Nasser Al-Attiyah, 5 times Dakar champion

Nasser Al-Attiyah He is a five-time Dakar champion. The Qatari pilot achieved this Sunday, after a dispute in the 14th and final stage of the Dakar 2023, his fifth scepter dakaria and thus surpassed the four titles achieved by the legendary Finn ari vatanenputs himself alone in the second historical position of the drivers with the most victories overall of the cars of dakar rally, in 3 out of 8 it has peterhansel on four wheels (14 between cars and motorcycles).

The final classification clarifies who was the dominator of this edition. the one of Toyota It took an hour and 20 minutes Sebastian Loeb, which for the second year in a row finished in the second drawer of the podium. the third is over Lucas Moraescompleting his rookie year with an impressive third place finish.

The Qatari driver had a quiet Dakar, controlling the situation at all times while his rivals failed. He managed to win one of the most important stages of the entire Dakar, which changed the direction of the wind in his favor for the rest of the test because of how many kilometers and kilometers of rocks of the second special of the Dakar hit him and many scored in the race also in the third period. The rocks surprised everyone except one Al Attiyah who won that matchday 2, but saw how peterhansel lost 36 minutes and Sebastien Loeb He said goodbye to any chance of winning, giving up 1 hour and 26 minutes after suffering three holes. And on day 3, an unexpected problem arose for Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz when they experienced a broken suspension ball joint that took longer than the Spanish crew had to fix, and a subsequent puncture that took even longer. they than expected. which led to another puncture when climbing a rock to raise the car. That took 33 minutes from Sainz Al Attiyah.

Nasser will continue to push, but not to the maximum, which will develop like a charm in that comfortable situation. Carlos Sainz continues to try and above all, a peterhansel which increased until it was 18 minutes away. However, the options of the two Audis were destroyed in stage 6 when both accidents at the same point, in a cut dune where Sainz, who was stuck with Peterhansel, did not have enough time to react and avoid the blow.

Career management in the last 8 days

The current Dakar champion was left completely alone with 8 stages to go, with more than an hour ahead which made him ride calmly. He had a few scares with suspensions, but nothing serious that could complicate things. At the wheel of his Hilux, he focused on avoiding hazards and was able to drive with his hand out of the window because he would not have difficulty on the route either. A difficult challenge is expected for everyone in the dreaded desert of ‘Empty Quarter’ after a very difficult first week of racing, but finally the special dunes, which should have been a nightmare for everyone, were very smooth and easy for T1+. Nasser he got through those days without a problem and left Sébastien Loeb to take risks and make it up to 6 consecutive victories before today’s final stage.

The 52-year-old pilot (December 21, 1970, Doha, Qatar) faced the last day, which was only 138 km, ending on the coast of the Persian Gulf and ending in Dammamwith a huge advantage of 1 hour and 21 minutes over Loeb and 1 hour and 35 minutes over the Brazilian Lucas Moraes. I will not venture, just “manage” and directed MD who wants, yes, add points for World Rally-Raid FIA W2RC. I was calm before. “It was a normal day,” he said. The next day, he will achieve his 5th ‘touareg’ in cars. But he wants more: “I want to break Peterhansel’s car title record. Is it eight? Well, I’m going for it,” he told this newspaper. He wants to continue for another 10 years and only three away from the four-wheeled crown of ‘Monsieur Dakar’.