Sainz wins Dakar stage six, Peterhansel leads
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08/01/2021 - 15:48 3 min
Hail (Saudi Arabia) (AFP)
Defending champion Carlos Sainz steered his Mini to victory in Friday s sixth stage of the Dakar Rally as French teammate Stephane Peterhansel maintained his stranglehold on the lead of motorsport s most gruelling rally.
The Spaniard, a three-time Dakar winner whose son Carlos Jr races for Ferrari in Formula One, timed 3hr 38min 27sec over the special, finishing 4:03 ahead of Saudi Toyota driver Yazeed al-Rajhi for his second stage win this year.
Nasser al-Attiyah was third, just ahead of France s Peterhansel, the 13-time Dakar champion who is now leading the Qatari by 5:53 in the overall standings, with Sainz third at 40:39.