Pablo Quintanilla was the winner of the fifth stage of the Dakar 2024, which took place this Wednesday with only 118km of special. Ross Branch is once again the leader of the overall classification.
Throughout the route, Quintanilla (Monster Energy Honda) always set the pace, eventually surpassing teammate Adrien van Beveren by 37 seconds. Toby Price (Red Bull KTM) finished third, 1m39s behind, followed by Daniel Sanders (Red Bull GasGas) and Mason Klein (Korr Offroad Racing/Kove). Branch (Hero MotoSports) achieved the sixth fastest time. After winning yesterday, José Ignacio Cornejo (Monster Energy Honda) opened the stage and finished in 14th position.
The time Quintanilla lost cost him the lead, which is now back in the hands of Branch with a 1m14s advantage. Brabec remains in third, now only 3m47s behind the top, with van Beveren and Benavides closing the top five. Quintanilla is in sixth place after Wednesday’s victory.
Top ten of Stage 5:
Top ten overall:
