



































































Start
Start Special
Waypoint*
Finish
Finish Special
Waypoint reached*
Refuelling| Special | Cars | Bikes | Quads | Trucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | 06:58 | 04:40 | 04:40 | 04:15 |
| Connection | 175km | 176km | 176km | 324km |
| Special stage | 593km | 593km | 593km | 293km |
| Number of participants | ||||
| from start | 106 | 140 | 27 | 65 |
| have left | 102 | 140 | 27 | 65 |
| WP1 | 103 | 136 | 27 | 64 |
| WP2 | 101 | 136 | 27 | 64 |
| WP3 | 99 | 133 | 27 | 64 |
| WP4 | 100 | 131 | 27 | 64 |
| WP5 | 98 | 132 | 26 | 64 |
| WP6 | 98 | 131 | 26 | 63 |
| WP7 | 95 | 131 | 25 | 63 |
| WP8 | 94 | 132 | 25 | 63 |
| WP9 | 95 | 131 | 24 | - |
| WP10 | 95 | 130 | 24 | - |
| WP11 | 96 | 129 | 24 | - |
| WP12 | 91 | 128 | 24 | - |
| WP13 | 89 | 127 | 24 | - |
| at arrival | 89 | 133 | 26 | 63 |
| WPF | - | - | - | - |
Live Comments
23:12 Cars: Waiting for Chicherit
The first driver to set off this morning, Guerlain Chicherit, is clearly struggling, although we still don't know why. He went through the km 499 CP just over 60 minutes ago, more than an hour off the pace and in a provisional fiftieth place.
23:05 Cars: Overall: More breathing space for Peter
Stéphane Peterhansel's margin over his rivals, now at 49'31', is enough for him to start relaxing a bit. Nasser Al-Attiyah's mishaps benefitted the Frenchman, who now leads Giniel de Villiers. Leonid Novitskiy's third place makes Mini dream of a double on the podium, with Nani Roma fourth at 1 h 34'16'. Fifth-placed Orlando Terranova (+2 h 01'08') will have to see off the attacks of Carlos Sousa and his Great Wall, currently sixth at 2 h 13'41'.
22:58 Cars: Nasser Al-Attiyah still at a standstill
A nightmare special for the Qatar Red Bull driver. The Qatari has stopped several times since the start and he's still in the sector after km 495. His GPS has been sending a stop signal for more than an hour. Even if he makes it to the finish, he'll end up in the catacombs of the general classification.
22:50 Cars: Finish 2: Terranova takes third
Behind Nani Roma and Stéphane Peterhansel's Minis, Argentina's Orlando Terranova (+6'54') makes it a 1-2-3 for the X-Raid team. American Robby Gordon and his Hummer (+8'37') came in fourth, followed by Giniel de Villiers' Toyota (+9'39'), Carlos Sousa's Haval Great Wall (+10'23') and Leonid Novitskiy's Mini (+11'20'). Geoff Olholm and his Toyota (+20'23') also produced a noteworthy performance by dominating Lucio Álvarez (+27'37').
22:26 Cars: Finish 2: Roma makes it two!
The Spaniard takes his second stage in the 2013 Dakar with 4'11' on teammate Stéphane Peterhansel, 6'54' on Orlando Terranova and 8'37' on Robby Gordon. We're now waiting for Giniel de Villiers and Carlos Sousa.
22:21 Cars: Al-Attiyah in a tight spot
Multiple stops for the man at the wheel of the Qatar Red Bull buggy. Nasser Al-Attiyah has again come to a halt four kilometres from the finish line.
21:52 Cars: Nani Roma forges ahead after 499 km
The checkpoint confirmed that the feeling Giniel de Villiers was losing time wasn't just an impression. Spain's Nani Roma seized the lead with a nine-second margin over the South African. Stéphane Peterhansel is third at 4'26', Robby Gordon fourth at 8'05', and Carlos Sousa seems poised to take a terrific fifth place at 8'50'. But first he'll have to see off the onslaught of Leonid Novitskiy, who's just 21' off the pace of the Top 5.
