# 2003 Dakar Rally

The 2003 Dakar Rally, also known as the 2003 Telefónica-Dakar Rally, was the 25th running of the Dakar Rally event. The rally began on 1 January 2003 at Marseille in France and finished at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt on 19 January, with the course crossing North Africa.
Kenjiro Shinozuka, who won the event in 1997, suffered serious injury in an accident between Ghat and Sabha in Libya. Former world rally champion and four times winner of the Dakar Rally, Ari Vatanen, returned to take part in the rally, and won the ninth, thirteen and fifteen stages French co-driver, Bruno Cauvy died in an accident on the tenth stage when his car went out of control and overturned in sand dunes. Stephane Peterhansel took an early lead in the rally, but was forced out in the penultimate stage by mechanical problems. The rally was won for the second time in succession by Japanese driver, Hiroshi Masuoka. The motorcycle category was won for the third time by Richard Sainct.

## Stages

| Stage | Date | From | To | Total (km) | Stage winners | Stage winners | Stage winners |
| Stage | Date | From | To | Total (km) | Bikes | Cars | Trucks |
| 1 | 1 January | Marseille | Narbonne | 265 | C. Despres | K. Shinozuka | A. de Azevedo |
| 2 | 2 January | Narbonne | Castellón de la Plana | 574 | R. Sainct | S. Peterhansel | J. de Rooy |
| 3 | 3 January | Castellón de la Plana | Valencia | 95 | C. Despres | H. Masuoka | G. de Rooy |
| | 4 January | Valencia | Tunis | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 4 | 5 January | Tunis | Tozeur | 463 | N. Roma | S. Peterhansel | J. de Rooy |
| 5 | 6 January | Tozeur | El Borma | 494 | R. Sainct | H. Masuoka | K. Loprais |
| 6 | 7 January | El Borma | Ghadames | 278 | A. Cox | S. Peterhansel | G. de Rooy |
| 7 | 8 January | Ghadames | Ghat | 691 | R. Sainct | S. Peterhansel | G. de Rooy |
| 8 | 9 January | Ghat | Sabha | 727 | G. Sala | H. Masuoka | V. Chagin |
| 9 | 10 January | Sabha | Zilla | 585 | R. Sainct | A. Vatanen | G. de Rooy |
| 10 | 11 January | Zilla | Sarir | 554 | P-G. Lundmark | H. Masuoka | A. de Azevedo |
| 11 | 12 January | Sarir | Siwa | 586 | F. Meoni | S. Peterhansel | G. de Rooy |
| | 13 January | Siwa | Siwa | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 12 | 14 January | Siwa | Siwa | 445 | G. Sala | S. Peterhansel | V. Chagin |
| 13 | 15 January | Siwa | Dakhla | 657 | F. Meoni | A. Vatanen | F. Kabirov |
| 14 | 16 January | Dakhla | Luxor | 702 | R. Sainct | L. Alphand | F. Kabirov |
| 15 | 17 January | Luxor | Abu Rish | 576 | F. Meoni | A. Vatanen | F. Kabirov |
| 16 | 18 January | Abu Rish | Sharm El Sheikh | 828 | C. Despres | S. Henrard | F. Kabirov |
| 17 | 19 January | Sharm El Sheikh | Sharm El Sheikh | 56 | P-G. Lundmark | A. Vatanen | F. Kabirov |
* ^1 - Miki Biasion set the fastest time for the stage, but was stripped of the win after incurring a ten-hour penalty for a gearbox change in parc ferme conditions.

