Al Attiyah Maintains Leadership of Dakar Rally

Lima, January 12 (QNA) - Qatari racer Nasser Al Attiyah maintained Friday his lead of the 41st edition of Rally Dakar held in Peru until January 17. Al Attiyah and his navigator Matthew Baumel finished second aboard their Toyota Hilux in the route from Tacna to Arequipa which covers a distance of 714 kilometers, 517 of which are special according to the Rally Dakar official website. The winner of the 2011 and 2015 competitions finished the fifth round in 3.23.18 hours, 7.38 minutes behind Sebastian Loeb. Mr Dakar Stephane Peterhansel finished the race in fourth place, covering the distance in 3.27.06 hours. Third place went to Juan Nani Roma, who finished in 3.26.42 hours. Loeb is the record holder of the number of Dakar rally title in cars with 9 titles. Al Attiyah leads the general standings with a total time of 15.36.15 hours, 12.43 minutes ahead of Peterhansel. Roma is in third place of the overall ranking, just like he did in today's stage. (QNA)