Stage 4 saw the riders on the second leg of the 2 stage marathon. Â After they had to do repairs and maintenance without the aid of any team mechanics late into the night before, they sat off early for the day’s 563km. Â The special section consisted of just over 350km.
The Sherco rider, Juan Pedrero took his maiden win at the end of the special, crossing the line after 5h29m13s, albeit a mere 26s faster than the Chilean rider, Francisco Lopez. Â Marc Coma set the 3rd fastest time for the day, 3 minutes behind Pedrero.
Cyril Despres had some electrical issues 12km before the end of the stage. Â He is now 41 minutes behind overall leader, Joan Barreda. Â Sam Sunderland, who won stage 2, had an engine failure on his Honda, putting an end to his rally.
Overall standings after stage 4:
| Pos | Name | Make | Time | Variation | Penalty |
| 1 | 003 – JOAN BARREDA BORT (ESP) | HONDA CRF 450 RALLY | 15h39m53s | +00:00:00 | –:–:– |
| 2 | 002 – MARC COMA (ESP) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 15h43m03s | +00:03:10 | –:–:– |
| 3 | 005 – FRANCISCO LOPEZ CONTARDO (CHL) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 15h45m05s | +00:05:12 | –:–:– |
| 4 | 022 – ALAIN DUCLOS (FRA) | SHERCO 450 SR | 16h05m48s | +00:25:55 | –:–:– |
| 5 | 006 – OLIVIER PAIN (FRA) | YAMAHA 450 YZF RALLY | 16h09m31s | +00:29:38 | –:–:– |
| 6 | 001 – CYRIL DESPRES (FRA) | YAMAHA 450 YZF | 16h21m10s | +00:41:17 | –:–:– |
| 7 | 009 – DAVID CASTEU (FRA) | KTM 450 RALLY | 16h22m10s | +00:42:17 | –:–:– |
| 8 | 038 – JEREMIAS ISRAEL ESQUERRE (CHL) | SPEEDBRAIN 450 RALLY | 16h26m26s | +00:46:33 | –:–:– |
| 9 | 004 – JORDI VILADOMS (ESP) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 16h29m07s | +00:49:14 | –:–:– |
| 10 | 015 – KUBA PRZYGONSKI (POL) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 16h34m45s | +00:54:52 | –:–:– |
| 11 | 019 – STEFAN SVITKO (SVK) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 16h36m38s | +00:56:45 | –:–:– |
| 12 | 024 – GERARD FARRES GUELL (ESP) | GAS – GAS FR RALLY 450 | 17h00m00s | +01:20:07 | –:–:– |
| 13 | 026 – DANIEL GOUET (CHL) | HONDA 450 | 17h12m04s | +01:32:11 | –:–:– |
| 14 | 016 – IVAN JAKES (SVK) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 17h12m36s | +01:32:43 | –:–:– |
| 15 | 007 – HELDER RODRIGUES (PRT) | HONDA CRF450 RALLY | 17h15m28s | +01:35:35 | –:–:– |
| 16 | 023 – JUAN PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP) | SHERCO 450 SR | 17h19m44s | +01:39:51 | –:–:– |
| 17 | 037 – DARIO JULIO DE SOUZA (BRA) | HONDA CRF450X | 17h42m32s | +02:02:39 | –:–:– |
| 18 | 050 – LAIA SANZ (ESP) | HONDA CRF 450 RALLY | 17h56m29s | +02:16:36 | –:–:– |
| 19 | 010 – PAULO GONCALVES (PRT) | HONDA CRF 450 RALLY | 18h06m41s | +02:26:48 | –:–:– |
| 20 | 017 – MICHAEL METGE (FRA) | YAMAHA 450 YZF | 18h16m49s | +02:36:56 | +00:01:00 |
| 21 | 076 – NICOLAS ALBERTO CARDONA VAGNONI (VEN) | YAMAHA WR 450 | 18h17m47s | +02:37:54 | –:–:– |
| 22 | 030 – RIAAN VAN NIEKERK (ZAF) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 18h21m56s | +02:42:03 | –:–:– |
| 23 | 028 – HENK KNUIMAN (NLD) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 18h28m52s | +02:48:59 | –:–:– |
