On the attack throughout the day, nine-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb won the seventh stage of the Dakar, a 402km stretch from Riyadh to al-Dawadimi.
In second place, 5'26 "behind the wheel of a Toyota, was the leader of the general classification, the Prince of Qatar Nasser al-Attiyah, who is also a skeet shooting champion (Olympic bronze in 2012) and endurance / riding. In third place, at 7'43 ", the Audi of the Spanish driver Carlos Sainz.
In the overall standings al-Attiyah is first with 44'59 "over Loeb and 53'31" over Saudi Yazeed al-Rajhi.
Change at the top of the bikes: today the Chilean José Cornejo Florimo won, while the British Sam Sunderland, who lost about twenty minutes early in the day, gave the lead to the French Adrien Van Beveren, today 11 / o.
One of the favorites retired, Australian Daniel Sanders, who had an accident with his Ktm without serious consequences.
