Luciano Benavides (KTM) won the fifth motorcycle stage of the Dakar Rally and approached the leader of the general classification, the Australian Daniel Sanders (KTM).
The 29-year-old Argentine pilot completed the 428 kilometers timed between Alule and Hail, in Saudi Arabia, in a time of 4 hours and 53 minutes, which served to take 11 minutes and 42 seconds off Sanders, who finished twelfth.
This way, Benavides finished the day in seventh place in the standings, 24 minutes and 15 seconds behind Sanders.
Besides, His brother Kevin (KTM) finished thirty-fifth in the stage and is twenty-sixth overall.
This Friday there will be no activity in the Dakarsince the pilots will have a rest day before facing the last seven stages.
The sixth stage will be on Saturday and will have 605 timed kilometers between Hail and Al Duwadimi.
Complicated day for Yacopini in the Dakar
Argentine Juan Cruz Yacopini (Toyota) finished fifteenth in stage 5which was in the hands of the American Seth Quintero (Toyota), and gave up a lot of ground in the general classification.
The triumph of the stage had been for the Qatari prince and multiple champion of the competition, Nasser Al-Attiyah (Dacia), but received a 10 minute penalty for losing a spare wheel that benefited Quintero.
Yacopiniwhose co-pilot is the Spanish Daniel Oliveras, occupies the eighth place in the general classification after five stages, just over an hour behind the leader, South African Henk Lategan (Toyota).
Source: Ambito
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