Euromilhões Lisboa - Dakar 2007 : Dakar

Breaking news (GMT + 1)

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

Pending validation, Dutchman Hans Stacey (Man) won the fifth special scratch time stage, with a time of 3’41’59, 3’51" ahead of countryman Gerard de Rooy (Ginaf) and 11’46’’ in front of Russian Ilgizar Mardeev (Kamaz). A noteworthy absence from now on will be five-times winner Vladimir Chagin (Kamaz), who dropped out of the rally, leaving Stacy at the top of the general rankings, 34’35 in front of Gerard De Rooy.

19:41 - car

Stage 5 summary

Pending validation, Spaniard Carlos Sainz (VW) won the fifth special scratch time stage, with a time of 3’36’39’’, 30’’ ahead of Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel (Mitsubishi), strengthening his position at the top of the general rankings with a lead that now totals 3’36 over his team-mate Giniel De Villiers (VW). The South African finished 3rd today, 1’41 behind Sainz. For the two-wheel drive vehicles, Russian Serguey Shmakov (ZIL) picked up the stage victory with the 11th-placed scratch time. In the Open category, American Robby Gordon (Hummer) triumphed with the 15th-placed scratch time. Finally in the Production category, Italian Maurizio Traglio (Nissan) was victorious, coming 39th in the scratch time standings.

19:36 - bike

Stage 5 summary

Pending validation, Spaniard Isidre Esteve Pujol (KTM) won the fifth special scratch time stage, with a time of 3’56’22" ahead of Spaniard Marc Coma (KTM), who nonetheless still leads the general rankings 9’56 in front of Esteve. Third place of the day went to Frenchman Cyril Despres (KTM), 5’02 behind. In the 450 cc category, Portugal’s Ruben Faria (Yamaha) triumphed, with the 6th-placed scratch time. In the Marathon category, Latvian Janis Vinters (KTM) was victorious, with the 14th -placed scratch time. Finally, as regards the quads, Spaniard Juan Manuel Gonzalez (KTM) won.

19:31 - car

It’s all over for the Fiat 4x4s!

Timed-out at the start of the day’s special stage and suffering from technical problems, Bruno Saby and Miki Biasion have both dropped out of the rally today. However, the two drivers and their team have decided to stay in Foum-Zguid for several days in order to carry out tests with a view to taking part next year.

18:05

- Trucks - Chagin drops out

No. 500, CHAGIN/YAKUBOV/SAVOSTIN – KAMAZ
Following a mistake after 292 km of the day’s special stage, Vladimir Chagin, the five-times winner of the rally who was leading the general rankings, has been forced to drop out of the race.

17:34

- Trucks - Stacey wins the special stage

No. 501, STACEY/GOTLIB/DER KINDEREN – MAN
Now that the first 3 trucks have finished the 5th special stage, Dutchman Hans Stacey has triumphed, 3’51 ahead of countryman Gerard De Rooy and 11’46 in front of Russian Ilgizar Mardeev.

17:31

- Trucks - Stacey leads after 302 km

No. 501, STACEY/GOTLIB/DER KINDEREN – MAN
Now that the first 5 trucks have completed 302 km, Dutchman Hans Stacey is in the lead, 3’39 ahead of countryman Gerard De Rooy and 11’30 in front of Russian Ilgizar Mardeev.

17:30

- Trucks - Chagin tips over

No. 500, CHAGIN/YAKUBOV/SAVOSTIN – KAMAZ
The leader of the general rankings, Vladimir Chagin made a mistake after 292 km and tipped his truck on its side. Having suffered a diesel intake problem after 179 km, which lost him 21 minutes, the Russian was trying to make up for lost time.

16:42 - bike

It’s all over for Cornel de Villiers

No. 254, CORNEL DE VILLIERS - YAMAHA, QUAD
After suffering engine failure after 257 km of this 5th special stage, South African quad rider Cornel De Villiers could not repair the problem and is now waiting for the ‘broom car’.

16:35

- Trucks - Stacey leads after 238 km

No. 501, STACEY/GOTLIB/DER KINDEREN – MAN
Now that the first 3 trucks have completed 238 km, Dutchman Hans Stacey is in the lead, 2’09 ahead of countryman Gerard De Rooy and 8’58 in front of Russian Ilgizar Mardeev.

15:54

- Trucks - Chagin on his way again

No. 500, CHAGIN/YAKUBOV/SAVOSTIN – KAMAZ
Russian Vladimir Chagin has set off again after solving a diesel intake problem with his Kamaz truck and arrived at CP3 21’29 behind Stacey.

15:52

- Trucks - Stacey in the lead at CP3

No. 501, STACEY/GOTLIB/DER KINDEREN – MAN
Now that the first 4 trucks have gone through CP3, Dutchman Hans Stacey leads, 1’38 ahead of countryman Gerard De Rooy and 7’07 in front of Wulfert Van Ginkel.

