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2026 Dakar Rally
Stage Five – Alula (Marathon) to Hail
The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team is back on top after Stage Five of the Dakar Rally, Luciano Benavides claiming the stage win, with a consistent Daniel Sanders finishing third, and moving back into the overall lead.
Luciano BenavidesStage five brought the first marathon to a close, with riders traveling from the marathon refuge to Ha’il and undertaking a 356-kilometre timed special, linked by liaison sections for a total distance of 414 kilometres, with navigation and mechanical reliability remaining critical.
Back in 2024 Kevin Benavides claimed the win in Ha’il, and now two years later his brother Luciano added another to the family tally, leading Chilean Ignacio Cornejo by 3m51s and Aussie Sanders by 5m50s.
Just off the podium was Bradley Cox (+7m22s) achieving Sherco’s best result of the week, followed by the leading Hondas ridden by Tosha Schareina (fifth, +9m13s) and Ricky Brabec (sixth, +9m16s), both of whom opened the special.
Rounding out the stage top-10 were Neels Theric on the Kove in seventh, followed by American Mason Klein in eighth, providing a first top 10 finish for Chinese brand Hoto, who are taking part in the Rally GP class for the first time this year. The placing some good news for the constructor to offset the premature exit of Martin Michek from competition yesterday. Then we saw Konrad Babrowski and Preston Campbell in ninth and tenth, respectively.
Adrien Van Beveren was battling for the top spot on the special when a piece of wire got stuck in his wheel, bringing the Frenchman to a standstill, eventually finishing 18th and 32m21s off pace.
Suffering problems with the foam in his rear wheel, Edgar Canet was forced to stop and make repairs, losing over an hour.
Daniel SandersDaniel Sanders back on top in the overall
The third-place finish saw Sanders return to the top of the overall rankings, ahead of the Spain’s Schareina by 1m59s, Ricky Brabec the virtual leader throughout the day, but finding himself 2m02s off the lead at the finish line.
The stage win saw Luciano Benavides climb into fourth place (+5m55), with Bradley Cox competing for the stage win earlier, but eventually falling short. Hero holds fifth overall with Cornejo, ahead of the Honda HRC duo of Howes and Van Beveren. Cox eighth overall for Sherco, followed by Campbell and Ross Branch.
The day after the first success of his career, Neels Theric doubled his tally in the Rally 2 class, securing Kove’s second victory in two days. The Frenchman won the Rally 2 stage ahead of Konrad Dabrowski by 40s and Preston Campbell (+5m10). Theric just four seconds behind Schareina and a second behind Ricky Brabec – the official Rally GP riders.
Campbell kept hold of the lead in the overall rankings by 20m18s over Konrad Dabrowski. The Polish rider putting in a fine performance in second for the stage, to overtake Toni Mulec. Slovenian Mulec completing the overall Rally 2 podium, 20m54s behind Campbell and just 36-seconds behind Dabrowski.
