In the eighth stage of the 2022 Dakar Rally, Audi won its second stage on Monday thanks to Mattias Ekstrom, while Nasser Al-Attiyah’s troubles gave an advantage to Sebastien Loeb in the overall standings.
Nine-time WRC Champion, Sébastien Loeb reclaimed second place in the Dakar 2022 overall standings after winning Dakar Rally Stage 7.
Orlando Terranova of the Prodrive-run Bahrain team won the sixth stage of the 2022 Dakar Rally as his teammate Sebastien Loeb finished 30th after getting lost, while Nasser Al-Attiyah increased his overall lead despite finishing 10th.
Danilo Petrucci of Tech3 KTM won the 395km special on Thursday, becoming the first MotoGP rider to win in Dakar.
After a second collision with a motorcyclist, Giniel de Villiers received a five-hour penalty in the Dakar Rally overall standings, thereby eliminating him from contention.
Nasser Al-Attiyah won Stage 4 of the 2022 Dakar Rally, extending his lead over competitors Yazeed Al Rajhi and Carlos Sainz, who both had problems late in the stage.