21:31 Cars: Giniel de Villiers in trouble?
The South African's pace nosedived a few minutes ago as he was leading the race. His Toyota Hilux has yet to go through km 423, although nineteen other competitors have already done so.
21:30 Cars: Wevers and Lurquin's dream goes up in smoke
The Dutch-Belgian crew was having a very good 2013 Dakar, but disaster struck in today's special. Their Ford HRX caught fire at km 423. Erik Wevers and Fabian Lurquin emerged unscathed, but their vehicle is wrecked.
21:27 Cars: Giniel de Villiers in trouble?
The South African driver's pace nosedived a few minutes ago as he was leading the race. His Toyota Hilux has yet to go through km 423, although nineteen drivers have already done so.
19:25 Cars: Repair time for Raud
The man at the wheel of the Toyota Land Cruiser of Team Biscauto and his co-driver Guy Lefebvre are busy repairing their car with the help of Thierry Richard and Jean-Marie Leroux, the crew of the KDJ 120 of Team Lardeau Compétition.
19:06 Cars: Finish 1: Terranova fourth
Argentina's Orlando Terranova and his BMW X3 are fourth in the provisional classification, 4'57' behind leader Giniel de Villiers. The cars are currently making their way through the neutralised sector.
18:08 Cars: Finish 1: De Villiers perched on top
The South African at the wheel of the Toyota Hilux made good on what he showed at the checkpoints by prevailing at the end of the first part of today's special. His total time of 2 h 53'47' was enough for him to beat the Minis of Nani Roma (+43') and Stéphane Peterhansel (+3'02'). An outstanding Carlos Sousa came in fourth at 3'36', with Robby Gordon a further 38' back. Leonid Novitskiy's Mini was sixth at 7'20', with Guerlain Chicherit in seventh place just 1' behind the Russian, followed by Geoff Olholm at 10'30' and Nasser Al-Attiyah at 10’46'.
17:45 Cars: One Kazakh helps another
The two Toyota Desert Warriors driven by Kazakhs Aidyn Rakhimbayev and Bauyrzhan Issabayev (race nos. 409 and 410) are both at a standstill at km 117. Issabayev's been struck by a mechanical and his teammate has stopped to help him repair it.
17:35 Cars: Game over for Ferreyros?
Km 45 of today's special could very well be the end of the road for Peruvian Ramón Ferreyros and his co-driver José María Rodríguez. They're fighting to repair their vehicle, which has been heavily damaged in a crash.
17:30 Cars: Game over for Ferreyros?
Km 45 of today's special could spell the end for Peruvian Ramón Ferreyros and his co-driver José María Rodríguez's participation in the rally. They're both trying to repair their vehicle, heavily damaged by a crash.
16:43 Cars: De Villiers still in charge after 121 km
The South African enjoys a 1'14' margin over Spaniard Nani Roma. Third-placed Stéphane Peterhansel is 1'23' down, while fourth-placed Orlando Terranova lies 2'23' behind the leader and is doing his best to see off Guerlain Chicherit's onslaught, with just 22' between them. A cracking performance by Carlos Sousa in sixth place, ahead of Robby Gordon and Leonid Novitskiy.
16:35 Cars: A difficult comeback for Garland
Aussie Bruce Garland, who skipped last year's Dakar, must have done something to annoy Lady Luck on the road to Córdoba. It looks like the engine of his Isuzu D-Max gave up 175 km into the special.
15:24 Cars: De Villiers bares his teeth!
38 km into the special, Giniel de Villiers' Toyota Hilux has clocked a time of 34'00', beating Nani Roma's Mini by 16', Stéphane Peterhansel's Mini by 20' and Lucio Álvarez's Hilux by 49'. Next came Robby Gordon (+1'28'), who's just one second ahead of Orlando Terranova. Leonid Novitskiy was 2'14' down, with Nasser Al-Attiyah 2'36' back.
14:18 Cars: The cars are go!