| 24 | 040 – JUAN CARLOS SALVATIERRA (BOL) | SPEEDBRAIN 450 RALLY | 18h30m42s | +02:50:49 | –:–:– |
| 25 | 052 – CLAUDIO RODRIGUEZ (CHL) | HONDA CRF450 RALLY | 18h36m20s | +02:56:27 | –:–:– |
| 26 | 039 – DAVID PABISKA (CZE) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 18h42m27s | +03:02:34 | –:–:– |
| 27 | 067 – ROBERT VAN PELT (NLD) | HONDA CRF450X | 19h44m16s | +04:04:23 | –:–:– |
| 28 | 133 – TOOMAS TRIISA (EST) | HONDA CRF 450 DAKAR X | 19h47m24s | +04:07:31 | –:–:– |
| 29 | 103 – XAVIER DE SOULTRAIT (FRA) | YAMAHA WRF 450 | 19h48m40s | +04:08:47 | –:–:– |
| 30 | 041 – FELIPE PROHENS (CHL) | YAMAHA WR450 RALLY | 19h50m04s | +04:10:11 | –:–:– |
| 31 | 031 – PAOLO CECI (ITA) | SPEEDBRAIN 450 RALLY | 19h53m24s | +04:13:31 | +00:15:00 |
| 32 | 014 – JAVIER PIZZOLITO (ARG) | HONDA CRF450 RALLY | 19h53m55s | +04:14:02 | –:–:– |
| 33 | 073 – DIEGO DEMELCHORI (ARG) | KAWASAKI KLX 450 | 19h56m25s | +04:16:32 | –:–:– |
| 34 | 033 – JOSE MANUEL PELLICER (ESP) | SUZUKI RMX 450 | 20h02m17s | +04:22:24 | –:–:– |
| 35 | 036 – MARIO PATRAO (PRT) | SUZUKI RMZ 450 RALLY | 20h02m37s | +04:22:44 | –:–:– |
| 36 | 045 – DANIEL OLIVERAS CARRERAS (ESP) | GAS – GAS EC 450 RALLY | 20h02m56s | +04:23:03 | –:–:– |
| 37 | 044 – PEDRO OLIVEIRA (PRT) | SPEEDBRAIN 450 RALLY | 20h05m45s | +04:25:52 | –:–:– |
| 38 | 053 – PEDRO BIANCHI PRATA (PRT) | HUSQVARNA TE 449 RALLY BY BIANCHI PRATA | 20h06m32s | +04:26:39 | +00:05:00 |
| 39 | 083 – PATRICIO CABRERA (CHL) | KAWASAKI KLX 450 | 20h09m04s | +04:29:11 | –:–:– |
| 40 | 074 – HENRICUS VOGELS (NLD) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 20h09m57s | +04:30:04 | –:–:– |
| 41 | 086 – CRISTIAN NASER COLOMBO (CHL) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 20h11m11s | +04:31:18 | –:–:– |
| 42 | 046 – PABLO RODRIGUEZ (ARG) | HONDA CRF 450 RALLY | 20h15m47s | +04:35:54 | –:–:– |
| 43 | 042 – JAIME PROHENS (CHL) | YAMAHA WR450 RALLY | 20h21m34s | +04:41:41 | –:–:– |
| 44 | 174 – TXOMIN ARANA COBEAGA (ESP) | YAMAHA WR 450 | 20h23m23s | +04:43:30 | –:–:– |
| 45 | 117 – MART MEERU (EST) | HONDA CRF 450 DAKAR X | 20h37m44s | +04:57:51 | –:–:– |
| 46 | 069 – HUGO PAYEN (FRA) | YAMAHA 450 YZF | 20h41m24s | +05:01:31 | –:–:– |
| 47 | 034 – MIRAN STANOVNIK (SVN) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 20h42m04s | +05:02:11 | –:–:– |
| 48 | 059 – BRETT CUMMINGS (ZAF) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 20h43m19s | +05:03:26 | –:–:– |
| 49 | 027 – MARC GUASCH (ESP) | GAS – GAS FR RALLY 450 | 20h43m47s | +05:03:54 | +00:01:00 |
| 50 | 079 – ALBERTO SANTIAGO ONTIVEROS (ARG) | YAMAHA WR 450 | 20h47m10s | +05:07:17 | +00:01:00 |
| 51 | 141 – SEBASTIAN FERNANDEZ (URY) | KAWASAKI KLX 450 | 20h57m44s | +05:17:51 | –:–:– |
| 52 | 165 – ALLAN ROBERTS (AUS) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 20h58m13s | +05:18:20 | –:–:– |
| 53 | 075 – TROY O’CONNOR (AUS) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 21h15m12s | +05:35:19 | –:–:– |
| 54 | 184 – MATEO MORENO KRISTIANSEN (COL) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 21h17m05s | +05:37:12 | –:–:– |
