The breakdown in all categories for Dakar 2026 after Stage 4 is as follows: Shalayna and Lategan become new leaders

Valencia wins second stage in a row Tosha Shalayna Thanks to the brilliant tactics of the Honda team, with which Ricky Brabec carved out the route, and the bonuses he earned, he not only took his fourth partial victory for the second year in a row, but also became the new leader in the motorcycle world, albeit with the same time as Brabec. For cars, in the first part of the marathon stage, Henk Lategan Since the classification had not been established that day, he corrected his serious mistakes in the prologue and became the new leader after reviewing everyone at Toyota in the fourth stage, without any real consequences.

In the motorcycle race, “Chucky” Sanders lost the overall lead and ended up in 3rd place, 1 minute 24 seconds behind Shalayna and Brabec, but the Valencian moved from 3rd to 1st place. edgar canet He maintains 4th place, but three strongmen escape him and he is 11 minutes 22 seconds. Josep Pedro leads the classification in a MOTUL original.

In automobiles, the bet that Toyota and Dacia would withdraw on Tuesday paid off this Wednesday, with Ford dropping from the top of the overall rankings. Henk Lategan (Toyota) became the new leader, beating Al Attiyah by 3 minutes and 55 seconds, pushing the Ford leader Ekström to 13 minutes and 00 seconds. Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz were fourth in 15 minutes and 53 seconds, while Nani Roma and Alex Haro were seventh in 18 minutes and 36 seconds, ahead of nine-time WRC champion Seb Loeb, who remains in contention for the Dakar crown, in 19 minutes and 57 seconds. Carlos Sainz is 12 minutes behind his traditional rivals Al Attiyah.

Great action by Cristina Gutierrez and Laia Sanz. If things don’t go well for Dasias, Chris, who will have to carry a backpack like he did in 2025, closes in on the top 10 with a time of 25:18, while Laia Sanz remains 18th in 42:06, but is 12 minutes away from the top 15.

And in the Challenger, Pau Navarro and Jan Rosa are 45 inches behind the lead held by Saudi.

Alula-Alula (marathon), motorcycle, 495 km, special 417 km. Car, 530 km, special 452 km:

Stage 4 motorcycle classification:

1. Tosha Chalayna (ESP/Honda) 4:31’56”

2. Ricky Brabec (USA/Honda) 6 inch

3. Schuyler Howes (USA/Honda) 10 inch

4. Ross Branch (BOT/Hero) 16″

5. Daniel Saunders (AUS/KTM) 2’37”

6. Nacho Cornejo (CHL/Hero) 3’13”

7. Luciano Benavides (ARG/KTM) 3’16”

8. Edgar Canet (ESP/KTM) 3’49”

9. Adrian Van Beveren (France/Honda) 5’11”

10. Niels Selick (FRA/Kobe) 10’22” (Rally 2)

19. Arnau Jed (ESP/KTM) 37’33”

22. Josep Pedro (ESP/Husqvarna) 51 minutes 55 seconds

25. Javi Vega (ESP/Kobe) 54’43”

56. Carlos Lopez (ESP/KTM) 1:54’36”

60. Iñigo Zardoja (ESP/KTM) 1:59’46”

65. Mario Garrido (ESP/GasGas) 2:14’47”

75. Borja Perez (ESP/Husqvarna) 2:35’00”

78. Joao Carles Guillen (ESP/Husqvarna) 2’38’00”

83. Juancar Torres (ESP/Husqvarna) 2:51’46”

84. Rashid Alual (ESP/Husqvarna) 2:53’13”

83. Juancar Torres (ESP/Husqvarna) 2:51’46”

97. Fernando Dominguez (ESP/KTM) 4:25′ 05”

General motorcycle classification stage 4:

