Results of stage 5

Dakar 2025 | Stage 5 | ALULA > HAIL
January 9 ^th 2025 - 13:28 [GMT + 3]

• Luciano Benavides has returned to the forefront, having not won a stage on the Dakar since 2023, which was his best year so far. Adrien Van Beveren was deprived of victory on the special by a penalty for speeding but climbed into 4th place on the general rankings.
• Daniel Sanders’ position at the summit of the leaderboard has never been under threat. The Australian will be able to enjoy the rest day, with a lead of 6’52’’ over Tosha Schareina and 17’38’’ over Ross Branch. KTM, Honda and Hero make up the provisional podium.
• After a tough day yesterday, Nasser Al Attiyah showed his true colours to regain ten minutes on all his rivals currently on the provisional podium. However, that is exactly the same time as the penalty he was given for reaching the bivouac with a missing spare wheel. As a result, the stage victory goes to Californian Seth Quintero, by the slimiest of advantages – just one second – allowing him to obtain his second success of the year on the rally.
• Henk Lategan still leads the general rankings, with an advantage of 10’17’’ over Yazeed Al Rajhi and 20’54’’ over Mattias Ekström. The Qatari driver, who will have to wait to give the Dacia brand its first success on the Dakar, lies further back, 35 minutes behind the South African leader.

Rally GP | Penalty for AVB, Luciano Benavides wins

Adrien Van Beveren has been handed a 2-minute penalty for speeding. As a result, the Frenchman has finished the day in 2nd behind Luciano Benavides, who has won by 47’’. The Argentinean has picked up his 4th stage win on the rally and his first since the 2023 edition. AVB also drops off the provisional rally podium onto which he had climbed before the penalty. He now occupies 4th place and has handed the third position back to Ross Branch.

Rally 2 | Number three for Edgar

Following a win on the prologue and stage 3 in the Rally 2 class, Edgar Canet has tasted success for the third time this year. The Spaniard won ahead of Michael Docherty (3'03’’ behind) and Jacob Argubright (9’22’’ back), who is the leading Honda rider in the class. Tobias Ebster has finished 13’15’’ behind and slips down the general rankings, giving Canet a solid lead, 16’39’’ ahead of the Austrian, his closest pursuer.

Challenger | Seaidan takes first place

Yasir Seaidan’s time has emerged and he is the quickest in the Challenger class so far! The Saudi driver has picked up his first victory in the class, 8’22’ ahead of Paul Spierings and 8’52’’ in front of Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari.