LEG 16 / SS 15 - 16 January 2005 Dakar - Dakar Liaison 37 km / SS 31 km Total distance 68 km  Overall classification after SS 15   Competitor Make Time Diff. 1 Cyril Despres KTM 660 Rally 47.27.31    2 Marc Coma KTM 660 Rally 47.36.48  + 9.17  3 Alfie Cox KTM 660 Rally 47.39.00  + 11.29  4 Isidre Esteve KTM 660 R 47.39.22  + 11.51  5 David Fretigné Yamaha 450 WR - 2WD 48.01.07  + 33.36  6 Andy Caldecott KTM 660 48.15.42  + 48.11  7 Jean de Azevedo KTM 660 48.55.12  + 1.27.41  8 Giovanni Sala KTM 660 Rally 49.01.24  + 1.33.53  9 Chris Blais KTM 660 Rally 49.20.41  + 1.53.10  10 Jean Brucy KTM 660 Rally 50.39.10  + 3.11.39  11 Marek Dabrowski KTM 660 R 51.19.03  + 3.51.32  12 Jacek Czachor KTM 660 R 51.44.10  + 4.16.39  13 David Casteu KTM 660 52.00.32  + 4.33.01  14 Alain Duclos KTM 450 R 52.21.25  + 4.53.54  15 Matteo Graziani KTM 450 53.23.00  + 5.55.29  16 Frans Verhoeven Yamaha WR 450 F 54.33.32  + 7.06.01  17 Scot Harden KTM 660 54.48.31  + 7.21.00  18 Laurent Charbonnel KTM 660 R 55.13.08  + 7.45.37  19 Pierre Quinonero KTM 450 56.30.51  + 9.03.20  20 Frédéric Lepan KTM 660 56.56.41  + 9.29.10  Times on SS 15   Competitor Make Time Diff. 1 Kellon Walch KTM 17.17    2 Isidre Esteve KTM 660 R 18.09  + 52  3 Eric Verhoef KTM 600 LC4 18.12  + 55  4 Arjan Brouwer Yamaha 450 WR 18.14  + 57  5 Bart Franssen KTM 660 18.21  + 1.04  6 David Fretigné Yamaha 450 WR - 2WD 18.22  + 1.05  7 Giovanni Sala KTM 660 Rally 18.39  + 1.22  8 Chris Blais KTM 660 Rally 19.00  + 1.43  9 Marek Dabrowski KTM 660 R 19.07  + 1.50  10 Alfie Cox KTM 660 Rally 19.15  + 1.58  11 Jozef Augustyns KTM Replica 19.20  + 2.03  12 Jyrki Karsmakers KTM 660 R 19.24  + 2.07  13 Marc Coma KTM 660 Rally 19.27  + 2.10  14 Thomas de Bois Yamaha CJ WR 450 F 19.38  + 2.21  15 Jonas-Franck Beckers KTM 660 R 19.50  + 2.33  16 Cyril Despres KTM 660 Rally 19.55  + 2.38  17 Jean Brucy KTM 660 Rally 19.58  + 2.41  18 Philippe Cottet Yamaha 450 WR 20.09  + 2.52  19 Jean de Azevedo KTM 660 20.10  + 2.53  20 Pascal Vigneron KTM 660 20.13  + 2.56