Al Attiyah Wins Third Stage To Extend Lead In Argentina
Date
8/31/2023 4:25:08 AM
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
Doha, Qatar: Qatar's Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and his Toyota Gazoo Racing partner Mathieu Baumel remained in contention for their second consecutive FIA W2RC title by extending their overall lead with another stage win at the Rally Argentina (Desafio Ruta 40), yesterday.
The five-time Dakar Rally champion, Al Attiyah, yesterday finished the 464 kilometre stage (196 km road/ 268 km Special) at Belen, the third stage of the rally, in 2:54:53.
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Al Attiyah's arch-rival Yazeed Al Rajhi of Saudi Arabia came second yesterday, finishing 1 minute and 41 seconds behind the Qatari to slightly cut down the time between him and Argentinian Juan Cruz Yacopini in the general standings.
Al Attiyah has an advantage of 10'28'' over Yacopini and his co-driver Dani Oliveras who came third yesterday. The Argentinian is a legitimate contender for the final podium, which would be his first in a W2RC round, after two near-misses in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (fourth) and the Sonora Rally (fifth).
Al Rajhi is and 18'12'' behind the Qatari race leader.
The event is the penultimate round of the World Rally Raid Championship (W2RC), won by Al Attiyah in its inaugural edition in 2022. Al Attiyah currently leads the W2RC standings with 144 points after winning the Dakar and Sonora rallies earlier this season.
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