## Stage Results
### Motorcycles

| | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result | General classification | General classification | General classification | General classification | General classification |
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 1 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 1:39 | | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification |
| 1 | 2 | Nani Roma | KTM | 1:40 | 0:01 | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification |
| 1 | 3 | Cyril Raynal | KTM | 1:41 | 0:02 | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification |
| 2 | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 41:40 | | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 41:40 | |
| 2 | 2 | Alfie Cox | KTM | 41:55 | 0:15 | 2 | Alfie Cox | KTM | 41:55 | 0:15 |
| 2 | 3 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 42:17 | 0:37 | 3 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 42:17 | 0:37 |
| 3 | 1 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 6:30 | | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 48:29 | |
| 3 | 2 | Eric Verhoef | KTM | 6:32 | 0:02 | 2 | Alfie Cox | KTM | 48:39 | 0:10 |
| 3 | 3 | Marc Coma | KTM | 6:40 | 0:10 | 3 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 48:47 | 0:18 |
| 4 | 1 | Nani Roma | KTM | 19:42 | | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 1:08:29 | |
| 4 | 2 | Jean de Azevedo | KTM | 19:58 | 0:16 | 2 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 1:08:51 | 0:22 |
| 4 | 3 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 20:00 | 0:18 | 3 | Nani Roma | KTM | 1:09:28 | 0:59 |
| 5 | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 2:41:42 | | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 3:50:11 | |
| 5 | 2 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 2:41:59 | 0:17 | 2 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 3:52:36 | 2:25 |
| 5 | 3 | Nani Roma | KTM | 2:44:59 | 3:17 | 3 | Nani Roma | KTM | 3:54:27 | 4:16 |
| 6 | 1 | Alfie Cox | KTM | 2:27:54 | | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 6:23:11 | |
| 6 | 2 | Nani Roma | KTM | 2:29:01 | 1:07 | 2 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 6:23:28 | 0:17 |
| 6 | 3 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 2:29:53 | 1:59 | 3 | Nani Roma | KTM | 6:23:28 | 0:17 |
| 7 | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 5:49:52 | | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 12:13:03 | |
| 7 | 2 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 5:51:22 | 1:30 | 2 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 12:14:50 | 1:47 |
| 7 | 3 | Nani Roma | KTM | 5:55:22 | 5:30 | 3 | Nani Roma | KTM | 12:18:50 | 5:47 |
| 8 | 1 | Giovanni Sala | KTM | 4:34:45 | | 1 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 16:56:34 | |
| 8 | 2 | Jean Brucy | KTM | 4:36:51 | 2:06 | 2 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 16:57:08 | 0:34 |
| 8 | 3 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 4:38:24 | 3:39 | 3 | Nani Roma | KTM | 16:58:41 | 2:07 |
| 9 | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 6:01:23 | | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 22:58:31 | |
| 9 | 2 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 6:03:27 | 1:44 | 2 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 22:59:41 | 1:10 |
| 9 | 3 | Jean de Azevedo | KTM | 6:06:27 | 5:04 | 3 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 23:10:21 | 11:50 |
| 10 | 1 | Per-Gunnar Lundmark | KTM | 4:22:22 | | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 27:25:27 | |
| 10 | 2 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 4:26:09 | 3:47 | 2 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 27:36:30 | 11:03 |
| 10 | 3 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 4:26:56 | 4:34 | 3 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 28:03:01 | 37:34 |
| 11 | 1 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 3:45:52 | | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 31:20:52 | |
| 11 | 2 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 3:55:25 | 9:33 | 2 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 31:33:39 | 12:47 |
| 11 | 3 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 3:57:09 | 11:17 | 3 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 31:48:53 | 28:01 |
| 12 | 1 | Giovanni Sala | KTM | 3:41:14 | | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 35:09:47 | |
| 12 | 2 | Pål Anders Ullevålseter | KTM | 3:41:22 | 0:08 | 2 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 35:20:35 | 10:48 |
| 12 | 3 | Miran Stanovnik | KTM | 3:42:22 | 1:08 | 3 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 35:39:47 | 30:00 |
| 13 | 1 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 4:47:18 | | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 40:20:21 | |
| 13 | 2 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 5:10:34 | 13:16 | 2 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 40:31:23 | 11:02 |
| 13 | 3 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 5:10:48 | 13:30 | 3 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 40:37:05 | 16:44 |
| 14 | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 3:00:14 | | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 43:20:35 | |
| 14 | 2 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 3:00:32 | 0:18 | 2 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 43:31:55 | 11:20 |
| 14 | 3 | Marc Coma | KTM | 3:03:22 | 3:08 | 3 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 43:59:56 | 39:21 |
| 15 | 1 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 4:42:25 | | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 48:08:23 | |
| 15 | 2 | Per-Gunnar Lundmark | KTM | 4:44:12 | 1:47 | 2 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 48:18:52 | 10:29 |
| 15 | 3 | Marc Coma | KTM | 4:46:21 | 3:56 | 3 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 48:42:21 | 33:58 |
| 16 | 1 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 4:52:19 | | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 53:03:17 | |
| 16 | 2 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 4:54:54 | 2:35 | 2 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 53:11:11 | 7:54 |
| 16 | 3 | Marc Coma | KTM | 4:58:39 | 6:20 | 3 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 53:41:31 | 38:14 |
| 17 | 1 | Per-Gunnar Lundmark | KTM | 19:34 | | 1 | Richard Sainct | KTM | 53:24:32 | |
| 17 | 2 | Pål Anders Ullevålseter | KTM | 19:42 | 0:08 | 2 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 53:31:50 | 7:18 |
| 17 | 3 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 20:31 | 0:57 | 3 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 54:02:02 | 37:30 |

