Jan 9th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 5 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 5 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon recorded a 14th place finish in stage 4, and is now 4h16m behind. The first part of the special section of stage 5 is 211km, followed by a 111km 'neutral zone', then the last section is 246km (527km total).

2014 Stage 4 Photos

STAGE 5 TRACKING

STAGE 5: CHILECITO > TUCUMAN

Connection 384km | Special Stage 527km | Total 911km

COURSE OVERVIEW

After two race days with completely separate routes, everyone will gather together to tackle the longest stage of the rally. They will need to be extremely resistant to overcome these two sections of the special stage which will primarily feature sand. All day long the competitors will make headway on off-piste sections: those who have poorly assessed the limits of their engine will constantly be on the verge of overheating and all the more so, as the region’s temperatures are generally very high. At the bivouac in Tucuman, the candidates for the podium will have been whittled down to a select few, as many of them will no longer be a part of this elite group. For many others, their timing and mechanical mishaps will only become apparent in the middle of the night.

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 Mike Kenyon on January 9, 2014 at 10:19am

I just got to work, Carlos and Peter- both with navigation issues?

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 9, 2014 at 10:20am

Yes sir and Terranova too.. Nasser got stuck in the dunes..twice

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 9, 2014 at 10:23am

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 9, 2014 at 10:21am

Yes and many on bikes too.

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Permalink Reply by timothy price on January 9, 2014 at 10:20am

PeterPuller must have thought he was in a circle jerk LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Blain on January 9, 2014 at 10:18am

Only 1 out of 4 have navigated wp4 to wp5 correctly. I sure hope Robby follows the single tracks and not the others.

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Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 9, 2014 at 10:21am

The m/c were a mess too, same track today.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 9, 2014 at 10:21am

Nani Roma has put in a good performance so far today, since on completion of the first half of the special stage, he boasts a lead of 10’33' over second placed driver Giniel de Villiers. However already 32’39' separate him from his nearest team-mate Nasser Al-Attiyah and 34’22' from Stéphane Petehansel. It will be worse still for Carlos Sainz who is about to arrive at the end of the first half.