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Dakar 2024, Stage 5: Al-Attiyah wins short stage to move up to second overall
Stage 5 of the Dakar Rally was the shortest special stage at 118km, taking place on sand dunes. Nasser Al-Attiyah was the fastest driver, winning the stage by 1m51s and securing his 48th Dakar Rally stage victory. Guerlain Chicherit finished second, while Juan Cruz Yacopini took third place. Overall leader Yazeed Al-Rajhi came in fourth, losing two minutes to Al-Attiyah. Carlos Sainz had a difficult day, conceding 9m02s and dropping to third overall. Matthias Ekstrom moved up to fourth overall after Lucas Moraes encountered trouble and lost 37m16s. Sebastien Loeb received a 15-minute penalty for missing a waypoint and fell to tenth place in the standings. Mathieu Serradori moved up to fifth place overall, and Stephane Peterhansel and Vaidotas Zala also gained positions. Guillaume De Mevius and Lucas Moraes completed the top ten.