January 13, 2016 – Stephane Peterhansel retook the lead of the Dakar Rally after taking the win in the tenth special stage today, while his main rivals Carlos Sainz and Nasser Al-Attiyah faced trouble.
Peterhansel finished the 278-kilometer special stage in 03hr 58min 32sec, 5 minutes and 40 seconds faster than Peugeot teammate Cyril Despres and 13 minutes quicker than Toyota’s Vladimir Vasilyev.
#Dakar2016 Así quedó el #Mini de #AlAttiyah tras un vuelco que lo deja a 1 hora de la punta en la General. pic.twitter.com/BXB64qvv4P
— MZLDeportes.com (@MZLDeportes) January 13, 2016
Al-Attiyah rolled his X-Raid MINI (pictured above) just six kilometers into the stage and lost a large chunk of time; he’s second overall but a full hour behind the leader. Meanwhile, Sainz stopped with a broken gearbox case and is out of the event.
Toyota’s Giniel De Villiers lies third overall, followed by Mikko Hirvonen in the MINI and Leeroy Poulter in the Toyota.
Overall standings after Stage 10:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 302 | Stephane Peterhansel | Peugeot | 32h44m59s |
| 2 | 300 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Mini | 1h00m00s |
| 3 | 301 | Giniel de Villiers | Toyota | 1h12m31s |
| 4 | 315 | Mikko Hirvonen | Mini | 1h23m51s |
| 5 | 319 | Leeroy Poulter | Toyota | 1h33m58s |
| 6 | 321 | Cyril Despres | Peugeot | 1h50m05s |
| 7 | 304 | Nani Roma | Mini | 1h50m25s |
| 8 | 307 | Vladimir Vasilyev | Toyota | 1h58m07s |
| 9 | 314 | Sebastien Loeb | Peugeot | 2h27m31s |
| 10 | 323 | Harry Hunt | Mini | 2h28m41s |