1. Tosha Chalayna (ESP/Honda) 16:45’40”

2. Ricky Brabec (USA/Honda) ID.

3. Daniel Saunders (Australia/KTM) 1 minute 24 seconds

4. Edgar Canet (ESP/KTM) 11’22”

5. Luciano Benavides (ARG/KTM) 13’09”

6. Ross Branch (BOT/Hero) 13’59”

7. Skyler Howes (USA/Honda) 14’38”

8. Nacho Cornejo (CHL/Hero) 22’01”

9. Adrian van Beveren (France/Honda) 27’24”

10. Niels Selick (FRA/Kobe) 1:01″23 (Rally 2 Leader)

21. Arnau Jed (ESP/KTM) 2:51’55”

24. Josep Pedro (ESP/Husqvarna) 3:12’39” (Original Leader)

27. Javi Vega (ESP/Kobe) 3:16’33”

56. Carlos Lopez (ESP/KTM) 7:09’30”

57. Igo Zardoja (ESP/KTM) 7:24’17”

68. Joao Carles Guillen (E/Husqvarna) 8:22’10”

69. Mario Garrido (ESP/GasGas) 8:41’15”

76. Borja Perez (ESP/Husqvarna) 9:29’39”

79. Rashid Alual (ESP/Husqvarna) 9:56′ 30”

80. Juancar Torres (ESP/Husqvarna) 10:05’09”

92. Fernando Dominguez (ESP/KTM) 12:16′ 54”

Ricardo Lastra (ESP/KTM) abandons stage 2

Lorenzo Santorino (ESP/Sherco) abandons stage 2

Stage 4 vehicle classification:

1. Henk Lategan/B. Cummings (RSA/Toyota) 4:47:08

2. Nasser Al Attiyah / F. Larquin (QAT/Dacia) 7’03”

3. Marek Gochar / M. Marton (POL/Toyota) 14:15

4. Eric Goczal / S. Gospodarczyk (POL/Toyota) 17’36”

5. Sébastien Loeb / E. Boulanger (FRA/Dacia) 17’54”

6. Michal Gočar / Diego Ortega (POL-ESP/Toyota) 19’53”

7. Toby Price/Armando Monleon (AUS-ESP/Toyota) 20’07”

8. Brian Baragwanath/L. Cremer (RSA/Century) 21’35”

9. Saad Valiawa/F. Casale (RSA/Toyota) 22’09”

10. Mathieu Serradri / L. Minaudier (FRA/Century) 22’34”

11. Seth Quintero / A. Short (USA/Toyota) 23’27”

12. Matthias Ekström / E. Bergqvist (SUE/Ford) 26’39”

13. Carlos Sainz / Lucas Cruz (ESP/Ford) 27’06”

14. Laia Sanz / M. Gerini (ESP/Ebro) 28’58”

15. Nani Roma / Alex Haro (ESP/Ford) 29’21”

19. Cristina Gutierrez / Pablo Moreno (ESP/Dacia) 34’06”

29. Guy Botterill/Oriol Mena (RSA-ESP/Toyota) 52’05”

36. Isidor Esteve / Chema Villalobos (ESP/Toyota) 1:04’37”

38. Jesus Calleja/Eduardo Blanco (ESP/Santana) 1:07’15

42. Maria Gameiro/Rosa Romero (POR-ESP/Mini) 1:24’17”

55. Jordi Taurus/Santi Costa (ESP/Optimus) 2:29′ 07”

Nandu Jubany/Mark Sola (ESP/Optimus)

Pedro Peñate / Daniel Mesa (ESP/Century)

General classification vehicle stage 4:

