Dakar standings after Day 5

PARIS, January 8, 1997 - Top ten placings in today's 415-km fifth stage of the Dakar-Agades-Dakar rally from Timbuktoo to Gao: Cars Stage placings 1. Jean-Pierre Fontenay ...

PARIS, January 8, 1997 - Top ten placings in today's 415-km fifth stage of the Dakar-Agades-Dakar rally from Timbuktoo to Gao: Cars Stage placings 1. Jean-Pierre Fontenay FRA Mitsubishi 3:42:40 2. Kenjiro Shinozuka JPN Mitsubishi + 49 3. Bruno Saby FRA Mitsubishi + 1:41 4. Jean-Louis Schlesser FRA Buggy + 2:59 5. Jutta Kleinschmidt GER Buggy + 15:50 6. Hiroshi Masuoka JPN Mitsubishi + 16:45 7. Maurizio Traglio ITA Nissan + 31:55 8. Salavador Servia ESP Nissan + 33:53 9. Jean-Pierre Strugo FRA Mitsubishi + 34:20 10. Giacomo Vismara ITA Ssangyong + 41:45 Overall placings: 1. Saby 23:58:12 2. Shinozuka + 9 3. Fontenay + 56 4. Schlesser + 15:21 5. Masuoka + 1:06:04 6. Servia + 2:20:54 7. Strugo + 2:53:23 8. Traglio + 2:58:25 9. Kleinschmidt + 3:21:50 10. Siriwatanakun + 3:52:59 Motorcycles Stage placings 1. Thierry Magnaldi FRA KTM 4:10:06 2. Gerard Jimmink N'lnds KTM + 10:47 3. Stephane Peterhansel FRA Yamaha + 11:56 4. Oscar Gallardo ESP Cagiva + 13:19 5. David Castera FRA Yamaha + 17:55 6. Jordi Arcarons ESP KTM + 18:01 7. Jimmy Lewis U.S. KTM + 18:16 8. Dirk von Sitzewitz AUT KTM + 24:16 9. Norbert Schilcher GER KTM + 26:26 10. Paulo Marques POR KTM + 26:56 Overall placings 1. Peterhansel 24:49:58 2. Arcarons + 1:10:30 3. Gallardo + 1:58:45 4. Jimmink + 2:00:58 5. Lewis + 2:07:56 6. Castera + 2:09:03 7. Von Zitzewitz + 2:33:11 8. Maletti + 3:06:32 9. Steuri + 3:17:04 10. Mayer + 3:28:39 -30-