Dakar 2021: Stephane Peterhansel wins his 14th Dakar title
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After gruesome two weeks, Mr Dakar has taken home the trophy of the 2021 Dakar in Saudi Arabia on Friday. Taking the lead right after Stage 2, Stephane Peterhansel and his co-driver Edouard Boulanger never left the top spot in the overall leaderboard. Despite the tough competition from Nasser Al-Attiyah in his Toyota Gazoo along with teammate and defending champion Carlos Sainz, Peterhansel’s win makes him the only driver to win the Dakar title on all three continents.
30 years after his first victory on a bike in the Dakar, Stephane Peterhansel newest win comes as the 8th one behind the wheel of a four-wheeler. His X-Raid Mini JCW buggy finished with an overall time of 44:28:11, a comfortable 13:51 seconds clear of Nasser. The three-way battle in the top of the leaderboard was the highlight of the 2021 season. Al-Attiyah managed to win five stages more than any other driver this year 2021, but he never recovered from the 12 minutes he lost in the opening Special Stage. Although Carlos Sainz had to settle for third, he is 59 years old and still a force to reckon with. Sainz won the Stage 12.