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 edgard vargas on January 9, 2014 at 10:00am

Stage 5 Top 5 at KM190 of 527 (WP4) - 1) Roma 2) Peterhansel +1m17s 3) Terranova +2m14s 4) Al-Attiyah +11m4s 5) GORDON +14m40s

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 9, 2014 at 10:00am

Stage 5 UPDATE: Current top 10 at KM190 of 527 (WP4)

1) Roma
2) Peterhansel +1m17s
3) Terranova +2m14s
4) Al-Attiyah +11m4s
5) GORDON +14m40s
6) Dabrowski +16m57s
7) Malysz +18m28s
8. Lavieille +22m33s
9) Sainz 22m55s
10) Villagra +33m53s

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Permalink Reply by Mark Reeves on January 9, 2014 at 10:00am

The English version....

After two navigational errors whilst he was opening the way on the day's stage, Carlos Sainz has stopped at the 163 km point. The trace of his various positions during the last few minutes is very erratic. It seems as though the Spaniard is completely disorientated.

Also....

Stéphane Peterhansel has also fallen into the trap after 162 km. The tracking of his route, just like Carlos Sainz, shows plenty of hesitations (ten changes of direction in 30 minutes).

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 9, 2014 at 10:02am

Hope Kellon's skills don't lead them down that same path.

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Permalink Reply by Blain on January 9, 2014 at 10:03am

Sucks for Sainz, but not so much for Peternutsak.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 9, 2014 at 10:03am

Stéphane Peterhansel has also fallen into the trap after 162 km. The tracking of his route, just like Carlos Sainz, shows plenty of hesitations (ten changes of direction in 30 minutes).

Really!

10 changes of direction and is still just 1:17 back!!

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Permalink Reply by Michael Martinez on January 9, 2014 at 10:07am

What change of direction waz dat mean.......dunes and sand he could be just rolling the straddle.....humping the lumps....slidding the pepper......catching the drift......grabbing a handful....going to mark....