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The unique challenges of the Dakar Rally's new "48 Chrono" double stage -- a 835km/519-mile slog through the dunes of Saudi Arabia's Empty Quarter -- tested the limits of the competitors' endurance, so it was appropriate that one of the greatest rallying talents of all time came out on top.
Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah on Sunday won his fifth Dakar Rally driver's title and second in a row with Argentina's Kevin Benavides securing his second motorbike crown.
Five-star Al-Attiyah and Benavides take the Dakar honours
International, MNA | Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah won his fifth Dakar Rally driver's title and second in a row on Sunday after the iconic test of endurance finished in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
WADI AD DAWASIR, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Sebastien Loeb chipped another seven minutes from the Dakar Rally lead of Nasser Al-Attiyah, who finally struck mechanical trouble on Monday in stage eight in Saudi Arabia.