Dakar Rally 2023: Hero MotoSport Team Rally on podium in Stage 2

Sebastian Buhler from Hero MotoSport finished in second place on Stage 2 of the Dakar Rally 2023

Sebastian Buhler from Hero MotoSport bagged the first-ever stage finish podium of his Dakar careerHero MotoSports

The Dakar Rally 2023 in Saudi Arabia is the seventh consecutive outing for Hero MotoSport Team Rally, and the team has earned a podium finish in Stage 2 with Sebastian Buhler finishing in second place. This was also Buhler’s first-ever stage podium in his Dakar career. His teammate Ross Branch followed behind closely, finishing the Stage in fourth position. Franco Caimi finished Stage 2 in 14th place, while Joaquim “J-Rod” Rodrigues finished in 20th place in the Rally GP class.

Dakar Rally 2023 Stage 2

Stage 2 of the Dakar Rally 2023 consisted mainly of rocky sections, with the long and dangerous section posing a big challenge to the Hero MotoSports team riders. While still recovering from his crashes in Stage 1, Ross Branch put in every effort to ride steadily, and his top 5 finish places him in 12th place in the overall rankings table. A consistent performance by Franco Caimi early on in the race meant that he is currently at 16th place in the overall rankings table. Stage 2 wasn’t too kind to J-Rod, with a broken fuel tank resulting in him having to run almost 250km with limited fuel along with a faulty clutch cable. Despite that however, the strong-willed J-Rod brought his Hero 450 Rally to the finish line, maintaining 17th place in the overall Rally GP Class Standings.