Dakar Rally

Stage 10 (2016x12)

Air date: Jan 13, 2016

Belen > La Rioja Stéphane Peterhansel (Peugeot) smashed the opposition at the end of a frantic stage in the car category. He rose above the difficulties and capitalised on the misadventures of his direct rivals to assume a very comfortable lead in the classification of the 38th Dakar. As the day draws to a close in La Rioja, it is hard to see who could possibly deny him a twelfth victory in Rosario. Cyril Despres, his teammate, was the only driver who managed to keep up with the Peter phenomenon. Al-Attiyah (Mini), Hirvonen (Mini), Sainz (Peugeot) and Loeb, who came in fifth, were hit by mechanical problems or got stuck in the sand. The motorcycle race saw Štefan Svitko (KTM) claim his first scalp at the Dakar, but leader Toby Price (KTM) still enjoys a margin of over 28 minutes over the Slovakian rider in the general classification.