There were only four stages of the Dakar rally and in the car category no one can neglect anything after legends like the current champion Carlos Sainzthe two-time champion Nani Rome or the legend of the WRC Seb Loeb was forced to withdraw from the competition. They gave the Tuareg bronze to the five-time champion on a platter Nasser Al Attiyahbut the Qatari also became the victim of a nightmare in the first part of the marathon stage (without assistance), 415 kilometer special between Al Henakoyah and Alula.
Thanks to the invaluable help of Cristina Gutiérrez and Pablo Moreno Huete, who stopped to help him at km 118, he managed to save the tools and ‘only’ lost to the winner Al Rajki 33’27” but he was given second place and He becomes seventh overall at 35’53”.
The Saudis Yazeed Al Rajhi took advantage of Al Attiyah’s weakness to become South Africa’s new antagonist Henk Lateganwho led the Dakar since the second stage, and shaved almost five minutes off the leader who is now 6’54”. The Saudi with all the sand left in the second part of the rally went from fourth to second. to deliver the possible blow.
Good stage for Juan Cruz Yacopini and Dani Oliveras, third, and allows them to enter the top-10 overall. Lucas Moraes and Armand Monleón also continue to consolidate the top-5 overall after their tenth this Wednesday.
In motorcycles, the only Spanish asset that can take the Tuareg bronze, the Valencian Tosha Schareina, He rose to second place overall in a very tactical stage. He gave up on taking the special that he was leading with the permission of Mason Klein and left it to the undisputed leader of this rally, the Australian. Daniel Sanders who in the first part of the marathon stage dealt a good blow to other direct rivals Branch, Howes and Brabec, although this Thursday they will start with an advantage. Sanders has three stage wins in four to add to the prologue.
Loren Santolinowhich opened the stage, maintained its position in the top-10 overall and Edgar Canet He passed the first part of a marathon stage with flying colours, coming in eleventh and holding the lead in Rally 2 against the push of the Austrian Ebster who finished sixth on the stage.
Stage 4 motorcycle classification:
1. Daniel Sanders (AUS/KTM) 5:10’33”
2. Tosha Schareina (ESP/Honda) at 15″
3. Nacho Cornejo (CHL/Hero) at 7’49”
4. Adrien Van Beveren (FRA/Honda) at 8’08”
5. Rui Golçalves (POR/Sherco) at 8’55”
6. Tobias Ebster (AUT/KTM) at 10’14”
7. Brad Cox (RSA/KTM) at 10’55”
8. Lorenzo Santolino (ESP/ Sherco) at 12’27”
9. Pablo Quintanilla (CHL/Honda) at 12’38”
10. Stefan Svitko (SVQ/KTM) in 15’42”
11. Edgar Canet (ESP/KTM) at 16’16”
12. Luciano Benavides (ARG/KTM) at 18’26”
13. Ross Branch (BWA/Hero) at 19’11”
15. Ricky Brabec (USA/Honda) in 19’58”
17. Skyler Howes (USA/Honda) at 20’10”
48. Javi Vega (ESP/Kove) in 1:09’11”
60. Sandra Gómez (ESP/Fantic) in 1:40’24”
61. Marc Calmet (ESP/Rieju) in 1:48’32”
General classification of motorcycles after Stage 4:
1. Daniel Sanders (AUS/KTM) 25:15’33”
2. Tosha Schareina (ESP/Honda) at 13’26”
3. Ross Branch (BWA/Hero) at 26’10”
4. Skyler Howes (USA/Honda) at 27’01”
5. Ricky Brabec (USA/Honda) at 29’13”
6. Adrien Van Beveren (FRA/Honda) at 29’26”
7. Pablo Quintanilla (CHL/Honda) at 33’14”
8. Luciano Benavides (ARG/KTM) at 35’57”
9. Nacho Cornejo (CHL/Hero) at 54’01”
10. Lorenzo Santolino (ESP/ Sherco) at 59’39”
11. Brad Cox (RSA/KTM) in 1:01’57”
12. Edgar Canet (ESP/KTM) in 1:06’09” (Rally 2 leader)
39. Javi Vega (ESP/Kove) in 4:53’36”
53. Marc Calmet (ESP/Rieju) in 7:32’33”
54. Sandra Gómez (ESP/Fantic) in 7:45’52”
Car classification (ultimate) Stage 4:
1. Yazeed Al Rajhi (SAU/Toyota) 4:26’40”
2. Henk Lategan (RSA/Toyota) at 4’51”
3. Juan Cruz Yacopini- Dani Oliveras (ARG/ESP/Toyota) in 10’45”
4. Martin Prokop (CHE/Ford) in 10’55”
5. Denis Krotov (KGZ/Mini) at 13’17”
6. Mathieu Serradori (FRA/Century) in 14’01”
7. Mitchell Guthrie (USA/Ford) at 15’20”
8. Mattias Ekström (SUE/Ford) in 16’57”
9. Brian Baragwanath (RSA/Century) at 17’11”
10. Lucas Moraes-Armand Monleón (BRA-ESP/Toyota) at 18’36”
11. Giniel de Villiers (RSA/Toyota) in 19’52”
12. Cristina Gutiérrez-Pablo Moreno (ESP/Dacia) in 20’02”
16. Rokas Baciuska – Oriol Mena (LIT-ESP/Toyota) in 32’20”
17. Nasser Al Attiyah (QAT/Dacia) in 33’27”
26. Nani Roma-Alex Haro (ESP/Ford) in 49’45”
General classification of cars (ultimate) after Stage 4:
1. Henk Lategan (RSA/Toyota) 23:36’24”
2. Yazeed Al Rajhi (SAU/Toyota) at 6’54”
3. Mattias Ekström (SUE/Ford) in 21’40”
4. Mathieu Serradori (FRA/Century) in 30’25”
5. Lucas Moraes-Armand Monleón (BRA-ESP/Toyota) in 33’25”
6. Mitchell Guthrie (USA/Ford) in 34’09”
7. Nasser Al Attiyah (QAT/Dacia) in 35’53”
8. Juan Cruz Yacopini- Dani Oliveras (ARG/ESP/Toyota) in 41’10”
9. Joao Ferreira (POR/Mini) in 1:11’07”
10. Urvo Mannama (EST/Toyota) in 1:17’36”
17. Rokas Baciuska – Oriol Mena (LIT-ESP/Toyota) in 2:46’08”
…. Cristina Gutiérrez-Pablo Moreno (ESP/Dacia) 37:14’59”
… Nani Roma-Alex Haro (ESP/Ford) in 61:48’38”
* classifications subject to arrival of participants and penalties
Source: La Verdad

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