Dakar stage five: Vanagas, who was stuck at the start, improved his position at the finish, Juknevičius – 23

In the fifth speed section, the organization planned a 205 km crossing and a 456 km speed section, which will be the longest of the previous ones. It is reported to contain 53 percent. soil, 25 percent. sand, 20 percent. dunes and 1 percent. stones

Arūnas Gelažninkas (Zigmas Dakar Team, KTM 450 Rally Replica) provisionally finished 32nd (+00: 52: 01). Italian Maurizio Gerini overtook Lithuania and took the position of leader of the “lonely” class, finishing faster than A. Gelažninkas in 6 minutes. 47 sec.

A.Gelažninkas was also overtaken by another competitor, Czech Roman Krejci, who beat Lithuania for 2 minutes. 46 sec.

In the general classification of the “lonely” class, M. Gerini leads (22 hours 56 minutes, 14 seconds), A. Gelažninkas is second (+00: 07: 14) and R. Krejci is third (+00: 16: 27). second

In the general classification of motorcyclists, the fifth speed section was won by Argentine Kevin Benavides, who completed the track in 5 hours. 9 min. 50 sec. From it 1 min. Chilean José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo lagged behind, followed by Australian Tony Price (+00: 01: 20).

Among the Lithuanian cars, Benediktas Vanagas, who finished in 20th place, was the best. He was 49 minutes behind the leader. 11 sec.

In the general classification, B.Vanagas rose from 21st to 16th place (+02: 43: 23) and in 10 minutes. 54 sec. it is behind the Brazilian Guiga Spinelli.

Upon arrival, B. Vanagas revealed that he had navigation problems and lost about half an hour due to them. He also covered 3 laps in the first 150km and had no spare for the remaining 300km.

Then Antanas Juknevičius crossed the line with Darius Vaičiulis. The stable crew ranked 23rd, Uncle B. Vanago separated them just 3 minutes. 11 sec.

E. Juškauskas’s crew jumped to 30 and finished 29. E.Juškauskas was 11 minutes behind A.Juknevičius. 30 seconds.

In the general classification, E.Juškauskas rose from 31st to 27th (+03: 54: 55) and 24 min. 30 seconds. overtakes A.Juknevičius behind him.

Gintas Petrus and Jose Marques (Petrus Kombucha Team, Optimus EVO 3) registered the 39th fastest time (+00: 01: 28: 41), but they can still fall a few places behind.

G.Pus, who did not waste much time with WP2, had even climbed to 21st position, but WP4 and WP5 lost a lot of time and lost their positions.

This time, the African Giniel De Villiers triumphed in the car category, finishing at 17:00. 9 min. 25 sec. His compatriot Brian Baragwanath was second (+00: 00: 58) and Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel was third (+00: 02: 25).

S. Peterhanselis continues to lead in the general classification of the car class after five speed sections (18 h 28 min. 2 sec.), 6 min. From there. 11 sec. behind N. Al-Attiyah and 48 min. 13 sec. – C. Sainzas.

Laisvydas Kancius (Story Racing, Yamaha Raptor 700) reached the finish line in the ATV class by registering the ninth fastest time (+01: 47: 42) and only 15 minutes. 25 sec. he lagged behind Czech Tomas Kubiena, eighth. The Lithuanian beat Frenchman Roman Dutu, who was in eighth place in the general classification, and Tony Vingu, who was in tenth place. However, in the general classification L. Kancius was 1 hour behind T. Vingutas. 22 min. 32 sec. and so far it has not been possible to catch him, but now the runners are designated for less than an hour.

Events:

16.08 val. G.Petrus also reached the finish line! He achieved the 39th fastest time (+00: 01: 28: 41), but could still fall a few places behind.

15.41 val. E.Juškauskas also reached the finish line, tentatively setting the 29th fastest time (+01: 04: 03). E.Juškauskas was 11 minutes behind A.Juknevičius. 30 se.

