Dakar 2016 - Stage 5 - Jujuy > Uyuni (Marathon 2)

[John Bitting]

Beware of Headaches

All round vigilance is required for this second part of the marathon stage: in addition to managing mechanics, particularly the tyres, all the drivers will have to pay attention to their own bodies' reactions. Entry into Bolivia is also marked by an abrupt increase in altitude, rising to 4,600m –the higher point in Dakar's story- during the day's special section. Technically, it is also in this stage that the rally steps up a gear, with the first off-piste sections as well as some navigational gems which might be a headache for some navigators…

Schedule
Local Time is GMT-3
Pacific Standard Time is GMT-8
1st Start (GMT-4) 8:00 am

Transit
Bikes: 314 km / 195.1 miles
Quads: 314 km / 195.1 miles
Cars: 314 km / 195.1 miles
Trucks: 314 km / 195.1 miles

Special Stage
Bikes: 327 km / 203.2 miles
Quads: 327 km / 203.2 miles
Cars: 327 km / 203.2 miles
Trucks: 327 km / 203.2 miles

Cars/Trucks/Bikes/Quads

Cars/Trucks/Bikes/Quads

 

[Chris Tobin]

Finally an off-piste stage, but it is at high altitude so that may wipe out any advantage the Gordinis might have in the rough if they are way down on power to the turbodiesels of the Pugs and Minis...

 

[klajunas]

sleeping beauties - hope all slept well and ready for today's action!

 

[SteveRacer]

 

[SteveRacer]

Toby Price is setting the early pace in the bikes.

 

[El-Todd]

Brabec moving up by each WP. Timed in at 4th by WP4! Get some!


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[SteveRacer]

Cars will be rolling off in about 20 minutes

 

[El-Todd]

Did anyone find out what that penalty was for or are we still just speculating?


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[SteveRacer]

I haven't seen anything. Maybe the RDC team can get us an answer.

 

[spalind]

I even asked the head of the SA Nissan team to see if he could get me some scuttlebutt on the penalty but got no response...

 

[spalind]

ASO was handing out Diamox tablets like candy over the past two days (helps with altitude sickness) and also recommending Viagra to racers as it helps with blood flow...could have been an interesting evening in the bivouac!

 

[spalind]

withdrawals are quite low so far...the ASO wants a 40% or about DNF rate for the race by its end to show its difficulty...a bit behind that pace so far...

 

[fabnahorse]

Well, if everyone's on Viagra there may be some withdrawals today!

 

[HSD RACE]

Brabec still 4th through wp5. So cool to see him running with the leaders in his first Dakar!

 

[Offspring]

good morning girls

Start

gordon off

gdv off right behind rg with terranova right in front

chicherit should be off at ;35 and creed off at :47

1 302 PETERHANSEL (FRA), COTTRET (FRA) PEUGEOT 10:54:00
2 303 SAINZ (ESP), CRUZ (ESP) PEUGEOT 10:57:00
3 314 LOEB (FRA), ELENA (MCO) PEUGEOT 11:00:00
4 300 AL-ATTIYAH (QAT), BAUMEL (FRA) MINI 11:03:00
5 321 DESPRES (FRA), CASTERA (FRA) PEUGEOT 11:06:00
6 305 ALRAJHI (SAU), GOTTSCHALK (DEU) TOYOTA 11:09:00
7 319 POULTER (ZAF), HOWIE (ZAF) TOYOTA 11:12:00
8 304 ROMA (ESP), HARO BRAVO (ESP) MINI 11:15:00
9 310 TERRANOVA (ARG), GRAUE (ARG) MINI 11:18:00
10 312 GORDON (USA), WALCH (USA) GORDINI 11:21:00
11 301 DE VILLIERS (ZAF), VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU) TOYOTA 11:23:00
12 315 HIRVONEN (FIN), PERIN (FRA) MINI 11:25:00
13 307 VASILYEV (RUS), ZHILTSOV (RUS) TOYOTA 11:27:00
14 306 VAN LOON (NLD), ROSEGAAR (NLD) MINI 11:29:00
15 311 TEN BRINKE (NLD), COLSOUL (BEL) TOYOTA 11:31:00
16 317 SPATARO (ARG), LOZADA (ARG) RENAULT 11:33:00

 

[Offspring]

wp 1

sainz to the top

loeb to top

1 314 LOEB (FRA), ELENA (MCO) PEUGEOT 000:30:06 00:00:00
2 303 SAINZ (ESP), CRUZ (ESP) PEUGEOT 000:30:38 00:00:32 00:00:00
3 302 PETERHANSEL (FRA), COTTRET (FRA) PEUGEOT 000:30:47 00:00:41 00:00:00

 

[SteveRacer]

How come Creed is starting so far back today? He finished yesterday 17th? Was a time penalty added?

 

[Offspring]

How come Creed is starting so far back today? He finished yesterday 17th? Was a time penalty added?

yes 4 minutes-wrong, 10 minutes thanks for info!

 

[Offspring]

wp 1 update

nasser still losing time on loeb

he has broken up the pug train for the moment

I lost track yesterday how well despres did on stage 4

yahzeed got up on despres-thought he would

1 314 LOEB (FRA), ELENA (MCO) PEUGEOT 000:30:06 00:00:00
2 303 SAINZ (ESP), CRUZ (ESP) PEUGEOT 000:30:38 00:00:32 00:00:00
3 300 AL-ATTIYAH (QAT), BAUMEL (FRA) MINI 000:30:45 00:00:39 00:00:00
4 302 PETERHANSEL (FRA), COTTRET (FRA) PEUGEOT 000:30:47 00:00:41 00:00:00
5 305 ALRAJHI (SAU), GOTTSCHALK (DEU) TOYOTA 000:31:55 00:01:49 00:00:00
6 321 DESPRES (FRA), CASTERA (FRA) PEUGEOT 000:32:12 00:02:06 00:00:00

 

[07FJRog]

yes 4 minutes

10 minutes, 26th on stage4