In der Motorradkategorie gab es nur kurz aufkommende Spannung, da Alessandro BOTTURI auf seiner Yamaha nur zwei Minuten hinter dem Pal Anders ULLEVALSETER startete und den Norweger schnell einholte. Infolgedessen baute der Italienier seinen Vorsprung im Gesamtklassement um 1 Minute 59 Sekunden aus und BOTTURI gewinnt damit die 12. Ausgabe des AFRICA ECO RACE® mit einem Vorsproung von 3 Minuten 59 Sekunden vor Rallye-Urgestein ULLEVALSETER.
Mit dem zweiten Platz an diesem Tag in der PKW-Kategorie und noch vor ihren Teamkollegen Yves und Jean FROMONT sicherte sich die Martin Crew aus Vater und Sohn im MERCEDES Tarek Buggy den Sieg in der Gesamtwertung Pkw/ Lkw und zugleich in der Pkw-Wertung.
Der große Gewinner in der Truck-Kategorie ist KOVACS, der zum zweiten Mal den T4-Sieg holt. Tomas TOMECEK, der Solofahrer in seinem TATRA, konnte in der zweiten Woche aufgrund seiner Konstanz den dritten Gesamtrang in der Kategorie der großartigen Trucks belegen.
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Results / Ergebnisse – BIKES OVERALL
| Pos | pgr | # | Nat. | Pilots | Make | Grp/Pos | Cl/Pos | Scratch | Diff 1st | Pena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  0 |
101 |  |
BOTTURI Alessandro |  |
/ | -450 / 1 | 48:47:30 | ||
| 2 | 0 |
106 |  |
ULLEVALSETER Pal Anders |  |
/ | -450 / 2 | 48:51:29 | 00:03:59 | |
| 3 |  +1 |
100 |  |
POSKITT Lyndon | |
/ | -450 / 3 | 49:39:26 | 00:51:56 | |
| 4 |  -1 |
151 | |
LUCCI Paolo |  |
/ | -450 / 4 | 49:43:02 | 00:55:32 | 00h13 |
| 5 | 0 |
112 |  |
BENKO Martin | |
/ | -450 / 5 | 54:11:17 | 05:23:47 | |
| 6 | 0 |
120 |  |
CZACHOR Jacek | |
/ | -450 / 6 | 54:23:10 | 05:35:40 | 02h00 |
| 7 | 0 |
102 |  |
SUTHERLAND Matt | |
/ | -450 / 7 | 54:33:29 | 05:45:59 | -01h41 |
| 8 | 0 |
123 | |
DABROWSKI Konrad | |
/ | -450 / 8 | 55:23:37 | 06:36:07 | 02h00 |
| 9 | 0 |
118 | |
STASIACZEK Pawel | |
/ | -450 / 9 | 55:49:55 | 07:02:25 | 00h02 |
| 10 | 0 |
185 | |
GRITTI Giovanni |  |
/ | -450 / 10 | 56:24:33 | 07:37:03 |
RESULTS / ERGEBNISSE – CARS / TRUCKS / SSV – OVERALL
| Pos | pgr | # | Nat. | Pilots | Make | Grp/Pos | Cl/Pos | Scratch | Diff 1st | Pena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
204 |  |
MARTIN Patrick MARTIN Lucas |
 |
T1 / 1 | 1.4 / 1 | 49:15:11 | 00h08 | |
| 2 | 0 |
420 |  |
KOVACS Miklos ACS Laszlo CZEGLEDI Peter |
 |
T4 / 1 | 4.1 / 1 | 50:22:04 | 01:06:53 | 00h15 |
| 3 | 0 |
416 | |
FAZEKAS Karoly HORN Albert CSAKANY Peter |
|
T4 / 2 | 4.1 / 2 | 53:58:21 | 04:43:10 | 00h10 |
| 4 | 0 |
250 | |
FRETIN Benoit DUPLé Cédric |
 |
SSV / 1 | / | 53:58:53 | 04:43:42 | |
| 5 | 0 |
406 |  |
TOMECEK Tomas |  |
T4 / 3 | 4.1 / 3 | 54:27:30 | 05:12:19 | |
| 6 | 0 |
266 | |
ETIENNE Patrice SAINT MARTIN Jean Pierre |
|
SSV / 2 | / | 55:41:28 | 06:26:17 | 00h15 |
| 7 | 0 |
260 | |
FREBOURG Loic BOULAY Franck |
|
SSV / 3 | / | 56:07:18 | 06:52:07 | 00h12 |
| 8 | 0 |
400 |  |
ESSERS Noel LAUWERS Marc VRANKEN Tijs |
 |
T4 / 4 | 4.1 / 4 | 56:52:26 | 07:37:15 | |
| 9 | 0 |
200 | |
FROMONT Yves FROMONT Jean |
 |
T1 / 2 | 1.4 / 2 | 57:34:00 | 08:18:49 | 03h45 |
| 10 | +1 |
402 |  |
ELFRINK Johan SCHUTTEL Dirk |
|
T4 / 5 | 4.1 / 5 | 58:23:03 | 09:07:52 | 00h15 |
All results all classes / Alle Ergebnisse aller Klassen: LINK
STAGE 12
A FINAL STEP THAT IS FAMOUS ON THE AFRICA ECO RACE®
The last 187km special stage between Idini and Teverit crossed sandy tracks and included a few dunes and dunettes. It was, once again, well received by the survivors at the AFRICA ECO RACE® 2020.