The first car started the special at 10:13 am local time. It was none other than Guerlain Chicherit's SMG buggy, followed by Orlando Terranova (BMW X3) and Robby Gordon (Hummer).
12:10 Cars: And beyond the Top 20?
Zhou Yong, a Chinese driver at the wheel of a Chinese car, is within striking distance of the Top 20. Just behind him, Robby Gordon's Hummer is working its way back up following their problems in the first few stages. Gordon currently leads Boris Gadasin's Nissan G-Force pick-up. Now that we mention drivers in pick-ups, Eric Vigouroux sits in thirtieth place in his Dakar comeback.
12:06 Cars: Overall: what's going on behind the leaders?
Although all eyes are focused on the fight for the title, let's look at the situation beyond the Top 10 at the beginning of the second week of the 2013 Dakar. Portugal's Carlos Souza lies in tenth place and could very well drive his Haval Great Wall to final Top 10. The gaps between him and eighth-placed Orlando Terranova and ninth-placed Beñat Errandonea. Nevertheless, hunter Sousa is himself hunted by Pascal Thomasse, who's just 14'17' behind him. Dutchman Erik Wevers and his HRX are still in the running, less than 10 minutes down on the MD Rallye buggy. A similar gap separates him from Guilherme Spinelli's Mitsubishi.
11:56 Cars: Overall: what's going on behind the leaders? (part 3)
Another focal point of the race is the fifteenth place, where Geoff Olholm's Toyota and Matthias Kahle's Sam-Mercedes are locked in a fierce battle, with a mere 7'20' between them. The fight on their rear mirrors is even closer, as Adam Malysz's Toyota and Christian Lavieille's Nissan Juke Dessoude clash for the seventeenth place with just 2'09' between them. Let's not forget about Lucio Álvarez, who's driving in twentieth place after a first week plagued by mishaps.
11:52 Cars: Chicherit blazes the trail
Guerlain Chicherit, the man who came in from the storm to win Saturday's stage, is the first rider to take off from Tucumán Province for the 176 km link section which will take the 106 cars to the start of the special, not far from Alijilán. The car race is scheduled to begin at 10:13 am local time.
21:38 Bikes: Faria takes control of the overall
KTM's Portuguese rider now sits at the top of the general classification, 5'23' ahead of his teammate and today's stage winner Cyril Despres, thanks to the 15-minute penalty handed down to Despres yesterday for changing his engine. Francisco López isn't far away from them, sitting in third place, 9'03' down. Ivan Jakes (+16'56') is fourth and Alessandro Botturi (+22'58') is fifth. Olivier Pain (+28'46') slips to sixth after a catastrophic stage in which he finished 28th. David Casteu's place in the general classification is still uncertain because he hasn't crossed the finish line yet. He's still about 20 km from the finish.
21:01 Bikes: Casteu's bad hair day
David Casteu is still in the special, but now we know more about his mishaps: it's all about a problem with his tank which he hasn't been able to repair by himself. Expect the rider from Nice to plummet down the classification.
20:32 Bikes: Finish 2: Despres wraps it up
The man on the no. 1 KTM was 4'03' faster than Joan Barreda. Alessandro Botturi (+5'14') took third in this stage, ahead of Ruben Faria (+7'47') and Hélder Rodrigues (+8'47'). Ivan Jakes finished sixth, 9'37' down on the winner. Olivier Pain and David Casteu have yet to cross the finish line.
20:05 Bikes: Despres in a class of his own
Joan Barreda's performance was impressive, but Cyril Despres is the man of the day. He beat the Spaniard by 4'03'. We're now waiting for Alessandro Botturi, among others, to confirm the podium.
20:02 Bikes: Casteu just doesn't catch a break
Following his mechanical problems and a fall due to a cow, injuring his right shoulder, David Casteu has stopped again, this time just before km 560. He's still got about 30 kilometres to go.
19:53 Bikes: Barreda crosses the finish line
Joan Barreda has just gone through the checkpoint at 141 km/h to finish the ninth special of the 2013 Dakar. It took the Spaniard 7 h 45'39' to cover the 593 km special. We're now waiting for the riders behind him to cross the finish line in order to get a clear picture of the pecking order at the end of this stage.
