Jan 8 (Reuters) - Toyota's Henk Lategan ‌retained the overall lead in the Dakar Rally on Thursday after American Mitch ‌Guthrie Jr led a fifth stage one-two-three for Ford in the Saudi Arabian ‌desert.

South African Lategan, last year's overall runner-up, was 17th in the 371km stage from the Al-Ula bivouac to Hail with Qatari rival Nasser Al-Attiyah 16th for Dacia to close the gap to three minutes and 17 ‍seconds.