| 55 | 131 – JANOS DESI (HUN) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 21h17m14s | +05:37:21 | +00:01:00 |
| 56 | 106 – SERGE GOUNON (FRA) | KTM 450 FACTORY RALLYE | 21h20m35s | +05:40:42 | –:–:– |
| 57 | 051 – FRANCISCO ARREDONDO (GTM) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 21h22m34s | +05:42:41 | –:–:– |
| 58 | 185 – MARCO ANTONIO SALDARRIAGA (COL) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 21h23m25s | +05:43:32 | –:–:– |
| 59 | 057 – BRUNO DA COSTA (FRA) | YAMAHA YZF 450 | 21h26m39s | +05:46:46 | –:–:– |
| 60 | 135 – DEMIAN GUIRAL (ARG) | HONDA CRF450 RALLY | 21h30m32s | +05:50:39 | –:–:– |
| 61 | 063 – FRANCISCO ERRAZURIZ (CHL) | SHERCO SR 455 | 21h45m15s | +06:05:22 | –:–:– |
| 62 | 101 – JUAN ESTEBAN SARMIENTO CERON (COL) | YAMAHA WR-F | 21h49m53s | +06:10:00 | –:–:– |
| 63 | 064 – LAURENT LAZARD (URY) | KTM 450 RALLY | 21h53m24s | +06:13:31 | –:–:– |
| 64 | 055 – PABLO OSCAR PASCUAL (ARG) | KAWASAKI KLX 450 RALLY | 21h54m29s | +06:14:36 | –:–:– |
| 65 | 065 – EDUARDO HEINRICH (PER) | HONDA CRF 450 X | 21h56m25s | +06:16:32 | –:–:– |
| 66 | 126 – JAN BASTIAAN NIJEN TWILHAAR (NLD) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 21h57m54s | +06:18:01 | –:–:– |
| 67 | 189 – THIERRY TRACCAN (FRA) | HONDA CRF 450 DAKAR X | 22h08m05s | +06:28:12 | –:–:– |
| 68 | 072 – GABOR SAGHMEISTER (SRB) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 22h18m21s | +06:38:28 | +00:01:00 |
| 69 | 085 – PEDRO PENATE MUNOZ (ESP) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 22h24m40s | +06:44:47 | –:–:– |
| 70 | 100 – ERIC CROQUELOIS (FRA) | YAMAHA 450 YZF | 22h44m23s | +07:04:30 | –:–:– |
| 71 | 116 – ALAIN HERMET (FRA) | KTM 450 EXC | 22h45m13s | +07:05:20 | –:–:– |
| 72 | 196 – JULIAN VILLARRUBIA (ESP) | YAMAHA JVO 450 WR | 23h53m02s | +08:13:09 | –:–:– |
| 73 | 134 – SHANE DIENER (AUS) | YAMAHA YZ450 | 24h03m44s | +08:23:51 | +02:00:00 |
| 74 | 098 – STEPHANE HAMARD (FRA) | KTM 450 FACTORY RALLY | 24h11m20s | +08:31:27 | –:–:– |
| 75 | 049 – VICTOR OLIVEIRA (PRT) | HUSQVARNA TE 449 RALLY BY BIANCHI PRATA | 24h57m43s | +09:17:50 | +02:00:00 |
| 76 | 077 – RAFAEL ERNESTO ERASO ANGLADE (VEN) | YAMAHA WR 450 | 25h08m11s | +09:28:18 | +02:00:00 |
| 77 | 096 – ORIOL ESCALE (ESP) | SUZUKI RMX 450 | 25h16m58s | +09:37:05 | +01:00:00 |
| 78 | 056 – JEAN-CHRISTOPHE MENARD (FRA) | YAMAHA YZF 450 | 25h26m30s | +09:46:37 | +02:00:00 |
| 79 | 071 – CARLOS GRACIDA GARZA (MEX) | HONDA CRF450 DAKAR X | 25h33m03s | +09:53:10 | +02:00:00 |
| 80 | 109 – FLAVIO DEL ZOTTO (ARG) | GAS – GAS 450 RALLY RAID | 26h34m34s | +10:54:41 | +02:00:00 |
| 81 | 180 – BOLDBAATAR DAMDINKHORLOO (MNG) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 26h39m26s | +10:59:33 | +02:00:00 |
| 82 | 175 – DAMIEN BONNET (FRA) | YAMAHA 450 WRF | 26h42m22s | +11:02:29 | +02:00:00 |
| 83 | 125 – ENRIQUE GUZMAN BLANCO (CHL) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 27h03m02s | +11:23:09 | +02:00:00 |
| 84 | 155 – SEBASTIAN ALBERTO URQUIA (ARG) | YAMAHA WR 450 JVO | 27h17m55s | +11:38:02 | +02:00:00 |
| 85 | 149 – JULIO FEDERICO QUIROGA (ARG) | YAMAHA WR 450 | 27h20m04s | +11:40:11 | +02:00:00 |
