At the end of Stage 4, Petrucci(no.90) has made significant progress finishing 15th on stage and 130th overall but continuing to improve whilst gaining experience on his maiden run. Carlos Checa(no.239) ex Superbike champion also on his first Dakar, had a major excursion in his buggy dropping him way to the back in 78th place although he leads both Nani Roma who had lost a wheel and Peterhansel who had a second suspension failure. The Coronels continue to make good progress finishing 27th on stage and 19th overall.
Whilst Sam Sunderland(No.3) leads the bikes at present, 3 other Brits are still competing on 2 wheels the leader of which is McBride(131) lying 52nd overall but for me the real heroes are the plucky Mal Moto guys totally unsupported and doing their own service work as well as trying to find a few hours sleep in between stages, as yet they are all still running. In the classics Richard Worts(777) appears to be going well in his Pajero lying 101st out of nearly 250 starters.
All the competitors and stage information can be found here:
https://www.dakar.com/en/rankings/stage-4/bike