The Argentinian Nicolas Cavigliasso (Team BRR) took the victory in stage 4 of the category Challenger of the Dakar Rallywhich in this 2025 edition is based at Saudi Arabiaand extended the lead in the general classification.
Cavigliassowho has his wife as co-pilot, Valentina Pertegarinicompleted the 415 kilometers timed between Al Henakiyah and Alula in 5H, 7′ and 43″, three minutes less than his second teammate, the American Corbin Leaverton (Red Bull off-road jr team).
This way, Cavigliasso and Pertegarini They finished stage four in first position in the general classification, where they were 25 minutes and 14 seconds ahead of Leaverton and almost half an hour in Portuguese Gonçalo Guerreiro (Red Bull off-road jr team), who complete the podium.
Cavigliasso He is looking for his second title in the Dakar Rallyafter the achievement in 2019 in the category Quads.
Sanders won stage 4 on motorcycles and extends the lead in the general classification
The Australian pilot Daniel Sanders (KTM) won the fourth stage of the Dakar Rally and stretched his lead in the general classification of the motorcycle category.
Sanders He completed the stage in 5H, 10′ and 33″, just 15 seconds ahead of his second man, the Spaniard. Tosha Schareina (Sling).
That’s how Sanders stretched the lead in the general classification over Schareinawho takes 13 minutes and 26 seconds.
As far as the Argentines are concerned, the best placed overall is Luciano Benavides (KTM), which occupies eighth place almost 36 minutes behind Sanders. The national representative did not have his best performance in this stage, where he finished twelfth.
your brother Kevin (KTM), winner of the editions 2021 and 2023crossed the finish line of the fourth stage in sixteenth position and climbed in the general classification, where he is twenty-fifth but two and a half hours behind Sanders.
The next stage of Dakar Rally It will be this Thursday and they will be toured 428 kilometers timed between Alula and Hail.
Great performance by Yacopini in cars
The Argentinian Juan Cruz Yacopini (Toyota) had a great performance in cars in the fourth stage, where he finished third, 10 minutes and 45 seconds behind the leader, the Saudi Yazeed Al-Rajhi (Toyota).
In this way, the only Argentine representative in the category occupies eighth place in the general classification, 41 minutes and 10 seconds behind the leader, the South African. Henk Lategan (Toyota).
Macik stretches the advantage in trucks
The Czech Martin Macik (MM Technology), which has its compatriots as colleagues Frantisek Tomasek and Davind Svandawon the fourth stage in trucks and is 45 minutes ahead of his compatriot in the general classification Ales Loprais (Eurol Rally Sport).
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Source: Ambito