### Cars

| | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result | General classification | General classification | General classification | General classification | General classification |
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 1 | Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-Zotti | Nissan | 1:43 | | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification |
| 1 | 2 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 1:44 | 0:01 | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification |
| 1 | 3 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 1:44 | 0:01 | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification |
| 2 | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 38:48 | | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 38:48 | |
| 2 | 2 | Giniel de Villiers Pascal Maimon | Nissan | 39:05 | 0:17 | 2 | Giniel de Villiers Pascal Maimon | Nissan | 39:05 | 0:17 |
| 2 | 3 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 39:22 | 0:34 | 3 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 39:22 | 0:34 |
| 3 | 1 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 6:42 | | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 45:35 | |
| 3 | 2 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 6:47 | 0:05 | 2 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 46:04 | 0:29 |
| 3 | 3 | Stéphane Henrard Bobby Willis | Volkswagen | 6:55 | 0:13 | 3 | Giniel de Villiers Pascal Maimon | Nissan | 46:08 | 0:33 |
| 4 | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 18:26 | | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 1:04:01 | |
| 4 | 2 | Grégoire de Mévius Alain Guehennec | BMW | 18:48 | 0:22 | 2 | Giniel de Villiers Pascal Maimon | Nissan | 1:05:24 | 1:23 |
| 4 | 3 | Ari Vatanen Tina Thörner | Nissan | 18:54 | 0:28 | 3 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 1:05:26 | 1:25 |
| 5 | 1 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 2:31:59 | | 1 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 3:37:25 | |
| 5 | 2 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 2:34:19 | 2:20 | 2 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 3:38:20 | 0:55 |
| 5 | 3 | Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-Zotti | Nissan | 2:40:13 | 8:14 | 3 | Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-Zotti | Nissan | 3:48:14 | 10:49 |
| 6 | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 2:02:56 | | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 5:41:16 | |
| 6 | 2 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 2:04:40 | 1:44 | 2 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 5:42:05 | 0:49 |
| 6 | 3 | Grégoire de Mévius Alain Guehennec | BMW | 2:07:26 | 4:30 | 3 | Grégoire de Mévius Alain Guehennec | BMW | 5:56:48 | 15:32 |
| 7 | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 5:07:41 | | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 10:48:57 | |
| 7 | 2 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 5:19:13 | 11:32 | 2 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 11:01:18 | 12:21 |
| 7 | 3 | Ari Vatanen Tina Thörner | Nissan | 5:34:45 | 27:04 | 3 | Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-Zotti | Nissan | 11:40:17 | 51:20 |
| 8 | 1 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 3:57:42 | | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 14:52:21 | |
| 8 | 2 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 4:03:24 | 5:42 | 2 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 14:59:00 | 6:39 |
| 8 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 4:13:09 | 15:27 | 3 | Grégoire de Mévius Alain Guehennec | BMW | 15:59:33 | 1:07:12 |
| 9 | 1 | Ari Vatanen Tina Thörner | Nissan | 5:38:37 | | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 20:31:58 | |