19:16 Bikes: Km 499: Despres keeps Barreda at bay
Cyril Despres still leads Joan Barreda by 3'21', Alessandro Botturi by 3'51', Ruben Faria by 6'18', Hélder Rodrigues by 8'46', Johnny Campbell by 13'38', Pedro Bianchi Prata by 21'18' and Felipe Prohens by 26'48'. Olivier Pain started the special only a few minutes ago, having taken a tumble earlier. He and David Casteu are two of the major casualties of today's stage.
18:20 Bikes: Provisional standings after 423 km
Cyril Despres is in control, still followed by Joan Barreda at 3'47', Alessandro Botturi at 5'29', Ruben Faria at 5'49', Ivan Jakes at 7'25' and Hélder Rodrigues at 7’47'. David Casteu has lost 23'46' so far.
18:14 Bikes: Lachaume working on his car
Pierre Lachaume and Olivier Lambert's Nissan pick-up has been hit by a mechanical and had to stop at km 132 of today's special. The former motorcyle rider was helped by Bruno Miot and Pascal Gambillon and looks set to hit the road again after some repairs.
18:12 Bikes: Pain suffers a minor fall
The former overall leader fell in the area around km 370. Olivier Pain tumbled into a ditch and was unable to get out from it. He emerged unscathed with some help from Michael Metge and Vincent Guindani, who's doubling up as Yamaha's guardian angel today.
17:39 Bikes: Gardulski throws in the towel
Chilean Josefina Gardulski's rescue of fellow countryman Axel Heilenkotter didn't earn her any good karma, it seems. She was hit by a mechanical problem which degenerated into a fire. She was 133rd in the overall this morning.
17:21 Bikes: Campbell stops
American Johnny Campbell has hardly started the special and he's already come to a halt just before km 376. His GPS has been sending a stop signal for five minutes now.
17:01 Bikes: Barreda opens the throttle again
Spaniard Joan Barreda (Husqvarna) entered the second part of the special at 12:49:21 pm local time.
16:02 Bikes: Chaleco losing ten minutes
Francisco López's gunpowder seems to have been wet in the first part of the special, where he conceded 10'40'. With Olivier Pain losing ground too, Ivan Jakes and Jeremías Israel Esquerre stand to gain from the situation.
15:45 Bikes: Holy cow!
We thought he might have run out of petrol due to a leak, but the reason why David Casteu lost time in the special was because he hit a cow! The Yamaha rider hurt his shoulder. The medical team strapped it at the end of the first part of the special and will be keeping an eye on him.
15:38 Bikes: Finish 1: Despres going strong, Casteu going down
David Casteu lost 21'45' to his fellow countryman and leader of the KTM team. At the end of the first 225 km timed sector, before the neutralisation, Cyril Despres is the man to beat in today's special, with a total time of 2 h 55'16', followed by Joan Barreda at 4'05' and Johnny Campbell at 5'34'. Ruben Faria lies in fourth place, 5'38' down. Ivan Jakes is fifth, 6'49' back, followed by Hélder Rodrigues at 7'59'.
15:16 Bikes: Guindani to the rescue
Yamaha's Vincent Guindani stopped next to David Casteu, probably to help him out, and the rider from Nice is up and running again after losing about ten minutes.
15:14 Bikes: Pain also struggling
Olivier Pain has also stopped, 182 km into the special, for some as yet unknown reason. The Frenchman and former overall leader has come to a halt in a forested area where the course of today's special follows a forest road.
15:11 Bikes: Casteu stops again!
Overall leader David Casteu has come to a standstill 210 km into today's special. The rider from Nice had already stopped before to check something on his motorcycle. It looks like he's got a fuel supply problem (a leak, maybe?). But the Yamaha rider stopped 16 km from the refuelling point, could it be that he's run out of petrol?
14:15 Bikes: Botturi still well placed
The Italian rider has posted the third best time so far at the second checkpoint, 2'45' behind leader Cyril Despres.
