:43 | 8:34:08 | – |
| 66 | 87 | REINIKE | CHL | KTM | 30:13:30 | 8:34:55 | – |
| 67 | 98 | GULDMAN GONZALEZ | CHL | KAWASAKI | 30:25:07 | 8:46:32 | 0:00:30 |
| 68 | 23 | FARRES GUELL | ESP | GASGAS | 30:31:44 | 8:53:09 | – |
| 69 | 100 | CROQUELOIS | FRA | KTM | 30:40:31 | 9:01:56 | – |
| 70 | 80 | SARMIENTO CERON | COL | YAMAHA | 30:50:16 | 9:11:41 | 0:05:00 |
| 71 | 83 | DAMDINKHORLOO | MNG | KTM | 31:01:13 | 9:22:38 | 0:06:00 |
| 72 | 113 | BRIOSCHI | ITA | KTM | 31:15:49 | 9:37:14 | 3:00:00 |
| 73 | 75 | SULLIVAN-PAVEY | AUS | KTM | 31:31:28 | 9:52:53 | 0:06:00 |
| 74 | 72 | CAVELIUS | FRA | KTM | 31:47:02 | 10:08:27 | – |
| 75 | 76 | PAVEY | AUS | KTM | 31:48:42 | 10:10:07 | 0:02:00 |
| 76 | 152 | GAJDOSECH | ARG | YAMAHA | 32:11:01 | 10:32:26 | – |
| 77 | 126 | VAN HEERTUM | NLD | KTM | 32:14:12 | 10:35:37 | 0:01:30 |
| 78 | 114 | BRIOSCHI | ITA | KTM | 32:16:27 | 10:37:52 | 2:05:00 |
| 79 | 112 | ECHEVESTE | ARG | HONDA | 32:21:46 | 10:43:11 | 0:06:30 |
| 80 | 56 | MENARD | FRA | KTM | 33:07:56 | 11:29:21 | – |
| 81 | 77 | GUIRAL | ARG | HONDA | 33:22:16 | 11:43:41 | 2:00:00 |
| 82 | 139 | VAN BERGEIJK | NLD | HUSABERG | 33:38:22 | 11:59:47 | 0:01:00 |
| 83 | 156 | SENKALAYCI | TUR | KTM | 33:40:00 | 12:01:25 | 0:07:00 |
| 84 | 165 | OZDEMIR | TUR | KTM | 33:46:18 | 12:07:43 | – |
| 85 | 154 | PEDROLA | ESP | YAMAHA | 33:57:05 | 12:18:30 | – |
| 86 | 95 | VELLUTINO | PER | KTM | 34:07:19 | 12:28:44 | – |
| 87 | 167 | RIEZEBOS | NLD | KTM | 34:45:08 | 13:06:33 | – |
| 88 | 132 | VAN HEERTUM | NLD | KTM | 34:48:56 | 13:10:21 | – |
| 89 | 138 | SCHELLEKENS | NLD | KTM | 34:53:20 | 13:14:45 | – |
| 90 | 144 | UDRY | CHE | KTM | 35:20:41 | 13:42:06 | 1:05:00 |
| 91 | 64 | NIJEN TWILHAAR | NLD | KTM | 35:44:40 | 14:06:05 | – |
| 92 | 96 | ROMERO FONT | ESP | KTM | 35:45:25 | 14:06:50 | – |
| 93 | 97 | GIMENO GARCÍA | ESP | KTM | 35:52:05 | 14:13:30 | 0:05:00 |
| 94 | 150 | CASUCCIO | ITA | GASGAS | 36:39:52 | 15:01:17 | – |
| 95 | 107 | TOIA | ITA | KTM | 36:51:05 | 15:12:30 | 0:41:00 |
| 96 | 135 | VAN DAELE | NLD | HONDA | 36:56:35 | 15:18:00 | – |
| 97 | 128 | FERNANDEZ MENDEZ | ESP | KTM | 36:56:55 | 15:18:20 | – |
| 98 | 102 | URQUIA | ARG | YAMAHA | 37:03:22 | 15:24:47 | – |
| 99 | 127 | FERNANDEZ | ESP | KTM | 37:05:12 | 15:26:37 | 0:05:00 |
| 100 | 108 | MONIER | FRA | KTM | 37:39:02 | 16:00:27 | – |
| 101 | 133 | DOMENACH | FRA | KTM | 38:38:28 | 16:59:53 | – |
| 102 | 99 | CHERPIN | FRA | KTM | 39:10:55 | 17:32:20 | 1:10:00 |
| 103 | 149 | BERGLUND | SWE | HUSABERG | 39:59:27 | 18:20:52 | 1:00:00 |
| 104 | 148 | BERGLUND | SWE | KTM | 40:43:09 | 19:04:34 | 1:01:00 |
| 105 | 118 | AMESPIL | ARG | YAMAHA | 40:59:55 | 19:21:20 | 1:00:00 |
| 106 | 111 | CUYPERS | FRA | KTM | 41:12:30 | 19:33:55 | 1:00:00 |
| 107 | 141 | KLOMP | NLD | HONDA | 44:54:06 | 23:15:31 | 3:10:00 |
| 108 | 92 | TORO | COL | KAWASAKI | 48:20:14 | 26:41:39 | 2:15:00 |
| 109 | 166 | OZKAPLAN | TUR | KTM | 57:41:14 | 36:02:39 | 4:01:00 |
| 110 | 153 | PETRONE | ARG | YAMAHA | 63:06:56 | 41:28:21 | 9:15:00 |
Source: Dakar; Photo: HRC
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