| 9 | 2 | Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 5:38:44 | 0:07 | 2 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 20:48:50 | 16:52 |
| 9 | 3 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 5:39:37 | 1:00 | 3 | Grégoire de Mévius Alain Guehennec | BMW | 21:41:48 | 1:09:50 |
| 10 | 1 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 3:46:36 | | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 24:21:20 | |
| 10 | 2 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 3:49:22 | 2:46 | 2 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 24:35:26 | 14:06 |
| 10 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 3:56:48 | 10:12 | 3 | Grégoire de Mévius Alain Guehennec | BMW | 25:50:27 | 1:29:07 |
| 11 | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 3:32:53 | | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 27:54:13 | |
| 11 | 2 | Luc Alphand Matthew Stevenson | BMW | 3:34:23 | 1:30 | 2 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 28:10:45 | 16:32 |
| 11 | 3 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 3:35:19 | 2:26 | 3 | Grégoire de Mévius Alain Guehennec | BMW | 29:26:00 | 1:31:47 |
| 12 | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 3:04:17 | | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 30:58:30 | |
| 12 | 2 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 3:12:03 | 7:46 | 2 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 31:22:48 | 24:18 |
| 12 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 3:21:02 | 16:45 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 33:24:15 | 2:25:45 |
| 13 | 1 | Ari Vatanen Tina Thörner | Nissan | 4:42:29 | | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 35:57:10 | |
| 13 | 2 | Luc Alphand Matthew Stevenson | BMW | 4:43:47 | 1:18 | 2 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 36:23:00 | 25:50 |
| 13 | 3 | Giniel de Villiers Pascal Maimon | Nissan | 4:50:51 | 8:22 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 38:26:43 | 2:29:33 |
| 14 | 1 | Luc Alphand Matthew Stevenson | BMW | 3:02:20 | | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 39:03:57 | |
| 14 | 2 | Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 3:02:42 | 0:22 | 2 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 39:31:10 | 27:13 |
| 14 | 3 | Giniel de Villiers Pascal Maimon | Nissan | 3:03:26 | 1:06 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 41:29:25 | 2:25:28 |
| 15 | 1 | Ari Vatanen Tina Thörner | Nissan | 4:06:51 | | 1 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 43:25:41 | |
| 15 | 2 | Miki Biasion Tiziano Siviero | Mitsubishi | 4:13:14 | 6:23 | 2 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 43:51:31 | 25:50 |
| 15 | 3 | Giniel de Villiers Pascal Maimon | Nissan | 4:19:40 | 12:49 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 45:49:28 | 2:23:47 |
| 16 | 1 | Stéphane Henrard Bobby Willis | Volkswagen | 4:48:40 | | 1 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 48:44:08 | |
| 16 | 2 | Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 4:48:50 | 0:10 | 2 | Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 50:38:18 | 1:54:10 |
| 16 | 3 | Giniel de Villiers Pascal Maimon | Nissan | 4:49:10 | 0:30 | 3 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 51:04:33 | 2:20:25 |
| 17 | 1 | Ari Vatanen Tina Thörner | Nissan | 16:32 | | 1 | Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 49:08:52 | |
| 17 | 2 | Luc Alphand Matthew Stevenson | BMW | 17:48 | 1:16 | 2 | Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 51:01:04 | 1:52:12 |
| 17 | 3 | Jutta Kleinschmidt Fabrizia Pons | Volkswagen | 17:51 | 1:19 | 3 | Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 51:25:20 | 2:16:28 |