15.29 val. A.Juknevičius also reached the finish line! Preliminarily, it is in position 23 (+00: 53: 33). This time A.Juknevičius is 3 minutes behind B.Vanags. 22 sec.

15.17 val. B. Vanagas finally reached the finish line! He was 49 minutes behind the leader. 11 sec. and so far it is ranked 20th.

He beat the famous Frenchman Sebastien Loeb, who lost a lot of time between the WP1 and WP2 points and was 1 minute behind the Lithuanian. 7 sec.

Updated 2:23 pm This time, the African Giniel De Villiers triumphed in the car category, finishing at 17:00. 9 min. 25 sec. His compatriot Brian Baragwanathan was second (+00: 00: 58) and third was the French Stephane Peterhansel (+00: 02: 25). Catharics’ common class leader Nasser Al-Attiyah finished fourth (+00: 04: 38), Spaniard Nani Roma finished seventh (+00: 10: 31) and compatriot Carlos Sainz finished eighth (+00: 10: 31). : 15: 19).

S. Peterhanselis continues to lead the general classification of the car class after five speed sections (18h 28 min. 2 sec.), From him 6 min. 11 sec. behind N. Al-Attiyah and 48 min. 13 sec. – C. Sainzas.

Updated 2:09 pm A.Gelažninkas revealed that he fell in the dunes and had to finish the last kilometers in a very uncomfortable way.

“At the beginning of today I made many mistakes in navigation, although the ride was really good, then I became friends with the road book and I got ahead of my main competitors, everything seemed fine and 50 km before the finish, I fell in the dunes … deployed robokop style airbag. “Wrote A. Gelažninkas Motorcyclist on his Facebook account and also mentioned that he could be fined for speed.

Updated 1:50 pm A.Gelažninkas has reached the finish line! The motorcyclist provisionally ranked 32nd (+00: 52: 01). The Italian was overtaken by Italian Maurizio Gerini, who beat Lithuania for 6 minutes. 47 sec. A.Gelažninkas was also overtaken by another competitor, Czech Roman Krejci, who beat Lithuania for 2 minutes. 46 sec.

Updated 1:39 pm Stephane Peterhansel reached the finish line and covered the distance in 5 hours. 11 min. 50 sec. Currently second – Nasser Al-Attiyah (+00: 02: 13). However, they should not be the first and their final location will be clarified later.

Updated 1:20 pm A.Juknevičius had a great distance between points WP7 and WP8! He covered the distance in just 3 minutes. 23 sec. Carlos Sainz, who overcame it more slowly than before, was the Lithuanian who did it the most. Now at point WP8, A.Juknevičius is in 25th place (+00: 44: 58) and only 1 min. 32 sec. It is behind B. Vanags, who was in 24th place (+00: 43: 26).

Updated 13.09.2019 Vanag reached the last intermediate finish, which was 24 (+00: 43: 26). Now the Lithuanian has a long way to go to the finish, which will take him more than an hour and a half.

Updated at 1 pm E.Juškauskas reached the WP7 point and is now in 34th place (+00: 50: 11). They are about 7 minutes from A. Juknevičius and about 10 minutes from B. Vanags.

Updated at 12.59 pm From the last intermediate finish to the final, the leaders drove for more than an hour and a half, so A.Gelažninkas will have to wait at the finish.

Updated at 12.53 pm B.Vanagas reached the WP7 point on the 26th (+00: 40: 14), and A.Juknevičius is also close to it (28th place, +00: 43: 23).

Updated 12.52 pm IGo2Dakar reports what happened to 6th place Mathieu Serradori. The racer is waiting for the help of the truck when the wheel broke.

Updated 12.40 pm In the motorcycle classification, the fifth speed section was won by Argentine Kevin Benavides, who completed the track in 5 hours. 9 min. 50 sec. From it 1 min. Chilean José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo lagged behind, followed by Australian Tony Price (+00: 01: 20).

Updated at 12.32 pm Peter also reached WP6 and is now 39th (+00: 47: 47).

