Qatari rider Nasser Al Attiyah and Australian Toby Price won the third stage of the Dakar respectively in the car and motorcycle category.
Upon arrival in Wadi ad-Dawasir in southern Saudi Arabia, Al Attiyah was the first to cross the finish line in his Toyota.
In second place went Henk Lategan (Toyota) at 2:27 ". Third with a delay of 4:05" was the French Stéphane Peterhansel.
On the other hand, a bad day for the Spaniard Carlo Sainz: he started very well and for long stretches in the lead, at one point he took the wrong road, and ended up off course with his Mini.
On the finish line he suffered a gap of 31:02 ", in 17th position.
In the motorcycle sector, Price on the Ktm finished his test in 3h33: 33 ", behind him the Argentine Kevin Benavides (Honda) delayed by 1:16", third the Austrian Matthias Walkner (KTM) at 2 : 36 ". In the overall standings, American Skyler Howes (KTM) leads today 4 / oa 6:16" from Price.