### Trucks

| | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result | General classification | General classification | General classification | General classification | General classification |
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 1 | André de Azevedo Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 2:33 | | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification |
| 1 | 2 | Jan de Rooy Yvo Geusens Hugo Duisters | DAF | 2:34 | 0:01 | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification |
| 1 | 3 | Corrado Pattono Enrico Santoro | Mercedes-Benz | 2:36 | 0:03 | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification | Stage not counted towards overall classification |
| 2 | 1 | Jan de Rooy Yvo Geusens Hugo Duisters | DAF | 51:28 | | 1 | Jan de Rooy Yvo Geusens Hugo Duisters | DAF | 51:28 | |
| 2 | 2 | Gérard de Rooy Tom Colsoul Arno Slaats | DAF | 52:06 | 0:38 | 2 | Gérard de Rooy Tom Colsoul Arno Slaats | DAF | 52:06 | 0:38 |
| 2 | 3 | Klaus Bauerle Jarosław Kazberuk | Mercedes-Benz | 52:13 | 0:45 | 3 | Klaus Bauerle Jarosław Kazberuk | Mercedes-Benz | 52:13 | 0:45 |
| 3 | 1 | Gérard de Rooy Tom Colsoul Arno Slaats | DAF | 8:32 | | 1 | Jan de Rooy Yvo Geusens Hugo Duisters | DAF | 1:00:04 | |
| 3 | 2 | Jan de Rooy Yvo Geusens Hugo Duisters | DAF | 8:36 | 0:04 | 2 | Gérard de Rooy Tom Colsoul Arno Slaats | DAF | 1:00:38 | 0:34 |
| 3 | 3 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 8:49 | 0:17 | 3 | Corrado Pattono Enrico Santoro | Mercedes-Benz | 1:02:15 | 2:11 |
| 4 | 1 | Jan de Rooy Yvo Geusens Hugo Duisters | DAF | 23:26 | | 1 | Jan de Rooy Yvo Geusens Hugo Duisters | DAF | 1:23:30 | |
| 4 | 2 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 23:48 | 0:22 | 2 | Gérard de Rooy Tom Colsoul Arno Slaats | DAF | 1:25:35 | 2:05 |
| 4 | 3 | Firdaus Kabirov Aydar Belyaev Ilgizar Mardeev | Kamaz | 24:42 | 1:16 | 3 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 1:26:17 | 2:47 |
| 5 | 1 | Karel Loprais Josef Kalina Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 3:27:40 | | 1 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 4:54:50 | |
| 5 | 2 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 3:28:33 | 0:53 | 2 | Karel Loprais Josef Kalina Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 4:56:11 | 1:21 |
| 5 | 3 | Firdaus Kabirov Aydar Belyaev Ilgizar Mardeev | Kamaz | 3:34:00 | 6:20 | 3 | Jan de Rooy Yvo Geusens Hugo Duisters | DAF | 5:00:43 | 5:53 |
| 6 | 1 | Gérard de Rooy Tom Colsoul Arno Slaats | DAF | 2:34:40 | | 1 | Jan de Rooy Yvo Geusens Hugo Duisters | DAF | 7:37:03 | |
| 6 | 2 | Jan de Rooy Yvo Geusens Hugo Duisters | DAF | 2:36:20 | 1:40 | 2 | Gérard de Rooy Tom Colsoul Arno Slaats | DAF | 7:43:38 | 6:35 |
| 6 | 3 | André de Azevedo Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 2:43:30 | 8:50 | 3 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 7:44:11 | 7:08 |
| 7 | 1 | Gérard de Rooy Tom Colsoul Arno Slaats | DAF | 6:15:46 | | 1 | Gérard de Rooy Tom Colsoul Arno Slaats | DAF | 13:59:24 | |
| 7 | 2 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 6:17:27 | 1:41 | 2 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 14:01:38 | 2:14 |
| 7 | 3 | André de Azevedo Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 6:40:15 | 24:49 | 3 | André de Azevedo Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 14:29:31 | 30:07 |
| 8 | 1 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 4:48:06 | | 1 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 18:55:14 | |
| 8 | 2 | Gérard de Rooy Tom Colsoul Arno Slaats | DAF | 4:56:22 | 8:16 | 2 | Gérard de Rooy Tom Colsoul Arno Slaats | DAF | 18:55:46 | 0:32 |
| 8 | 3 | Jan de Rooy Yvo Geusens Hugo Duisters | DAF | 5:01:43 | 13:37 | 3 | André de Azevedo Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 19:42:48 | 47:34 |
| 9 | 1 | Gérard de Rooy Tom Colsoul Arno Slaats | DAF | 6:56:49 | | 1 | Gérard de Rooy Tom Colsoul Arno Slaats | DAF | 25:52:35 | |
| 9 | 2 | Firdaus Kabirov Aydar Belyaev Ilgizar Mardeev | Kamaz | 7:02:49 | 6:00 | 2 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 26:14:07 | 21:32 |
