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Dakar Rally SS5: Attiya Sainz stage winner is second
CCTV News: The 2023 Dakar Rally has concluded the competition for the fifth stage of the competition. Al-Attiya, the Qatari driver of the Toyota team, won the stage championship again with a time of 4 hours, 13 minutes and 23 seconds. Audi team veteran Enns was second 1:57 behind and his teammate Peter Hansel was third.
In the car group, Loeb, who won the championship in stages the previous race day, lost 20 minutes due to a rollover. In the Audi field, Ekstrom suffered a mechanical failure and Sainz and Peterhansel won second place and third place on the stage. The stage victory still belongs to Al Attia, who leads the general classification. He currently has a lead of over 22 minutes in aggregate scoring.
For the Chinese drivers, BAIC ORV team Zhang Guoyu/Jean-Pierre finished 17th, Han Wei Motorsports team Han Wei/Marley 22nd, Zi Yunliang/Sha He 69th, Tian Po/Du Xuanyi 77th.
In the moto group, Ba Reid, who won the stage championship yesterday, suffered a crash, but luckily the Spaniard was fine. Another Honda rider, Van Beveren, won his first stage championship in 5 years, and the overall points leader became Howes, followed by Price.
For the Chinese riders, Sunil was 36th, Deng Liansong 48th, Zhang Min 69th, Zhao Hongyi 70th, Zaker 82nd and Fang Mingji 95th.