– Nasser Al-Attiyah fourth
– Tomorrow, the competitors will have to contest the longest Dakar special stage
The second part of the marathon stage took the teams not only to Uyuni but also to an altitude of 4,600 metres above sea level. Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) / Mathieu Baumel (FRA), Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) / Michel Périn (FRA) and Orlando Terranova / Ronnie Graue (both ARG) secured top-10 positions, in the fifth stage, with Nani Roma / Alex Haro (both ESP) coming 11th.
Al-Attiyah once again was the fastest MINI ALL4 racing driver and in the really fast special stage, the Peugeot drivers were the only ones who could beat him. So, he came fourth. Mikko Hirvonen lost some time due to a damaged tyre but was very fast, nevertheless, and secured sixth position. Orlando Terranova crossed the line in 10th position and Nani Roma finished 11th despite being hampered by head ache due to the altitude.
Tomorrow, the Dakar schedule features the longest special stage of the 2016 edition, with the crews having to cover 542 timed kilometres. In addition, they still will be racing in altitudes between 3,500 and 4,200 metres. The track will be partially sandy and partially rocky.
Result stage 05 (latest version click here)
1st S. Loeb (FRA) / D. Elena (MCO) Peugeot – 3h 32m 34s
2nd C. Sainz (ESP) / L. Cruz (ESP) Peugeot – 3h 32m 56s
3rd S. Peterhansel (FRA) / J.-P. Cottret (FRA) Peugeot – 3h 35m 34s
4th N. Al-Attiyah (QAT) / M. Baumel (FRA) MINI ALL4 Racing – 3h 35m 41s
5th L. Poulter (ZAF) / R. Howie (ZAF) Toyota – 3h 38m 41s…
6th M. Hirvonen (FIN) / M. Périn (FRA) MINI ALL4 Racing – 3h 49m 16s…
10th O. Terranova (ARG) / B. Graue (ARG) MINI ALL4 Racing – 3h 42m 49s
11th J. Roma (ESP) / A. Haro (ESP) MINI ALL4 Racing – 3h 43m 07s
Overall standings after 5 stages competed (latest version click here)
1st S. Loeb (FRA) / D. Elena (MCO) Peugeot – 13h 17m 25s
2nd S. Peterhansel (FRA) / J.-P. Cottret (FRA) Peugeot – 13h 25m 13s
3rd C. Sainz (ESP) / L. Cruz (ESP) Peugeot – 13h 30m 51s
4th N. Al-Attiyah (QAT) / M. Baumel (FRA) MINI ALL4 Racing – 13h 31m 41s
5th L. Poulter (ZAF) / R. Howie (ZAF) Toyota – 13h 36m 03s…
7th M. Hirvonen (FIN) / M. Périn (FRA) MINI ALL4 Racing – 13h 40m 49s…
12th+ O. Terranova (ARG) / B. Graue (ARG) MINI ALL4 Racing – 14h 10m 56s
17th+ J. Roma (ESP) / A. Haro (ESP) MINI ALL4 Racing – 14h 29m 04s
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