| 9 | 3 | André de Azevedo Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 7:10:58 | 14:09 | 3 | André de Azevedo Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 26:53:46 | 1:01:11 |
| 10 | 1 | André de Azevedo Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 4:54:40 | | 1 | Gérard de Rooy Tom Colsoul Arno Slaats | DAF | 31:09:25 | |
| 10 | 2 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 4:57:10 | 2:30 | 2 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 31:11:17 | 1:52 |
| 10 | 3 | Firdaus Kabirov Aydar Belyaev Ilgizar Mardeev | Kamaz | 4:57:50 | 3:10 | 3 | André de Azevedo Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 31:48:26 | 39:01 |
| 11 | 1 | Gérard de Rooy Tom Colsoul Arno Slaats | DAF | 4:17:46 | | 1 | Gérard de Rooy Tom Colsoul Arno Slaats | DAF | 35:27:11 | |
| 11 | 2 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 4:20:46 | 3:00 | 2 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 35:32:03 | 4:52 |
| 11 | 3 | Jan de Rooy Yvo Geusens Hugo Duisters | DAF | 4:24:27 | 6:41 | 3 | André de Azevedo Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 36:17:23 | 50:12 |
| 12 | 1 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 4:02:17 | | 1 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 39:34:20 | |
| 12 | 2 | Jan de Rooy Yvo Geusens Hugo Duisters | DAF | 4:12:36 | 10:19 | 2 | André de Azevedo Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 40:41:12 | 1:06:52 |
| 12 | 3 | Firdaus Kabirov Aydar Belyaev Ilgizar Mardeev | Kamaz | 4:16:36 | 14:19 | 3 | Jan de Rooy Yvo Geusens Hugo Duisters | DAF | 42:05:56 | 2:31:36 |
| 13 | 1 | Firdaus Kabirov Aydar Belyaev Ilgizar Mardeev | Kamaz | 6:12:36 | | 1 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 45:54:11 | |
| 13 | 2 | Jan de Rooy Yvo Geusens Hugo Duisters | DAF | 6:15:05 | 2:29 | 2 | André de Azevedo Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 47:03:04 | 1:08:53 |
| 13 | 3 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 6:19:51 | 7:15 | 3 | Jan de Rooy Yvo Geusens Hugo Duisters | DAF | 48:21:01 | 2:26:50 |
| 14 | 1 | Firdaus Kabirov Aydar Belyaev Ilgizar Mardeev | Kamaz | 3:37:38 | | 1 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 50:01:02 | |
| 14 | 2 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 4:06:51 | 29:13 | 2 | André de Azevedo Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 51:12:03 | 1:11:01 |
| 14 | 3 | André de Azevedo Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 4:08:59 | 31:21 | 3 | Firdaus Kabirov Aydar Belyaev Ilgizar Mardeev | Kamaz | 52:23:43 | 2:22:41 |
| 15 | 1 | Firdaus Kabirov Aydar Belyaev Ilgizar Mardeev | Kamaz | 5:06:53 | | 1 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 55:21:52 | |
| 15 | 2 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 5:20:50 | 13:57 | 2 | André de Azevedo Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 56:34:19 | 1:12:27 |
| 15 | 3 | André de Azevedo Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 5:22:16 | 15:23 | 3 | Firdaus Kabirov Aydar Belyaev Ilgizar Mardeev | Kamaz | 57:30:36 | 2:08:44 |
| 16 | 1 | Firdaus Kabirov Aydar Belyaev Ilgizar Mardeev | Kamaz | 5:07:56 | | 1 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 61:12:59 | |
| 16 | 2 | André de Azevedo Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 5:40:30 | 32:34 | 2 | André de Azevedo Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 62:14:49 | 1:01:50 |
| 16 | 3 | Jan de Rooy Yvo Geusens Hugo Duisters | DAF | 5:47:50 | 39:54 | 3 | Firdaus Kabirov Aydar Belyaev Ilgizar Mardeev | Kamaz | 62:38:32 | 1:25:33 |
| 17 | 1 | Firdaus Kabirov Aydar Belyaev Ilgizar Mardeev | Kamaz | 23:12 | | 1 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 61:12:59 | |
| 17 | 2 | Yoshimasa Sugawara Seiichi Suzuki Teruhito Sugawara | Hino | 23:29 | 0:17 | 2 | André de Azevedo Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 62:38:41 | 1:02:01 |
| 17 | 3 | Vladimir Chagin Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 23:41 | 0:29 | 3 | Firdaus Kabirov Aydar Belyaev Ilgizar Mardeev | Kamaz | 63:01:44 | 1:25:04 |
* ^1 - Vladimir Chagin's time includes a penalty of 5:30.