Next: Stage Six
Riders now head into Stage Six, from Rail to Riyadh, covering 589 km in total, with a 331 km special, which will be followed by the mid-way day of rest on Saturday.
2026 Dakar Rally Stage Five Results
(Provisional)
|
Pos |
Rider |
Team |
Time/Gap |
Penalty |
|
1 |
L. Benavides |
Red Bull KTM |
04h05m16s |
|
|
2 |
I. Cornejo |
Hero MotoSports |
+00h03m51s |
|
|
3 |
D. Sanders |
Red Bull KTM |
+00h05m50s |
|
|
4 |
B. Cox |
Sherco Factory |
+00h07m22s |
|
|
5 |
R. Brabec |
Monster Energy Honda |
+00h09m16s |
|
|
6 |
N. Theric |
Kove Factory |
+00h09m17s |
|
|
7 |
M. Klein |
Hoto Factory |
+00h12m55s |
|
|
8 |
K. Dabrowski |
Duust Rally |
+00h13m57s |
|
|
9 |
P. Campbell |
Monster Energy Honda |
+00h14m27s |
|
|
10 |
T. Mulec |
BAS World KTM |
+00h16m43s |
|
|
11 |
K. Erdenebileg |
BAS World KTM |
+00h18m07s |
|
|
12 |
T. Schareina |
Monster Energy Honda |
+00h19m13s |
00h10m00s |
|
13 |
M. Ventura |
Monster Energy Honda |
+00h20m47s |
|
|
14 |
N. Jucius |
HT Rally Raid |
+00h21m50s |
|
|
15 |
S. Howes |
Monster Energy Honda |
+00h21m53s |
|
|
16 |
R. Barbosa |
HT Rally Raid |
+00h25m38s |
|
|
17 |
M. Engel |
Orion – Moto Racing Group |
+00h28m37s |
|
|
18 |
A. Van Beveren |
Monster Energy Honda |
+00h32m21s |
|
|
19 |
A. Lledó |
Pedregà Team |
+00h32m27s |
|
|
20 |
J. Pedró |
RallyBikes – Pedregà |
+00h35m08s |
|
|
21 |
B. Santos |
BS – Frutas Patricia Pilar |
+00h35m53s |
|
|
22 |
T. Montanari |
Solarys Racing |
+00h37m47s |
|
|
23 |
J. Martiny |
Anquety Motor Sport |
+00h38m38s |
|
|
24 |
B. Melot |
Esprit KTM |
+00h39m47s |
|
|
25 |
D. Karka |
HT Rally Raid |
+00h43m13s |
|
|
26 |
J. Bas |
Universal Ride |
+00h44m09s |
|
|
27 |
E. Gyenes |
Autonet Motorcycle |
+00h44m18s |
|
|
28 |
J. Rostan |
XRaids Experience |
+00h45m09s |
|
|
29 |
J. Vega |
Pont Grup – Kove |
+00h45m25s |
|
|
30 |
T. de Gavardo |
BAS World KTM |
+00h47m04s |
|
|
31 |
D. Drdaj |
Cajdasrot |
+00h50m07s |
|
|
32 |
A. Gava |
Kove Italia |
+00h51m48s |
|
|
33 |
A. Vaudan |
Team Casteu Trophy |
+00h53m20s |
|
|
34 |
M. Schek |
Maxi Schek Motorsport |
+00h54m53s |
|
|
35 |
M. Cauvin |
Team Nomade Racing |
+00h58m08s |
|
|
36 |
D. Pabiska |
SP Moto Bohemia |
+00h59m33s |
|
|
37 |
I. Olthof |
HT Rally Raid |
+01h01m05s |
|
|
38 |
C. Herbst |
Challenger Racing |
+01h01m50s |
|
|
39 |
R. Wallace |
XRaids Experience |
+01h03m17s |
00h15m00s |
|
40 |
T. Interno |
Rally Pov |
+01h04m29s |
|
|
41 |
B. Tabin |
Orion – Moto Racing Group |
+01h06m36s |
|
|
42 |
M. Purevdorj |
XRaids Experience |
+01h08m58s |
|
|
43 |
F. Bancilhon |
Bancilhon Florian |
+01h09m24s |
|
|
44 |
S. Fujiwara |
Rsmoto Rally |
+01h11m34s |
|
|
45 |
I. Zardoya |
Joyride Race Service |
+01h13m01s |
|
|
46 |
P. Pinheiro |
Old Friends Rally |
+01h13m26s |
|
|
47 |
Z. Min |
Zero Mileage Lubricant |
+01h13m28s |
|
|
48 |
R. Branch |
Hero MotoSports |
+01h17m08s |
|
|
49 |
T. Kongshoj |
TKR |
+01h21m34s |
|
|
50 |
L. Cola |
Joyride Race Service |