15:50

- Trucks - Mechanical problem for Chagin

No. 500, CHAGIN/YAKUBOV/SAVOSTIN – KAMAZ
The leader of the general rankings for trucks, Russian Vladimir Chagin, has been held up 1 km from CP3 due to a mechanical problem.

15:24 - car

2nd special stage victory for Sainz

No. 303, SAINZ/PERIN - VOLKSWAGEN, SUPER PRODUCTION
Now that the first 20 cars have finished the 5th special stage, Spaniard Carlos Sainz has won with a time of 3’36’39", 30" ahead of Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel and 1’41 in front of South African Giniel De VIlliers.

15:15

- Trucks - Stacey leads after 129 km

No. 501, STACEY/GOTLIB/DER KINDEREN – MAN
Now that the first 12 trucks have completed 129 km, Dutchman Hans Stacey is in the lead, 1’29 ahead of Russian Vladimir Chagin and 2’17 in front of the Netherlands’ Gerard De Rooy.

15:03

- Trucks - 74 trucks take starter’s orders

74 trucks started the 5th stage today.

15:02 - bike

Esteve triumphant in today’s special

No. 4, ISIDRE ESTEVE - KTM, SUPER PRODUCTION Now that the first 75 bikes have completed the 5th special stage, Spaniard Isidre Esteve is the winner with a time of 3’56’22", 1’54" ahead of countryman Marc Coma and 5’02 in front of Frenchman Cyril Despres.

14:28 - bike

Broken engine for Fillatre

No. 189, ANTHONY FILLATRE - YAMAHA, QUAD
Having suffered a broken engine after 257 km of the day’s special stage, French rider Anthony Fillatre is now waiting for the ‘broom car’.

14:26 - car

Chicherit leads after 238 km

No. 312, CHICHERIT/BAUMEL - BMW, SUPER PRODUCTION
Now that the first 4 cars have completed 238 km of the special, Frenchman Guerlain Chicherit is the virtual leader of the day’s special stage, 9" ahead of Spaniard Carlos Sainz and 1’25 in front of South African Villiers.

14:24 - bike

Murray and Gomez Pallaz waiting for the broom car

No. 212, NEVILLE MURRAY - KTM, SUPER PRODUCTION
No. 225, FRANCISCO GOMEZ PALLAS - YAMAHA, SUPER PRODUCTION
South African biker Neville Murray and fellow rider Spaniard Francisco Gomez Pallas both broke down at the same point of the day’s special stage and are together waiting for the ‘broom car’.

13:35 - car

Chicherit leads at CP3

No. 312, CHICHERIT/BAUMEL - BMW, SUPER PRODUCTION
Now that the first 11 cars have gone through CP3 (after 180 km), Frenchman Guerlain Chicherit is the virtual leader of the day’s special stage, 1’05 ahead of Spaniard Carlos Sainz and 1’46 in front of American Mark Miller.

13:34 - bike

Engine problems for Cornuaille

No. 44, JEAN-NOEL CORNUAILLE - KTM, SUPER PRODUCTION
French biker Jean-Noel Cornuaille has a stalled engine after 153 km of this 5th special stage and is now waiting for assistance.

13:23 - car

Sainz provisionally in the lead at CP 3

No. 303, SAINZ/PERIN - VOLKSWAGEN, SUPER PRODUCTION
Now that the first 4 cars have gone through CP3 (after 180 km), Spaniard Carlos Sainz is the virtual leader of the day’s special stage, 1’04 ahead of his South African team-mate Giniel de Villiers and 3’20 in front of Spaniard Nani Roma.

13:23 - bike

Despres in virtual 3rd place in the day’s special

No. 2, CYRIL DESPRES - KTM, SUPER PRODUCTION
Frenchman Cyril Despres has finished this 5th special stage, arriving in 3rd position, 5’02 behind the provisional winner, Spaniard Marc Coma.

13:16 - car

Miller leads after 129 km

No. 305, MILLER/PITCHFORD - VOLKSWAGEN, SUPER PRODUCTION
Now that the first 22 cars have completed 129 km, American Mark Miller is the virtual leader of the special stage, 2’25 ahead of Stephane Peterhansel and 2’29 in front of Guerlain Chicherit.

12:55 - bike

Esteve is the provisional winner of the special stage

No. 4, ISIDRE ESTEVE - KTM, SUPER PRODUCTION
Now that the first 2 bikes have finished the 5th special stage, Spaniard Isidre Esteve is the provisional winner, 1’54 ahead of countryman Marc Coma.

12:47 - car

Saby is 2 hrs. 50 min. late

No. 349, SABY/BRIANI - FIAT, SUPER PRODUCTION
Frenchman Bruno Saby started out on the day’s special stage at 11.05 GMT, two hours and fifty minutes later than his scheduled departure time.

12:29 - car

Sainz leads after 129 km

No. 303, SAINZ/PERIN - VOLKSWAGEN, SUPER PRODUCTION
Now that the first 2 cars have completed 129 km, Spaniard Carlos Sainz is the virtual leader of the special stage, 3’42 ahead of Portuguese driver Carlos Sousa.

