US EditionNasser Al-Attiyah and Daniel Sanders Lead a Very Open Dakar for the Last Week of Competition
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The Dakar 2026 has taken a new turn in its seventh stage with a change of leadership in the overall standings. Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah (Dace), five times Dakar champion, who took advantage of the 326 kilometers of special between Hail and Riyadh to be the fastest of the day. At the command of his Sandrider, Al-Attiyah completed a haughty day, coinciding with a bad day of South African Henk Lategan (Toyota), leader until this Friday and to which…
Nasser Al-Attiyah, five times winner of the Dakar Rally, had so far opted for a conservative and assured strategy that he would not even seek a stage victory in this edition. His goal, of course, remains to expand his record in the race, which according to him poses a game of a lot of strategy and cold blood in the seventh Saudi installment. The 55-year-old Qatari, which commands the Dacia entourage, nevertheless took out the mallet in the sixth…
The five-time Dakar Rally winner, Nasser Al Attiyah, leads the 2026 Dakar Rally in the middle of the race, while the world’s toughest car race reaches Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, for its traditional mid-run rest day. After six demanding stages covering nearly 1,000 kilometres of competitive race across Saudi Arabia’s difficult rocky and sandy terrain, crews arrive in Riyadh before the decisive seven final stages begin on Sunday.
The competition is resumed on Sunday, with a shot between Riade and Wadi Ad Dawasir
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