14:14 Bikes: Heilenkotter's engine blows up
The engine of Chilean Axel Heilenkotter's Sherco seems to have broken down. Fellow Chilean Josefina Gardulski has come to his aid and is now towing him through the special.
14:04 Bikes: Stop and go for Casteu
David Casteu stopped for a minute at km 134 of today's special. It looks like he wanted to check something on his motorcycle.
14:01 Bikes: CP2: Despres still on top at km 121
The Frenchman is still leading the motorcycle race but has been unable to open a large gap on those behind him: Joan Barreda is riding at 50', David Casteu at 3'05', Johnny Campbell at 3'10', Ivan Jakes at 3'46' and Hélder Rodrigues at 3'55'. Pedro Prata Bianchi is currently riding in seventh place at 5'57', followed by Vincent Guindani at 8'59'.
12:59 Bikes: CP1: Despres seizes the lead
Cyril Despres has posted a best time of 34'44' in the motorcycle category,, with Hélder Rodrigues' Honda a mere 27' back. Perhaps he's decided to step it up a notch in today's special following his careful start to the rally, but what's for sure is that the Frenchman has clawed back 1'13' from fellow countryman and overall leader David Casteu.
12:44 Bikes: CP1: Barreda in the lead after 38 km
38 km into today's special, the top 3 riders are ranked in the exact same order they went through the checkpoint: Barreda leads Campbell and Jakes, with roughly 30 seconds separating the three of them. Behind them, overall leader David Casteu has caught up with Pedro Bianchi Prata and Vincent Guindani and is now 40 seconds down on Barreda.
12:24 Bikes: The motorcycle special starts!
Joan Barreda entered today's special at 7:50 am local time, followed by Johnny Campbell and Ivan Jakes, for the longest special of the rally: 593 km with a 122 km neutralised sector more or less after the first third.
11:46 Bikes: Overall: what's going on beyond the Top 20?
Among the KTMs, Hondas and other Yamahas, Marc Guasch and his Gas-Gas female teammate Laia Sanz lie twenty-ninth and thirtieth, respectively. The enduro and trial world champion set herself reasonable goals after injuring her foot. Alain Duclos' new adventure with Sherco has been plagued by mishaps and he now lies in forty-third, just behind Joan Barreda, who's also far from where he should be. The rider from Saint-Médard had three very difficult stages which he finished beyond the one-hundredth place.
11:40 Bikes: Overall: what's going on behind the leaders? (part 2)
Down in twenty-fourth place, Paulo Gonçalves has paid a hefty price for his technical problems. Even though he's been clawing his way up again, he's still 1 h 41' down on the leader, but just 20 seconds behind KTM's Dutchman Henk Knuiman, Marc Coma's former teammate. Behind Gonçalves lies another KTM with Pole Jacek Czachor on it, 7 minutes down on the Portuguese rider. From the riders in this group, much is expected from Nîmes-born Michael Metge, who could still take his Yamaha to new heights in the 2013 Dakar.
11:36 Bikes: Overall: what's going on behind the leaders?
Beyond the Top 10, the first rider is no unknown quantity: Kurt Caselli has already shone in this Dakar, taking a stage win in his first participation in the rally. The eleventh-placed rider only has 24' on Daniel Gouet's Honda and 41' on Alessandro Botturi's Husqvarna. Fourteenth-placed Hélder Rodrigues is still within striking distance, 4'52' down on the Italian. From the seventeenth place down, a group of underperforming big names is almost one hour down, led by Juan Pedrero García (+49'18'), whose 4'31' ahead of Frans Verhoeven de 4’31. The highly experienced South African Curtis Darryl lies nineteenth, 3'11' ahead of Norway's Pål Anders Ullevålseter and 3'57' ahead of Aussie Ben Grabham.
11:27 Bikes: Barreda leads the way
Spaniard Joan Barreda and his Husqvarna motorcycle were the first to set off from San Miguel de Tucumán for Córdoba. The 140 motorcycles starting today's stage will have to tackle a 176 km link section followed by a 593 km special.