+01h22m04s |
|
|
51 |
C. López |
Pedregà Team |
+01h23m04s |
|
|
52 |
Z. Hongyi |
Zero Mileage Lubricant |
+01h23m18s |
|
|
53 |
S. Sunier |
Kove Factory |
+01h23m58s |
|
|
54 |
E. Rafic |
Rsmoto Rally |
+01h27m04s |
|
|
55 |
G. Chollet |
XRaids Experience |
+01h27m25s |
|
|
56 |
F. Grot |
BAS World KTM |
+01h28m33s |
|
|
57 |
B. Domet |
Team Casteu Trophy |
+01h28m58s |
|
|
58 |
S. Klevinskas |
AG Rally Dubai |
+01h30m35s |
|
|
59 |
C. Jautard |
Team Nomade Racing |
+01h31m58s |
|
|
60 |
J. Guillén |
Pedregà Team |
+01h32m56s |
|
|
61 |
M. Troquier |
22 Tout Terrain |
+01h33m31s |
|
|
62 |
M. Riva |
Solarys Racing |
+01h36m06s |
|
|
63 |
N. Hawker |
Team Ikuzawa |
+01h37m51s |
|
|
64 |
N. Rafferty |
BAS World KTM |
+01h39m03s |
|
|
65 |
V. Boudros |
DNA Filters – Enduro Greece |
+01h40m03s |
|
|
66 |
C. Zacchetti |
Rsmoto Rally |
+01h40m30s |
|
|
67 |
A. Al Mogeera |
Desert Storm |
+01h44m26s |
2026 Dakar Rally Standings after Stage Five
(Provisional)
|
Pos |
Rider |
Team |
Time/Gap |
Penalty |
|
1 |
D. Sanders |
Red Bull KTM |
20h58m10s |
|
|
2 |
R. Brabec |
Monster Energy Honda |
+00h02m02s |
|
|
3 |
L. Benavides |
Red Bull KTM |
+00h05m55s |
|
|
4 |
T. Schareina |
Monster Energy Honda |
+00h11m59s |
00h10m00s |
|
5 |
I. Cornejo |
Hero MotoSports |
+00h18m38s |
|
|
6 |
S. Howes |
Monster Energy Honda |
+00h29m17s |
00h02m00s |
|
7 |
A. Van Beveren |
Monster Energy Honda |
+00h52m31s |
|
|
8 |
B. Cox |
Sherco Factory |
+01h01m31s |
|
|
9 |
P. Campbell |
Monster Energy Honda |
+01h16m03s |
|
|
10 |
R. Branch |
Hero MotoSports |
+01h23m53s |
00h06m00s |
|
11 |
K. Dabrowski |
Duust Rally |
+01h36m21s |
|
|
12 |
T. Mulec |
BAS World KTM |
+01h36m57s |
|
|
13 |
K. Erdenebileg |
BAS World KTM |
+02h14m19s |
00h06m10s |
|
14 |
N. Jucius |
HT Rally Raid |
+02h18m53s |
|
|
15 |
R. Barbosa |
HT Rally Raid |
+02h19m06s |
00h06m00s |
|
16 |
M. Klein |
Hoto Factory |
+02h19m38s |
00h02m00s |
|
17 |
B. Santos |
BS – Frutas Patricia Pilar |
+02h51m27s |
|
|
18 |
M. Ventura |
Monster Energy Honda |
+02h54m53s |
|
|
19 |
A. Lledó |
Pedregà Team |
+03h17m08s |
00h00m10s |
|
20 |
T. Montanari |
Solarys Racing |
+03h24m16s |
|
|
21 |
M. Engel |
Orion – Moto Racing Group |
+03h34m39s |
00h01m00s |
|
22 |
B. Melot |
Esprit KTM |
+03h39m06s |
|
|
23 |
J. Pedró |
RallyBikes – Pedregà |
+03h40m33s |
00h01m00s |
|
24 |
J. Martiny |
Anquety Motor Sport |
+03h45m29s |
00h06m00s |
|
25 |
J. Vega |
Pont Grup – Kove |
+03h54m44s |
00h01m00s |
|
26 |
E. Gyenes |
Autonet Motorcycle |
+03h59m39s |
|
|
27 |
D. Karka |
HT Rally Raid |
+04h12m59s |
00h01m40s |
|
28 |
T. de Gavardo |
BAS World KTM |
+04h28m05s |
|
|
29 |
D. Drdaj |
Cajdasrot |
+04h31m33s |
|
|
30 |
J. Bas |
Universal Ride |
+04h33m51s |
00h17m10s |
|
31 |
N. Theric |
Kove Factory |
+04h59m41s |
00h39m00s |
|
32 |
M. Schek |
Maxi Schek Motorsport |
+05h26m09s |
|
|
33 |
R. Wallace |
XRaids Experience |
+05h39m10s |
00h15m10s |
|
34 |
A. Vaudan |
Team Casteu Trophy |
+05h51m58s |
|
|
35 |
C. Herbst |
Challenger Racing |
+05h54m27s |
|
