DAMMAM (SAUDI ARABIA) – Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah on Sunday won his fifth Dakar Rally driver’s title and second in a row with Argentina’s Kevin Benavides securing his second motorbike crown.
The 52-year-old won three stages and had more than an hour’s advantage in the overall standings over Frenchman Sebastien Loeb, who also finished runner-up last year.
Al-Attiyah’s Toyota team-mate Lucas Moraes of Brazil finished third in the iconic test of endurance which reached its climax in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Attiyah took the overall lead after the third stage, having built up a commanding advantage in the first week and…
