Sainz wins Dakar rally

Sainz wins Dakar rally

By Stuart William Oates
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Spaniard, Carlos Sainz has won the Dakar Rally in Argentina as Peugeot took their third win in a row

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Spaniard, Carlos Sainz has won the Dakar Rally in Argentina as Peugeot took their third win in a row.

Sainz had led the cars into the final stage with a 46-minute advantage over al-Attiyah. He took no risks after the marathon two-week race from Peru through Bolivia, that saw a spate of retirements and accidents.

The victory, ahead of Qatar's two times winner Nasser Al-Attiyah in a Toyota, handed Sainz his second title

The third place on the podium went to South African Giniel de Villiers in a Toyota, ahead of Peterhansel.

Austrian Matthias Walkner, last year's runner-up, won the motorcycle category for his first Dakar triumph, adding to KTM's impressive 17th title in a row.

Russian Eduard Nikolaev won the truck category in a Kamaz for the second year in a row and third time in total.

And the final winner of the gruelling endurance race was Chilean Ignacio Casale, who took his second title in the quad bike category.

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