Stage 5 - Wednesday 7 January 2009 | Neuquen > San Rafael
- Connection 173 km
- Special 506 km
- Connection 84 km
Special release
Special press release by the organization
It is with great sadness that the organization has been informed that rider Pascal Terry (192), 49 years old, has been found dead in the night of January 6th to 7th at 2:10...
Press Releases
A first for Street, Al-Attiyah in command
Once again, the race in Stage 5 was a matter of tyres. Coma and Despres both had to stop to change tubes. American rider Jonah Street did not have the same problem and ends up with his very first stage victory on a Dakar special stage. The duel between Al-Attiyah and Sainz turned to the benefit of the Qatari who is the new leader in the car general...
Breaking news
23:00 - Car - Stage 5: summary
Pending validation, South-Africa’s Giniel de Villiers (VW) has won his first stage in the rally raid, his 9th on the total of his participations in the Dakar, 2’18" ahead of his team mate from Volkswagen, Germany’s Dieter Depping, and 4’12" in front of the Hummer of American driver Robby Gordon. Fourth at 5’23", Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah (BMW), is today’s top...
22:54 - Bike - Stage 5: summary
22:49 - Truck - Stage 5: summary
22:45 - Quad - Stage 5: summary
22:17 - Quad - Second stage victory in a row for Gonzalez
21:24 - Truck - 26th stage victory for Kabirov!
interviewdujour
Jonah Street (USA - KTM) - 026
"Obviously, I worked a lot to get this; I had been dreaming of a stage victory for so long. It’s really special. I...
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Carlos Sainz (Esp - VW) - 301
"I drove 200km without power steering. Driving in these conditions is pretty hard. And when the dunes started, it...
Gerard De Rooy (Ndl - Ginaf) - 505
"We lost a tyre, I hurt my hand with the wheel and my mechanics is ill. So it’s not been the best of days. We did...
Portrait of the day
Gossip
Gaston, my hero
The adventure of Ivo Kastan is over; it stopped on Tuesday at the start of Stage 4. His bike was just leaking too...
Portrait of a lady
UTA BAYER
The old guard of the Dakar know her well; she was mechanics to Andrea Mayer for six years and to Richard Sainct at...
Travel diary
parcours
Neuquen > San Rafael
The major test of the first week of the race will perhaps be fought on the road to San Rafael. The long distance will oblige teams to remain concentrated at all times. The pilots will also be confronted with real dune passageways, including a range nearly twenty kilometers long. Long off-road stretches will alternate with much more technical sections in the track following the “rios”. The Cordillera can be seen on the horizon, but taking time to sightsee is out of the question: a too-late arrival at the bivouac always leaves a mark.
Public areas
On some special stages, special viewing areas are set aside for the public. Their location is communicated three days before the race passes by.
Standings
Standings
| Special n°1 | bike | quad | car | truck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st starts(GMT-3) | 07:35 | 07:35 | 09:21 | 09:21 |
| Number of participants | ||||
| from start | 171 | 24 | 151 | 74 |
| have left | 164 | 21 | 145 | 68 |
| at CP 1 | 158 | 19 | 112 | 64 |
| at CP 2 | 152 | 16 | 93 | 51 |
| at the arrival | 158 | 19 | 110 | 67 |
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