This is how the Dakar classification looks like after stage 6: reversal in the general classification and Sainz is the leader

He Dakar 2024 It reached its halfway point at the end of stage 6, the marathon stage of almost 600 kilometers of dunes, which completely reversed the general classification of most categories. The last surprise occurred in the cars, with Al-Attiyah said goodbye to the race by stopping a few kilometers from the finish line. The Dakar classification after stage 6 left Carlos Sainz leader of the general classification with a 20-minute margin over his teammate Ekströmtwo Audis with options to sign a historic double with an electrified car against Loeb, who is third with options about half an hour away.

Nasser Al-Attiyahcurrent champion of the last two editions of DakarThe Qatari was 2 hours and 41 minutes behind in the Dakar classification after stage 6 and his bad luck in the final kilometers of the special. Nasser’s goal now should be to get into the Top-10 and finish as many as possible, but most importantly, find the stage wins in the 6 remaining stages.

Furthermore, the Catalan co-pilot is in the Top-5 Armand Monleon, navigator of Lucas Moraes in official Toyota. But if there is something different in this Dakar classification after the 6th stage, it is the excellent position of a car. Challenger (formerly T3) as in Eryk Goczalguided by Catalan navigator Oriol Mena.

In the Dakar 2024 classification after stage 6, Nani Roma’s 13th position should also be highlighted, getting closer and closer to that Top-10 in his return to Dakar, his first with Ford. And Laia Sanz managed to stay in the Top-20 after overcoming the dunes with a two-wheel drive car, a vehicle that suffers more in the sand than its competitors in T1+.

Dakar general classification after stage 6:

1. (ESP) CARLOS SAINZ and (ESP) LUCAS CRUZ, TEAM AUDI SPORT 24H 59′ 32”
2. (SWE) MATTIAS EKSTRÖM and (SWE) EMIL BERGKVIST, TEAM AUDI SPORT + 00H 20′ 21”
3. (FRA) SEBASTIEN LOEB and (BEL) FABIAN LURQUIN, BAHRAIN RAID XTREME + 00H 29′ 31”
4. (BEL) GUILLAUME DE MEVIUS and (FRA) XAVIER PANSERI, OVERDRIVE + 01H 02′ 47”
5. (BRA) LUCAS MORAES and (ESP) ARMAND MONLEON, TOYOTA GAZOO RACING + 01H 04′ 00”
6. (ZAF) GINIEL DE VILLIERS and (ZAF) DENNIS MURPHY, TOYOTA GAZOO RACING + 01H 25′ 16″
7. (CZE) MARTIN PROKOP and (CZE) VIKTOR CHYTKA, ORLEN JIPOCAR TEAM + 01H 35′ 04”
8. (FRA) MATHIEU SERRADORI and (FRA) LOIC MINAUDIER, CENTURY RACING FACTORY TEAM + 01H 37′ 20”
9. (ZAF) GUY DAVID BOTTERILL, (ZAF) BRETT CUMMINGS, TOYOTA GAZOO RACING + 01H 48′ 31”
10. (POL) ERYK GOCZAL and (ESP) ORIOL MENA, ENERGYLANDIA RALLY TEAM + 01H 52′ 30”
11. (FRA) GUERLAIN CHICHERIT and (FRA) ALEX WINOCQ, OVERDRIVE RACING + 01H 58′ 34”
12. (LTU) BENEDIKTAS VANAGAS, (EST) KULDAR SIKK and TOYOTA GAZOO RACING BALTICS + 02H 01′ 14”
13. (ESP) NANI ROMA and (ESP) ALEX HARO BRAVO, FORD M-SPORT + 02H 07′ 07”
14. (BRA) CRISTIAN BAUMGART, (BRA) ALBERTO ANDREOTTI, X RALLY + 02H 23′ 52”
15. (FRA) CHRISTIAN LAVIEILLE and (FRA) VALENTIN SARREAUD, MD RALLYE SPORT + 02H 27′ 02”
16. (KGZ) DENIS KROTOV and KONSTANTIN ZHILTSOV, OVERDRIVE RACING + 02H 36′ 56”
17. (QAT) NASSER AL-ATTIYAH and (FRA) MATHIEU BAUMEL, NASSER RACING + 02H 40′ 54”
18. (USA) MITCHELL GUTHRIE and (USA) KELLON WALCH, TAURUS FACTORY TEAM + 02H 52′ 48”
19. (ESP) LAIA SANZ and (ITA) MAURIZIO GERINI, ASTARA TEAM + 02H 56′ 05”
20. (ESP) CRISTINA GUTIERREZ HERRERO and (ESP) PABLO MORENO HUETE, BBR MOTORSPORT + 03H 19′ 04”

Stage 6 results:

1. (FRA) SEBASTIEN LOEB and (BEL) FABIAN LURQUIN, BAHRAIN RAID XTREME 07H 21′ 56”
2. (ESP) CARLOS SAINZ and (ESP) LUCAS CRUZ, TEAM AUDI SPORT + 00H 02′ 01”
3. (SUE) MATTIAS EKSTRÖM and (SUE) EMIL BERGKVIST, TEAM AUDI SPORT + 00H 10′ 55”
4. (BRA) LUCAS MORAES and (ESP) ARMAND MONLEON, TOYOTA GAZOO RACING + 00H 22′ 45”
5. (POL) ERYK GOCZAL and (ESP) ORIOL MENA, ENERGYLANDIA RALLY TEAM + 00H 28′ 48”
6. (FRA) GUERLAIN CHICHERIT and (FRA) ALEX WINOCQ, OVERDRIVE RACING + 00H 34′ 05”
7. (USA) SETH QUINTERO and (ALE) DENNIS ZENZ, TOYOTA GAZOO RACING + 00H 34′ 05”
8. (BEL) GUILLAUME DE MEVIUS and (FRA) XAVIER PANSERI, OVERDRIVE RACING + 00H 34′ 28”
9. (CHE) MARTIN PROKOP and (CHE) VIKTOR CHYTKA, ORLEN JIPOCAR TEAM + 00H 36′ 34”
10. (RSA) GINIEL DE VILLIERS, (RSA) DENNIS MURPHY, TOYOTA GAZOO RACING + 00H 37′ 04”

19. (ESP) NANI ROMA and (ESP) ALEX HARO BRAVO, FORD M-SPORT + 00H 56′ 04”

35. (ESP) LAIA SANZ and (ITA) M. GERINI, ASTARA + 01H 43′ 30”