22:13 Quads: Overall: Patronelli pads his lead
Although he's no longer hunting for a stage win at any cost, Marcos Patronelli just keeps increasing his buffer at the top of the quad classification, which has grown to 1 h 32'28' as of this evening. Rafal Sonik is sitting pretty in third, 2 h 08'44' down, and Sebastián Palma in fourth, 2 h 54'26' back. Today's winner Lukasz Laskawiec lies fifth at 3 h 25'45', roughly 20 minutes ahead of Lucas Bonetto, who in turn has less than 6 minutes on Ignacio Flores Seminario.
21:54 Quads: Finish 2: expanded classification
Rafal Sonik took fourth place in the stage after Lukasz Laskawiec, Marcos Patronelli and Sebastian Husseini, 6'05' down on the winner. Aussie Paul Smith came in fifth, 7'25' back. Ignacio Casale should keep his sixth place, 9'38' down.
21:42 Quads: Finish 2: Laskawiec wins
The Pole showed his intermediate time splits were no fluke by winning the stage with less than a minute to spare over Marcos Patronelli, 55 seconds to be exact. Third-placed Sebastian Husseini was 4'53' off the pace.
20:28 Quads: Laskawiec on the virtual podium
The Polish driver should be in the Top 3 at the end of this stage, which he's currently leading ahead of Marcos Patronelli. Nevertheless, the hierarchy could still change after Sarel Van Biljon goes through the CP, as he's still in the running to win. Lucas Bonetto, on the other hand, lost steam towards the end of the special and now sits in a provisional sixth place, 14'47' down.
20:17 Quads: Provisional classification at km 499
Lukasz Laskawiec is still in the lead, but his closest rival is now Marcos Patronelli, 1'39' back, followed by Sebastian Husseini at 3'06', Rafal Sonik at 4'16' and Ignacio Casale at 7'00'. Sarel Van Biljon and Lucas Bonetto have yet to go through this checkpoint. Both of them were within striking distance at the last one.
19:19 Quads: Laskawiec and Bonetto are neck-and-neck
The two leaders in the quad category, Lucasz Laskawiec and Lucas Bonetto, have finished the first third of the second part of the special with just 13' between them! Marcos Patronelli lies in third place at 1'35', with Sebastian Husseini in fourth at 3'08', 41 seconds ahead of Rafal Sonik.
16:28 Quads: Finish 1: Van Biljon moves to the front
The South African's E-ATV dominated the opposition in the first section. He's leading Lucas Nonetto by 21', Lukasz Laskawiec by 31', Marcos Patronelli by 1’39' and Tomás Maffei by 1'58'. Poland's Rafal Sonik is sixth at 2'06', twelve seconds ahead of Emirati Sebastian Husseini, while Ignacio Casale is 7'36' down on the leader.
14:52 Quads: CP2: Łaskawiec by a nose
Poland's Łukasz Łaskawiec is in the lead at km 121, 10 seconds ahead of Lucas Bonetto. Third-placed Sarel Van Biljon has a 21-second deficit to the Argentinean and Tomás Maffei lies fourth, 1'58' down on the leader and 35' ahead of Marcos Patronelli.
13:42 Quads: CP1: Casale ahead of Łaskawiec
With eight quads through CP1, 38 kilometres into today's special, Ignacio Casale leads Łukasz Łaskawiec by 39', Lucas Bonetto by 45', Sarel Van Biljon by 1'16' and Marcos Patronelli by 1'23'.
11:48 Quads: 27 quads on the start line
27 quads were cleared to start today's stage, led by South Africa's Sarel Van Biljon and his E-ATV, who took the win on Saturday. The overall leader is starting in second place, ahead of Sebastián Palma and Sebastian Husseini.
18:26 Trucks: De Rooy slips down the overall
The Kamazs and Tatras now share the spoils at the top of the Truck overall. Russian Eduard Nikolaev (Kamaz) is in the lead with 17'56' on Czech Martin Kolomý (Tatra) and 33'32' on teammate Ayrat Mardeev. Gerard de Rooy (Iveco) is now fourth and has a deficit of 59'56' to make up. Moreover, fifth-placed Andrey Karginov (Kamaz) is just five seconds behind him.