|
36 |
J. Rostan |
XRaids Experience |
+05h58m53s |
00h15m00s |
|
37 |
T. Interno |
Rally Pov |
+05h59m57s |
|
|
38 |
M. Purevdorj |
XRaids Experience |
+06h01m57s |
00h31m00s |
|
39 |
D. Pabiska |
SP Moto Bohemia |
+06h04m32s |
|
|
40 |
F. Bancilhon |
Bancilhon Florian |
+06h19m04s |
00h02m00s |
|
41 |
S. Sunier |
Kove Factory |
+06h32m07s |
00h19m00s |
|
42 |
I. Olthof |
HT Rally Raid |
+06h33m23s |
00h15m00s |
|
43 |
S. Fujiwara |
Rsmoto Rally |
+06h34m37s |
00h01m00s |
|
44 |
A. Gava |
Kove Italia |
+06h37m57s |
00h31m00s |
|
45 |
M. Cauvin |
Team Nomade Racing |
+06h46m20s |
00h16m10s |
|
46 |
P. Pinheiro |
Old Friends Rally |
+06h52m36s |
|
|
47 |
G. Chollet |
XRaids Experience |
+07h17m33s |
|
|
48 |
E. Rafic |
Rsmoto Rally |
+07h19m09s |
00h15m00s |
|
49 |
L. Cola |
Joyride Race Service |
+07h25m00s |
|
|
50 |
S. Klevinskas |
AG Rally Dubai |
+07h33m10s |
|
|
51 |
Z. Min |
Zero Mileage Lubricant |
+07h36m35s |
00h16m00s |
|
52 |
C. López |
Pedregà Team |
+08h25m20s |
|
|
53 |
I. Zardoya |
Joyride Race Service |
+08h30m04s |
|
|
54 |
N. Rafferty |
BAS World KTM |
+08h37m18s |
00h02m00s |
|
55 |
T. Kongshoj |
TKR |
+08h42m11s |
|
|
56 |
V. Boudros |
DNA Filters – Enduro Greece |
+08h59m02s |
00h15m00s |
|
57 |
Z. Hongyi |
Zero Mileage Lubricant |
+08h59m08s |
|
|
58 |
F. Grot |
BAS World KTM |
+09h02m59s |
00h01m00s |
|
59 |
N. Hawker |
Team Ikuzawa |
+09h08m21s |
00h01m00s |
|
60 |
B. Domet |
Team Casteu Trophy |
+09h17m05s |
00h17m00s |
|
61 |
C. Zacchetti |
Rsmoto Rally |
+09h29m31s |
|
|
62 |
J. Guillén |
Pedregà Team |
+09h47m52s |
00h01m00s |
|
63 |
M. Troquier |
22 Tout Terrain |
+09h50m18s |
00h03m00s |
|
64 |
A. Al Mogeera |
Desert Storm |
+09h52m53s |
00h37m00s |
|
65 |
C. Jautard |
Team Nomade Racing |
+10h42m19s |
00h15m00s |
|
66 |
M. Riva |
Solarys Racing |
+11h10m45s |
00h18m00s |
|
67 |
B. Tabin |
Orion – Moto Racing Group |
+35h14m10s |
19h16m00s |
2026 Dakar Rally Route/Schedule
2026 Dakar Rally route2026 Dakar Rally Route/Schedule
|
Day |
Date |
Event |
Route – Liason (Special) |
Notes |
|
Sat |
03/01 |
Prologue |
Yanbu > Yanbu – 73km (22km) |
|
|
Sun |
04/01 |
S1 |
Yanbu > Yanbu – 213km (305km) |
|
|
Mon |
05/01 |
S2 |
Yanbu > AlUla – 104km (400km) |
|
|
Tue |
06/01 |
S3 |
AlUla > AlUla – 244km (422km) |
|
|
Wed |
07/01 |
S4 |
AlUla > AlUla – 75km (451km) |
Marathon |
|
Thu |
08/01 |
S5 |
AlUla > Hail – 61km (356km) |
Marathon (pt 2) |
|
Fri |
09/01 |
S6 |
Hail > Riyadh – 589km (331km) |
|
|
Sat |
10/01 |
Rest |
Riyadh |
|
|
Sun |
11/01 |
S7 |
Riyadh > Wadi Ad Dawasir – 414km (462km) |
|
|
Mon |
12/01 |
S8 |
Wadi Ad Dawasir > Wadi Ad Dawasir – 236km (481km) |
|
|
Tue |
13/01 |
S9 |
Wadi Ad Dawasir > Bisha – 122km (418km) |
Marathon |
|
Wed |
14/01 |
S10 |
Bisha > Bisha – 46km (371km) |
Marathon (pt 2) |
|
Thu |
15/01 |
S11 |
Bisha > Al Henakiyah – 535km (347km) |
|
|
Fri |
16/01 |
S12 |
Al Henakiyah > Yanbu – 408km (310km) |
|
|
Sat |
17/01 |
S13 |
Yanbu > Yanbu – 36km (105km) |
Final |
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