Schareina leads Dakar after marathon Stage Four

2026 Dakar Rally

Stage 4 – Alula to Alula
(Marathon Half 1)

Tosha Schareina took the Dakar Stage 4 win, making 4 stage wins to Spain of the 5 run to this point – together with the prologue. Riders undertook the opening half of the primary marathon, with a 417 km particular looping round AlUla, stopping at a short lived bivouac with no help for the evening.

Tosha Schareina and Ricky Brabec had been left tied on time within the normal standings, giving Schareina the sting over the American, as the principles dictate the lead goes to whoever was quickest within the stage.

The victory for Schareina additionally made him the third rider to guide the 2026 Dakar Rally, after Edgar Canet (prologue and stage 1) and Daniel Sanders (levels 2 and three).

The Spaniard now holds the lead with a time of 16h45m40s, tied with teammate Brabec. Sanders dropped to 3rd total with a fifth positioned efficiency for the stage – 1m24s off the leaders within the total, adopted by KTM teammates Edgar Canet (fourth at +11m22s) and Luciano Benavides (fifth at +13m09s).

Stage 4 noticed Monster Power Honda HRC (Schareina,  Brabec, Howes) safe the primary group and producer podium sweep of the 2026 version with a six-second unfold.

Ross Department and his Hero ending fourth solely 16s off the chief, Australia’s Sanders rounding out the highest 5, 2m37s off the winner, adopted by South American Ignacio Cornejo (+3m13s) and Luciano Benavides (+3m16s).

Sanders struggled early on within the stage, falling behind by nearly four-minutes, earlier than the Australian picked up his tempo within the latter a part of the particular, the place navigation proved trickier for the primary riders out, knocking that hole right down to below two-minutes by km 374, earlier than tapering again off to the ultimate checkpoint.

Adrien Van Beveren conceded one other 5 minutes, holding onto a top-10 place however now 27m24s behind the leaders, with an hour masking the top-10.

In Rally2 it was a historic second as Kove grew to become the fifth model to win within the Rally2 class, following KTM, Husqvarna, Sherco and Honda. The achievement comes courtesy of the Frenchman Neels Theric, who took his first profession victory forward of Toni Mulec (+7m35s) and Preston Campbell (+8m41s).

That got here on the misfortune of the earlier Rally2 leaders, a damaged wheel stopping Michael Docherty from reaching the bivouac, making certain an enormous penalty. In the meantime, Martim Ventura misplaced nearly two hours because of mechanical issues, making a podium end for the duo a protracted shot.

Subsequent: Stage 5

The second half of the primary marathon will see riders head for Hail, with a 356 km particular.

2026 Dakar Rally Stage 4 Outcomes
(Provisional)

1. T. SCHAREINA – 4:31:56
2. R. BRABEC +0m06
3. S. HOWES +0m10
4. R. BRANCH +0m16
5. D. SANDERS +2m37
6. I. CORNEJO +3m13
7. L. BENAVIDES +3m16
8. E. CANET +3m49
9. A. VAN BEVEREN +5m11
10. N. THERIC +10m22

2026 Dakar Rally Standings after Stage 4
(Provisional)

1. T. SCHAREINA 16h45m40s
2. R. BRABEC +00m00
3. D. SANDERS +1m24
4. E. CANET +11m22
5. L. BENAVIDES +13m09
6. R. BRANCH +13m59
7. S. HOWES +14m38
8. I. CORNEJO +22m01
9. A. VAN BEVEREN +27m24
10. B. COX +1h01m23

2026 Dakar Rally Route/Schedule

2026 Dakar Rally route