17:32 Trucks: De Rooy drags himself across the finish line
Gerard de Rooy has crossed the finish line of the first section at 1:14 pm local time after struggling with a failing turbo for 4 h 44'10'. He's lost 1 h 25'38' to leader Aleš Loprais.
16:39 Trucks: Finish 1: Loprais faster than Versluis!
With the first fifteen drivers across the finish line, Aleš Loprais (Tatra) produced a late burst of speed to overtake Pieter Versluis (Man) and beat him by just seven seconds at the end of today's 293 km special! Further down the stage classification, Andrey Karginov's Kamaz finished 1'36' back, followed by Martin Kolomý's Tatra at 2'13' and Marcel van Vliet's Man at 2'36'.
16:24 Trucks: De Rooy's problems
The Dutchman, who had to stop for a long while in the special, has been hit by turbo problems. The leaders have already crossed the finish line at km 293, but he's still got 76 km to go.
15:41 Trucks: Versluis still in command after 223 km
Pieter Versluis' Man is still in the lead with 70 kilometres to go, followed by Aleš Loprais' Tatra and Andrei Karginov's Kamaz. Marcel van Vliet's Man is currently in fourth place.
15:04 Trucks: Versluis holds tight onto the lead
Dutchman Pieter Versluis is still firmly in command of the truck race, with a time of 1 h 58'33' at km 179. He's followed by Aleš Loprais' Tatra (+1'00'), Andrey Karginov's Kamaz (+1'12'), Marcel van Vliet's Man (+1'46') and Martin Kolomý's Tatra (+2'44').
14:12 Trucks: Km 73: Van Vliet joins the party
The Dutchman at the wheel of the no. 502 Man has moved into second place, 45' down on the reference time set by teammate Pieter Versluis.
13:55 Trucks: De Rooy up and running again
Gerard de Rooy keeps moving on in fits and starts, stopping, starting and stopping again, only to get going a few minutes later. The Dutchman is currently at km 25 of today's special, as the first truck goes through km 120.
13:31 Trucks: Km 73: Versluis opens a small gap
Dutchman Pieter Versluis (Man) clocked the best time in the first 63 kilometres, 47' faster than Czech Aleš Loprais' (Tatra) and 1'05' quicker than Russian Andrey Karginov's (Kamaz). No other driver has gone through this point yet.
13:02 Trucks: Biasion stops by De Rooy
Gerard de Rooy, who was struck by a mechanical roughly 8 km into today's special, was briefly joined by teammate Miki Biasion, who then left without his team leader. The Dutchman's been working on his truck for over 15 minutes.
12:48 Trucks: De Rooy at a standstill!
Gerard de Rooy's Iveco has been hit by mechanical problems 10 kilometres into today's special. It's been sending a 'stop' signal for six minutes now.
12:41 Trucks: The stopwatch starts ticking for the trucks
The trucks have just entered their own special course for today's special. Their race will take place a bit to the east of the motorcycle, quad and car races. The juggernauts will tackle a 293 km special, while the other categories have to cover 593 km. Nevertheless, there'll be no neutralised sectors on the truck course.
11:25 Trucks: It's the trucks' turn to open the road
With a 324 km link section before the start of their special, the focus today is on the trucks, which will go head-to-head on a 293 km course designed especially for them. 65 trucks will start today's stage, with Friday's stage winner, Dutchman Gerard de Rooy, at the helm.
Virtual Standings
WPS
WP1
WP2
WP3
WP4
WP5
WP6
WP7
WP8
WPA
WPF
The Standing for this waypoint is not available yet, waiting for the competitors
The Standing for this waypoint is not available yet, waiting for the competitors
The Standing for this waypoint is not available yet, waiting for the competitors
The Standing for this waypoint is not available yet, waiting for the competitors
WP9
The Standing for this waypoint is not available yet, waiting for the competitors
WP10
The Standing for this waypoint is not available yet, waiting for the competitors
WP11
The Standing for this waypoint is not available yet, waiting for the competitors
WP12
The Standing for this waypoint is not available yet, waiting for the competitors
WP13
The Standing for this waypoint is not available yet, waiting for the competitors
Overall WPA