Nacho Cornejo (Monster Energy Honda Team 2020) has claimed his first special stage victory on day four of the 2020 Dakar rally in Saudi Arabia. The Chilian took the stage victory after first-place finisher Sam Sunderland (Red Bull KTM Factory Team) copped a five-minute penalty for speeding relegating the brit rider to eighth. Second on the day was Kevin Benavides, who finished 35 seconds adrift of the stage winner, followed by stage two winner Ross Branch (BAS Dakar KTM Racing Team) just 55 seconds behind Cornejo. 40-year-old Dakar veteran Paulo ‘Speedy’ Gonçalves (Hero Motorsport Team Rally) took fourth place ahead of stage three winner Ricky Brabec (Monster Energy Honda Team 2020), and Aussie Toby Price (Red Bull KTM Factory Team) in sixth.

The Monster Energy Honda Team now holds the top three positions in the general rankings, with Toby Price in fourth and Husqvarna mounted Pablo Quintanilla rounding out the top five.

POS. N° EXP. DRIVE-TEAM MARK-MODEL TIME VARIATION PENALITY
1 9
 RICKY BRABEC
 MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2020 15H 06′ 43”
2 7
 KEVIN BENAVIDES
 MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2020 15H 09′ 13” + 00H 02′ 30”
3 17
 JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO
 MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2020 15H 15′ 14” + 00H 08′ 31” 00H 01′ 00”
4 1
 TOBY PRICE
 RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM 15H 18′ 52” + 00H 12′ 09” 00H 02′ 00”
5 5
 PABLO QUINTANILLA
 ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING 15H 24′ 35” + 00H 17′ 52”
6 3
 SAM SUNDERLAND
 RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM 15H 25′ 54” + 00H 19′ 11” 00H 05′ 00”
7 12
 JOAN BARREDA BORT
 MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2020 15H 32′ 03” + 00H 25′ 20”
8 16
 LUCIANO BENAVIDES
 RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM 15H 33′ 13” + 00H 26′ 30”
9 2
 MATTHIAS WALKNER
 RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM 15H 33′ 46” + 00H 27′ 03”
10 59
 SKYLER HOWES
 KLYMCIW RACING 15H 41′ 11” + 00H 34′ 28”