| 86 | 177 – FRANCESCO CATANESE (ITA) | YAMAHA WR 450 F | 27h47m26s | +12:07:33 | +02:00:00 |
| 87 | 080 – MARCO REINIKE (CHL) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 27h48m10s | +12:08:17 | +02:00:00 |
| 88 | 122 – ERIC PALANTE (BEL) | HONDA CRF450X RALLY | 27h55m04s | +12:15:11 | +02:00:00 |
| 89 | 108 – MARC PEDROLA (ESP) | GAS – GAS EC 450 RAID | 28h07m10s | +12:27:17 | +02:00:00 |
| 90 | 058 – MIGUEL PUERTAS HERRERA (ESP) | GAS – GAS 450 RALLY | 28h21m45s | +12:41:52 | +02:00:00 |
| 91 | 105 – DAVID BATALLA (ESP) | GAS – GAS FE 450 RAID | 28h27m22s | +12:47:29 | +02:00:00 |
| 92 | 110 – FABRICIO FUENTES (BOL) | GAS – GAS RALLY WR | 28h56m06s | +13:16:13 | +02:00:00 |
| 93 | 093 – RICHARD DE GROOT (NLD) | HONDA CRF 450X | 29h05m45s | +13:25:52 | +02:00:00 |
| 94 | 087 – CARLO VELLUTINO (PER) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 29h08m02s | +13:28:09 | +02:00:00 |
| 95 | 191 – ALEJANDRO HOYOS LLACH (COL) | HONDA CRF450X | 29h12m55s | +13:33:02 | +02:00:00 |
| 96 | 091 – PABLO CID DE LA PAZ (ARG) | YAMAHA WR 450F | 29h22m51s | +13:42:58 | +02:00:00 |
| 97 | 171 – YAMIR ORTIZ (CHL) | HONDA CRF X RALLY | 29h35m33s | +13:55:40 | +02:05:00 |
| 98 | 104 – LKHAMAA NAMCHIN (MNG) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 29h44m43s | +14:04:50 | +02:05:00 |
| 99 | 154 – ENRIC MARTI FLIX (ESP) | GAS – GAS EC 450 RALLY | 29h48m14s | +14:08:21 | +02:00:00 |
| 100 | 095 – OLIVIER MUTELET (FRA) | YAMAHA 450 WRF | 29h51m12s | +14:11:19 | +02:00:00 |
| 101 | 159 – NICOLAS BRABECK-LETMATHE (AUT) | HONDA CRF 450 X | 30h19m00s | +14:39:07 | +02:15:00 |
| 102 | 099 – PAUL JAY (GBR) | HONDA CRF450X | 30h22m33s | +14:42:40 | +02:00:00 |
| 103 | 082 – OCTAVIO VALLE (MEX) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 30h45m16s | +15:05:23 | +03:00:00 |
| 104 | 111 – SYLVAIN ESPINASSE (FRA) | KTM 450 EXC | 30h50m26s | +15:10:33 | +03:00:00 |
| 105 | 164 – JORGE GOMEZ BENITEZ (ESP) | BMW G 450 RALLY | 30h58m10s | +15:18:17 | +03:00:00 |
| 106 | 173 – LUCA VIGLIO (ITA) | BETA ATACAMA | 31h21m35s | +15:41:42 | +03:00:00 |
| 107 | 090 – BRUNO BONY (FRA) | KTM 450 RALLYE REPLICA | 31h28m20s | +15:48:27 | +03:00:00 |
| 108 | 097 – GILBERT ESCALE (ESP) | SUZUKI RMX 450 | 33h46m39s | +18:06:46 | +03:00:00 |
| 109 | 114 – JOSE PALACIOS (FRA) | KTM 450 RALLYE REPLICA | 34h09m47s | +18:29:54 | +03:00:00 |
| 110 | 169 – JOSE IGNACIO CHIVITE RUIZ (ESP) | YAMAHA WR 450 | 34h44m24s | +19:04:31 | +04:15:00 |
| 111 | 124 – RONALD AMBLER (CHL) | KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA | 35h07m44s | +19:27:51 | +03:00:00 |
| 112 | 118 – YANNICK GUYOMARC’H (FRA) | YAMAHA 450 WRF | 38h01m06s | +22:21:13 | +03:00:00 |
| 113 | 112 – ROSA ROMERO FONT (ESP) | YAMAHA WR 450 F | 46h52m37s | +31:12:44 | +03:00:00 |
| 114 | 113 – ALBERTO SALIDO MEDINA (ESP) | YAMAHA WR 450 F | 46h52m39s | +31:12:46 | +03:00:00 |
| 115 | 151 – JUAN MANUEL BELAUSTEGUI (ARG) | YAMAHA WR 450 | 48h46m13s | +33:06:20 | +06:21:00 |
Some photos:
#3 – Joan Barreda – www.dakar.com
#2 – Marc Coma – www.dakar.com
#7 – Helder Rodrigues – www.dakar.com
#23 – Juan Pedrero, Stage 4 winner – www.dakar.com
