Richard Sainct
KTM 660 Rally ridden by Richard Sainct to victory of the 2003 Dakar Rally | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1970-04-14)14 April 1970 Saint-Affrique, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 September 2004(2004-09-29) (aged 34) Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Motorsport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Rally raid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Sainct (14 April 1970 – 29 September 2004) was a French rally raid motorcycle rider, best known for his three victories on The Paris-Dakar rally in 1999, 2000 and 2003.[1]
Biography
His other notable achievements include winning the Tunisia Rally twice in 1998 and 1999; the Moroccan Rally in 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002; and the Pharaons Rally in 2002. He also won the FIA Rally Raid World Cup in 2002.[2]
Death
He was killed on 29 September 2004 on the fourth stage of the Pharaons Rally in Egypt,[3] Sainct fell and was assisted by the Italian teammate Fabrizio Meoni, who helped him get up and be honest with his condition. To the Tuscan who helped him, Sainct seemed in a light confusion, but insisted on wanting to leave. He resumed the race, with no apparent problems, and stopped at the assistance expected after 211 km of the race.[2]
After 270 kilometers of stage Sainct was the victim of a second fall and was found on the ground and already devoid of life. The heartbeat seemed absent when the rescue helicopter intervened with a doctor on board. Probably, in the first fall, Sainct reported some internal injury. The KTM decided to withdraw all its bikes from the race, but the race director, the former Belgian driver Jacky Ickx, decided to continue the race.[2]
Rally Dakar
Sainct won 15 stages in his rally raid participations, the complete results are in the Dakar Historic Book.[4]
Year | Bike | Rank | Stages |
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1991 | Kawasaki | Ret. | 0 |
1995 | Honda | Ret. | 0 |
1996 | KTM LC4 | 6th | 0 |
1997 | KTM LC4 | Ret. | 0 |
1998 | KTM LC4 | Ret. | 1 |
1999 | BMW F650 RR | 1st | 2 |
2000 | BMW F650 RR | 1st | 2 |
2001 | KTM LC4 660R | Ret. | 2 |
2002 | KTM LC4 660R | 3rd | 1 |
2003 | KTM LC4 660R | 1st | 5 |
2004 | KTM LC4 660R | 2nd | 2 |
References
- ^ "Rally Faraoni: muore Sainct Aveva vinto 3 Parigi-Dakar" (in Italian). ecodibergamo.it. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Tragedia in Egitto, muore Sainct" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Tragedia al Rally dei Faraoni: muore Sainct" (in Italian). lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "DAKAR 2017 - Historic Book" (PDF). lequipe.fr. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
External links
- Biker profile at Parisdakar.it
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | Dakar Rally Motorcycle Winner 1999–2000 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Dakar Rally Motorcycle Winner 2003 | Succeeded by |
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- 1979: Cyril Neveu (FRA)
- 1980: Cyril Neveu (FRA)
- 1981: Hubert Auriol (FRA)
- 1982: Cyril Neveu (FRA)
- 1983: Hubert Auriol (FRA)
- 1984: Gaston Rahier (BEL)
- 1985: Gaston Rahier (BEL)
- 1986: Cyril Neveu (FRA)
- 1987: Cyril Neveu (FRA)
- 1988: Edi Orioli (ITA)
- 1989: Gilles Lalay (FRA)
- 1990: Edi Orioli (ITA)
- 1991: Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA)
- 1992: Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA)
- 1993: Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA)
- 1994: Edi Orioli (ITA)
- 1995: Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA)
- 1996: Edi Orioli (ITA)
- 1997: Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA)
- 1998: Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA)
- 1999: Richard Sainct (FRA)
- 2000: Richard Sainct (FRA)
- 2001: Fabrizio Meoni (ITA)
- 2002: Fabrizio Meoni (ITA)
- 2003: Richard Sainct (FRA)
- 2004: Nani Roma (ESP)
- 2005: Cyril Despres (FRA)
- 2006: Marc Coma (ESP)
- 2007: Cyril Despres (FRA)
- 2008 CE: David Casteu (FRA)
- 2009: Marc Coma (ESP)
- 2010: Cyril Despres (FRA)
- 2011: Marc Coma (ESP)
- 2012: Cyril Despres (FRA)
- 2013: Cyril Despres (FRA)
- 2014: Marc Coma (ESP)
- 2015: Marc Coma (ESP)
- 2016: Toby Price (AUS)
- 2017: Sam Sunderland (GBR)
- 2018: Matthias Walkner (AUT)
- 2019: Toby Price (AUS)
- 2020: Ricky Brabec (USA)
- 2021: Kevin Benavides (ARG)
- 2022: Sam Sunderland (GBR)
- 2023: Kevin Benavides (ARG)
- 2024: Ricky Brabec (USA)