1. Henk Lategan/B. Cummings (RSA/Toyota) 16:29’15”

2. Nasser Al Attiyah / F. Larquin (QAT/Dacia) 3’55”

3. Matthias Ekström / E. Bergqvist (SUE/Ford) 13’00”

4. Carlos Sainz / Lucas Cruz (ESP/Ford) 15’53”

5. Matthew Serradri / L. Minaudier (FRA/Century) 16’53”

6. Third Valiawa / F. Casale (RSA/Toyota) 18’19”

7. Nani Roma / Alex Haro (ESP/Ford) 18’36”

8. Sébastien Loeb / E. Boulanger (FRA/Dacia) 19’57”

9. Eric Goczal / S. Gospodarczyk (POL/Toyota) 21’22”

10. Cristina Gutierrez / Pablo Moreno (ESP/Dacia) 25’18”

11. Michal Goczal / Diego Ortega (POL-ESP/Toyota) 25’24”

16. Toby Price/Armando Monleon (AUS-ESP/Toyota) 30’43”

18. Laia Sanz / M. Gerini (ESP/Ebro) 42’06”

22. Guy Botterill/Oriol Mena (RSA-ESP/Toyota) 1:04’55”

30. Isidor Esteve / Chema Villalobos (ESP/Toyota) 2:12’23”

34. Jesus Calleja/Eduardo Blanco (ESP/Santana) 2:48’01”

40. Maria Gameiro/Rosa Romero (POR-ESP/Mini) 4:10’04”

48. Jordi Taurus/Santi Costa (ESP/Optimus) 5:19′ 02”

Nandu Jubany/Mark Sola (ESP/Optimus)

Pedro Peñate / Daniel Mesa (ESP/Century)

Classification Stage 4 Challenger

1. Nicolas Cabiliaso/V. Pertegarini (ARG/Taurus) 5:23’12”

2. Pau Navarro/Yan Rosa (ESP/Taurus) 2’29”

3. Dania Achille / S. Delaunay (SAU/Taurus) 4’06”

4. Yasir Seiadan/X. Flick (SAU/Taurus) 9’16”

5. Louis Carneiro / F. Mota (POR/MMP) 17’28”

11. Oscar Lal/Fernando Acosta (ESP/Taurus) 45’51”

28. Joan Font/Adria Guillem (ESP/BRP) 2:20′ 46”

General Stage 4 Challenger

1. Yasir Seyerdan/X. Flick (SAU/Taurus) 18:20’19”

2. Pau Navarro/Yan Rosa (ESP/Taurus) 45 inches

3. Nicolas Cabiliaso/V. Pertegarini (ARG/Taurus) 6’45”

4. Lucas Del Rio/B. Jacomy (CHL/Taurus) 13’32”

24, Joan Font/Adria Guillem (ESP/BRP) 6:26′ 00”

29. Oscar Lal/Fernando Acosta (ESP/Taurus) 8:30’49”

SSV stage 4 classification:

1. Brock Hegar/Eddie (USA/Polaris) 5:21’38”

2. João Monteiro/Moraes (POR/BRP) 16’12”

3. Joan Diaz/Jordan (POR/Polaris) 16’40”

4. Hunter Miller / J. Gray (USA/BRP) 18’31”

5. Jeremias González/Rinaldi (ARG/BRP) 19’00”

18. Joan Piferer/Xavi Blanco (ESP/BRP) 1:12’11”

31. Sebastian Guayasamin/Pol Ross (ECU/ESP/Polaris) 1:43’25”

18. Joan Piferer/Xavi Blanco (ESP/BRP) 1:12’11”

36. Domingo Roman/Oscar Bravo (ESP/Polaris) 2:23’50”

37. Josep Me Cami/Christian Cami (ESP/BRP Can-Am) 2:40′ 24”

Carlos Santaolalla/Alan Sol (ESP/BRP Can-Am)

