Mashael Al-Obaidan

Al-Attiyah 33 minutes up on Loeb before last Dakar stage

Instead of finishing runner-up to Carlos Sainz on the 346-kilometer loop stage into the Saudi dunes north of Bisha, Loeb’s time penalty dropped him to eighth
The standings aren’t expected to change on the last stage on Friday, a short 164-kilometer sprint from Bisha to Jeddah, where the rally started on New Year’s Day

By AP · 13 January 2022