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Qatar's Nasser Al Attiyah wins 3rd stage of Dakar Rally
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January 6, 2009, Tuesday
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QATAR'S Nasser Al Attiyah won the third stage of the Dakar Rally yesterday by edging former world rally champion Carlos Sainz of Spain, who still leads the overall ranking.
Al Attiyah, who also won the rally's first stage, finished the 551-kilometer (342-mile) ride in 4 hours, 29 minutes, 27 seconds in his BMW across the Patagonian steppe from Puerto Madryn to Ingeniero Jacobacci in Argentina.
Sainz was 35 seconds behind, while his Volkswagen teammate Dieter Depping of Germany was third, 1:40 back.
Sainz won the second stage and is 3:40 ahead of Al Attiyah after three legs, and 5:45 ahead of Giniel de Villiers of South Africa.
The rally is being held in South America for the first time after being canceled in 2008 because of the threat of terrorist attacks along its traditional route through Africa. A persistent drought has turned massive swaths of Argentina's soil to dust, forcing drivers to navigate through clouds of brown dirt.
Spain's Marc Coma won the motorbike stage in 5:18:17. Pal Anders Ullevalseter of Norway and Jordi Viladoms of Spain tied for second place, 17:49 behind Coma.
Coma also won Saturday's opening stage and is now 39:11 head of France's David Fretigne.
English driver Paul Green remains in serious condition in a local hospital after flipping his Rally Raid UK truck Saturday during the first stage.
The 30th edition of the classic rally started from Buenos Aires on Friday with 177 cars, 217 motorcycles, 81 trucks and 25 quad bikes and features drivers from 49 countries.
After 14 stages covering 9,574 kilometers (5,950 miles), it will finish on Jan. 18 back in Buenos Aires.
Tuesday's route is a 459-kilometer (285-mile) drive from Ingeniero Jacobacci to Neuquen.
Al Attiyah, who also won the rally's first stage, finished the 551-kilometer (342-mile) ride in 4 hours, 29 minutes, 27 seconds in his BMW across the Patagonian steppe from Puerto Madryn to Ingeniero Jacobacci in Argentina.
Sainz was 35 seconds behind, while his Volkswagen teammate Dieter Depping of Germany was third, 1:40 back.
Sainz won the second stage and is 3:40 ahead of Al Attiyah after three legs, and 5:45 ahead of Giniel de Villiers of South Africa.
The rally is being held in South America for the first time after being canceled in 2008 because of the threat of terrorist attacks along its traditional route through Africa. A persistent drought has turned massive swaths of Argentina's soil to dust, forcing drivers to navigate through clouds of brown dirt.
Spain's Marc Coma won the motorbike stage in 5:18:17. Pal Anders Ullevalseter of Norway and Jordi Viladoms of Spain tied for second place, 17:49 behind Coma.
Coma also won Saturday's opening stage and is now 39:11 head of France's David Fretigne.
English driver Paul Green remains in serious condition in a local hospital after flipping his Rally Raid UK truck Saturday during the first stage.
The 30th edition of the classic rally started from Buenos Aires on Friday with 177 cars, 217 motorcycles, 81 trucks and 25 quad bikes and features drivers from 49 countries.
After 14 stages covering 9,574 kilometers (5,950 miles), it will finish on Jan. 18 back in Buenos Aires.
Tuesday's route is a 459-kilometer (285-mile) drive from Ingeniero Jacobacci to Neuquen.
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