Dakar Day 4: Sainz Sr. wins stage

Carlos Sainz still has what it takes! Today, the Spaniard has picked up his 40th success on the Dakar allowing the brand-new Audi RS Q e-tron to enjoy its very first stage win on the world’s most prestigious rally-raid.

It is also the very first victory for a vehicle in the T1-Ultimate category, which is reserved for alternatively powered vehicles, a measure that is part of the first act in Dakar’s Future Plans.

At the finishing line for the day’s special, Sébastien Loeb arrived more than 33 min. behind stage winner Carlos Sainz. The nine times winner of the WRC and his co-pilot Fabian Lurquin broke their longitudinal transmission after 10 minutes of racing. They managed to salvage their day by making it to the finishing line on two-wheel drive!

Day 4 Results: Top-10

Pos No. Driver/Navigator Team Time Gap
1 202 C. Sainz (Esp)/L. Cruz (Esp) Team Audi Sport 02:26:51 0:00:00
2 225 H. Lategan (Zaf)/B. Cummings (Zaf) Toyota Gazoo Racing 02:27:29 0:00:38
3 200 S. Peterhansel (Fra)/E. Boulanger (Fra) Team Audi Sport 02:28:32 0:01:41
4 204 N. Roma (Esp)/A. Haro Bravo (Esp) Bahrain Raid Xtreme 02:29:32 0:02:41
5 224 M. Ekstrom (Swe)/E. Bergkvist (Swe) Team Audi Sport 02:29:50 0:02:59
6 205 Y. Al Rajhi (Sau)/M. Orr (Gbr) Overdrive Toyota 02:30:37 0:03:46
7 207 G. De Villiers (Zaf)/D. Murphy (Zaf) Toyota Gazoo Racing 02:31:01 0:04:10
8 201 N. Al-Attiyah (Qat)/M. Baumel (And) Toyota Gazoo Racing 02:32:01 0:05:10
9 222 L. Alvarez (Arg)/A. Monleon (Esp) Overdrive Toyota 02:33:14 0:06:23
10 221 O. Terranova (Arg)/D. Oliveras Carreras (Esp) Bahrain Raid Xtreme 02:35:02 0:08:11

Overall Results After Day 4: Top-10

Pos No. Crew Team Time Gap
1 201 N. Al-Attiyah (Qat)/M. Baumel (And) Toyota Gazoo Racing 09:31:22 0:00:00
2 211 S. Loeb (Fra)/F. Lurquin (Bel) Bahrain Raid Xtreme 10:09:02 0:37:40
3 222 L. Alvarez (Arg)/A. Monleon (Esp) Overdrive Toyota 10:13:28 0:42:06
4 207 G. De Villiers (Zaf)/D. Murphy (Zaf) Toyota Gazoo Racing 10:16:44 0:45:22
5 205 Y. Al Rajhi (Sau)/M. Orr (Gbr) Overdrive Toyota 10:18:51 0:47:29
6 208 V. Vasilyev (Raf)/O. Uperenko (Lva) Vrt Team 10:20:55 0:49:33
7 209 M. Prokop (Cze)/V. Chytka (Cze) Benzina Orlen Team 10:26:08 0:54:46
8 223 S. Halpern (Arg)/B. Graue (Arg) X-Raid Mini Jcw Team 10:32:54 1:01:32
9 203 J. Przygonski (Pol)/T. Gottschalk (Deu) X-Raid Mini Jcw Team 10:38:09 1:06:47
10 221 O. Terranova (Arg)/D. Oliveras Carreras (Esp) Bahrain Raid Xtreme 10:39:26 1:08:04