Former World Rally driver Carlos Sainz, driving a VW Touareg has moved into the lead of the Dakar Rally for the first time in 2010 after Stephane Peterhansel was delayed on stage 5.
Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel, a 9-time Dakar winner had led the event for the past two days, but had to stop twice with transmission problems on his BMW.
Peterhansel’s problems allowed Sainz to move up to first in the overall standings, although the Spaniard had to settle for second on stage five behind his Volkswagen teammate, American Mark Miller.
Nasser Al-Attiyah, behind the wheel of another BMW truck, is currently second in the standings, ahead of Miller.
Carlos Sousa is a first non-VW competitor in the standings. He is currently fourth in his Mitsubishi.
Standings
1. Carlos Sainz Volkswagen in 20h35m33s
2. Nasser Al-Attiyah Volkswagen at 15m24s
3. Mark Miller Volkswagen at 17m47s
4. Carlos Sousa Mitsubishi at 1h34m04s
5. Krzysztof Holowczyc Nissan at 1h43m40s
6. Robby Gordon Hummer at 1h48m25s
7. Guerlain Chicherit BMW at 1h51m42s
8. Stephane Peterhansel BMW at 2h04m02s
9. Guilherme Spinelli Mitsubishi at 2h12m18s
10. Leonid Novitskiy BMW at 3h10m18s
etc
Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel, a 9-time Dakar winner had led the event for the past two days, but had to stop twice with transmission problems on his BMW.
Peterhansel’s problems allowed Sainz to move up to first in the overall standings, although the Spaniard had to settle for second on stage five behind his Volkswagen teammate, American Mark Miller.
Nasser Al-Attiyah, behind the wheel of another BMW truck, is currently second in the standings, ahead of Miller.
Carlos Sousa is a first non-VW competitor in the standings. He is currently fourth in his Mitsubishi.
Standings
1. Carlos Sainz Volkswagen in 20h35m33s
2. Nasser Al-Attiyah Volkswagen at 15m24s
3. Mark Miller Volkswagen at 17m47s
4. Carlos Sousa Mitsubishi at 1h34m04s
5. Krzysztof Holowczyc Nissan at 1h43m40s
6. Robby Gordon Hummer at 1h48m25s
7. Guerlain Chicherit BMW at 1h51m42s
8. Stephane Peterhansel BMW at 2h04m02s
9. Guilherme Spinelli Mitsubishi at 2h12m18s
10. Leonid Novitskiy BMW at 3h10m18s
etc