After struggling early on during this year's race, Australian duo Toby Price and Daniel Sanders came home third and fourth respectively to move up the overall leaderboard after Pablo Quintanilla ran out of fuel. The overall outright cumulative rankings are still very much provisional but we believe Ricky Brabec has overhauled Ross Branch to now be the outright leader.
Van Beveren fastest, Price third at midway point of 48hr stage speedcafe.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from speedcafe.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Al-Attiyah and Quintanilla dominate Dakar dunes to win stage 5 france24.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from france24.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Five-time winner Nasser Al-Attiyah posted his first win of this year's Dakar Rally on Wednesday, clocking the quickest time in the Empty Quarter dunes between Al-Hofuf and Shubaytah in Saudi Arabia.
Branch set to take Dakar lead, Sanders top 10 after dramatic Stage 1 speedcafe.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from speedcafe.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.