french runner Sebastien Loeb became the winner of the 12th stage of the Dakar rally-raid in the off-road category.
The Bahrain Raid Xtreme (Prodrive) crew covered the distance in 1 hour 56 minutes 21 seconds. Sweden’s Mattias Ekström (Team Audi; +3.19) set the second fastest time, Nasser Al-Attiyah (Toyota Gazoo Racing; +3.31) from Qatar closed the top three, who continue to maintain their lead in the standings general.
An Iveco truck driven by Dutchman Janus van Kasteren won the stage in the truck category, the crew of Boss Machinery Team De Rooy completed the special in 2 hours 30 minutes 38 seconds. Also following in the protocol are the Dutch – Mitchell (+18.38) and Martin (+31.51) van den Brink. Van Kasteren retains the first row in the general classification.
Among the motorcycle riders, the Chilean Jose Ignacio Cornejo, who plays for the Monster Energy Honda team, proved to be the fastest. Australians Daniel Sanders and Toby Price are following protocol.
The Brazilian Marcelo Medeiros has become the best behind the wheel of an ATV.
Source : MatchTV
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