Volkswagen Sweeps Top Three Spots In 31st Dakar Rally

For most of the 31st edition of the Dakar Rally, Volkswagen Motorsport teammates Carlos Sainz and Nasser Al-Attiyah were in command, and it was only a question of which Race Touareg would get the overall victory.

Sainz, the two-time world rally champion from Spain, took honors, winning in his fourth try in the storied endurance contest.

Al-Attiyah, of Qatar, won the 14th and final stage Saturday in 1 hour, 19 minutes, 42 seconds. Sainz finished second, 36 seconds behind, and won the rally by 2:12.

American Mike Miller made it a 1-2-3 sweep for Volkswagen, which also won overall honors last year with Giniel de Villiers of South Africa taking the title. Villiers finished 5th this year, with three-time Dakar winner Stéphane Peterhansel of France finishing 4th.


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monster - 1/19/2010 7:03:08 PM

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Does anyone know what other cars were in the race?

Willis - 1/19/2010 9:56:21 PM

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How is this possible? The Lexus boys were telling me about the great Landcruiser and how this is the only car that cross deserts without failure. So how did three VW's win places 1-2-3!? How!? OMG!

theoptimisticpessimist - 1/20/2010 7:53:26 PM

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