- Second win for Hero MotoSports Team Rally since its participation in Dakar Rally
- Red Bull Gas Gas Factory Racing’s Daniel Sanders claimed the second spot
- BAS World KTM Racing Team’s Mason Klein came in third
Hero MotoSports Team Rally, the motorsport team of Hero MotoCorp, won Stage 8 of the Dakar Rally 2023. Ross Branch won the stage while his teammate, Sebastian Buhler took the sixth spot. This is Hero MotoSports Team Rally’s second win in the Dakar Rally competition since it started racing seven years ago. Meanwhile, Red Bull Gas Gas Factory Racing’s Daniel Sanders and BAS World KTM Racing Team’s Mason Klein finished the stage in the second and third positions, respectively.
The seventh stage of the rally was cancelled due to heavy rains and floods. The recently concluded Stage 8 was an 824km long ride from Al Duwadimi to Riyadh, of which 346km formed the special section. Aligning with the ad-hoc marathon stage, the competitors spent the night before Stage 8 at the Al Duwadimi bivouac, while the service crews camped 500km away in Riyadh.
Up next, Stage 9 will be a 686km route eastward to Haradh, taking the riders through some wadis and canyons.
