Carlos Sainz claimed a record 23rd stage win at the Dakar Rally on Friday, but the Spaniard’s title reign in the car category is coming to a close.
The 48-year-old overtook race legend Stephane Peterhansel for overall victories as he claimed his sixth in the 33rd edition of the endurance event, but he trails Volkswagen teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah by more than an hour ahead of the final leg going into Buenos Aires  … More
Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar drove his car and Marc Coma of Spain rode his bike without any major problems in Friday’s next-to-last stage of the Dakar Rally, setting themselves up for victory on Saturday.
Al-Attiyah finished 6 minutes, 11 seconds behind the winner and defending champion Carlos Sainz of Spain to take third in the 12th stage. Overall, Al-Attiyah leads Giniel de Villiers of South Africa by 48:21 and Sainz by 1:21:16. The three leaders all drive Volkswagens.
In bikes, Coma … More
Marc Coma in bikes and Nasser Al-Attiyah in cars built up hefty leads after Wednesday’s 10th stage of the Dakar Rally to close in on the overall victory as the race returned to Argentina ahead of Sunday’s finish in Buenos Aires.
The stage crossed a 13,000-foot pass in the Andes, with  … Details
Giniel de Villiers took his first stage win of this year’s Dakar Rally after setting the quickest time on the 10th day of the event. Meanwhile, leader Nasser Al-Attiyah extended his lead at the front of the overall standings after Volkswagen teammate Carlos Sainz hit trouble.
De Villiers, the 2009 Dakar winner, caught Al-Attiyah unaware by selecting the cleverest route and ended the day in front, while the Qatari, who had been … More