stage 5 - Wednesday 10 January 2007 | Ouarzazate - Tan tan
- Connection 164 km
- Special 325 km
- Connection 279 km
- Total 768 km
Press Releases
Chagin will have to wait
Before arriving in Mauritania, the Dakar’s competitors had to get Morocco out of the way today, on winding and fast tracks. Isidre Esteve, in second place behind Coma in the general rankings, picked up his first victory of the year between Ouarzazate and Tan Tan, enabling him to make up some time on the rally leader. In the car category, Carlos Sainz confirmed...
Breaking news
19:46 - 388 vehicles made it through the special stage
At 18.30 GMT, 194 bikes, 138 cars and 56 trucks had finished the fifth special stage and were heading to or had already arrived at the bivouac in Tan Tan, the finishing point of this 5th stage.
19:44 - - Trucks - Stage 5 summary
19:41 - car - Stage 5 summary
19:36 - bike - Stage 5 summary
19:31 - car - It’s all over for the Fiat 4x4s!
18:05 - - Trucks - Chagin drops out
Portraits of the day
Isidre Esteve (SPA - KTM Gauloises - Winner)
I’m happy, I set a good pace. The stage was very technical at the start, then quick afterwards. After 60...
Carlos Sainz (SPA - VW - Winner)
For the moment, everything is fine. It was a good day, but a hard day. Once again, there were plenty of stones. I...
Hans Stacey (HOL – MAN – Winner of the special stage)
It was a difficult stage, with a lot of stones and plenty of dust too. I spent a long time behind Chagin, driving...
Portraits of the day
car
Jerome Bonfils - Pierre Paul Chanoine: L’entente cordiale
Anglo – French relations have had their ups and downs over the years. The burning of Joan D’Arc was without...
Standings
Standings
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