India’s CS Santosh finished the Stage 12 in 45th position, therefore making one place in the overall standings to end up 47th and 26th in class with a total time of 42hr01m16s on his Speedbrain 450
The Bangalore-born rider incurred a total of 1hr20m penalty in the rally and was 9hr54m54s behind the eventual winner KTM’s Sam Sunderland
CS Santosh becomes the first ever rider in Indian History to complete Dakar twice, finishing within top 50 among world’s best.
This was Santosh’s second Dakar finish after the Indian had completed the rally in 36th, on his debut in 2015 abode the KTM.
His rookie teammate Joaquim Rodrigues had a great first outing in the world’s biggest cross-country rally, finishing 20th in the stage, while ranked 10th overall.
