Toby Price led Stage 4 of the 2021 Dakar before straying off path, while FPS Automation -sponsored privateer Angelo Pedemonte crashed and had to drop out
Monster Energy team rider Ricky Brabec took the win and climbed the rankings, while all the three riders from Monster Energy Honda finished P1, P2 and P3
Joaquim Rodrigues, Sebastian Buhler and newly inducted Franco Caimi finished in the top five in the prologue and managed position within the top ten overall at the end of stage one