Stéphane Peterhansel (BMW) took advantage of a navigation mistake by both of his rivals, Sainz and Al-Attiyah (both VW) to open up a gap and win the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally.Â
After tackling the first dunes on the Personal Dakar Argentina Chile, Francisco Lopez (Aprilia) thought he had won his fourth stage win on the Dakar, But the time taken by Paulo Goncalves, fourth to finish the special, was modified to take account of the assistance he gave to Olivier Pain, who crashed at the 231 km point. The Portuguese rider picks up his first victory on the Dakar as a result. In the car race, a BMW also won the day, with a 56th special stage victory for Stéphane Peterhansel, who is starting to threaten the position of Carlos Sainz, still overall leader … More