The stage offered a real driving treat but had no effect on the general classifications this year. There was, therefore, good humour and spirit on the finish line, situated at the edge of the Erg at the village of Teverit, around 30km from Nouakchott in Mauritania.
There was no suspense in the motorcycle category, as the YAMAHA of Alessandro BOTTURI left two minutes behind the KTM of Pal Anders ULLEVALSETER and quickly caught the Norwegian. As a result, 1min 59sec was added to the Italian’s lead and BOTTURI therefore wins this 12th edition of the AFRICA ECO RACE® by 3min 59sec from ULLEVALSETER.
A second consecutive victory allows the Italian to match the Norwegian’s number of wins at the event. In third position, we find the 26-year-old Italian Paolo LUCCI, who has been the revelation of this fortnight in Africa and finished third today on his HUSQVARNA.
In the different classes, Pal Anders ULLEVALSETER sealed the Veterans‘ trophy, the Pole Konrad DABROWSKI won the Junior trophy and French rider Amaury BARATIN claimed the MOTUL XTREME RIDER category for riders running without assistance. Sweden’s Anders BERGLUND clinched the over-450cc section and Frenchman Thibault CHATELIER earned the trophy for the first experimental motorcycle. Senegalese rider Mamadou BOCOUM finished as the first African.
On a stage that comprised 100% sand – and taking into account the low number of kilometres and lack of neutralisation for refuelling – SSVs shone on the last special.
Frenchman Patrice ETIENNE and navigator Jean-Pierre SAINT MARTIN claimed the stage win by 4min 49sec from the Dutch crew of Gert-Jan VAN DER VALK and Branco DE LANGE. They also finished 6min 38sec ahead of their French compatriots Loïc FREBOURG and Franck BOULAY. The Senegalese duo of Kamil RAHAL and Thierry SANCHEZ sealed the final podium place on the day by only 13 seconds.
As for Benoit FRETIN and Cédric DUPLÉ, the leaders of the SSV XTREME RACE category, they took the sixth fastest time on the day and that was more than enough to confirm the SSV category win from ETIENNE and FREBOURG.
In the car section, the day’s stage win fell to the British BOWLER crew of Alex COLE and Emma OSMAN. They finished ahead of Patrick and Lucas MARTIN who stayed clear of trouble to avoid any mistakes likely to cost them their one hour lead in the overall classification at the AFRICA ECO RACE ®.
With second place on the day, ahead of their team mates Yves and Jean FROMONT in their MERCEDES Tarek Buggy, the MARTIN father and son crew sealed the car classification, in addition to the car/truck section in the general classification of this 2020 edition.
In the different categories, the Russian duo of Alexey TITOV and Dmitry PAVLOV steered their FORD Raptor to T2 honours and the French pairing of Alain COQUELLE and Grégory LECOMTE finished first in the four-wheel drive T1 category in their BOWLER.
COLE and OSMAN sealed the OPEN category, Laurent DUCREUX and Philippe CANTREAU preailed in the four-wheel drive T1 diesel section in a LAND ROVER, while Pierre-Guy and Hilaire CELERIER won their class in a BOWLER.
Among the behemoths of the desert, the MERCEDES of the Dutch Johan ELFRINK and Dirk SCHUTTEL claimed the stage win in T4 from the SCANIA of the Hungarian trio of Miklos KOVACS, Laszlo ACS and Peter CZEGLEDI.
The other Hungarian SCANIA crew of Karoly FAZEKAS, Albert HORN and Peter CSAKANY claimed the second fastest time, despite a major mechanical problem just before the start. They maintained second place in the truck category, in addition to the third step of the podium in the general classification of the AFRICA ECO RACE® by just 32 seconds from Fretin’s SSV.
The big winner in the truck section was KOVACS, who claimed the T4 win for the second time. As for Tomas TOMECEK, the solo driver in his TATRA, consistency during the second week enabled the Czech to finish third overall in the magnificent truck category.
Quelle / Source: Africa Eco Race
