Rally Raid
This is how the first half of the world's toughest race went
Five restless days of Dakar Rally took the competitors from Lima to Arequipa, where the convoy stopped for a one-day break before hitting the sand dunes again.
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The 2019 Dakar Rally just reached its rest day, a much-needed break for every competitor after five non-stop days of dunes, fesh-fesh and dust.
Our athletes experienced ups and downs in the first half of the giant rally raid, but all the classes are still up for grabs.
Catch out all the action as Dakar Rally 2019 comes to the halfway mark.
Nasser Al-Attiyah took an early lead with his Toyota, but he's forced to keep an eye on Stéphane Peterhansel in second, 24 minutes behind. Nani Roma is desperately defending his podium position against Sébastien Loeb and Cyril Despres; three drivers covered by less than six minutes.
Nasser Al-Attiyah
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Seb doesn’t have anything to lose. He needed to go at it, to push and to get back the time. From my side, I need to focus on Stéphane
Red Bull TV’s Mike Chen is joined by Dakar Rally expert Tim Sturtridge to talk about how things stand at the midway point of the 2019 Dakar Rally in Peru.
As the dramatic and hard fought Dakar Rally 2019 reaches the halfway point, hear from leading Moto riders Sam Sunderland and Toby Price as well as Stéphane Peterhansel and 2018 winner Carlos Sainz and get the latest on who are the winners and losers after the first five stages.
Sam Sunderland
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In the bikes, Red Bull KTM Factory Team struggled to get to the top of the standings. Sam Sunderland is second, less than a minute behind the leader Ricky Brabec, with Toby Price in 4th and Matthias Walkner in 7th.
If the next five days are anything like the first five days, then we’re in for a tough time
Chaleco López
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Eduard Nikolaev
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In the truck class, Eduard Nikolaev wants to give Kamaz their 9th victory in 11 years at all costs. And good news is he can count on his team-mate Dmitry Sotnikov in second if he needs any help.
My crew completed the task perfectly. We are very happy today, it was a good result. Thank you to the organisers for a good Dakar
Watch Sand Dunes, Special Stages, Slow Motion and a Bet Between Friends in our Dakar Rally 2019 video blog:
Dakar Daily
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Dakar Daily – Stage 5
After the second part of the marathon, Ricky Brabec (bikes) and Nasser Al-Attiyah (cars) are in the lead.
Al-Attiyah couldn't be in a better position to win the Dakar Rally
Here's his statement of intent:
Couldn't Stéphane Peterhansel think of a better vehicle to beat him?
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Stéphane Peterhansel drives a tuk-tuk
Look how Stéphane Peterhansel masters riding a tuc-tuc in Lima with his fellow co-pilot Carlos Sainz... And Cyril Despres and Sven Quandt as passengers!
2019 Dakar Rally Standings after Stage 5
2019 Dakar Rally Cars
- Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (FRA) Toyota 17h 19m 53s
- Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA)/David Castera (FRA) Mini Buggy +24m 42s
- Nani Roma (ESP)/Alex Haro Bravo (ESP) Mini Rally +34m 33s
- Kuba Przygoński (POL)/Tom Colsoul (BEL) Mini Rally +38m12s
- Sébastien Loeb (FRA)/Daniel Elena (MON) Peugeot +40m 00s
2019 Dakar Rally Bikes
- Ricky Brabec (USA) Honda 16h 51m 34s
- Sam Sunderland (GBR) KTM +59s
- Pablo Quintanilla (CHI) Husqvarna +02m 52s
- Toby Price (AUS) KTM +03m 21s
- Matthias Walkner (AUT) KTM +06m 17s
2019 Dakar Rally Trucks
- Eduard Nikolaev (RUS) Kamaz 19h 45m 37s
- Dmitry Sotnikov (RUS) Kamaz +11m 54s
- Andrey Karginov (RUS) Kamaz +16m 45s
- Gerard De Rooy (NDL) Iveco +01h 58m 49s
- Ton Van Genugten (NDL) Iveco +02h 15m 23s
2019 Dakar Rally SxS/UTV
- Gerard Farres Guell (ESP) Can-Am 19h 57m 19s
- Sergei Kariakin (RUS) BRP +08m 31s
- Reinaldo Varela (BRA) Can-Am +08m 53s
- Rodrigo Javier Moreno Piazzoli (CHI) Can-Am +13m 08s
- Casey Currie (USA) Can-Am +01h 36m 59s
2019 Dakar Rally Quads
- Nicolas Cavigliasso (ARG) Yamaha 20h 57m 30s
- Jeremias Gonzalez Ferioli (ARG) Yamaha +49m 30s
- Gustavo Gallego (ARG) Yamaha +01h 05m 26s
- Alexandre Giroud (FRA) Yamaha +02h 01m 53s
- Santiago Hansen (CHI) Honda +02h 41m 15s
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