Carlos Sainz managed to win the last stage of the 2011 Rally-RAID Dakar, which was not enough for him to recover from a broken suspension that put him more than an hour behind, several days ago.
Sainz had to concede victory to his teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah and second place also to Volkwagen teammate, Giniel De Villiers.
It was a first overall victory in the rally for Al-Attiyah. He won 49 minutes ahead of De Villers and 1h20 ahead of Sainz for what was a 100 percent Volkwagen podium. The brand completed the rally with 12 out of 13 possible stages wins.
General standing after 13 rounds;
Last round between Corbora and Buenos Aires:
1.Nasser Al-Attiyah (Volkswagen) in 21h16’16’’
2.Giniel De Villiers (Volkswagen) + 49’41’’
3.Carlos Sainz (Volkwagen) + 1h20’38’’
4.Stéphane Peterhansel (BMW) + 1h43’48’’
5. Krzysztof Holowczyc (BMW) + 4h11’21’’
Etc.
Sainz had to concede victory to his teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah and second place also to Volkwagen teammate, Giniel De Villiers.
It was a first overall victory in the rally for Al-Attiyah. He won 49 minutes ahead of De Villers and 1h20 ahead of Sainz for what was a 100 percent Volkwagen podium. The brand completed the rally with 12 out of 13 possible stages wins.
General standing after 13 rounds;
Last round between Corbora and Buenos Aires:
1.Nasser Al-Attiyah (Volkswagen) in 21h16’16’’
2.Giniel De Villiers (Volkswagen) + 49’41’’
3.Carlos Sainz (Volkwagen) + 1h20’38’’
4.Stéphane Peterhansel (BMW) + 1h43’48’’
5. Krzysztof Holowczyc (BMW) + 4h11’21’’
Etc.