12:11 - bike

Despres is first past the 238 km mark

No. 2, CYRIL DESPRES - KTM, SUPER PRODUCTION
Frenchman Cyril Despres is the first past the 238 km mark of the special stage.

12:01 - car

Ximenes in a hole

No. 397, XIMENES/ROLDAN - MITSUBISHI, SUPER PRODUCTION
The Brazilian team of Riamburgo Ximenes and Lourival Roldan has fallen into a ditch after 8 km of the special stage, fortunately without serious consequences and is now waiting for help to get them out of the hole they are in and restart this 5th special stage.

11:36 - car

Sainz leads at CP2

No. 303, SAINZ/PERIN - VOLKSWAGEN, SUPER PRODUCTION
Now that the first 2 cars have gone through CP2 (after 56 km), Spaniard Carlos Sainz has a lead of 10" over Portugal’s Carlos Sousa.

11:35 - car

Peterhansel is virtual leader at CP1

No. 302, PETERHANSEL/COTTRET - MITSUBISHI, SUPER PRODUCTION
Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel is the virtual leader of the special stage at CP1, 30" ahead of Giniel De Villiers.

11:33 - bike

Despres, 3rd at CP3

No. 2, CYRIL DESPRES - KTM, SUPERPRODUCTION
Frenchman Cyril Despres was in 3rd position at CP3, 2’09 behind the virtual leader, his Spanish team-mate Isidre Esteve.

11:14 - bike

Esteve leads at CP3

No. 4, ISIDRE ESTEVE - KTM, SUPER PRODUCTION
Now that the first 2 bikes have gone through CP3 (after 180 km), Spaniard Isidre Esteve is the virtual leader of the special stage, 1’58 ahead of countryman Marc Coma.

11:12 - car

De Villiers leads at CP1

No. 301, DE VILLIERS/VON ZITZEWITZ - VOLKSWAGEN, SUPER PRODUCTION South African Giniel De Villers now leads the special stage at CP1, 1" ahead of Sainz.

11:10 - car

Sainz leads at CP1

No. 303, SAINZ/PERIN - VOLKSWAGEN, SUPER PRODUCTION
Now that the first 3 cars have gone through CP1 (after 28 km) Spaniard Carlos Sainz is the virtual leader of the day’s special stage, 34" ahead of Portuguese driver Carlos Sousa and 1’03 in front of Frenchman Jean-Louis Schlesser.

11:08 - bike

Esteve is the virtual leader after 129 km

N°4, ISIDRE ESTEVE - KTM, SUPER PRODUCTION
Now that the first 13 bikes have completed 129 km, Spaniard Isidre Esteve is the virtual leader of the day’s special stage, 1’03 ahead of Cyril Despres and 6’01 in front of David Casteu.

11:06 - bike

20 non-starting bikers

At 09.30 GMT, 20 bikers had not started the day’s stage. Nos. 25, 39, 84, 87, 90, 96, 119, 127, 156, 162, 163, 164, 166, 172, 190, 193, 206, 212, 225 and 255.

10:50

201 competitors took starter’s orders

At 09.40 GMT, 201 competitors were ready to take starter’s orders for the day’s stage.

10:49 - bike

Esteve leads after 129 km

No. 4, ISIDRE ESTEVE - KTM, SUPER PRODUCTION
Now that the first two bikes have completed 129 km, Spaniard Isidre Esteve is the virtual leader of the day’s special stage, 1’03 ahead of Frenchman Cyril Despres.

10:47 - car

Start of the car special stage

No. 310, SCHLESSER/DEBRON - BUGGY SCHLESSER, SUPER RPODUCTION
Yesterday’s special winner, Frenchman Jean-Louis Schlesser, kicked off proceedings for the day’s special stage at 09.30 GMT as scheduled.

10:13 - bike

95 bikes at CP1

At 09.00 GMT, the first 95 riders had gone through CP1.

10:05

All departures postponed by 20 minutes

All the departure times for the day’s special stage, the 5th, have been put back by 20 minutes.

10:03 - bike

Esteve in the lead at CP1

No. 4, ISIDRE ESTEVE - KTM, SUPER PRODUCTION
Now that the first 56 motorbikes have started the day’s special stage, the first three have just gone through CP1, after 28 km. Spaniard Isidre Esteve is in the lead, 24" ahead of Cyril Despres and 29" in front of Marc Coma.

10:01

START OF LIVE COVERAGE

Welcome to all. At 08.00 GMT, sixty competitors were still on the course of the 4th special stage, which took place yesterday, including twenty waiting for the broom car at CP2.

05:45

STAGE 5: OUARZAZATE – TAN TAN

775 km, including 325 km against the clock, are on the menu for the fifth stage along a completely new route through the Moroccan Atlas Mountains. A moonscape awaits the competitors on very winding tracks at the start of the special stage, before a smoother portion with some fords towards the end. Experience will therefore again be primordial. This might allow Stephane Peterhansel to make up ground after a difficult 4th stage. It should be noted that the trucks will be taking a slightly different route.

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