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Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah (MINI) extended his lead in the Dakar Rally after taking his third stage victory Friday in six days of competition.
However, Al-Attiyah was followed closely by his main rival so far, Giniel de Villiers, who finished just 37 seconds behind the rally leader on the 277-km special.
Al-Attiyah now leads the 2015 Dakar by 11m12 from de Villiers' Toyota and by over 28 minutes from Yazeed Al-Rajhi, who lost over eight minutes on Friday.
Peugeot had another disastrous day and, despite a promising start to the special, Stephane Peterhansel stopped with mechanical problems 89km in. He managed to reach the end of the stage but lost over half an hour.
Overall standings (after day 6):
1 Nasser Al-Attiyah, MINI, 19h30m44
2 Giniel de Villiers, Toyota, +11m12
3 Yazeed Al-Rajhi, Toyota, +28m44
4 Krzysztof Holowczyc, MINI, +1h00m53
5 Bernhard Ten Brinke, Toyota, +1h04m23
However, Al-Attiyah was followed closely by his main rival so far, Giniel de Villiers, who finished just 37 seconds behind the rally leader on the 277-km special.
Al-Attiyah now leads the 2015 Dakar by 11m12 from de Villiers' Toyota and by over 28 minutes from Yazeed Al-Rajhi, who lost over eight minutes on Friday.
Peugeot had another disastrous day and, despite a promising start to the special, Stephane Peterhansel stopped with mechanical problems 89km in. He managed to reach the end of the stage but lost over half an hour.
Overall standings (after day 6):
1 Nasser Al-Attiyah, MINI, 19h30m44
2 Giniel de Villiers, Toyota, +11m12
3 Yazeed Al-Rajhi, Toyota, +28m44
4 Krzysztof Holowczyc, MINI, +1h00m53
5 Bernhard Ten Brinke, Toyota, +1h04m23