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Dakar 2026, Stage 5: Ford Strikes Back to Win but Toyota Maintains Overall Lead

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Ford claims third win of 2026 after previous triumphs in Prologue and Stage 3

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The fifth stage of the Dakar Rally (Bivouac Refuge - Hail) was won by American Mitch Guthrie (Ford Racing), followed by two teammates. South African Henk Lategan (Toyota Gazoo Racing W2RC) remains the overall leader.

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The binomial composed by Chilean rider Lucas del Río and Argentine Bruno Jacomy won the 5th stage of the Dakar Rally 2026 in Saudi Arabia, specifically in Yanbu, in front of the Red Sea. The national made the tour between Camp Refugio and Halil in a time of 4h18’09.” Pau Navarro and Jan Rosa were his escorts this Thursday, 24 seconds away and closed the podium of the day Dania Akeel, local driver whose navigator is Frenchman Sébastien Delaunay. …

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The "Dakar 2026" motor race, which started in the desert of Saudi Arabia, is in full swing. In this competition, Honored Athlete from Mongolia E. Khaliunbold and International Master P. Morun are competing in the motorcycle category. In the fifth stage, which lasted a total of 414 km, E. Khaliunbold, who is racing with the number 57, ranked in the TOP - 5 with a time of 4:23:23. This means that the 37-year-old Mongolian racer is in fourth place …

The first marathon stage of this Dakar 2026 is over. And as expected, the Ford Raptor T1+ rely heavily on the top10 of the day! Nevertheless, the stage victory is played on a penalty. Fortunately, this does not influence the overall classification where Henk Lategan (Toyota) retains its leading position. Dakar 2026, tripled Ford on the [...] L'article Dakar 2026, the Ford Raptor triumphed in the middle of the penalties of stage 5 appeared first …

Spanishman Tosha Schareina loses the general's lead after being fifth in stage 5.

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