Barring an improbable reversal of the situation, it is not yet this year that Sébastien Loeb will win the Dakar, promised Sunday to the Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah, who has already won four times and who is 1 hour and 21 minutes ahead of the Frenchman.
But Loeb nevertheless entered the history of the event on Saturday, by signing a sixth consecutive stage victory.
What a week on @dakar 🤌🏻
Sixth victory in a row on such a demanding event (and the 7th since the start), the @BRaidXtreme team and Fabian can be proud of the work accomplished 🙌🏻 It's up
to us to finish the job tomorrow 🏁 #BRX #DakarRally #BFGoodrich #RedBull pic.twitter.com/IZmNLLKz7i
— Sebastien Loeb (@SebastienLoeb) January 14, 2023
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With his Belgian co-driver Fabian Lurquin and their Prodrive Hunter, the 48-year-old Alsatian, nine-time world rally champion, dominated the 675 km course from start to finish, including 154 km of special, between Shaybah and Al-Hofuf in the east of Saudi Arabia.
Points earned for the world championship
After seven stage victories since the start of the Dakar on December 31, the Loeb-Lurquin duo have pocketed 35 points for the world rally-raid championship, of which the race organized in Saudi Arabia is now the first round.
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