Gerard Fares/Toni Wingat (ESP/BRP) did not start/retired

General stage 4 SSV

1. Brock Hegar/Eddie (USA/Polaris) 18:30’35”

2. Xavier de Soultrait/Bonnet (FRA/Polaris) 31’31”

3. Alexandre Pinto / Oliveira (POR/Polaris) 47’56”

4. Hunter Miller / J. Gray (USA/BRP) 55’12”

5. João Monteiro/Moraes (POR/BRP) 56’42”

16. Joan Piferer/Xavi Blanco (ESP/BRP) 2:53’23”

18. Sebastian Guayasamin/Pol Ross (ECU/ESP/Polaris) 3:01’12”

30. Josep Me Cami/Christian Cami (ESP/BRP Can-Am) 8:31’13”

31. Domingo Roman/Oscar Bravo (ESP/Polaris) 10:11’09”

Carlos Santaolalla/Alan Sol (ESP/BRP Can-Am)

Gerard Fares/Toni Wingat (ESP/BRP) abandons stage 4

Classification stage 4 track:

1. Martin Mack/F. Tomasek/D. Svanda (RCH/RCH/RCH-MM Technology) 5:40’19”

2. Mitchell van den Brink/B. van Geen/J. van de Pol (PB/PB/PB-MM Technology) 12’49”

3. Vaidotas Zala/P. Fiusa/M. Van Grool (LIT/POR/PB-Iveco) 18’09”

4. Martin Soltis / Mikush / Sikora (CHE/Baghira) 22’00”

5. Ales Lopre/D. Kripalu/J. Stross (RCH/RCH/RCH-Iveco) 28’29”

18. Dave Ingels/J. Shotanus/David Lopez (BÉL/PB/ESP-MAN) 3:28’06”

22. Manuel Bolero/Ch. Gottlib/Adrián López (ESP/BÉL/ESP-Iveco) 3:57’54”

23. Pol Tibau/Daniel Vaz/David Nadal (ESP/ESP/ESP-Iveco) 4:00’03”

24. Jesús Bolero/Emilio Fiz/Alberto Fiz (ESP/ESP/ESP-MAN) 4:00’08”

27. Alberto Herrero/P. Oliveira/Mario Rodriguez (ESP/MOZ/ESP-Scania) 4:08’08”

Jordi Esteve/Kiko Pardo/Jordi Puyol (ESP/ESP/ESP-DAF)

Javier Herrero/Jose M. Casas/Alfonso Herrero (ESP/ESP/ESP-Iveco)

General stage 4 tracks:

1. Martin Mack/F. Tomasek/D. Svanda (RCH/RCH/RCH-MM Technology) 19:11’37”

2. Mitchell van den Brink/B. van Geen/J. van de Pol (PB/PB/PB-MM Technology) 4’28”

3. Ales Lopre/D. Kripal/J. Stross (RCH/RCH/RCH-Iveco) 29’02”

4. Vaidotas Zala/P. Fiusa/M. Van Grool (LIT/POR/PB-Iveco) 46’52”

5. Richard de Groot/J. Halsebosch/M. Van Rooy (PB/PB/PB-MM Technology) 1:04’41”

21. Alberto Herrero/P. Oliveira/Mario Rodriguez (ESP/MOZ/ESP-Scania) 11:56’46”

22. Manuel Bolero/Ch. Gotlib/Adrián López (ESP/BÉL/ESP-Iveco) 12:05’27”

24. Dave Ingels/J. Shotanus/David Lopez (BÉL/PB/ESP-MAN) 43 hours 21 minutes 42 seconds

25. Pol Tibau/Daniel Vaz/David Nadal (ESP/ESP/ESP-Iveco) 43:23’33”

26. Jesús Bolero/Emilio Fiz/Alberto Fiz (ESP/ESP/ESP-MAN) 43:45’48”

Jordi Esteve/Kiko Pardo/Jordi Puyol (ESP/ESP/ESP-DAF)

Javier Herrero/Jose M. Casas/Alfonso Herrero (ESP/ESP/ESP-Iveco)

Alberto Alonso/Gustavo Ibeas/Raul Arteaga (ESP/ESP/ESP-MAN)

Francesc Estelle/Javier Jacoste/Gerard Rivas (ESP/ESP/ESP-MAN) (Dakar experience/return to racing)