Sebastien Loeb leads a 1-2-3 result for Prodrive on the ninth stage of Dakar2023, while Carlos Sainz was involved in a major crash in the beginning of the day that nearly forced him to withdraw from the rally. Full report:
team, Loeb led a 1-2-3 result for the Prodrive Hunter on the 358km special between Riyadh and Haradh, with Teltonika Racing's Vaidotas Zala and GCK Motorsport driver Guerlain Chicherit rounding out the podium spots.
The Frenchman's margin at the finish line was 3m07s as he claimed an emphatic third stage victory of 2023 and 19th of his career. One of the two remaining Audi drivers after Stephane Peterhansel's withdrawal in the opening week, Sainz was involved in a major shunt just six kilometres into the stage when his car rolled upside down while tackling a dune.
Al-Attiyah also had a relatively underwhelming day as he finished nearly nine minutes off the top spot in his Toyota Hilux, just beating X-raid Mini's Sebastian Halpern and Overdrive driver Lucas Moraes in the top 10.losing nearly 40 minutes after stopping just 18km into the stage due to mechanical problems, the Qatari driver actually managed to extend what was already a substantial lead in the overall standings.
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