January 7, 2016 – WRC legend Sebastien Loeb made it three victories in four special stages so far as he set the fastest time on the fifth special stage today, extending his lead to 7 minutes 48 seconds.
Yesterday’s stage winner Stephane Peterhansel was third fastest, maintaining second place in the overall standings whilst teammate Carlos Sainz made it a Peugeot 1-2-3 as he scored the second fastest time and moved to third overall.
X-Raid MINI driver Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah dropped to fourth overall as he crossed today’s stage fourth quickest; he’s ahead of Leeroy Poulter, Giniel de Villiers and Mikko Hirvonen respectively in the overall standings.
Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed Al Rajhi broke the top 10 barrier and currently lies 10th overall.
Overall standings after Stage 5:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 314 | Sebastien Loeb | Peugeot | 13h27m25s |
| 2 | 302 | Stephane Peterhansel | Peugeot | 7m48s |
| 3 | 303 | Carlos Sainz | Peugeot | 13m26s |
| 4 | 300 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Mini | 14m16s |
| 5 | 319 | Leeroy Poulter | Toyota | 18m38s |
| 6 | 301 | Giniel de Villiers | Toyota | 21m55s |
| 7 | 315 | Mikko Hirvonen | Mini | 23m24s |
| 8 | 311 | Bernhard ten Brinke | Toyota | 29m00s |
| 9 | 307 | Vladimir Vasilyev | Toyota | 33m27s |
| 10 | 305 | Yazeed Al-Rajhi | Toyota | 37m43s |
