Hero MotorSports Team Rally Finishes 1st Half of Dakar Rally 2022

• Published On: 10 January 2022
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The Rally GP class riders Joaquim Rodrigues & Aaron Maré closed the sixth stage in the 9th and 21st positions respectively

The motorsports team of Hero MotoCorp - Hero MotorSports announced the completion of the sixth stage of the Dakar Rally 2022. Having said that, this further marks an end to a successful week of racing. 

Talking about the event in detail, Stage 6 which was 404 km long was cut short at around the 100 km mark post the complaints filed by the riders about the extreme dangers plying on the route. Even when the cars and trucks categories raced on the same route a day earlier, they too found that the tracks were broken and completely torn out. This has happened due to the recent heavy rains. Keeping this in mind, the stage rankings for the day have been calculated from the arrival time of the riders at the refuel station that is perched at the 101 km mark.

“Today we found ourselves in a stage completely broken from the cars yesterday. It was extremely dangerous to ride on the broken tracks, and it felt like we were risking everything. Hence at refuel, we raised the issue to the organizers, and I’m grateful that they understood and decided to stop the stage there. Anyway, I’ve had a good week so far with my stage win. I look forward to the rest of the day tomorrow to recover completely from yesterday’s crashes and head back into the race for an even better week ahead,” as commented by Joaquim Rodrigues.

Despite the extreme constraints of the route, both Rally GP class riders Joaquim Rodrigues & Aaron Maré made sure to close the stage in the 9th and 21st positions respectively. After completing a full week of racing, the rally team got a rest day on January 8th at Riyadh before heading out into the desert again. Furthermore, on January 9th, the riders entered an uncharted territory of almost 700 km before ending the day at Al Dawadimi.

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“The stage today was canceled at the refuel point as it was really torn off and dangerous for the riders. The rocks were all over the place after the cars and trucks went on the route yesterday. It was a good call by the organizers to stop the stage. I took it easy on the fast-paced track and am happy to be back with the team. We can now enjoy the rest day and start again on stage 7,” as commented by Aaron Maré.