Rally of Morocco – Stage Five

Joan Barreda took the honours in the fifth stage of the OiLibya Morocco Rally.

His third so far in this race and the fifth consecutive victory for the Honda CRF450 RALLY, which is proving to be of the highest level winning everything since the competition began.

The Spanish rider showed himself to be on top form and in doing so returns to the top of the overall leader board.

His TEAM HRC team-mate, Paulo Gonçalves finished a tricky stage but manages to keep his title hopes alive as we go into tomorrow’s special – the last of the rally.

Provisional Results Stage 5:

1. Joan Barreda (ESP, Honda) 3:17:35 hrs

2. Sam Sunderland (GBR, Honda) +00:04:15

3. Marc Coma (ESP, KTM) +00:04:26

4. Chaleco Lopez (CHL, KTM) +00:05:39

5. Paulo Goncalves (PRT, Honda) +00:06:46

6. Kurt Caselli (USA, KTM) +00:06:57

7. Helder Rodrigues (PRT, Honda) +00:08:14

8. Olivier Pain (FRA, Yamaha) +00:12:11

9. Alessandro Botturi (ITA, Speedbrain) +00:12:46

10. Ben Grabham (AUS, KTM) +00:16:55

Overall Standings after Stage 5:

1. Joan Barreda (ESP, Honda) 14:32:45 hrs

2. Paulo Goncalves (PRT, Honda) +00:04:36

3. Marc Coma (ESP, KTM) +00:04:56

4. Chaleco Lopez (CHL, KTM) +00:15:57

5. Sam Sunderland (GBR, Honda) +00:16:40

6. Olivier Pain (FRA, Yamaha) +00:57:09

7. Alessandro Botturi (ITA, Speedbrain) +01:00:53

8. Ben Grabham (AUS, KTM) +01:04:43

9. Kurt Caselli (USA, KTM) +01:11:26

10. Frans Verhoeven (NLD, Yamaha) +01:25:07