Qatari
Nasser Al-Attiyah
gave
Toyota Gazoo Racing
its
third
consecutive stage
victory
in this edition of
the Dakar Rally
, with his triumph in the fourth stage.
The winner of the prologue and the second and third stages extended his streak in
Saudi Arabia
by also winning this Wednesday's section, between
Wadi Ad-Dawasir and Riyadh
, with
476 kilometers
of connection and 337 of special.
Al-Attiyah beat by 11 seconds the leader of the general car, the Frenchman
Stéphane Peterhansel
, who still holds the top of the classification with 4 minutes and 58 seconds of advantage over the Qatari.
The
defending champion of
Spain
Carlos Sainz
(X-Raid Mini JCW) is third with a
deficit
of
36:19 overall
, having given up almost three minutes in the longest stage of this edition.
The Madrilenian led the race while passing through the first checkpoint, located at kilometer 43, and maintained second position at the penultimate, located at kilometer 298.
In the final kilometers, however, he again suffered navigation problems and was unable to secure a privileged position, finishing fifth behind Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah, Frenchman Stéphane Peterhansel, South African Henk Lategan and fellow Frenchman
Sebastien Loeb
.
Sainz, the last champion of the Dakar Rally and the first stage winner in this edition, gave up at 2:56 with respect to Al-Attiyah and could not minimize the
navigation error
he made yesterday, Tuesday.
There he lost 31 minutes.
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