Dakar 2011, Stage 2, Cordoba-San Miguel
Road section 440 km, Special 300 km

The second stage of the Dakar 2011 saw the riders of Team BMW Motorrad by speedbrain complete the day without problems. After the treacherous route from Cordoba to San Miguel, all four pilots arrived at the finish without special occurrences. Monday´s route included a lot of jumps and plenty of unclear turns.

The top ten riders are lying within 12 minutes, underlining the competitiveness of the field in the now mandatory 450cc class. Paulo Goncalves, Ze Helio und Frans Verhoeven are ready for the upcoming difficult and long stages.

The four BMW G 450 RR are running like clockwork.

Dakar 2011, Stage 2

1. Cyril Despres (FRA), KTM
2. Marc Coma (SPA), KTM, 1:49 min behind
3. David Casteu (FRA), Sherco, 3:46
4. Francisco Lopez Contardo (CHI), Aprilia, 4:06
5. Ruben Faria (POR), KTM, 5:42
6. Olivier Pain (FRA), Yamaha, 6:44
7. Jonah Street (USA), Yamaha, 7:36
8. Paulo Goncalves (POR), BMW Motorrad by speedbrain, 7:39
9. Helder Rodrigues (POR), Yamaha, 7:56
10. Frans Verhoeven (NEL), BMW Motorrad by speedbrain, 8:12
12. Ze Helio (BRA), BMW Motorrad by speedbrain, 8:32
36. Bianchi Prata (POR), BMW Motorrad by speedbrain, 21:29


Dakar 2011, Overall standings

1. Despres
2. Coma, 2:35 behind
3. Faria, 6:13
5. Goncalves, BMW Motorrad by speedbrain, 9:28
9. Ze Helio, BMW Motorrad by speedbrain, 11:26
10. Verhoeven, BMW Motorrad by speedbrain, 12:06
33. Bianchi Prata, BMW Motorrad by speedbrain, 36:45