Jan 8th, 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 5 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 5 of the 2015 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon had a disappointing 47th place finish in stage 4. The special section of Stage 5 is 458km long. Robby Gordon start time: 10:49am/et, and he will be the 18th car off the line. Gordon sits 39th in the overall standings, 5h47m behind. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2015 Dakar Rally.

2015 Stage 4 Photos

STAGE 5 TRACKING

STAGE 5: COPIAPO > ANTOFAGASTA

Connection 239km | Special Stage 458km | Total 697km

COURSE OVERVIEW

This is the first of the rare special stages in which all categories will compete. At the start of the race, the most confident drivers will be able to take advantage of the fast tracks to try to move up in the overall standings. But the temptation to do so may be risky, particularly in the hard-to-handle fesh-fesh areas where absolute self-control is the only guarantee of success. Overtaking here requires precision handling to the extreme.

The GREEN section of the route is the connection , the RED is the Special Section of the stage.

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Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 8, 2015 at 2:29pm

CP2 WP10 RG 4th 6:05 back

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 8, 2015 at 2:29pm

Stage 5 top 6 at KM360 of 458:

1) Vasilyev
2) Alrajhi +3m26s
3) Roma +5m4s
4) GORDON +6m5s
5) Al-Attiyah +6m58s
6) Peterhansel +7m35s

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Permalink Reply by Bob on January 8, 2015 at 2:30pm

Too bad we lost that 11 minutes early on : We'd be way in the lead now !

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Permalink Reply by RICK ALDRIDGE on January 8, 2015 at 2:35pm

we didn't lose any time. 2 competitors outsmarted everyone else on navigation.

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Permalink Reply by Bricoop on January 8, 2015 at 2:43pm

Kind of correct. RG lost a few mins early between CP 2 and 3 due to unknown issues. RG fell approximately 2 mins to the guys that didn't take the shortcut.

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Permalink Reply by RICK ALDRIDGE on January 8, 2015 at 2:49pm

right coop. a couple but not 11. And the shortcut may have been well known but too risky for the leaders. A good risk for someone farther back or looking for a chance at a stage win.

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Permalink Reply by Mike taylor on January 8, 2015 at 2:44pm

What happened earlier of been trying to track but had to help someone move, I noticed he lost a little time I didn't think it was mechanical but I was wondering