Nasser Al-Attiyah (Volkswagen) moved up to the lead in overall standings after his wins in stages 7 and 8.
Nasser Al-Attiyah reduced his delay over team mate Carlos Sainz after his win on Sunday’s stage. On Monday, the driver from Qatar took another stage win, and took the first position in provisional classification, as Sainz lost several minutes when he got stuck in the dunes.
Stéphane Peterhansel’s BMW, who was fighting with the two Volkswagen drivers since the beginning of the race, dropped down in order. After he suffered numerous punctures on Friday and sunday, the French driver has been the victim of an overheated engine that forced him to stop twice on Monday’s stage. He lost his third place overall for the benefit of another Volkswagen driver Giniel de Villiers.
It was a bad week for team X-Raid, as Guerlain Chicherit broke his Mini All4 while proceeding tests during the rest day, on Saturday. Then, Terranova also destroyed his 4X4 BMW when he rolled several times on Sunday.
Like last year, Carlos Sainz and Nasser Al-Attiyah are preparing for a great battle for victory. Last year, Spaniard who won. Will the qatari take his revenge this year?
Tuesday, the competitors will run a loop around the city of Copiapo in the Atacama Desert.
Overall standings after stage 8:
1. Nasser Al-Attiyah (Volkswagen) in 28h39’50’’
2. Carlos Sainz (Volkswagen) + 5’14’’
3. Giniel de Villiers (Volkswagen) + 48’45’’
4. Stéphane Peterhansel (BMW) + 1h33’30’’
5. Mark Miller (Volkswagen) + 2h32’23’’
Etc.
Nasser Al-Attiyah reduced his delay over team mate Carlos Sainz after his win on Sunday’s stage. On Monday, the driver from Qatar took another stage win, and took the first position in provisional classification, as Sainz lost several minutes when he got stuck in the dunes.
Stéphane Peterhansel’s BMW, who was fighting with the two Volkswagen drivers since the beginning of the race, dropped down in order. After he suffered numerous punctures on Friday and sunday, the French driver has been the victim of an overheated engine that forced him to stop twice on Monday’s stage. He lost his third place overall for the benefit of another Volkswagen driver Giniel de Villiers.
It was a bad week for team X-Raid, as Guerlain Chicherit broke his Mini All4 while proceeding tests during the rest day, on Saturday. Then, Terranova also destroyed his 4X4 BMW when he rolled several times on Sunday.
Like last year, Carlos Sainz and Nasser Al-Attiyah are preparing for a great battle for victory. Last year, Spaniard who won. Will the qatari take his revenge this year?
Tuesday, the competitors will run a loop around the city of Copiapo in the Atacama Desert.
Overall standings after stage 8:
1. Nasser Al-Attiyah (Volkswagen) in 28h39’50’’
2. Carlos Sainz (Volkswagen) + 5’14’’
3. Giniel de Villiers (Volkswagen) + 48’45’’
4. Stéphane Peterhansel (BMW) + 1h33’30’’
5. Mark Miller (Volkswagen) + 2h32’23’’
Etc.