Updated at 12.22 pm B.Vanagas regained the leadership position among the Lithuanians and after reaching the WP6 point improved their place in the standings. Now B.Vanagas is 28 (+00: 38: 57), A.Juknevičius is 30 (+00: 40: 06), and E.Juškauskas is 34 (+00: 46: 69). So far, Petrus has not yet reached WP6.

Updated at 12:01 pm On the way to point WP5, the Lithuanians swapped places: A.Juknevičius leads (31st place, +00: 35: 23), B.Vanagas is behind him (33rd place, +00: 35: 58), G. Petrus is third (place 37, +00: 40: 20), and behind him – E.Juškauskas (place 39, +00: 41: 28).

Updated 11:18 am African Giniel De Villiers continues to lead the car classification, reaching WP6 at 2 pm 36 min. 38 sec. From there 7 min. 42 sec. behind Nani Rome, 8 min. 12 sec. – Stephane Peterhansel, 11 min. 26 sec. – Nasseras Al-Attiyah, 28 min. 19 sec. – Carlos Sainzas.

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Updated 11.08 am All Lithuanians have already reached the WP4 point and have covered 155 km. G. Petus (24th place, +00: 28:40) continues to maintain the excellent pace, followed by A.Juknevičius (30th place, +00: 30: 52), B.Vanagas (36th place, +00: 33: 42 ) and E.Juškauskas (37th place, +00: 36: 35).

Updated 10.54 pm E.Juškauskas reached the WP3 point and was already behind B.Vanags and is 38th (+00: 33: 17). B.Vanagas rose to 37th place (+00: 31: 58), A.Juknevičius fell to 30th place (+00: 28: 13), and G.Petrus stayed at 24th position (+00: 24: 55) .

Updated 10.49 pm G.Petrus still shows the best time of the Lithuanians and at the WP3 point he is ranked 24 (+00: 24: 55), followed by A.Juknevičius (30th, +00: 28: 13). Updated 10.44pm B. Vanagas reaches the WP3 point without major losses and is now 31 minutes behind the leader. 58 sec.

Updated at 10.19 am Big changes to the WP2 point: B.Vanagas (+00: 28: 36, 39th place) lost 18 minutes and is now the last among the Lithuanians, while G.Petrus lost only 4 minutes and is the leader among the Lithuanians (22nd place). A.Juknevičius (26th place, +00: 20:40) is behind G.Petraus, and E.Juškauskas is third (31st place, +00: 24: 57)

Updated at 10.13 pm After two big stages, Dakar rookie Hank Lategan suffered an accident and fractured his lumbar bone. The South African corridor was quickly transferred to Riyadh. Fortunately, co-pilot Brett Cummings was not injured.

Updated 10.10 am All the other Lithuanians also struggled to get to the WP1 point: G.Petrus lost the least time and was 15 minutes behind the leader. 8 sec. (Position 21), A.Juknevičius – 17 min. 58 sec. (Position 28) and E.Juškauskas – 19 min. 53 sec. (Position 33).

Updated at 9.33 pm B.Vanagas reached the first intermediate final and although it took up to 10 minutes. 59 sec. more than leader Giniel De Villiers (30 min. 32 sec.), but the Lithuanian is twelfth. Even teachers like Nasser Al-Attiyah (+00: 05: 56), Stephane Peterhansel (+00: 04: 54), Sebastien Loeb (+00: 30: 45) or Carlos Sainz (+00: 28: 40)) had trouble getting to WP1.

Updated 9.13 pm Like 9 other ATVs, L. Kancius took point WP1 and reached it 20 minutes behind the leader. 29 seconds, but still fifth! In WP2, L. Kancius lost a bit and was eighth (+00: 34:28).

Updated at 9.11 am A.Gelažninkas has successfully cleared three intermediate finals, although it took longer for the first: WP1 – 44th (+00: 20: 30), WP2 – 29th (+00: 24: 26), WP3 – 30th (+00: 26:48).