This is how the Dakar classification looks like after stage 4: the favorites are positioned in cars and there is a change of leader in motorcycles

The fourth stage of rally in Dakarwith rugged terrain and complex navigation on this long route of 631 km for the 299 km special between Al-Salamiya and Al-Hofuf, allowed the favorites in the cars to start to emerge, still led by Rajhi which consolidates its leadership with Sainz and combines above and in motorcycles there has been a change of leader, from Branch to Cornejo.

In cars the Saudi Yazeed Al Rajhi has consolidated its leadership at a stage that is on the verge of taking over Sebastian Loeb who rushes forward from behind and grabs a whopping 1’08”. Carlos Sainz He gave time to his three direct rivals, not so seriously in the case of Loeb since he gave up a minute in the previous stage and despite his victory he is 23’50” in the general standings. But with Al Rajhi he lost four minutes, 10″ in addition to a penalty, and with Al Attiyah he delivered 3’46”.

From Sainz’s loss of 29″ to Al Rajhi in the overall standings, remaining second but losing by 4’29”. Al Attiyah was third in 11’03”.

In motorcycles there is a change of leader and after his second stage victory in 2024, Honda’s Chilean Nacho Cornejo leads the overall from Ross Branch by 1’15” and Ricky Brabec, Cornejo’s teammate, is third at 4’56”.

Barrera again received a one-minute penalty after finishing the stage in sixth position with a 7’15” loss compared to Cornejo and lost a place. In the general classification he remains eleventh at 42’34”, but no the 21 minutes of punishment he carries will be top-5.

General classification of Dakar cars

1. (SAU) YAZEED AL RAJHI 15H 44′ 39”
2. (ESP) CARLOS SAINZ and LUCAS CRUZ + 00H 04′ 29”
3. (QAT) NASSER AL-ATTIYAH + 00H 11′ 03”
4. (BRA) LUCAS MORAES and ARMAND MONLEON + 00H 19′ 31”
5. (SWE) MATTIAS EKSTRÖM + 00H 19′ 42”
6. (FRA) SEBASTIEN LOEB + 00H 23′ 50”
7. (FRA) MATHIEU SERRADORI + 00H 24′ 20”
8. (FRA) STÉPHANE PETERHANSEL + 00H 26′ 56”
9. (LTU) VAIDOTAS ZALA + 00H 32′ 52”
10. (BEL) GUILLAUME DE MEVIUS + 00H 40′ 43”15. (ESP) NANI ROMA and ALEX HARO + 01H 12′ 53”17. LAIA SANZ + 01H 16’31”22. (ARG) JUAN CRUZ YACOPINI and DANI OLIVERAS + 02H 00′ 29”

General classification of Dakar motorcycles

1. (CHL) JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO 17H 27′ 13”
2. (BWA) ROSS BRANCH + 00H 01′ 15”
3. (USA) RICKY BRABEC + 00H 04′ 56” 0
4. (ARG) KEVIN BENAVIDES + 00H 20′ 39”
5. (FRA) ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN + 00H 22′ 30”
6. (ARG) LUCIANO BENAVIDES + 00H 31′ 11”
7. (CHL) PABLO QUINTANILLA + 00H 31′ 44′
8. (AUS) TOBY PRICE + 00H 34′ 54”
9. (CZE) MARTIN MICHEK + 00H 38′ 11”
10. (FRA) ROMAIN DUMONTIER + 00H 38′ 44” 37 (ESP) ALBERT MARTIN + 03H 32′ 40”44. (ESP) JOSEP PEDRÓ + 04H 42′ 53”59. (ESP) JOSEPH MARTI + 06H 12’02”70. (ESP) JAVI VEGA + 07H 59′ 56”83. (ESP) JAVIER AMAT DE CARALT + 08H 18′ 47”93. (ESP) EDUARDO IGLESIAS + 09H 11′ 20” 0

Dakar Challenger general classification (ex T3)

1. (POL) ERYK GOCZAL and ORIOL MENA 17H 18′ 25”
2. (POL) MAREK GOCZAL + 00H 30′ 55”
3. (USA) MITCHELL GUTHRIE + 00H 36′ 23”
4. (USA) AUSTIN JONES + 01H 05′ 14”
5. (CHL) FRANCISCO LOPEZ + 01H 06′ 38”
6. (ESP) CRISTINA GUTIERREZ and PABLO MORENO + 01H 06′ 42”10. (LTU) ROKAS BACIUSKA and ORIOL VIDAL + 01H 54′ 49”13. (ESP) OSCAR RAL and XAVI BLANCO + 03H 11′ 21”

General classification of Dakar SSV (ex T4)

1. (ESP) GERARD FARRES and DIEGO ORTEGA 19H 10′ 19”
2. (CHE) JEROME DE SADELEER + 00H 14′ 13”
3. (BRA) RODRIGO VARELA + 00H 17′ 03”
4. (BRA) CRISTIANO BATISTA and FAUSTO MOTA + 00H 20′ 22”
5. (USA) SARA PRICE + 00H 23′ 52”
6. (SAU) YASIR SEAIDAN + 00H 27′ 32”