After outperforming his 63rd position start and running at 1th/12th for most of the race, problems have slowed BJ Baldwin at the end of the special and he finishes 28th.
They may be wearing shorts and shades but with cars to attend to, media interviews and strategies to plan, the teams haven't broken out the beach towels just yet.
Car issues again intervened with Team Opel Dakar, forcing them to turn around and return to the start before making the long trek into Senegal for tomorrow's finale in Dakar.
After his magnificent drive to put his HST Gordini in 3rd, Robby Gordon has been given a 1 hour time penalty for missing a waypoint. He now starts stage 6 from 19th position.