Dakar Stage 5: Ardavichus surprise everybody.

After two race days with completely separate routes, everyone will gather together to tackle the longest stage of the rally. They will need to be extremely resistant to overcome these two sections of the special stage which will primarily feature sand. All day long the competitors will make headway on off-piste sections: those who have poorly assessed the limits of their engine will constantly be on the verge of overheating and all the more so, as the region’s temperatures are generally very high. At the bivouac in Tucuman, the candidates for the podium will have been whittled down to a select few, as many of them will no longer be a part of this elite group. For many others, their timing and mechanical mishaps will only become apparent in the middle of the night.
At this very moment only the top 10 finishers are known, with Loprais the top Tatra. However, it was Artur Ardavičus who was spotted at a fantastic fourth place during the rally.   Stay tuned!
After two race days with completely separate routes, everyone will gather together to tackle the longest stage of the rally. They will need to be extremely resistant to overcome these two sections of the special stage which will primarily feature sand. All day long the competitors will make headway on off-piste sections: those who have poorly assessed the limits of their engine will constantly be on the verge of overheating and all the more so, as the region’s temperatures are generally very high. At the bivouac in Tucuman, the candidates for the podium will have been whittled down to a select few, as many of them will no longer be a part of this elite group. For many others, their timing and mechanical mishaps will only become apparent in the middle of the night.
Ardavičus dovezl svou novou Tatru do cíle páté etapy na skvělém čtvrtém místě
It was Artur Ardavičus who was realized a fantastic fourth place during the rally and eventually managed to finished fourth. He was followed by Loprais at 9th spot, Vratny at 11th spot, Tomanek at 15th spot and  Blom at 16th spot.
Pos. Name Mark Time variation Penalty

549

KAMAZ

04:47:46 - -

506

KAMAZ

04:50:42 00:02:56 -

501

IVECO

04:59:53 00:12:07 -

542

TATRA

05:08:49 00:21:03 -

500

KAMAZ

05:12:31 00:24:45 -

510

MAN

05:16:36 00:28:50 -

516

IVECO

05:16:38 00:28:52 -

507

IVECO

05:21:14 00:33:28 -

504

TATRA

05:29:50 00:42:04 -

545

KAMAZ

05:31:10 00:43:24 -

515

TATRA

05:37:24 00:49:38 -

518

HINO

05:47:35 00:59:49 -

505

MAN

05:52:16 01:04:30 00:15:00

534

MAN

05:53:41 01:05:55 -

519

TATRA

05:55:20 01:07:34 -

539

TATRA

06:02:18 01:14:32 -

514

GINAF

06:02:44 01:14:58 -

520

IVECO

06:03:50 01:16:04 -

522

DAF

06:04:42 01:16:56 -

512

DAF

06:08:45 01:20:59 -

525

LIAZ

06:19:14 01:31:28 -

511

GINAF

06:19:44 01:31:58 -

563

DAF

06:20:51 01:33:05 -

508

MAN

06:24:09 01:36:23 -

540

DAF

06:32:24 01:44:38 -

548

GINAF

06:46:17 01:58:31 -

509

GINAF

06:47:55 02:00:09 -

547

DAF

06:47:55 02:00:09 -

557

GINAF

07:04:19 02:16:33 -

527

MAN

07:16:39 02:28:53 -

553

MAN

07:20:39 02:32:53 -

543

MAN

07:26:35 02:38:49 -

538

MERCEDES

07:27:51 02:40:05 -

532

HINO

07:33:13 02:45:27 -