Nasser Al-Attiyah (two-time winner of the «Dakar» — in 2011 at Volkswagen, in 2015 on the Mini) won the eighth stage and the rally-marathon debutant Sebastien Loeb after an impressive start was no less impressive in the accident.
Al-Attiyah, hung on the tail of Peugeot, ahead by 12 seconds Carlos Sainz and 31 — Stéphane Peterhansel.
Nine-WRC championLoeb, after three impressive victories, lost the lead in the overall standings after the roof made in one of the treacherous turns. Despite the enormous damage to the vehicle, Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena «dohromali» to finish and now stand in eighth place overall (01: 05: 16).
«It's over for victory,» — issued a Statement verdict Loeb, who summed up the likely experience of the first week, when he was in full demand of his experience in the WRC, but Peterhansel warned him that the Dakar different beast:
The cargo standings celebrated a double victory Gerard De Rooy — he headed the table stage and the general classification. But De Rooy faithful to his main task to shake the «hegemony KAMAZ», because the joy of victory is not the most important feeling, surprise — is what matters. De Rooy surprised his separation from kamazevtsev: 2 minutes 35 seconds from Eduard Nikolaev (position 2) and 5 minutes 23 seconds from Andrew Karginova (3 position).
However, a colleague of De Rooy van Genugten that is stuck in the dust raised by truck Karginova, yet could not help admiring notes: «When I saw something flying at an angle, at first thought it was a helicopter. But it was a KAMAZ. The way they go, just incredible. »
Photo: Press-service of the team «KAMAZ-master», dakar.com and other open sources.
