Walkner derzeit auf dem 2. Platz bei der Dakar 2017 

Río Cuarto – Buenos Aires: 64 km timed, 786 km total

1. Adrien Van Beveren (FRA), Yamaha, 30:29 min
2. Gerard Farres Guell (ESP), KTM, +00 sec
3. Joan Barreda (ESP), Honda, +18
4. Matthias Walkner (AUT), KTM, +33
5. Paulo Goncalves (POR), Honda, +1:25 min
Other KTM
6. Sam Sunderland (GBR), KTM, +1:42
7. Diego Martin Duplessis (ARG), KTM, +2:16
8. Juan Carlos Salvatierra (BOL), KTM, +3:00
11. Laia Sanz (ESP), KTM, +3:08

Final Standings Dakar 2017 after 12 of 12 stages

1. Sunderland, 32:06:22 h
2. Walkner, +32:00 min (5 min penalty)
3. Farres Guell, +35:40
4. Van Beveren, +36:28 (1 min penalty)
5. Barreda, +43:08 (58:01 min penalty)
Other KTM
16. Sanz, +3:01:54 h

Stages Dakar 2017
Monday, January 2, Stage 1 – Asunción – Resistencia (39 km timed, 454 km total)
Tuesdasy, January 3, Stage 2 – Resistencia – San Miguel de Tucumán (275 km timed, 803 km total)
Wednesday, January 4, Stage 3 – San Miguel de Tucumán – San Salvador de Jujuy (364 km timed, 780 km total)
Thursday, January 5, Stage 4 – San Salvador de Jujuy – Tupiza (416 km timed, 521 km total)
Friday, January 6, Stage 5 – Tupiza – Oruro (447 km timed, 692 km total)
Saturday, January 7, Stage 6 – Oruro – La Paz (527 km timed, 786 km total)
Sunday January 8, Rest Day – La Paz
Monday, January 9, Marathon Stage 7 – La Paz – Uyuni (322 km timed, 622 km total)
Tuesday, January 10, Marathon Stage 8 – Uyuni – Salta (492 km timed, 892 km total)
Wednesday, January 11, Stage 9 – Salta – Chilecito (406 km timed, 977 km total)  ABGESAGT
Thursday, January 12, Stage 10 – Chilecito – San Juan (449 km timed, 751 km total)
Friday, January 12, Stage 11 – San Juan – Río Cuarto (288 km timed, 754 km total)
Saturday, January 13, Stage 12 – Río Cuarto – Buenos Aires (64 km timed, 786 km total)