Dakar Rally 2023: Hero MotoSport Team Rally Stage 3 update

Here’s how Hero MotoSport Team Rally fared in Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally 2023

Joaquim “J-Rod” Rodrigues from Hero MotoSport Team Rally finished Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally 2023 in 9th placeHero MotoSports

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05 Jan 2023, 00:36

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Three riders which are a part of the Hero MotoSport Team Rally squadron finished in the overall top 15 rankings in Stage 3 of the Rally GP Class of the Dakar Rally 2023 in Saudi Arabia. Joaquim “J-Rod” Rodrigues, finished the Stage in 9th position, followed by his teammate Ross Branch in 14th place. Franco Caimi and Sebastian Buhler finished Stage 3 of the Dakar in 16th and 21st place respectively in the Rally GP Class.

Dakar Rally 2023 Stage 3

Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally 2023 was far easier for the competitors thanks to the absence of rocks in the terrain, with a picturesque landscape for the riders to look on. At the end of the day, the rains caused trouble however, with the stage being halted at the third checkpoint (377km). Hero MotoSport's riders had finished the stage before the weather got unfavourable.

J-Rod’s comfort with the terrain meant he finished in 9th, moving up by one place in the overall Rally GP class standings. Ross Brach pushed his way further up the rankings as well, now at 10th place in the overall rankings. Franco Caimi moved up two places in the overall Rally GP class standings, despite him not feeling fully comfortable with the bike during the stage.