## Final standings
### Motorcycles

| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Entrant | Time |
| 1 | 3 | Richard Sainct | KTM | Gauloises KTM | 53:24:32 |
| 2 | 7 | Cyril Despres | KTM | Gauloises KTM | +7:18 |
| 3 | 1 | Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | Gauloises KTM | +37:30 |
| 4 | 9 | Jean Brucy | KTM | Gauloises KTM | +1:36:29 |
| 5 | 25 | Jean de Azevedo | KTM | Petrobras Lubrax | +1:46:05 |
| 6 | 16 | Per-Gunnar Lundmark | KTM | Farmerlips | +1:55:57 |
| 7 | 12 | Pål Anders Ullevålseter | KTM | Farmerlips | +2:40:42 |
| 8 | 5 | Carlo de Gavardo | KTM | KTM Factory Team | +3:29:01 |
| 9 | 19 | Marek Dabrowski | KTM | Orlen Team | +3:51:00 |
| 10 | 22 | François Flick | KTM | Bijouterie Carador | +4:03:06 |

### Cars

| Pos | No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Car | Entrant | Time |
| 1 | 200 | Hiroshi Masuoka | Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | Team ENEOS Mitsubishi Ralliart | 49:08:52 |
| 2 | 202 | Jean-Pierre Fontenay | Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | Team ENEOS Mitsubishi Ralliart | +1:52:12 |
| 3 | 206 | Stéphane Peterhansel | Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | Team ATS Mitsubishi Ralliart | +2:16:28 |
| 4 | 211 | Carlos Sousa | Henri Magne | Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Ralliart | +2:27:47 |
| 5 | 217 | Giniel de Villiers | Pascal Maimon | Nissan | Nissan Rally Raid Team | +2:45:55 |
| 6 | 215 | Stéphane Henrard | Bobby Willis | Volkswagen | Volkswagen Motorsport | +3:42:15 |
| 7 | 204 | Ari Vatanen | Tina Thörner | Nissan | Nissan Rally Raid Team | +4:25:59 |
| 8 | 203 | Jutta Kleinschmidt | Fabrizia Pons | Volkswagen | Volkswagen Motorsport | +8:16:56 |
| 9 | 221 | Luc Alphand | Matthew Stevenson | BMW | Team X-Raid | +8:56:06 |
| 10 | 224 | José Luis Monterde | Rafael Tornabell | Mitsubishi | Ralliart | +9:08:19 |

### Trucks

| Pos | No. | Driver | Co-Drivers | Truck | Time |
| 1 | 407 | Vladimir Chagin | Semen Yakubov Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 61:36:40 |
| 2 | 410 | André de Azevedo | Tomáš Tomeček Jaromír Martinec | Tatra 815 | +1:02:01 |
| 3 | 412 | Firdaus Kabirov | Aydar Belyaev Ilgizar Mardeev | Kamaz | +1:25:04 |
| 4 | 409 | Jan de Rooy | Yvo Guesens Hugo Duisters | DAF | +2:38:49 |
| 5 | 400 | Yoshimasa Sugawara | Seiichi Suzuki Teruhito Sugawara | Hino | +10:21:28 |
| 6 | 443 | Philippe Jacquot | Jacky Maillot Eric Simonin | MAN | +17:27:42 |
| 7 | 419 | Jean-Paul Bosonnet | Serge Lacourt Pascal Bonnaire | Mercedes-Benz | +17:53:05 |
| 8 | 402 | Corrado Pattono | Enrico Santoro | Mercedes-Benz | +18:30:29 |
| 9 | 404 | Maurizio Panseri | Giacomo Paccani Mario Cambiaghi | Mercedes-Benz | +19:31:28 |
| 10 | 440 | Franz Echter | Johannes Lehrer Detlef Ruf | MAN | +19:52:38 |