Sainz beats invisible men to grab Dakar lead
China Daily | Updated: 2009-01-06 07:51
PUERTO MADRYN, Argentina: Spain's former world rally champion Carlos Sainz overcame poor visibility to take the overall lead in a congested Dakar Rally on Sunday after winning the second stage, a 237km special from Santa Rosa to Puerto Madryn.
The Volkswagen driver finished ahead of the Mitsubishi of France's Stephane Peterhansel, the defending champion, by 1 minute 14 seconds, and 1:56 in front of his South African teammate Giniel De Villiers.
Saturday's opening stage winner Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar, in a BMW, finished ninth, 6:32 behind Sainz.
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